Author: Hans Greimel

Nissan has scheduled an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting in April to discharge indicted directors Carlos Ghosn and Greg Kelly as well as appoint a new Renault-nominated one.

A weekend report by a Japanese newspaper said the French government wants to integrate the automakers under a holding company and appoint the next Nissan chairman.

Nissan and Mitsubishi are now weighing a civil suit seeking damages from the ousted chairman, apart from the potential prison time he faces in his criminal cases.

Trophy Automotive, the California retailer under review by Nissan as part of its investigation of ousted boss Carlos Ghosn, says it is unaware of such a review and maintains that its operations are separate from any businesses embroiled in the scandal.

Part of Nissan’s investigation into the Carlos Ghosn scandal focuses on how some U.S. dealerships were awarded.

The wife of jailed former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has petitioned Human Rights Watch to protest Japan’s “cruel and inhumane” system of “hostage justice.”

Tokyo prosecutors have indicted ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on two additional charges, further complicating the legal battle facing the jailed auto executive.

Carlos Ghosn told a Tokyo court he acted “honorably, legally, and with the knowledge and approval of the appropriate executives” inside Nissan. His prepared remarks were made before a judge as he faced allegations of aggravated breach of trust.

A gaunt and graying Carlos Ghosn, appearing for the first time in public after nearly two months in a Japanese jail, told a Tokyo court that he was “wrongly accused and unfairly detained.” Ghosn mounted a point-by-point defense against the accusations …

A handcuffed Carlos Ghosn made his first public appearance since being arrested almost two months ago, telling a Tokyo court he was “wrongly accused and unfairly detained” as he mounted a point-by-point defense against the accusations facing him. The o…