France abandons Carlos Ghosn, calls for his dismissal as Renault CEO

Ghosn has been indicted for understating his income at Nissan by tens of millions of dollars and transferring personal trading losses to the carmaker

France is turning on Carlos Ghosn almost two months after his shock arrest in Tokyo, eliminating one of the car titan's last potential allies within the global auto alliance he has held together for almost two decades. 

The French government has called for Ghosn's dismissal as chairman and chief executive officer of alliance member Renault SA, which refused to follow partners Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motor Corp in sacking the fallen car titan shortly after he was detained on November 19. France is the largest investor in Renault, which was caught unawares when Japanese prosecutors acted on allegations of