Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. — Ethics Grade D+

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (39/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 45
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 55

Documented incidents (3)

• Carlos Ghosn Financial Misconduct (high, 2018) — Chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested for under-reporting his compensation and misappropriating company assets, exposing massive corporate governance failures.
• Improper Emissions Testing (medium, 2018) — Nissan admitted that it used falsified data for exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests at several of its domestic plants in Japan.
• Suppression of Labor Rights (medium, 2021) — Allegations of union-busting and poor health and safety conditions at manufacturing plants in Morelos and Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Documented good deeds

• Zero Emissions Pioneer — The Nissan Leaf remains one of the first and most accessible mass-produced electric vehicles globally, helping normalize EVs.

Ethical alternatives

• Subaru Corporation — Consistently higher safety ratings and better corporate governance transparency.