France Abandons Carlos Ghosn, All But Ensuring Renault CEO's Ouster

  • Le Maire: ‘We need a new and durable governance for Renault’
  • French officials visit Japan to discuss future of alliance
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Carlos Ghosn is looking increasingly isolated in his Tokyo cell, where the fallen car executive has languished for the better part of two months amid dimming prospects of a release any time soon.

Renault said on Thursday that it’s seeking a change in governance after French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called for one that is “new and durable,” a signal from the carmaker’s most powerful shareholder that Ghosn’s last line of defense, the French government, has fallen.