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CARMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015
Takata to name quality chief to board; Stocker to step down
Takata Corp., the company behind the biggest product-safety recall in U.S. history, will give the executive in charge of quality assurance more authority by naming him to the board of directors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015
Toyota boosting Japan exports to reach global sales target
Toyota Motor Corp., facing capacity constraints in North America, may boost exports from Japan for the first time in three years to meet its global sales target.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2015
You say you want an automotive revolution?
Though new technologies, ideas and companies are challenging the entire automotive paradigm and upsetting almost a century of stable evolution, the industry's ability to adapt should not be underestimated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2015
Takata output of replacement air bag inflators set to soar; shares dive
Takata Corp. said on Wednesday it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2015
Nissan bets connected car will resonate with young Chinese
Nissan Motor Co. introduced a sedan developed for younger consumers in China as part of plans to lower the average age of its buyers in the world's largest car market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015
Toyota adopts new business model with cost-saving platform shift
Toyota Motor Corp. will shift half of all vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020, following a similar move by rival Volkswagen AG.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2015
Toyota set to approve $1 billion Corolla plant in Mexico within weeks
Toyota Motor Corp. is finalizing plans for its first car plant in Mexico, which could be approved by its board as early as next month, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2015
U.S. to fine Takata $14,000 a day for resisting air bag probe
Takata Corp. will be fined $14,000 for each day it fails to cooperate with a U.S. investigation into defects in its air bags that have led to millions of car recalls worldwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 14, 2015
Apple has hundreds working on secret project to create car
Apple Inc. has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2015
Lawyers ask judge to order Takata to preserve recalled air bag parts
Lawyers suing Takata ask a U.S. judge to order the company to save recalled parts for independent testing as most are being sent back to Takata, making them scarce.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2015
Carmakers face rosy quarter as commodity prices slump
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are benefiting from a decline in the price of commodities like steel and rubber, which will make it cheaper to produce cars and give an extra boost to profits.

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