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Nissan CEO returns pay after inspection scandal

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The CEO of Japanese car giant Nissan said on Friday he will return part of his pay until next March following a damaging inspection scandal.

Nissan recalled some 1.2 million vehicles after admitting in October that staff without proper authorisation had conducted final inspections on some vehicles intended for the domestic market before they were shipped to dealers.

The firm suspended all production destined for the local market last month, but resumed production last week at all plants.

"I have been returning part of my monthly pay since October," Nissan president and chief executive officer Hiroto Saikawa told reporters.

Saikawa, who took over the

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