Carlos Ghosn's fall ripples from Tokyo to Paris as allegations grow

The downfall of Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn reverberated for a second day as politicians and executives scrambled to fill the vacuum at the top of the world’s largest car alliance amid fresh reports about his alleged financial improprieties.

Renault’s board is convening for a crisis meeting late Tuesday night in Paris to discuss the future of the Renault-Nissan car alliance. While the French government, which owns 15 per cent of Renault, isn’t demanding Ghosn’s formal dismissal, he is no longer in a position to run the automaker, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told French radio. Back in Japan, where Ghosn