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CARMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2019
Renault offers CEO job to SEAT's Luca de Meo, says La Vanguardia
French carmaker Renault has offered the chairman of Volkswagen's SEAT brand, Luca de Meo, the job of chief executive, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Saturday, citing anonymous sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2019
New Nissan CEO vows to improve corporate culture after Ghosn's rule
New Nissan Motor Co. CEO Makoto Uchida vowed Friday to improve the automaker's corporate culture following the two-decade rule of former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested and ousted over financial misconduct allegations last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2019
With Honda mired in crisis over quality lapses, CEO Takahiro Hachigo seizes the wheel
At a two-day gathering for Honda's suppliers in March, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo sounded the alarm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2019
Japanese hybrids beating slump in China's car market
China's once-in-a-generation car slump is hobbling carmakers around the globe that placed their bets on what is the world's biggest auto market. But one group is weathering the slowdown unscathed: Japanese automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2019
Japan regulator to recommend fining Nissan ¥2.4 billion over Carlos Ghosn scandal
The watchdog accused Nissan of violating the law by underreporting Ghosn's pay package by around u00a59.1 billion in the eight years through March 2018 in securities reports.
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
Dec 10, 2019
GM loans Ohio plant buyer $40 million to launch electric truck
General Motors Co. loaned the buyer of its half-century-old assembly plant in Ohio $40 million to help the cash-strapped startup roll out an electric pickup truck.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2019
Automakers in Japan to probe possible new problem in Takata air bags
The transport ministry said Friday it has ordered automakers to look into the safety of their products after a new problem seems to have been discovered in air bags produced by now-defunct Takata Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2019
Toyota struggles to match demand for hybrid models
Toyota Motor Corp. has a problem with selling its hybrids — its customers can't get enough of them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2019
Daihatsu Tanto displaces Honda N-Box in Japan new vehicle sales rankings
Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Tanto minivehicle topped the new vehicle sales rankings in Japan in November, seizing the leading position from Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle, industry data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2019
Carmakers shedding 80,000 jobs globally as electric era upends industry
It's turning out to be one of the worst years ever for auto workers across the globe amid shrinking demand and a tectonic shift in vehicle technology, with Daimler AG and Audi announcing almost 20,000 job cuts in just the past week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 4, 2019
Upper House approves U.S.-Japan trade deal
The Diet approved a trade deal with the United States on Wednesday that slashes tariffs on farm and industrial goods, clearing the way for its entry into force at the beginning of next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2019
VW accused of deceit in U.K.'s largest class action lawsuit
Volkswagen AG is facing one of the largest-ever U.K. class action lawsuits, with almost 100,000 vehicle owners accusing it of misleading them by installing emissions-cheating software that made it appear their diesel vehicles met environmental standards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2019
New Nissan chief Makoto Uchida vows to turn around the embattled automaker
A new three-way leadership structure is designed to avoid the mistakes made during the Carlos Ghosn era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2019
Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi to set up new company to develop advanced tech for next-generation vehicles
Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have agreed to set up a new company to jointly develop advanced technologies for next-generation vehicles, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2019
Nissan to invest ¥33 billion on advanced manufacturing technology
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest ¥33 billion ($301 million) to introduce advanced manufacturing technology at a plant in Japan to tackle the challenges of producing next-generation vehicles such as electric, intelligent and connected cars.
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 / Companies
Nov 24, 2019
India's slowdown emerges as new headache for Japan automakers
While the U.S.-China trade dispute, uncertainties about the global auto market and rising costs for developing cleaner cars are common concerns for automakers, the slowdown in India's market has emerged as a new headache.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2019
Tesla Cybertruck gets 150,000 orders in first two days
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that there have been about 150,000 orders thus far for the electric carmaker's Cybertruck, which was unveiled late on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2019
Shattered glass: Futuristic design questioned after Tesla Cybertruck launch
Tesla Inc.'s launch of its futuristic Cybertruck pickup suffered a setback when its armored glass windows shattered, but it was the overall look of the electric vehicle that worried Wall Street, driving the automaker's shares down 6 percent on Friday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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