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11-Sep-2019 | Ma Jie, Kae Inoue & Masatsugu Horie | Bloomberg
Amid Ghosn scam and pay scandal, how Nissan CEO went from defiant to fired
In the wake of the Ghosn saga, which exposed the company's shortcomings when it came to policing executive pay, Nissan drew a line in the sand
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23-Aug-2019 | Ma Jie & Masatsugu Horie | Bloomberg
Self-driving cars to javelin cart: Toyota's robots set for Olympic debut
In addition to the javelin-collecting robot, the manufacturer will have a humanoid robot, a robot to assist disabled spectators, and a telepresence robot that lets people talk with and see each other
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05-Aug-2019 | Ma Jie | Bloomberg
Japanese flying car gets off ground for a minute, may hit markets by 2026
Japan isn't the only country seeking to usher in a flying-car utopia; Dubai, Singapore, and New Zealand have expressed similar intentions
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15-Jul-2019 | Ma Jie, Nao Sano & Masatsugu Horie | Bloomberg
The car industry is actually reinventing the wheel to keep up with robocars
Yet it's more than just tires that are being changed. Auto firms are putting semiconductors and sensors inside headlights, glass and seats to make them as intelligent as the cars driving themselves
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10-Jun-2019 | Ma Jie & Ania Nussbaum | Bloomberg
Renault's decades-long partnership with Nissan may be at boiling point
The implosion of Renault's merger plans with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has brought the French and Japanese automakers' tensions out into the open
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01-Jun-2019 | Ma Jie & Maiko Takahashi | Bloomberg
Carmakers see $17 bn wiped out after Trump announces tariffs on Mexico
The world's largest automakers -- including Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG -- lost $17 billion in market value in Friday trading
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19-Apr-2019 | Ma Jie | Bloomberg
Nissan plans global output cut of 15% by 2020 to cut costs: Report
In February, Nissan slashed its operating profit forecast to 450 billion yen, to well below analysts' estimates as sales in China and the US sputter
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05-Mar-2019 | Ma Jie & Lisa Du | Bloomberg
Carlos Ghosn closer to release as Tokyo court grants bail request
Being out on bail would allow Ghosn to spend more time with his defense team and prepare for a trial that's still likely months away
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22-Nov-2018 | Ma Jie, Kae Inoue & Matthew Campbell | Bloomberg
Carlos Ghosn's era is over, Nissan board removes him as chairman
Without Ghosn at the head of Nissan's board, a merger looks very unlikely
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20-Nov-2018 | Ma Jie | Bloomberg
Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested for financial misconduct
The news rattled the European equity market, with shares of Renault falling as much as 15 percent in Paris, while Nissan's global depository receipts sank more than 11 per cent
