Broken Alliances: Inside the Rise and Fall of a Global Automotive Empire
Broken Alliances: Inside the Rise and Fall of a Global Automotive Empire
Overview
Long revered in Japan for saving Nissan from bankruptcy in 1999 and helping Renault achieve the best results in its history, Ghosn explains being transformed overnight into a pariah, torn from the world and his family as the victim of a smear campaign orchestrated by the Nissan Old Guard and the Tokyo Public Prosecutors' Office.
Ghosn also recounts how he built the Franco-Japanese Alliance into a global motor giant, expanding operations in markets from the United States, China and Russia to Brazil, Morocco and Thailand, becoming the world's top automaker by volume in 2017. But his arrest on November 9, 2018 plunges the alliance into crisis as company share prices collapse at the same time as the global auto industry faces an unprecedented technological revolution.
Broken Alliances involves the highest levels of political power in Japan and France and describes a Japanese judicial system closer to that of the Soviet Union under Stalin than an advanced democracy. It also addresses the reasons behind Nissan's internal coup and questions about the chairman's remuneration, his management methods and his vision for the future of the auto industry - to understand what has happened and what could still happen tomorrow.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940165852497 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Tanooki Press |
| Publication date: | 04/13/2022 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Industry and Politics 5
Need for an Outsider 7
Renault-Nissan Alliance 9
Emerging with the Emerging Markets 11
Carlos Ghosn School of Management 12
Social Benefits of the Alliance 13
Can the Alliance Outlive its Creator? 14
Will the Auto Industry Survive Beyond 2050? 15
Chapter 1 19 November 17
Men in Black at Nissan's Headquarters 19
Hiroto Saikawa's Surprise 20
Drama at Haneda Airport 21
Great Day for Franco-Japanese Cooperation 22
Greg Kelly Falls into Nissan's Trap 23
"War Zone" in Yokohama 24
Old Guard Stages Coup 26
Don't Forget Your Phone and Computer 26
Philippe Klein: The Messenger 28
First Night in Prison 29
Saikawa Stirs Nationalist Brew 29
Plane Running Late 30
Mushroom Tower Raided 31
Ghosn-san Has Fallen into a Trap 32
Chapter 2 Frozen Hell in Kosuge 34
In a Daze 35
Message from the Ambassador 36
Isolation 37
Almost Suicidal-But Not Quite 38
The Question 40
Worst Choice Ever 41
Motonari Otsuru and Saikawa 43
Cooperation? 44
Moralizing Prosecutor 45
Let Down by Almost Everyone 46
Tied to a Leash 48
Confronting the System 49
Chapter 3 Moscow Trial Made in Japan 51
Barbaric Medieval Judicial System 52
Character Assassination 53
Widespread Leaks 54
Collusion 57
Defense Speaks 58
Criminal Intent? 61
Where's the Victim? 61
Arabian Sands 63
Khaled Juffali Rides to Nissan's Rescue 65
"Finally, We've Got Him" 67
Reliable Witnesses Only 69
Discrimination Based on Race, Nationality and Social Status 70
Chapter 4 Why? 73
Irreversible? 74
Macron's Maneuver 76
Nationalist Reaction in Japan 77
What We Now Know 78
Sounding the Alarm 79
On Assignment 80
Japanese Authorities Enter the Scene 81
Guilty Plea Diverted 83
The List 84
Purge 86
Offer Made to José Munoz 88
Chapter 5 Capitulation 89
Re-Japanizing Nissan 90
Chaos in France 92
Weight of Ignorance 93
Calamity of French State as Shareholder 95
Increasingly Narrow Horizon 97
Renault's Failed Merger with Volvo 98
Nissan's Blackmailers 99
French Finance Ministry in Driver's Seat 100
The Diplomat 102
The Anti-Ghosn 103
From Resistance to Appeasement 105
Japanese Political Diversity 107
Low-Intensity Democracy 109
Chapter 6 Two Visions of the Alliance 110
Schweitzer and Ghosn 111
Gamble of 1999 113
Two Mules Don't Make a Horse 115
Example for Japan 116
Japanese Industry 117
Seeking a Better Balance 119
How to Get Rid of the French State 120
Dr. Courtis 122
Risk of a Hostile Takeover 123
Holding Company as Only Alternative 125
Veterans from Goldman Sachs 127
Goju-Goju Project 129
Chapter 7 Dancing with the Dragon and the Bear 131
Nissans Renaissance Noticed in Beijing 132
Reforming China's State-Owned Enterprises 133
Internal Resistance at Nissan 134
Top Japanese Carmaker in China 135
People Over Capital 136
Chinese Management Test 137
BRIC by BRIC 138
Vast Factories in Togliatti 139
Face to Face with Putin 141
Transforming a Bloated Operation 142
A Judgement on Russia 144
Danger in Brazil 144
Billion-Dollar Stake 146
Visiting the Presidential Palace 146
From Lula to Dilma 147
Chapter 8 American Dream 149
Tennessee Hosts First Japanese Transplant to U.S. 150
One Plant, Two Senators 151
Like a Fish in Water 152
America, America 153
Ten Percent Target 154
Mississippi Plant Doubles U.S. Investment 155
Detroit Takes Note 157
Kirk Kerkorian Seeks to Clean up General Motors 159
Case of the Purloined GM Study 161
"It Would Have Been Magnificent" 162
GM Files for Bankruptcy 163
"Biggest Mistake of My Life" 165
Golden Eggs at Chrysler 166
Saikawa Interferes in North American Market 168
Fiat Merges with Chrysler 170
Chapter 9 Globalization After All 172
Good Business in Morocco 173
Positive Fallout in France 175
A French Presidential Ritual 177
Japan's Kei Cars to the Rescue 179
Mitsubishi Family's Problem Child 180
Leadership in Southeast Asia 182
Japans Only Choice: Globalize 184
Who Consigned France to Rust Belt Status? 185
Dizzy from Deglobalization 186
Theresa May's Assurance on Brexit 188
Trump and NAFTA: Much Ado About Nothing 189
Chapter 10 How to Become World's Number One 191
Rushing to Fukushima 191
Tepco Executive Impunity 192
Japan's Consensus Fiction 194
Pushing People to Excel 195
Simplification 196
Barely Consensual Decision 197
No Smooth Sailing 198
Horizontal Teamwork 199
Standardization and Synergies 200
Return to Billancourt 201
Devouring Capital 202
Consolidating Global Leadership with Alliance 2022 203
Taking the Lead in Electric Car Market 206
Change is Now 207
Diversifying into Battery Production 208
Chapter 11 Human Capital 210
Why Saikawa? 211
Pragmatic Approach 212
Management Without Crises 213
From Billancourt to Tennessee 214
Nissan Scandal 215
Renault's Changing of the Guard 216
Tempted to Leave 217
Tavares Can't Wait 218
Suffering of Francois Michelin 220
False Spies: A Story of Manipulation 220
Strong Management 222
Individual Responsibility 224
Corporate Survival Instinct 225
Products as a Social Purpose 226
Stakeholders Versus Shareholders 227
Japanese Decline 229
Turning Inward? 230
Chapter 12 Market for Top Executives 232
Stingy Government 233
Governance: The Cost for Shareholders 234
New Capitalism 235
Government Policies the Culprit 236
Salaries Versus Rentier Income 237
Carlos Ghosn as Taxpayer 238
Competitiveness and Remuneration 239
France Ruled by a Caste System 240
Same for All Top Executives 241
Millionaires and Billionaires 243
The Tenant 245
Business Practices in Rio 246
Beirut as a Hub 247
Hari Nada's Strange Visit 248
Growing Paranoia 250
Legacy of a Bankrupt French Government 251
Five for One 252
Chapter 13 Tomorrow 253
Fundamental Needs 254
Soaring Vehicle Demand 255
Avoiding a Sudden Break 256
Autonomy for All 258
Key Role for Manufacturing 259
Socially Delicate Transition 261
Investment Surge 262
2020: Year of Tesla? 263
War on Two Fronts 264
Winners and Losers 265
Mistrust and Suspicion Inside Alliance 266
Epilogue 268
Great Escape 269
Financial Blackmail? 270
Welcome to Lebanon 271
A Clear Choice 272
Flight Triggered by Japanese Judges 273
Mad Hope 274
On Trial: Greg Kelly-or Japan? 275
Targeting the Family 276
Code of Silence 277
Not Going Too Far 278