The partnership dates back to 1999, when Renault rescued Nissan from bankruptcy

Ghosn made his first public appearance since his audacious December escape at a combative press conference in Beirut on Wednesday

The firm downgraded its projection for net profit in the fiscal year to March 2019 from 410-billion yen to 319-billion yen

Carlos Ghosn denounced a "conspiracy" against him, saying events had been "twisted in a way to paint a personage of greed, a personage of dictatorship

The tycoon is expected to walk out of the custody centre in Toyko after the court rejected a last-ditch appeal from prosecutors to block his release

The former high-flying executive has been in detention since his shock November 19 arrest, and has tried repeatedly without success to secure bail

There was no immediate explanation as to why the attorneys, who include lead lawyer Motonari Otsuru, were leaving Ghosn’s defence team

It was Nissan’s first earnings report since former chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested on November 19

Former head of the alliance Carlos Ghosn is being held in Japan on charges he under-reported millions of dollars in pay as head of Nissan

Since his arrest on November 19 the auto tycoon has been in a Tokyo detention centre

Carlos Ghosn faces a host of allegations of financial impropriety

The case of the once-revered tycoon has gripped Japan and the business world since he was arrested as he stepped off his private jet

The Japanese company removed Carlos Ghosn from his post last month after he was detained on allegations of under-reporting his salary

Ghosn is under arrest on suspicion of understating his income by around $44-million over five years

Following his stunning arrest last Monday, Carlos Ghosn began his second week in a Japanese detention centre

Nissan’s board will decide on Thursday whether to remove the 64-year-old tycoon as chairman

Carlos Ghosn is facing allegations of financial misconduct