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Ghosn Overruling Electric Engineers Makes Lutz See Losing Bet
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The crowd of 600 falls silent as an employee asks Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn if he’s staking too much of Nissan Motor Co.’s future on electric cars and not enough on green alternatives like Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius gas-electric hybrid.
Ghosn steps to the edge of the stage at Nissan’s Yokohama headquarters and smiles, lightening the mood on a rainy October afternoon.