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CARLOS GHOSN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2018
Nissan in talks to buy France's Renault stake in merger prelude
Renault SA and alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. are discussing plans for a closer tie-up in which the Japanese carmaker would acquire the bulk of the French state's 15 percent Renault stake, people close to the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2018
Mitsubishi Motors clings to Ghosn-led alliance as closer integration fuels revival
After helping Mitsubishi Motors Corp. get back on its feet, Carlos Ghosn is aiming to keep the automaker on stable ground — and benefit the two other carmakers he leads along the way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2017
Carlos Ghosn's protege faces first crisis with 'shocking' Nissan Japan recall
Carlos Ghosn, one of the auto industry's most celebrated turnaround artists, saved Nissan Motor Co. by managing himself out of numerous tight spots. Now his hand-picked successor faces a big test of his own, just six-months into his tenure as Nissan's chief executive officer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2017
Ghosn boosts Renault's China ties with Brilliance van buy-in
Renault SA has agreed to acquire almost half of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.'s unprofitable minibus unit, giving the French carmaker a foothold in light commercial vehicles in the world's largest auto market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2017
Ghosn sees 'good news' in Macron's France win, eyes deeper alliance with Nissan
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of French carmaker Renault SA, sees the embrace of globalization by France's president-elect Emmanuel Macron as a harbinger of faster growth for the country's economy. He also signaled that Macron's policies could pave the way for a deeper alliance between Renault...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2017
Ghosn taps veteran executive Saikawa to replace him as Nissan CEO
Nissan Motor chief Carlos Ghosn picks Hiroto Saikawa to take over so he can focus on revamping struggling Mitsubishi Motors while also running French carmaker Renault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2017
Renault-Nissan group nears GM in global sales after Ghosn's rescue of MMC
The Renault-Nissan Alliance came just short of matching General Motors Co. and joining the ranks of the three-biggest automakers by global sales, after Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn rescued a Japanese peer last year.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2016
Ghosn sees Trump's America-first agenda as protecting trade with Mexico
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's America-first agenda should mean that trade with Mexico, where his company is the biggest auto producer, will be protected.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2016
Now Carlos Ghosn save Mitsubishi Motors?
The man dubbed as 'le cost killer' faces a tough task in reviving the fortunes of the automotive has-been.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2016
With regulations out of its control, Nissan focuses on costs and technology
Nissan Motor Co., an automaker emblematic of what it means to be a global company, has a simple plan for navigating an unprecedented political and regulatory environment: Focus on what it can command.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2016
Electric vehicles need cleaner energy grid: Nissan's Ghosn
Electric cars will fall short of helping the environment without cleaner energy to charge the vehicles' batteries, said Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2016
Nissan issues compensation ultimatum as condition to proceed with U.K. investment
Nissan wants Britain to pledge compensation for any tax barriers resulting from its decision to leave the European Union or the automaker could scrap a potential new investment in the country's biggest car plant, its CEO said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2016
In Olympic campaign, Nissan bets on a Brazilian recovery
Like so many things in Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ghosn's turn in the Olympic Torch Relay on Friday didn't go as planned. Ghosn, who is chief executive officer at both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, was supposed to finish his 200-meter leg right in front of a Copacabana hotel covered bottom to top in advertisements...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016
Nissan's 'Le Cost Killer' stirs fear in Okayama factory town
Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic partnership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2016
Nissan CEO Ghosn's pay tops ¥1 billion for second year
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn, one of Japan's best-paid executives, received more than ¥1 billion ($9.58 million) in pay for the second straight year after the carmaker's profit climbed to a record.

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