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CARMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2019
Renault wants merger with Nissan and Fiat Chrysler: report
Renault SA is aiming to restart merger talks with Nissan Motor Co. within 12 months as the first step toward the creation of a bigger auto conglomerate that will involve a bid by both companies for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 27, 2019
Sony to conduct tests on remotely driven cars with NTT Docomo
Sony Corp. and NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday they will start conducting joint tests in Guam this summer on remotely driven cars using next-generation 5G services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2019
Japan's new car sales projected to fall 2% in 2019
Sales of new vehicles in Japan are projected to fall 2.0 percent in fiscal 2019 to 5.22 million units amid growing economic uncertainty, according to an industry body.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2019
Nissan to introduce new models in Arab world, sets sights on No. 1 in Middle East
Nissan Motor Co. is planning on introducing new models in the Arab world and increasing capacity at its local factories as part of a bid to secure the largest market share in the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2019
Ford fears double-whammy from May's no-deal Brexit tariffs
Ford Motor Co. said it will be hit twice by U.K. tariffs to be imposed in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2019
Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi seek fresh start after Carlos Ghosn era with new joint board
The three companies said the alliance will establish a new joint management board designed to be operated with a fair balance of power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2019
Japanese classics from Toyota, Honda, Mazda and the like are now a hot bet among car collectors
When a classic red 1994 Toyota Supra sold online for $121,000 in January, it shocked not only the usual car-related Instagram junkies but also close followers of the tiny Japanese sports car. The going rate for one in good condition tends to hover around $59,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2019
Nissan and Renault weigh closure of Dutch joint venture that reportedly funded Ghosn's parties
The venture, set up in 2002, had become nonfunctional in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2019
Plea deal talks with Nissan executives over Ghosn charges began month prior to his arrest
The executives told in-house investigators that they would disclose further details to the prosecutors if they could secure a plea deal, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2019
Toyota joins rival carmakers BMW and Honda in sounding Brexit alarm bell
Toyota Motor Corp. has added its voice to warnings about potential Brexit fallout as the deadline for an agreement on the U.K.'s exit from the European Union looms less than four weeks away.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2019
Rolls-Royce savors blowout demand for Cullinan SUV starting at $325,000
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is having a hard time meeting demand for its Cullinan sport utility vehicle, as the high-end British automaker's biggest-ever model has proved popular with its ultra-rich clientele.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2019
Subaru announces global recall of 2.3 million vehicles, its biggest yet, over faulty brake lights
Subaru Corp. is recalling around 2.3 million vehicles worldwide over a brake light problem, the automaker's biggest-ever recall, as it grapples with a series of quality-related issues following rapid expansion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2019
Lawyers request bail for ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn for third time
Lawyers for Nissan Motor Co.'s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been detained for more than three months on financial misconduct allegations, filed a request for bail for the third time with a Tokyo court on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2019
Subaru's domestic production halves in January due to part defect
Subaru Corp. said Wednesday its domestic production in January halved from a year earlier, reflecting the impact of a temporary factory shutdown that came after the discovery of a power-steering defect in certain models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2019
The demise of Honda's only U.K. factory sums up Britain's Brexit angst
Swindon, famous for its traffic intersections and steam-engine past, feels like Brexit Britain in a nutshell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
Ghosn's lawyer worries about case's impact on Japan's reputation and believes ex-Nissan chief is innocent
Asked when the trial will start, Junichiro Hironaka said it will probably begin this summer or later.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2019
Winds of change sweep auto industry
Automakers are engaged in a fierce batttle for survival.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 19, 2019
U.S. auto industry lines up against possible Trump tariffs on imports and slams secret report
The U.S. auto industry urged President Donald Trump's administration on Monday not to saddle imported cars and auto parts with steep tariffs, after the U.S. Commerce Department sent a confidential report to the White House late on Sunday with its recommendations for how to proceed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2019
Honda to shut sole U.K. plant in Swindon, imperiling 3,500 jobs just weeks ahead of Brexit
Honda built 160,000 vehicles at the Swindon factory last year, accounting for just over 10 percent of Britain's total output of 1.52 million cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2019
Carlos Ghosn readies trial counterpunch with new legal dream team
Can Carlos Ghosn beat the rap?

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