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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
Tesla's logistical challenges overshadow record deliveries
Deliveries fell short of Tesla's production of 365,923 vehicles, which is rare for an automaker that has seen its deliveries higher or similar to production in many of recent quarters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Toyota Motor lowers October output target by 6.3%
The announcement comes about a week after the world's largest automaker by sales released its production target of about 800,000 vehicles globally for the next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Toyota chief says California zero-emissions requirements 'difficult' to meet
Toyota's strategy has been criticized by some environmental groups and investors who want the company to move faster to adopt battery electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Toyota's global vehicle output rises by record 44.3% in August
The news offers some relief for the automaker, which has been under scrutiny over whether it can stick to its annual production target of 9.7 million vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2022
Toyota to start selling small electric sedan in China by year-end, sources say
Toyota has long advocated a small car that does not compromise on comfort as the best way to popularize electric vehicles, but it has struggled to produce one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2022
In China’s auto market, electric isn’t the future. It’s the present.
This year, the U.S. passed a key threshold of EVs accounting for 5% of new car sales. China passed that level in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2022
Mazda sees no return to production in Russia
The Hiroshima-based carmaker had built vehicles for the Russian market in Vladivostok since 2012.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2022
Toyota terminates production at its plant in Russia
Toyota also said its operations in Moscow needed to be restructured, but that it would continue supporting its retail network in providing service to existing Toyota and Lexus customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 21, 2022
Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Optimus' robot
The company is floating ambitious plans to deploy thousands of humanoid robots, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, within its factories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2022
Affordable EVs remain fantasy for most as automakers capitalize on high demand
Many of the electric vehicles at dealerships are available in top trims, and for amounts far above the starting prices in ads and product launch presentations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2022
Honda speeds up electric motorcycle shift to meet carbon neutrality goals
The carmaker, which also has the biggest global market share in motorbikes, set a target to make all of its bikes carbon neutral before the middle of the century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2022
Truly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch
Human supervisors, monitoring video feeds from multiple autonomous vehicles ready to step in and get stuck robot drivers moving again, may be needed permanently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2022
Honda to slash output by up to 40% at Japan plants due to supply snag
The reduction could be seen as a warning that automakers may not be able to lift production volumes in the second half of the financial year to end-March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2022
Toyota ranks last in top 10 carmakers for decarbonization efforts
Zero-emission vehicles made up just 0.18% of the firm's total sales last year versus General Motors Co. at 8.18%
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 4, 2022
When driving, tires emit pollution. And EVs make the problem worse.
Tires on most passenger vehicles are made from petrochemicals — and are considered the second leading source of microplastic in oceans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Toyota won't renew contract with actor Teruyuki Kagawa after alleged sexual assault
The automaker has already pulled its commercials featuring Kagawa, and broadcaster TBS has said it will remove the actor from its weekday morning information program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2022
Japan's factories expand output for a second month in July
Factory output rose a seasonally adjusted 1% in July from a month earlier, extending the prior month's near double-digit surge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2022
Honda and LG set to build $4.4 billion EV battery plant in U.S.
The facility will have an annual capacity of about 40 gigawatt-hours with mass production slated to start at the end of 2025, Honda has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2022
Suzuki drives deeper into India with global R&D unit
Suzuki, which already builds combustion engine cars in India for its local unit Maruti Suzuki and for export, will in 2025 start producing EVs at its factory in Gujarat.

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