Ghosn Escape From Japan Prompts Official Collusion Theory. “Japanese prosecutors will be furious, at least in public” Carlos Ghosn, detained in Tokyo for just over a year, appeared in Lebanon after apparently avoiding tough bail conditions and police supervision, suggesting to some that it couldn’t have happened without official collusion. Ghosn was arrested November 19, […]
Ghosn’s Renault Demise Opens Questions About Nissan Alliance. Will It Be Forced To Breakup? The future of the Renault Nissan alliance remains in the balance after Carlos Ghosn resigned as Chairman and CEO of Renault. Renault announced that Ghosn’s job would be split between the new chairman Jean-Dominique Senard and CEO Thierry Bolore. Ghosn was […]
Ghosn Demise Casts Shadow Over Future Of Alliance. Nissan Will Need More Power If Alliance With Renault Is To Continue. The arrest and incarceration of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on corruption charges shocked shareholders invested in the alliance with Renault. The sudden downfall of such a powerful figure in the automotive business was seized […]
Renault Stock Price Hammered As CEO Ghosn Arrested In Japan. “While we acknowledge that Mr Ghosn is a key figure in the Alliance, we are confident that it can – at a minimum – continue in its current structure and continue to generate cost-efficiencies, even if Ghosn is ousted” Renault of France’s stock price fell […]
Renault-Nissan Alliance Future Clouds After Ghosn Arrest. The Renault-Nissan Alliance’s future is under the microscope after the arrest of its leader Carlos Ghosn in Japan. Some investors think it might broken up, while others still see a long-term future for the alliance. Reports Tuesday that France, which owns 15% of Renault, had followed Nissan in […]
Now Ghosn Wants Us To Stay In The E.U., Or Else. “If you make inflammatory remarks about our E.U. future, demonstrators will show up at dealerships and sales will fall off a cliff” All you need to know about Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan-Renault, is that 10 years ago he was demanding that Britain join […]
Ghosn Says No Recovery Likely Before 2016 Credit Suisse Says Stocks Build Contradicts Recovery Talk Is there a danger of missing the first green shoots of recovery in Europe? Not according to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, nor Credit Suisse analyst Erich Hauser. Morgan Stanley analyst Stuart Pearson comes closest to seeing signs of recovery, […]
“A recovery in new car sales in Europe back to pre-crisis levels could take until the end of the decade, if it can be achieved at all” Ghosn Calls For German-Style Shake-Up In France, Italy, Spain Gloomy sales projections are not only pointing to sluggish near-term conditions in Western Europe, but also to a long-term […]
Any Signs Of Failure In New Strategic Plan Could Spell Doom The strange affair of the three “spies” at Renault, fired for betraying electric car secrets and then reinstated after grovelling apologies conceding that they were innocent, is likely to undermine top management for some time to come. Investors though believe CEO Carlos Ghosn and […]
Merger With Nissan Would Go Down Well Rumour Mill Reckons Five Percent Margin Target Likely A full merger with Nissan and a convincing plan that puts stockholders first would convince investors that Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn is finally on the right track. Ghosn is scheduled to present his new 3-year strategic plan on February 10. […]
