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Nissan to sue sister of Carlos Ghosn over improperly gaining from contract
Nissan Motor Co. plans to file a lawsuit with a Rio de Janeiro court against a sister of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn after an internal probe found she had improperly gained from a contract to serve as an adviser, sources said Friday. The latest move ...
Court rejects former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's appeal to end detention
A Tokyo court on Tuesday rejected ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn's appeal to end his detention following his arrest last month on allegations of financial misconduct. Ghosn has been held at the Tokyo Detention House since he was arrested Nov. 19 on suspicion ...
U.S. automakers group urges Trump to push harder to open Japanese market
The Trump administration intends to start trade negotiations with Tokyo as early as mid-January, after notifying Congress of its plans in October.
Renault SA is aiming to reach in about a week the first conclusions to its internal probe into whether the pay packages of Carlos Ghosn, along with the French carmaker's other top managers, were properly disclosed to shareholders, according to people familiar with the ...
Volkswagen says the next generation of combustion cars will be its last
Volkswagen AG expects the era of the combustion car to fade away after it rolls out its next-generation gasoline and diesel cars beginning in 2026. Traditional automakers are under increasing pressure from regulators to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions to combat climate change, prompting Volkswagen to pursue ...
Hitachi and Uber take part in huge London trial aiming to crack electric-car charger shortfall
Uber Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. are among the companies that will flood London with 3,000 electric vehicles as part of a study aimed at overcoming a shortage of charging points blamed for holding back sales. The biggest-ever trial involving commercial electric vans and cars ...
Carlos Ghosn's former aide Greg Kelly denies underreporting ex-Nissan chairman's salary
Greg Kelly, Nissan Motor Co.'s representative director, who was arrested on the same day as Chairman Carlos Ghosn for allegedly conspiring in financial misconduct, has denied that Ghosn's salary was falsely underreported in the company's securities reports, sources close to the matter said Saturday. Kelly ...
Dongfeng Motor Co., a Chinese joint venture with Nissan Motor Co., aims to boost annual output of its first electric vehicle model for the Chinese market to 23,000 units in 2019, officials said. Dongfeng Motor in September launched the Sylphy Zero Emission model and hopes ...
Toyota gives top-selling Corolla a new look as it increases efforts in China
For Toyota Motor Corp., China wasn't always the first pit stop when it came to unveiling key car models. But this time, it's different. The automaker took the wraps off the all-new Corolla — and its China-only twin, Levin — at a global premiere in ...
Subaru placed under supervision after series of inspection scandals
The transport ministry has told Subaru Corp. that the automaker will be placed under strict supervision following a series of quality inspection scandals. "It is extremely regrettable for such a situation to have been caused that has undermined trust," transport minister Keiichi Ishii said Wednesday ...
Mazda considers offering mobility services via collaborations
Mazda Motor Corp. is considering offering mobility services using technologies such as the internet and autonomous driving, its president and chief executive officer, Akira Marumoto, said. Providing such services is "an option" for the automaker, Marumoto said in a recent interview. "Collaboration with nonautomotive sectors such ...
Toyota to recall 2.4 million hybrid cars globally over faulty program
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it will recall 2.43 million hybrid cars at home and abroad due to a fault in the hybrid system program. The models subject to the recall are the Prius sedan and wagon produced between October 2008 and November 2014, according ...
