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NISSAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2013
Price cuts help boost Nissan's U.S. sales 25%
Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. sales surged 25 percent in May, triple the industrywide gain, after cutting prices and increasing incentives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2013
Nissan, Mitsubishi kick off joint minicar production
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Monday started manufacturing a jointly developed minivehicle to be launched on June 6 across Japan.
BUSINESS
May 16, 2013
Ghosn: Yen at competitive level
The yen's exchange rate is returning to a level suitable for competition, Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn said, adding that his company will continue domestic output of the Infiniti luxury models for export.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2013
Japanese automakers target China's youth
Despite the bilateral dispute over the Senkaku Islands, young Chinese consumers appear more concerned with product quality and safety rather than Beijing's relations with the countries making the products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2013
Toyota predicts China sales won't fully recover before fall
Toyota Motor Corp. said it doesn't expect sales in China to fully recover before autumn this year as antipathy lingers toward Japanese brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2013
Nissan sees rebound in China this quarter
Nissan Motor Co., the most successful Japanese automaker in China, expects sales in the world's largest automobile market to rebound within three months as demand for Japanese-branded vehicles recovers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2013
Altima tops Camry in hot U.S. midsize market
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry in March ceded its rank as America's best-selling midsize car for the first time in 17 months, slipping behind Nissan Motor Co.'s Altima and losing share to Honda Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2013
New SUVs, luxury cars shown off in New York
Japanese carmakers are showcasing their sport utility vehicles and luxury cars at the annual New York International Auto Show, which opened Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 21, 2013
Auto sales driven by gas mileage
Japanese carmakers compete over fuel efficiency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2013
Nissan's new car to test mood in China
After protests erupted across China last year over the Senkaku Islands, sales of Japanese-branded cars there plummeted. Nissan Motor Co.'s prescription for winning back Chinese drivers: a quieter ride and better gas mileage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2013
Suzuki aiming for 30% of minivehicle market
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Tuesday it wants to secure a 30 percent share of the domestic minicar market in fiscal 2013 in the face of fierce competition from its rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2013
Nissan's female execs help drive strong sales
Among the 780,000 people employed in Japan's auto industry, only three are women responsible for the rollout of new models. They all work at Nissan Motor Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2012
Ghosn eyes Mexico for next North America plant
Nissan Motor Co. will consider Mexico along with the United States for a new North American factory to meet growing demand in both nations, CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2012
Nissan plans major boost in car imports
Nissan Motor Co. may overtake Volkswagen as Japan's biggest car importer as it steps up shipments of vehicles made offshore to mitigate the strength of the yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2012
Nissan plans big boost for Infiniti outlets in China
Nissan Motor Co. plans to increase dealerships and showrooms in China for the luxury Infiniti brand to as many as 150 by 2016 from 60 now, a company executive said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2012
Ghosn's pay rises to ¥987 million as Nissan profit beats rivals
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn's pay rose to ¥987 million last fiscal year while bigger rival Toyota Motor Corp. left its CEO's pay flat and Honda Motor Co. cut compensation.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2012
Nissan to halt line, cut domestic output 15%
Nissan Motor Co. will halt operations in July at one of the two production lines at its main plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, cutting back its annual domestic production capacity by 15 percent to 1.15 million vehicles, company sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2012
Nissan eclipses Toyota with ¥341 billion profit
Nissan Motor Co. on Friday posted a consolidated net profit of ¥341.43 billion for 2011, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. for the first time ever on strong global sales despite natural disasters and a strong yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2012
Nissan can post ¥10 trillion in sales if Japan's '1,000-lb. gorilla' allows: Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said revenue at Japan's second-biggest automaker may reach ¥10 trillion ($123 billion) in 2012, depending on the strength of a currency he compared to an oversize ape.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2012
Toyota, Nissan primed for comeback
Automakers were among the companies most heavily damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year, but the road to recovery was fast and their plants are getting ready to make up for lost time.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
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