Nissan reported a surge in operating profit in the latest quarter on a richer sales mix. Net income fell on a one-time charge related to the compensation of ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Renault and Nissan appear to be heading for a showdown over who will be Nissan's next chairman, replacing Carlos Ghosn, who remains in Japanese custody accused of financial improprieties.

Toyota’s operating profit flatlined in the latest quarter as cost increases and lackluster sales offset a more profitable product mix and foreign exchange windfalls.

Renault and Nissan have been a model of diplomacy since Carlos Ghosn's resignation from the French automaker last month, clearing the way for a return to business as usual. But their desire to move ahead may be easier said than done.

Honda's quarterly profit fell 40 percent to $1.54 billion as lower earnings in North America and Europe weighed on the automaker's financial results.

Mitsubishi's Engelberg Tourer concept underscores the automaker's two priorities for future product development – a focus on crossovers and more electrified drivetrains.

Nissan faces an inquiry from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following the automaker’s indictment in Japan for allegedly making false disclosures in its annual securities reports about compensation owed to former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Nissan and Mitsubishi are weighing a civil suit seeking damages from Carlos Ghosn, who is still in jail two months after he was detained on accusations of financial crimes.

The widening Carlos Ghosn crisis has reached the U.S. as one of the ousted Nissan chairman's closest allies, Jose Munoz, quit his job as chief performance and Nissan focuses on how some U.S. dealer franchises were awarded.

Carlos Ghosn's wife has petitioned Human Rights Watch to protest Japan’s "cruel and inhumane" justice system. She pressed the Japanese government to reform what she called a "draconian system of pretrial detention."

Tokyo prosecutors have indicted ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn on two additional charges, further complicating the legal battle facing the jailed auto executive.

Carlos Ghosn told a Tokyo court he acted "honorably, legally, and with the knowledge and approval of the appropriate executives" in prepared remarks made before a judge as he faced allegations of aggravated breach of trust.

A gaunt and graying Carlos Ghosn, appearing for the first time in public after nearly two months in a Japanese jail, told a Tokyo court that he was “wrongly accused and unfairly detained.” Ghosn mounted a point-by-point defense against the accusations facing him.

Two top Nissan executives are on leaves of absence as the automaker cranks up investigations into all corners of its global business, scouring for possible malfeasance related to the tenure of ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Even before Nissan ejected its longtime leader Carlos Ghosn, friction was growing between Ghosn and CEO Hiroto Saikawa.