Nissan Motor Corporation — Ethics Grade C-

Nissan Motor Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 50
• privacy: 40
• consumer: 40
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 35

Documented incidents (3)

• Executive Misconduct Scandal (high, 2019) — Chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested for under-reporting his compensation and misappropriating company funds. The scandal revealed deep failures in Nissan's internal board oversight.
• Emissions Testing Falsification (high, 2018) — Nissan admitted to falsifying exhaust gas and fuel economy test data for vehicles sold in Japan. Inspection reports were rewritten to meet regulatory standards.
• Uyghur Forced Labor Links (high, 2020) — ASPI reports identified Nissan as one of the brands potentially benefiting from the forced transfer and labor of Uyghur workers in factories in China.

Documented good deeds

• EV Pioneer Efforts — Nissan was an early leader in mass-market electric vehicles with the Leaf and has committed to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Ethical alternatives

• Honda Motor Company — More stable corporate governance and higher rank in reliability and safety indexes.