Ghosn has published a new book that contains details about the 2019-2020 story.
The former Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance chairman Carlos Ghosn moved from Japan to Lebanon in December 2019 after being under house arrest in Japan pending trial for financial misconduct in the country. There were reports of a possible split between the companies in the alliance a few months later. However, this has not happened yet. Ghosn, however, criticized Nissan’s development since his departure.
In an exclusive FOX business interview, the 67-year old Brazilian stated that Nissan was back to 1999 after 19 years of hard work. “Nissan is going to struggle to find its place in this industry,” he said. “We were creating a system in which this company would be part of something entirely new and with a lot technical innovation.”
Ghosn’s new book, “Broken Alliances,” is his attempt to express his view on the 2019-2020 drama. It contains his personal perspective and explains what happened at the court. Ghosn also has an explanation for why this all happened. It is related to the claim that the Japanese government wasn’t particularly happy with the global alliance of automotive manufacturers he created.
The former CEO said that the Japanese government and some Japanese executives believed that the balance between the French, Japanese and Japanese would not be respected. This was during Wednesday’s Mornings With Maria. “The French government was trying to get a larger share of the alliance’s decisions.”
Does everything seem to be going well after the trial is over? Ghosn believes that there are no losers in this case. “Japan lost their reputation. The French lost. Renault lost to Nissan, Mitsubishi lost to Mitsubishi, and shareholders lost.”