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News Articles: Nissan

Autoworkers at Mercedes plant in Vance, Ala., assemble an all-electric SUV.

Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South

If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes.

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  • Stephan Bisaha
Nissan is recalling more than 809,000 small SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because a key problem can cause the ignition to shut off while they're being driven.

Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs because a key defect can cut off the engine

Nissan says the SUVs have jackknife folding keys that may not stay fully open. If driven with the key partially folded, a driver could touch the fob, inadvertently turning off the engine.

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  • The Associated Press
This Dec. 30, 2019 image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Taylor and his son Peter, are charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon.

2 Americans Have Apologized To A Tokyo Court For Their Role In Carlos Ghosn's Escape

Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret, and his son Peter are facing charges for allegedly helping Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon.

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  • The Associated Press
A bus believed to be carrying former U.S. special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter, who allegedly staged the operation to help fly former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019, leaves Narita International Airport in Japan on Tuesday.

2 Americans Accused Of Helping Carlos Ghosn Escape Are Extradited To Japan

The father and son arrived in Tokyo after fighting extradition. They're accused of helping former Nissan Motors Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan as he awaited trial.

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  • Scott Neuman