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The Ghosn in Nissan’s Machine
The automaker hasn’t exorcised its problems yet.
Gone, but not forgotten.
Photographer: Katsumi Kashara/Gamma-Rapho
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Originally, a “scapegoat” was an animal you chased off into the desert, hoping it carried all your sins with it. By this definition, Carlos Ghosn was Nissan Motor Co.’s scapegoat. But most of its ills remained when it drove him away.