Among other charges of fraud and misconduct, Nissan and Mitsubishi have said Ghosn improperly received $9 million in compensation from their joint venture. Carlos Ghosn has sued Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors, which sacked him as chairman of a joint venture (JV) amid financial misconduct allegations last year. The lawsuit, being heard in the Netherlands, is seeking €15m ($16.8m) in damages for the companies' alleged failure to tell Ghosn what he was accused of and for failing to provide evidence of those allegations. The carmakers have accused Ghosn of fraudulently receiving $9m compensation from the JV. In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday, Ghosn, who stepped down as CEO at Renault after it emerged that his company had paid bribes to secure contracts in Russia, said he would sue both companies if Ghosn was also sacked as CEO and chairman of Renault.
Carlos Ghosn has sued Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors, which sacked him as chairman of a joint venture (JV) amid financial misconduct allegations last year. The lawsuit, being heard in the Netherlands, is seeking €15m ($16.8m) in damages for the companies' alleged failure to tell Ghosn what he was accused of and for failing to provide evidence of those allegations. The carmakers have accused Ghosn of fraudulently receiving $9m compensation from the JV. In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday, Ghosn, who stepped down as CEO at Renault after it emerged that his company had paid bribes to secure contracts in Russia, said he would sue both companies if Ghosn was also sacked as CEO and chairman of Renault.