Carlos Ghosn Border controls tightened as Japan investigates how ex-Nissan boss skipped bail Carlos Ghosn at a detention house in Tokyo following his release on bail on 25 April. Photograph: JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Reports have emerged about how the fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn managed to jump bail in Japan, as the… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn ‘caught bullet train’ during escape from Japan
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Carlos Ghosn’s network of influence made it ‘easy to flee’ Japan, say prosecutors
Japan The businessman should have been kept in jail, prosecutors claim, because he had ‘financial power and foreign bases’ Journalists crowd outside a house in Beirut thoughtto be where former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has been living since leaving Japan. Photograph: Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images Carlos Ghosn should have been kept in jail because… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn’s network of influence made it ‘easy to flee’ Japan, say prosecutors
Carlos Ghosn prepares to speak as Japan comes to terms with saviour who fled
Japan Wife dismisses reports husband escaped inside an instrument case as world awaits full explanation from fugitive Carlos Ghosn and his wife Carole in Tokyo last year. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images The world will have to wait until next week for what could be the only definitive account of how Carlos Ghosn managed to leave… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn prepares to speak as Japan comes to terms with saviour who fled
Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan ‘hiding in a musical instrument case’
Carlos Ghosn His ‘big adventure’ reportedly involved his wife, a Gregorian band and ex-special services A policeman leaves the Beirut residence of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on 31 December. Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP Carlos Ghosn reportedly fled house arrest in Japan in a musical instrument case, in an audacious Hollywood movie-style escape masterminded by his… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan ‘hiding in a musical instrument case’
Carlos Ghosn’s escape puts spotlight on the former aide left behind
Carlos Ghosn Ex-Nissan boss’s flight to Lebanon also renews focus on Japan’s much-criticised justice system Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escorted as he walks out of the Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in April 2019. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images Carlos Ghosn is apparently beyond the reach of Japanese justice after… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn’s escape puts spotlight on the former aide left behind
Carlos Ghosn, ousted Nissan boss, says he has fled ‘Japanese injustice’
Carlos Ghosn Lawyers question how the executive, who had been banned from leaving Japan, had managed to escape without any of his passports Carlos Ghosn has left Japan and arrived in Lebanon, according to media reports, but it is not clear whether he has fled or has negotiated new bail conditions. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn, ousted Nissan boss, says he has fled ‘Japanese injustice’
Volkswagen fined record $125m for misleading Australian consumers over diesel emissions
Volkswagen (VW) VW says it is weighing up whether to appeal record penalty, which was handed down after judge rejected earlier deal Workers in a production line in the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany in 2011. VW has been handed a $125m fine for deceiving customers over emissions from diesel vehicles. Photograph: Ferdinand Ostrop/AP German… Continue reading Volkswagen fined record $125m for misleading Australian consumers over diesel emissions
Australia ‘risks being dumping ground’ for cars with greenhouse gas 1,400 times more potent than CO2
Greenhouse gas emissions Industry groups call for ban on HFC-134a refrigerant in car air-conditioning, already banned in the EU and US Australia has yet to ban car air-conditioning refrigerant and greenhouse gas HFC-134a. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP Australia is at risk of becoming a dumping ground for cars pre-charged with a greenhouse gas 1,400 times more… Continue reading Australia ‘risks being dumping ground’ for cars with greenhouse gas 1,400 times more potent than CO2
Eddie Stobart wins reprieve as ex-owners bail out haulage firm
Eddie Stobart Deal worth £75m should prevent company from going bankrupt before Christmas Eddie Stobart employs 6,500 workers and is only a few months shy of its 50th birthday. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Eddie Stobart, Britain’s best-known haulage company, will be bailed out by its former owners after shareholders voted in favour of a private… Continue reading Eddie Stobart wins reprieve as ex-owners bail out haulage firm
Eddie Stobart transport firm teeters on brink of collapse
Eddie Stobart Up to 6,500 jobs at risk as shareholders prepare to vote on company’s future Eddie Stobart is struggling with a £200m debt pile. Photograph: Alamy The Eddie Stobart transport business, famed for its red and green lorries, is teetering on the brink of collapse with its future due to be decided at a… Continue reading Eddie Stobart transport firm teeters on brink of collapse