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January 16, 2019 the "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" published an article by the Leading researcher of the Center for European Studies, Dr. of Sciences (Economics) M.V. Klinova – “Tsunami in the Renault – Nissan Alliance. What are the reasons for the crush of the twenty-year career of Carlos Ghosn".

… A crisis is developing inside the world's first car manufacturer. Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive and chairman of Renault since 1999, and then of the Renault – Nissan auto alliance, was arrested on November 19, 2018 in Japan, before he got off his airplane. He was charged with financial misconduct, manipulations, under-reporting his compensation to authorities ...

… In 1999, Ghosn at the head of Renault acquired control of Nissan, whose sales plummeted and debts grew. In 2017, together with Mitsubishi, the alliance becomes the first car manufacturer in the world, ahead of Volkswagen and Toyota. Business partners in the alliance practically divided the global market...

… Ghosn’s plans to strengthen the Nissan’s ties with Renault within the alliance were perceived by the Japanese partners as a build-up of influence of the French government...

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