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BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2014
Nissan posts 13.6% profit rise as automaker outperforms market
Nissan Motor Corp. announced Monday that group operating profit rose 13.6 percent to ¥498.3 billion for the business year ended in March, boosted by strong sales in Japan and North America.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 12, 2014
Maserati, others taking on Toyota at home
Maserati, Volkswagen and other foreign automakers are riding their best sales streak in years in Japan, as the economy improves and drivers like Taichi Matsukura try to stand out amid a sea of Toyotas.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2014
Carmakers pin China hopes on Beijing Auto Show
Japanese automakers faced lingering political tensions between Japan and China as the Beijing auto show opened to the media over the weekend.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2014
Automakers show off new SUV, luxury models in New York
Japanese carmakers revealed new and redesigned sedans and sport utility vehicles at the annual New York International Auto Show on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2014
Nissan chief sees 'bright spots' for sales, higher demand from Europe
Global carmakers will face rising demand this year as sales in China and the U.S. expand and Europe starts to grow again, Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2014
Auto behemoths in EV network splurge
Toyota and three rival automakers plan to jointly set up a company to build infrastructure in Japan for recharging electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2014
Top three makers boost auto sales
Japan's top three automakers said Thursday their domestic sales in February scored double-digit year-on-year increases thanks to robust demand before April's hike in the sales tax.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2014
Automakers luring Japan's interest-hungry banks to Mexico
Investments by Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. that look set to make Mexico the biggest car exporter to the U.S. are giving Japanese banks a chance to escape from the world's lowest yields.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2014
Nissan tops Asia-brand U.S. sales
Nissan Motor Co. led February U.S. sales gains for Asia-based carmakers, with its Altima passing Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry so far this year amid severe winter weather that again was blamed for chilling demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2014
Japanese cars face fight in Myanmar
Used Japanese cars are flooding Myanmar, thanks to duty reductions and deregulation since President Thein Sein's government was inaugurated in 2011 in a shift to civilian rule.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2014
Nissan releases all-new Teana
Nissan Motor Co. launched the third generation of the Teana sedan in the domestic market Wednesday, featuring enhanced comfort for long road trips and crash avoidance support technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2014
Renault-Nissan alliance seeks 7.5% more savings
Renault and Nissan raised their goal for combined savings by 7.5 percent as the 15-year-old alliance accelerates cooperation efforts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2014
Venture capitalist eyes new $300 million fund
Gen Isayama grew up in Tokyo and then spent a decade working in the venture-capital business in Northern California. Now he's starting a $300 million fund aimed at blending the best of Silicon Valley and Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2014
Nissan's Infiniti says it's working with Daimler on four-car platform
Nissan Motor Co.'s luxury Infiniti brand is developing a new platform with Daimler AG that will spawn four models, including a crossover vehicle, the unit's president said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2014
Nissan set to double Leaf sales: Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co., which reported record U.S. sales of Leaf hatchbacks in 2013, is optimistic that it can soon double deliveries, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 4, 2014
Japanese automakers post solid gains in U.S. sales
Japanese automakers marked steady increases in sales of new vehicles in the United States this year as the overall market exceeded 15 million units for the first time in six years, data by a U.S. research company shows.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2013
Carmakers brace for Yasukuni backlash in China
Automakers are bracing for a potential consumer backlash should tensions with China escalate after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, which was also Chairman Mao Zedong's birthday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2013
Toyota, Nissan, Subaru record strong U.S. sales
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. posted double-digit gains in November in U.S. sales of new cars, beating overall market growth, while Honda Motor Co. marked a slight dip, according to data from Autodata Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2013
Nissan road-tests self-driving vehicle
In what it calls the world's first experiment of its kind, Nissan Motor Co. on Monday tests a self-driving vehicle on a public expressway in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a view to marketing such vehicles by 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2013
Tokyo Motor Show still green, tries to spark pizazz
Japanese and foreign car manufacturers offered a glimpse of the future as they unveiled their latest eco-friendly and unique next-generation concept cars as the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show was opened to the media Wednesday.

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