Carlos Ghosn saga

Corporate intrigue surrounds the arrest and dismissal in Japan of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, a legend in the carmaking industry. Full coverage of the ongoing saga, with news and analysis

Nissan’s tumultuous past holds lessons for the future

Partnership should keep eyes on road, not Ghosn, and integrate ahead of self-drive era

Japan lawyer apologises for staging Ghosn ‘costume drama’

Nissan ex-boss’s construction worker outfit a potential blunder in public relations campaign

Carlos Ghosn released from Tokyo jail after 108 days

Stage set for blockbuster trial of former chairman of Japanese carmaker Nissan

Carlos Ghosn to be released as soon as Wednesday

Tokyo prosecutors lose appeal after former Nissan chief granted bail

Ghosn lawyer to probe Tokyo’s role in lead-up to client’s arrest

Legal team optimistic former Nissan chairman will be released on bail soon

Nissan asked Tokyo to ‘put a brake on French state’

Staff took rare step of invoking prime minister Abe as they fought Ghosn’s merger with Renault

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Ghosn’s treatment is a stain on ‘liberal’ Japan

His prosecution stands in contrast to the handling of other corporate scandals

Nissan questioned by SEC after Ghosn charges

Japanese carmaker says it is ‘co-operating fully’ with US regulator

Ghosn’s successor at Renault tasked with rebuilding bridges

Jean-Dominique Senard seen as polar opposite to hard-charging former chairman

Renault appoints new leaders after Ghosn resignation

Thierry Bolloré to be chief executive and Jean-Dominique Senard will become chairman

Ghosn ready to step down as head of Renault

Chief executive said to be preparing his exit after jail release hopes are dashed

Ghosn’s latest bail request rejected by Tokyo court

Ousted Nissan chief executive had offered to be electronically tagged

France draws up road map for Renault without Ghosn

Paris eyes leadership change as Mitsubishi, Nissan allege €7.8m in improper payments

Carlos Ghosn offers to be tagged in new bail request

Ousted Nissan chief proposes posting shares as collateral and surrendering passport

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Decisive action on Ghosn’s role should shore up Renault-Nissan relations

Ghosn case puts Japan’s justice system on trial

Former Nissan chairman’s court appearance highlights need for reforms

Ghosn faces months longer in prison after fresh charges

Former Nissan chief hit by new counts of misleading investors and abusing his position

Ghosn defends legacy as bail prospects look remote

Lawyers warn he faces another 6 months in jail despite emotional court testimony

Nissan saga makes ‘Japan Inc’ look ever more of a myth

Much-cited symbiotic entwinement of state and big business has often failed to protect its own

France calls for Renault to replace Carlos Ghosn

Paris officials have gone to Tokyo to discuss chief’s future after bail request was rejected

Ghosn’s bail request rejected by Japanese court

Ousted Nissan chief’s legal team to appeal decision which means he will remain in prison

Ghosn professes innocence in first public appearance

Former Nissan chairman denies charges in emotional testimony before packed court

Nissan expands Ghosn probe to other executives

Investigation embroils 2 allies of ousted chairman ahead of his first court appearance

Carlos Ghosn set to make court appearance

Lawyers for the Renault boss will ask for a justification of his detention next week

Nissan board member Greg Kelly released on bail 

Tokyo court rejects appeal by prosecutors to keep Carlos Ghosn’s key lieutenant in custody

Former Nissan chairman Ghosn rearrested in Japan

Prosecutors bring new charges of aggravated breach of trust 

Why Saikawa’s days as Nissan boss could be numbered

Company has failed to draw up clear plan in wake of Ghosn’s spectacular downfall

The lieutenant who turned on Ghosn in Nissan’s civil war 

Former loyalist Hari Nada played a vital role when Japanese carmaker opened its inquiry

Tokyo court rejects request to extend Carlos Ghosn detention

Ousted Nissan chairman and aide Greg Kelly could be released on bail before Christmas

Defence lawyers focus on Ghosn’s Nissan payment scheme

Lawyer to Greg Kelly, ousted chairman’s aide, says there was no formal agreement on deferred pay

Tokyo prosecutors charge Ghosn for understating pay

Action throws spotlight on future of company’s chief executive Hiroto Saikawa

Nissan seeks to block Ghosn family’s access to Brazil flat

Carmaker cites ‘high likelihood of evidence being removed or destroyed’

Few options left for spluttering Renault-Nissan alliance

Finding a way forward without Ghosn’s steering hand will be a big test for the partnership

Questions for EY as Ghosn’s pay became complex

Japan’s transparency rules had opposite effect at Nissan

Carlos Ghosn pins hopes on ex-prosecutor

Motonari Otsuru is helping deposed Nissan boss navigate tough Japanese justice

Ghosn’s fall exposes poor governance at Nissan

Carmaker’s board failed to constrain the charismatic chief executive

Renault-Nissan gulf widens after Ghosn arrest

Alliance under heavy strain as frustration deepens in France at lack of information

Nissan and Renault collide over Ghosn 

The chairman’s arrest has exposed tensions in the alliance between the French and Japanese carmakers

Prosecutors to indict Nissan’s Ghosn as soon as Monday

Carmaker’s former chairman could be re-arrested and face lengthier detention in Japan

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Less has been lost than might first appear

Five key questions in arrest of Carlos Ghosn

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