Named one of the Best Business Books of 2021 by The Wall Street Journal In Japan it's called
the Ghosn Shock-the stunning arrest of Carlos Ghosn the jet-setting CEO who saved Nissan and
made it part of a global automotive empire. Even more shocking was his daring escape from Japan
packed into a box and put on a private jet to Lebanon after months spent in a Japanese
detention center subsisting on rice gruel. This is the saga of what led to the Ghosn Shock and
what was left in its wake. Ghosn spent two decades building a colossal partnership between
Nissan and Renault that looked like a new model for a global business but the alliance's shiny
image fronted an unsteady tense operation. Culture clashes infighting among executives and
engineers dueling corporate traditions and government maneuvering constantly threatened the
venture. Journalists Hans Greimel and William Sposato have followed the story up close with
access to key players including Ghosn himself. Veteran Tokyo-based reporters they have
witnessed the end of Japan's bubble economy and attempts at opening Japan Inc. to the world.
They've seen the fraying of keiretsu Japan's traditional skein of business relationships and
covered numerous corporate scandals of which the Ghosn Shock and Ghosn's subsequent escape
stand above all. Expertly reported Collision Course explores the complex suspicions around
what and who was really responsible for Ghosn's ouster and why one of the top executives in the
world would risk everything to escape the country. It explains how economics history national
interests cultural politics and hubris collided crumpling the legacy of arguably the most
important foreign businessman ever to set foot in Japan. This gripping unforgettable narrative
full of fascinating characters serves as part cautionary tale part object lesson and part
forewarning of the increasing complexity of doing global business in a nationalistic world.
