Carlos Ghosn has been charged with three counts of financial misconduct and has been detained in Tokyo since his arrest on November 19.
The accusation follows other alleged irregularities in Nissan, which controls Mitsubishi
(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd's <7201.T> U.S. arm said on Thursday it plans to lay off up to 700 contract workers at its Mississippi assembly plant, citing slowing sales of its vans and Titan pickup trucks.
Nissan said it was not in a position to comment on the workings of the judicial system, or any decision by the Tokyo prosecutors' office
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He becomes the latest executive casualty since Nissan in November removed Ghosn as chairman and fired representative director Greg Kelly
The figure excludes compensation he received from Nissan before it was first disclosed in 2010, which could run into the tens of millions of dollars
The high-profile executive was the architect of the alliance between Nissan, France's Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp
The decision comes after Japanese prosecutors re-arrested Ghosn for fresh allegations on December 21, according to report
The extension would mean Ghosn will remain in Tokyo's main detention centre
After Ford Motor Co and Hyundai Motor Co, Nissan becomes the latest automaker to cut production in the country
Ghosn was re-arrested on Friday based on suspicions that around October 2008 he shifted personal trades to Nissan to make it responsible for 1.85 billion yen ($16.6 million) in appraisal losses
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co's <7201.T> jailed ex-chairman, Carlos Ghosn, vowed to restore his good name in court after a month in detention, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Friday, quoting his lawyer.
The Nissan board may wait for the committee's comments before naming a new chairman
While Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors quickly removed Ghosn from leadership positions after his arrest, Renault has kept him on as CEO and chairman
Critics have said Nissan lacked adequate governance
The Japanese company removed Ghosn from his post last month after he was detained on allegations of under-reporting his salary
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T> investigators are examining former Chairman Carlos Ghosn's use of an internal 'CEO Reserve' fund and the role of subsidiaries in the Netherlands and other countries as part of a probe into alleged financial misconduct, two people with knowledge of the inquiry told Reuters.
Nissan was indicted for filing false financial statements
Nissan, which last launched a totally new product in India way back in 2013 when it brought Terrano, is planning to kick off its revival journey in the market with the launch of compact SUV Kicks