Japanese prosecutors extended Carlos Ghosn’s stay in jail for 10 more days, another setback for the fallen auto executive who has sought bail to start mounting his defense in the case that has shocked the global auto industry.
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Japanese prosecutors extended Carlos Ghosn’s stay in jail for 10 more days, another setback for the fallen auto executive who has sought bail to start mounting his defense in the case that has shocked the global auto industry.
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A look at 14 auto industry figures who passed away in 2018.
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From the price of tariffs to a gallon of gasoline, 10 numbers for an industry that lives and dies by them.
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Here's a look back at some moments between the auto industry and government officials.
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Here's a look back at some moments involving people and the automotive industry from 2018.
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A lot of things were said in 2018. Here's our list of some of the most noteworthy.
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The daughters of Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, indicted on suspicion of violating Japan’s financial reporting laws, believe the accusations are part of an internal revolt within the automaker to prevent a merger with Renault, The New York Times reported.
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In 2018, we said goodbye to some people, cars and more. Here are 10 notable ones.
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In 2018, we said hello to some people, cars and more. Here are 10 notable ones.
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The wily, free-speaking, cowboy boot-wearing Texan worked two stints with Chevrolet — which sandwiched a stop at Toyota's upstart luxury brand — then he moved on to retail.
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The wily, free-speaking, cowboy boot-wearing Texan worked two stints with Chevrolet — which sandwiched a stop at Toyota's upstart luxury brand — then finished his career in retail.
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Tesla has added Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Walgreens Boots Alliance human resources chief Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its board of directors, fulfilling the terms of the settlement reached with U.S. securities regulators over its CEO’s problematic posts about taking the company private.
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Friday is the deadline the SEC set for Tesla to add two new independent directors, plus take a series of steps to better check its volatile CEO'S presence on social media.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a British diver who helped rescue a boys soccer team trapped in a Thailand cave and said Musk defamed him by calling him a pedophile and child rapist.
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Fresh misconduct allegations brought by Tokyo prosecutors against ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn center on the use of company funds to pay a Saudi businessman who is believed to have helped him out of financial difficulties, Reuters reported.
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The wife of Greg Kelly, the jailed Nissan executive, said there’s a chance he’ll be released Christmas Day. She also revealed that several U.S. government officials have supported efforts to arrange for his return to the U.S.
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Wolfgang Porsche, chairman of the Porsche Supervisory Board, will be the first-ever honorary board member of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, the museum said this month.
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Ex-Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking has a new disruptive idea: the man credited with saving the sports car company in the 1990s now wants to save the internal combustion engine using pulsed microwaves to ignite fuel.
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The wife of jailed Nissan director Greg Kelly said her husband was framed in a "power grab" by CEO Hiroto Saikawa. She urged Japanese prosecutors to release Kelly so he can undergo surgery.
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Six months after taking office, the new CEO sat down with Hans Greimel to discuss plans for improving Mazda's production system and overhauling the U.S. dealer network.
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The new charges filed against former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn raised new questions about his incarceration. Meanwhile, no new charges were filed against U.S. executive Greg Kelly. What's next for both of them?
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Ford said it is recalling 874,000 pickups in North America with engine block heaters for fire risks.
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Ford is modifying the assistance it gives dealers for loans to finance new-vehicle inventory to help offset rising interest rates.
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Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa sought to reassure staff that the carmaker is addressing corporate-governance shortcomings that have ensnared the company in the scandal involving former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
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Nissan's jailed ex-chairman, Carlos Ghosn, vowed to restore his good name in court after a month in detention, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said, quoting his lawyer.
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Japanese prosecutors re-arrested Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn on suspicion of transferring his personal investment losses to the automaker, dealing a blow to his efforts to end his month-long stay in jail and seek bail.
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Prosecutors on Friday in Japan re-arrested ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on fresh allegations of aggravated breach of trust and shifting personal losses to the automaker, dashing chances he would be released on bail, media reported.
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Nissan is trying to block access to homes used by Carlos Ghosn in Beirut and Rio de Janeiro, part of a global network of real estate owned by the carmaker and provided to its ousted chairman, Bloomberg reported.
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Nissan, contrary to earlier reports, said CEO Hiroto Saikawa had held a one-on-one meeting with the acting boss of its automaking partner Renault SA during talks between the alliance in Amsterdam this week.
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Nissan, contrary to earlier reports, said CEO Hiroto Saikawa had held a one-on-one meeting with the acting boss of its automaking partner Renault SA during talks between the alliance in Amsterdam this week.
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Nissan is pushing back at Renault's request for a shareholders’ meeting, Bloomberg reported, in the latest sign of disagreement between the partners of the world’s biggest car alliance after the arrest and ouster of Carlos Ghosn.
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Renault-Nissan executives including the French carmaker's general secretary worked on an abortive 2010 plan to pay out Chairman Carlos Ghosn's deferred Nissan compensation through the companies' shared Dutch holding, Reuters reported.
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Renault-Nissan executives including the French carmaker's general secretary worked on an abortive 2010 plan to pay out Chairman Carlos Ghosn's deferred Nissan compensation through the companies' shared Dutch holding, Reuters reported.
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Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa did not meet one-on-one with Thierry Bollore, Renault's deputy CEO, during a meeting of alliance executives in Amsterdam, Reuters reported.
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Lexus remains the most-liked brand by dealers in the latest National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Attitude Survey. Porsche moved up one spot into the top five in the summer survey, while Volvo and Ram unseated Kia and Ford to climb into the top 10.
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Renault is pushing ahead with its plan to name a new director to the board of Nissan and safeguard power within their car-making alliance, signaling mounting tension between the two companies.
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Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa will attend a meeting of the Renault-Nissan alliance board in Amsterdam, reports said, amid tensions over the future of the partnership in the wake of Carlos Ghosn's arrest.
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Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa will attend a meeting of the Renault-Nissan alliance board in Amsterdam, reports said, amid tensions over the future of the partnership in the wake of Carlos Ghosn's arrest.
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Nissan will split chairman duties among its executives, putting the brakes on naming a successor to Carlos Ghosn as the pay scandal that landed the high-flying executive in a Tokyo jail widens to include the automaker itself.
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Nissan Motor 's board failed to pick a successor for former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, leaving the carmaker without a top official as it enters the fifth week since the car titan’s arrest and faces escalating tensions with partner Renault.
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Audi marketing expert Bram Schot will become the luxury brand's CEO on Jan. 1, making permanent a role he has held on an interim basis since June. Schot originally was considered a long shot to permanently lead the automaker because he lacks an engineering background.
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Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa was one of the last to know about the company's internal probe into alleged financial misconduct by former chairman Carlos Ghosn, people familiar with the matter said.
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