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NISSAN

BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2016
Steering system flaw, screw hole woes prompt 240,966-car Nissan recall in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. is recalling a total of 240,966 vehicles in Japan due to flaws in the steering system and defective screw holes that could stop the cars from running, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2016
Nissan to recall 4,700 cars in South Korea over faulty seat sensor
Nissan Motor Co. is to recall 4,700 cars in South Korea, the country's transport ministry said Wednesday. The recall will affect the Altima and two other models.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2016
Mitsubishi, Nissan see minicar sales plunge after fuel economy scandal
The nation's major minicar makers, including Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., saw their sales tumble in May in what is believed to be fallout from the fuel economy cheating scandal, data from an industry body showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 19, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors scandal was an accident waiting to happen
It's a familiar Japanese corporate ritual: a deep bow before the cameras to atone for wrongdoing. And when it comes to the art of public mea culpa, few companies can top scandal-prone Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2016
Nissan faces uphill battle to help Mitsubishi Motors regain trust: Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said Friday the company will help Mitsubishi Motors Corp. under their planned tie-up to regain public trust damaged by a fuel economy scandal, although it will not be easy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 13, 2016
How a confession turned into ¥237.4 billion bargain for Nissan
Two days before Mitsubishi Motors Corp. went public with news it had overstated the fuel economy of its cars, Chairman Osamu Masuko visited Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn for a mea culpa. It did not take long for talk to turn from an apology to a deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2016
Stricken Mitsubishi Motors in talks with Nissan over ¥237 billion stake
Nissan Motor Co. is in talks to take a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the automakers said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2016
Nissan in talks to own third of scandal-stung MMC for $1.8 billion
Nissan Motor Co is in advanced talks to take a roughly one-third stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp with a $1.8 billion investment, as Mitsubishi struggles with a fuel-economy data scandal, two sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors drags on Nissan as minicar sales fall 51%
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s fuel economy testing fraud has hit its partner Nissan Motor Co. in domestic showrooms, with the latter automaker posting a steeper plunge in April minicar sales and overall market share.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016
Toyota, Nissan domestic output down in February; Honda logs growth
Major automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. on Monday reported declines in domestic production for February, while Honda Motor Co. saw output grow.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2016
Nissan halts Egyptian plant expansion over currency access snag
Nissan Motor Co.'s Egyptian unit has frozen a plant expansion project in Cairo due to a lack of access to foreign currency that prompted policy changes this week by the central bank to help investors from abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2016
Japanese automakers set sales records in U.S.
An energetic market for sports utility vehicles and pickups drove record sales in the U.S. for Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. in February, while Honda Motor Co. notched up double-digit percentage growth in passenger car sales, data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2016
Nissan disables Leaf electric car app after cross-continent hack
Nissan Motor Co. has disabled a mobile application for controlling its Leaf electric car after a security researcher demonstrated how hackers could access temperature controls and other functions from across continents.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2016
Nissan recalls 1,946 vehicles, mainly ambulances, over ignition fault
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is recalling in Japan 1,946 vehicles, most of them used as ambulances, due to an issue that could prevent their engines from starting, following a man's death in a hospital after an ambulance intended to transport him failed to start.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2016
Strong yen is a brake on Japanese carmakers' profits
Japanese automakers may have run out of the fuel that has driven profits higher for the past four years: the weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2016
Nissan logs record ¥453 billion nine-month profit on U.S., Europe sales
Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it logged a record-high group net profit of ¥452.84 billion for the April to December period as strong sales in North America and Western Europe more than offset weakness in emerging markets and at home.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 14, 2016
Nissan to adapt crash prevention for China's bad drivers
Call it driving with Chinese characteristics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2016
Japan's automakers achieve record U.S. sales in 2015
Japanese automakers logged record sales in the United States in 2015 as the overall market swelled to an unprecedented level, driven by the stronger economy and robust demand for sport utility vehicles and trucks, Autodata Corp. data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2015
Former Nissan President Yoshikazu Hanawa, led company's recovery, dies at 81
Former Nissan Motor Co. President Yoshikazu Hanawa, who steered a major turnaround for the automaker, died last Friday of a heart attack, the company said. He was 81.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2015
Ghosn succession a question Renault-Nissan must face after French deal
Carlos Ghosn said Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA are unlikely to stick with one chief executive officer after him, complicating the future of the carmakers' alliance structure.
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
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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