Automaker Nissan fires chairman Carlos Ghosn over alleged financial violations. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co.'s influential chairman Carlos Ghosn was fired and arrested Monday after an internal probe found he underreported his salary and for other financial violations, including the personal use of company assets, the firm and Japanese state media said. Nissan said in a statement that Ghosn would be dismissed after an internal probe based on a whistleblower report found he had falsified reports "Over many years." Japan's state broadcaster NHK said Ghosn was arrested on suspicion of financial misconduct. Source 5e.