Ghosn said of Renault's current management, including CEO Luca de Meo, who is leading the automaker's revival strategy, "It's all very well to make announcements about plans, but strategy is only 5 percent."

French prosecutors claim Ghosn, as well as four others, enriched the former CEO of Nissan and Renault by steering Renault funds through an Oman vehicle distributor.

The executive-turned-international fugitive has grown even more pessimistic about the prospects of Nissan and Renault in the 11 months since his book was first published.

Indicted former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn says he is stepping up the campaign to reclaim his legacy, calls Nissan "boring" and says its alliance with Renault is a "zombie."

Carlos Ghosn warns that old-guard companies such as Nissan must speed up their EV plans to stay competitive with newcomers.