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Tesla General Counsel Todd Maron is leaving the company, adding to a long list of senior management departures this year. Tesla said it hired Washington lawyer Dane Butswinkas as his successor.

Renault is aiming to reach in about a week the first conclusions of an internal probe into whether the pay packages of Carlos Ghosn and other top managers of the automaker were properly disclosed.

Nissan discovered more final inspection problems and said it will recall 150,000 vehicles in Japan as an executive blamed ousted boss Carlos Ghosn for partially fanning the lapses.

Tokyo prosecutors are expected charge Nissan as a corporate entity, alongside ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn for allegedly violating financial laws, a report said.

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The revolving door between government and industry is nothing new — senior officials have been trading jobs between the two for decades.

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Autoliv said it is setting aside $210 million this quarter to cover a fine it expects the European Commission to impose after a long-running anti-trust investigation.