Good Bye Uncle Carlos...We hardly knew yee...!

[steve_c]

Well,
I cannot say I will miss him.
His genius was delivering the great M's we love today, but the M line was a great car with poor dealer / corporate customer relations integration.
They pulled it off only because these cars were so trouble free, despite extremely poor corporate customer care!
At the M's introduction, they called their corporate customer care system
"The Infiniti Inner Circle".
I call it
"The Infiniti Inner Circle Jerk"

[Ilya]

^^ lol at the end.

Crazy what the news was though lol.

[EniGmA1987]

Am I the only one that doesnt actually keep up on Infiniti news? Is/Was Carlos the head of Infiniti and did he die or get fired suddenly or something?

[steve_c]

Am I the only one that doesnt actually keep up on Infiniti news? Is/Was Carlos the head of Infiniti and did he die or get fired suddenly or something?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ghosn

[Larz]

Carlos gained many accolades when he saved Nissan from bankruptcy in the late 90s. He was the force behind the updated Nissan body styles that helped to save Nissan Japan from massive layoffs. He is also credited for bringing Renault back from the precipice by cost-cutting and re-aligning management. Of course he is also the man who brokered the deal for the Nissan / Renault merger - which many agree has led to the current low level of quality in all NIssan and Renault vehicles. He went from being one of the most sought after business leaders worldwide to his present position as 'common criminal' after embezzling millions, failing to report all of his earnings, and tax evasion.
In other words .............. He is a typical corporate thief who had value to greedy board members, but nobody else, LOL.

[LIBRILZ]

Carlos gained many accolades when he saved Nissan from bankruptcy in the late 90s. He was the force behind the updated Nissan body styles that helped to save Nissan Japan from massive layoffs. He is also credited for bringing Renault back from the precipice by cost-cutting and re-aligning management. Of course he is also the man who brokered the deal for the Nissan / Renault merger - which many agree has led to the current low level of quality in all NIssan and Renault vehicles. He went from being one of the most sought after business leaders worldwide to his present position as 'common criminal' after embezzling millions, failing to report all of his earnings, and tax evasion.
In other words .............. He is a typical corporate thief who had value to greedy board members, but nobody else, LOL.

Seems like the exact person who would sell someone a CVT transmission....

[AZhitman]

^ THIS.

[antzrus]

Just waiting for our USA dear leader to grant him safe refuge...

[EniGmA1987]

Seems like the exact person who would sell someone a CVT transmission....

Not sure what the joke is there, but I love the CVT in my honda daily driver. lol

[Larz]

The joke is referring to Nissan being known for making the LEAST reliable CVT's of any car maker. I would have NO worries about ANY CVT transmission in a Toyota or Honda.
Supposedly, after thousands of repairs / replacements, Nissan claims to have improved their CVTs and now offers a very long warranty on them. Time will either confirm or dispute that.