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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese carmaker. It settled SEC charges in 2019 over disclosure of Carlos Ghosn's compensation and was fined 200 million yen by the Tokyo District Court in 2022.

TypeCompany
Also known asNissan
JurisdictionJapan
Matters on record1

Claims and responses

Was Carlos Ghosn convicted over his Nissan pay, and what happened to the case after he left Japan?No, liability was not determined. Verified 30 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. Ghosn and Kelly arrested in Tokyo. matter
  2. First charges filed over under-reported compensation. matter
  3. Ghosn charged with aggravated breach of trust and further under-reporting. matter
  4. SEC settlements with Nissan, Ghosn and Kelly. matter
  5. Ghosn, on bail in Japan, issues a statement that he is in Lebanon. matter
  6. Trial of Kelly and Nissan opens in Tokyo. Kelly pleads not guilty. matter
  7. Tokyo District Court verdict: Nissan fined, Kelly convicted on one year. matter
  8. Nanterre investigating judge issues international arrest warrant for Ghosn. matter
  9. Tokyo High Court upholds the Kelly verdict. matter
  10. Paris trial involving Ghosn and Dati opens, with Ghosn tried in his absence. matter
  11. Prosecutors ask for four years' imprisonment for Ghosn. matter

Sources for this profile

  1. US Securities and Exchange Commission, Carlos Ghosn and Gregory L. Kelly, Litigation Release No. 24606
  2. NY1 (Associated Press), Tokyo court gives ex-Nissan exec Kelly suspended sentence (AP)

Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.