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CARMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2022
Panasonic to start building Kansas battery plant in November
The conglomerate's energy unit said it had picked Kansas as the site for a new plant to supply batteries primarily to Tesla.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 31, 2022
40 years on, Suzuki aims to recover 50% market share in India
With about 3,400 new car dealers throughout the country, the firm boasts the largest sales network in the industry in India.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2022
One key, not two, for Toyota customers as chip shortage bites
Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, will temporarily give new car buyers in Japan just one smart key instead of two as it seeks to ration semiconductors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2022
Toyota says quarterly output up 30%, but parts shortages continue
The announcement came a week after Toyota said it was unlikely to meet its 9.7 million vehicle production goal for this financial year due to a scarcity of chips.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2022
Toyota unit Hino expects fiscal 2023 operating profit despite data scandal
The operating profit forecast by Hino was still 82% down on the previous financial year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2022
Toyota slashes leasing fee for troubled EV to boost orders
The automaker is halving a one-time fee to attract interest in a car that suffered a safety recall after just two months on the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2022
Toyota scrambles for EV reboot with eye on Tesla
Proposals under review, if adopted, would amount to a dramatic shift for Toyota and rewrite the $38 billion EV rollout plan the automaker announced last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2022
Technology-sharing a sticking point as Renault, Nissan hash out reset, sources say
Renault and Nissan said this month they were in talks about the future of their alliance, including Nissan potentially investing in an electric vehicle business being spun out of Renault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2022
Toyota expects to cut full-year output target due to chip shortage
The company has been under scrutiny over whether it can stick to its annual production target of a record 9.7 million vehicles after it missed interim goals earlier this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2022
South Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chain
Migrant children from Guatemala found working at SMART Alabama and SL Alabama had been hired by recruiting or staffing firms in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2022
Tesla shares fall on sales miss as Elon Musk promises ‘epic’ year end
'We have excellent demand for Q4 and we expect to sell every car that we make for as far into the future as we can see,” Musk said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2022
Stellantis considers ending all carmaking in China after Jeep exit
Stellantis is mulling the potential exit as more established foreign auto brands have struggled to maintain their position in China's market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2022
Sony-Honda alliance aims to deliver first EV in 2026
Sony Honda Mobility said delivery to Japanese consumers will begin in the second half of 2026, while plans for other markets including Europe are still undecided.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2022
Toyota opens new Myanmar plant put on hold following coup
The Japanese automaker said the plant has begun to assemble one or two vehicles a day, working from parts kits shipped to Myanmar in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2022
Moscow confirms Nissan will sell Russian assets to state
The company said it had decided to exit the Russian market and expected to incur an extraordinary loss of approximately u00a5100 billion from the asset transfer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2022
Renault and Nissan in talks that could reshape alliance
Renault shares rose by as much as 6% in early trading Monday, making the stock the best performer on France's benchmark CAC-40 equity index.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2022
Nissan presses partner Renault to sell down stake, report says
French car firm Renault owns about 43% of Nissan, while the Japanese firm owns 15% of its top shareholder, but without voting rights.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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