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The BMW logo. It took the German automaker more than two years to discover the extent of a braking system fault that is expected to cost the carmaker nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to fix.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2024
BMW took two years to find extent of defect behind recall
The braking system fault is expected to cost the carmaker nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to fix.
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 1. Wyden has been investigating links between carmakers and forced labor in China.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2024
U.S. Senate probe finds forced labor ties in automakers' imports
The report said BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen had used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the U.S.
Japan Times
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Sep 9, 2022
Sports world mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
The British Horseracing Authority said the sport was in mourning for the queen, who showed an intense passion for racing throughout her life.
Japan Times
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Sep 7, 2022
Billy Horschel calls LIV players at BMW PGA event ‘hypocritical’
Horschel, an outspoken critic of the Saudi-backed LIV circuit, was peeved that some LIV players who had never previously played in Europe were on hand at Wentworth Club outside London.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2022
BMW brings new EV to Japan as country warms up to electric cars
Registrations for imported EVs totaled 8,610 units last year, up from 3,238 in 2020, fueled in part by a price cut for Tesla Inc.'s Model 3.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2021
VW praises and BMW pans Tesla as German plant nears production
While Volkswagen CEO talks of a 'new dimension,' his counterpart at BMW appears dismissive of the EV automaker.
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2021
BMW muscles through chip shortage with profit jump
BMW has navigated turmoil from chip shortages better than others, and in late September went against the tide and raised profit expectations.
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BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2021
German auto giants place their bets on the underdog: Hydrogen cars
Germany is betting billions on hydrogen fuels in sectors like steel and chemicals to meet climate targets, but it could take years before any significant sales are made.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2021
Yamaha wants to put the vroom-vroom back into electric vehicles
The company is crafting a range of soundscapes to replicate the noise an internal combustion engine car makes upon acceleration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 29, 2021
Global chip shortage hits Apple, BMW and Ford as crisis worsens
The shortfall of critically needed parts has forced the auto industry to cut output, leaving thin inventories at dealerships just as consumers emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
Defying Trump, California locks in vehicle emission deals with major automakers
The Center for Biological Diversity estimates the deal will improve fuel economy 3.7 percent year over year between 2022 and 2026.
Japan Times
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Jun 22, 2020
South Korea's wealthy, passed over by pandemic pain, splurge on Porsches and BMWs
In many ways, experts say, the rising sales of imported cars illustrate the widening wealth gap during the pandemic in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2020
German court delays Tesla Berlin factory preparation amid environmental challenge
Elon Musk's plan to build an electric car plant in Germany has run into legal trouble after a court said clearing a forest near Berlin for a new Tesla Inc. factory must stop immediately while it considers a challenge by environmentalists.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2020
Trump administration closes antitrust probe of carmakers over emissions pact
The Justice Department has abandoned its antitrust probe of four automakers that sided with California over President Donald Trump in a fight over the future of fuel economy and emissions requirements.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2019
China car market heads for unprecedented second annual drop
Car sales in China continued to decline in November, extending a historic slump and all but ensuring a second straight annual drop for the world's biggest auto market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 24, 2019
From racetrack to showroom: Cars of the future profit from Formula E breakthroughs
Not every advance in electric-vehicle technology takes place inside the sterile calm of a research laboratory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2019
Los Angeles Auto Show's green emphasis is no coincidence in climate-minded California
Batteries and big price tags are all the rage at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show.

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