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Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn Sues Automaker, Seeks More Than $1 Billion

He’s accusing the company of defamation and other crimes.

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Disgraced Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn sues former employer for $1bn

Executive who jumped bail in Japan and escaped to Beirut has filed claim in Lebanese court

The Guardian - UK

Auto tycoon Ghosn files $1 billion lawsuit in Lebanon against Nissan over his imprisonment in Japan

Lebanese officials say auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Nissan and about a dozen individuals in Beirut over his imprisonment in Japan and what he says is misinformation spread against him

The Independent UK

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Auto tycoon Ghosn denies payments to former French Cabinet minister

Lebanese officials say a judge has questioned auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut over possible links to a former French Cabinet minister who was charged with “passive corruption” two years ago for dealing with him

The Independent UK

Top executive quits Nissan in new leadership turmoil

TOKYO: Nissan top executive Ashwani Gupta is leaving the company, the Japanese automaker said Friday, in a surprise departure that will revive concerns about the stability of the firm's leadership.

Bangkok Post

Turkish court acquits three people in retrial over Ghosn escape - lawyer

A Turkish court acquitted three people over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape via Istanbul to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a lawyer for one of the defendants said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Judiciary confiscates passports of Lebanon's central bank chief after French arrest warrant

Lebanese judicial officials say a udge has questioned the country’s embattled central bank governor and confiscated his Lebanese and French passports following an arrest warrant from France over corruption charges

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Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges

Judicial officials say the office of the Lebanese public prosecutor has summoned the country’s embattled central bank governor for questioning

The Independent UK

Lebanon receives Interpol notice for its central bank governor who was no-show at Paris questioning

Lebanon has received an Interpol notice for the country’s embattled central bank governor who failed to answer summons and show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a graft case, officials said

The Independent UK

Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch

Japanese automaker Nissan is reporting a seven-fold surge in January-March profit and forecasting strong sales for this fiscal year riding on the popularity of its new model offerings

The Independent UK

GPS monitoring put forward for bail system

The government on Friday approved legislation mandating the compulsory use of GPS devices to prevent certain defendants from fleeing overseas while on bail, as in the case of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Renault-Nissan: why electric vehicles will be key to the future of the embattled auto alliance

When Carlos Ghosn was escorted off his private jet after landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport in November 2018 and promptly arrested for alleged financial misconduct, simmering tensions between carmakers Renault and Nissan over his plans to create a single, cohesive company became all too public.

The Conversation

Japan's Nissan reports better profit as chip crunch eases

Nissan has reported a 55% jump in October-December profit, as the Japanese automaker seeks to embark on a less bumpy journey with its French alliance partner Renault

The Independent UK

Renault-Nissan alliance gets a reboot

The 24-year-old partnership between the French and Japanese carmakers Renault and Nissan is getting a reboot. After months of tough negotiations, the boards of both groups have agreed to a new deal that will give each side an equal 15 percent ownership stake in the other. The alliance had sought…

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The Independent UK

Renault, Nissan boards agree to equalize mutual stakes

The boards of Renault and Nissan have approved equalizing the stake each automaker holds in the other, bringing a better balance in the French-Japanese alliance

Businessweek

The World’s Love Affair With Japanese Cars Is Souring

Brands like Toyota have been global favorites for decades. How did they get the shift to electric so wrong?

Tribune News Service

Auto review: Despite the nip and tuck, Nissan’s 2023 Altima remains the same — kinda

Some things never change, despite our best efforts. We will never be thin enough, young enough nor good looking enough. You could almost hear the Nissan Altima thinking the same thing — kind of. It doesn’t have the spotless reliability of the Toyota Camry, but it’s nowhere near as dull,…

The Independent UK

Nissan's quarterly profit falls amid computer chip crunch

Nissan’s profit declined 68% in the last quarter as a computer chips shortage hindered the Japanese automaker’s ability to deliver on orders

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Americans jailed in Japan over Ghosn’s escape return home

Father and son spent 20 months in prison for helping former Nissan chairman flee Japan.

The Independent UK

Americans convicted in Japan on Ghosn's escape return home

A lawyer for an American father and son convicted in Japan on charges of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon says they have been returned to the U.S. Michael Taylor was sentenced last year to two years in prison, while his son Peter Taylor was sentenced to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ghosn Escape Accomplices Return to US, Lawyer Confirms

The American father and son duo who helped former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn dramatically escape from Japan have been returned to the United States after spending 20 months in Japanese jails, their lawyer said Monday. Former Green Beret operative Michael Taylor, 62, was being held at a Los Angeles detention…

The Independent UK

German tapped to lead Japan's medical company Olympus as CEO

Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus has tapped Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for two decades at the manufacturer, to be its chief executive

InsideEVs

Renault And Nissan Are Reevaluating Their Longstanding Alliance

There have reportedly been tensions between the two automakers after Renault announced it would split its ICE and EV sides of the business.

The Independent UK

Nissan eager to leverage US tax credit on electric vehicles

Nissan says it's aggressively pushing electric vehicles to take advantage of a new U.S. law that gives up to $7,500 in tax credits

The Independent UK

Nissan's profits plunge on COVID lockdown, chips crunch

Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it was a year earlier, as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a global semiconductor shortage slammed production

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