Nissan

Jul 15, 2020
Electric vehicle makers surge on investor optimism
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Investors believe EVs are closing in on the internal combustion engine in terms of driving range and cost of ownership.
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Jul 25, 2019
A bumpy road for Nissan as profits plummet and layoffs loom
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An executive scandal, questionable strategy, and outdated design dragged down the automaker’s profits.
Nov 20, 2018
Can a company boss have too much power?
The chairman of Nissan Motors, Carlos Ghosn, has been arrested by Japanese prosecutors. He’s accused of underreporting his income on financial statements. Nissan says it’ll fire him this week and Nissan’s CEO says Ghosn’s arrest shows that too much power had been concentrated in one person for too long. Click the audio player above to […]
Nov 19, 2018
Nissan chair Ghosn dismissed, held on misconduct charges
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Nissan said it was providing information to the prosecutors and cooperating with their investigation. The allegations also concern a Nissan representative director, Greg Kelly, who was also arrested.
Nov 15, 2018
How temp workers became the norm in America
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10 years after the Great Recession companies have increased their dependence on non-permanent workers.
Nov 14, 2018
In Mississippi, labor rights can also be civil rights
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Some workers at the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, are framing their fight for a union and higher wages as part of a longer fight for equality in the Deep South.
Sep 20, 2018
Android-powered infotainment coming to cars from Nissan, Renault, Mistsubishi
There was some big news this week in the auto and tech industries, which are increasingly overlapping. The world’s largest automotive partnership, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, which sold more than 10 million cars around the world last year, is going to start embedding Google’s Android operating system in its cars starting in 2021. The promise for […]
May 12, 2016
Nissan gets bigger to compete globally
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Smaller car makers will increasingly be at a disadvantage in global markets
Jun 26, 2015
What’s in a stadium name? Millions.
Nissan buys the naming rights to the Tennessee Titans' venue.
Nov 14, 2014
Volkswagen deal revs up union hopes in the South
The UAW is trying to organize workers in the South, where auto jobs are growing.