
Collision Course
Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire
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Narrated by:
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Joel Richards
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.
How did it come to this, and why? This is the sprawling story of what led to the Ghosn Shock and what was left in its wake. The book chronicles Ghosn's two decades building a colossal partnership between Nissan and Renault. To the world it 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.
Expertly reported, Collision Course explores the complex suspicions around what and who was really responsible for Ghosn's ouster. It explains how economics, history, national interests, legal traditions, and hubris converged on arguably the most important foreign businessman ever to set foot in Japan.
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I would be really hard-pressed to find any faults with "Collision Course". If I was really nitpicking, I would probably say that it feels that the narrator tried a little bit too hard with the Carlos Ghosn accent. It might be weird the first couple of times you listen to it, but after a while it actually contributes to the whole experience. You know that when you listen to the weird accent that it's Carlos Ghosn's direct quotes being read. It's also worth searching on the internet and watching some Carlos Ghosn videos. His accent is actually quite good.
In summary, buy this book if you went to learn more about the Carlos Ghosn story from the moment he joined Nissan to the point he made his escape. It also offers a pretty extensive overview of the stunning inner workings of Nissan, the Japanese justice system and the larger Japanese automotive industry.
A great overview of the Ghosn saga
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Great book
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Interesting and a most informative read
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Unsurprising. Boring at times
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