Nissan Email Trail Casts New Light on Carlos Ghosn Takedown

Discussions show push inside the automaker to undercut Renault
Nissan remains in turmoil 18 months after ex-chairman’s arrest

Watch: Just before New Year’s Eve 2019, Carlos Ghosn completed a daring escape from Tokyo, where he was facing criminal charges that could have put him in prison for more than a decade. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Matthew Campbell uncovered details surrounding the escape and the events that led up to it.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Reed Stevenson

June 14, 2020 at 9:00 PM UTC

Updated on

June 16, 2020 at 6:46 AM UTC

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Carlos Ghosn always said he was set up.

Now there’s some evidence to support his claim. According to people familiar with what happened and previously unreported internal correspondence, the campaign by top Nissan Motor Co. executives to dethrone one of the most celebrated leaders in the automotive industry started almost a year before Ghosn’s arrest in late 2018 for alleged financial misconduct.