India, Jan. 30 -- Nissan Motor Co. (NSANF.PK, NSANY.PK) and Renault SA (RNSDY.PK) appointed the French auditor Mazars to investigate possible wrongdoing within their automotive alliance, a sign the partners are moving forward on a joint probe following Carlos Ghosn's arrest for alleged financial crimes, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.
Mazars will look into Renault-Nissan BV, the Amsterdam-based unit set up by the carmakers to coordinate their alliance, for any misconduct such as the misuse of company assets, the report said.
The audit follows the November 19 arrest of Ghosn in Tokyo on allegations of understating his income at Nissan by tens of millions of dollars and temporarily transferring personal trading lo...