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AUTO PARTS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 20, 2018
Japan automakers' dominance is fading
Japanese automakers have fallen behind Germany in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017
Aichi firm eyes the fast lane as Asia's top race car seat maker
Though it only has 13 employees, an auto parts manufacturer in central Japan boasts a 50 percent share of the market for auto racing seats in Asia, and is regarded as one of the five biggest global brands.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2016
Panasonic said targeting headlight maker ZKW in auto parts expansion
Panasonic Corp. is in discussions to buy Austrian headlight manufacturer ZKW Group GmbH, a person familiar with the matter said, becoming the latest major electronics manufacturer to branch out into auto parts.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2016
EU fines Mitsubishi, Hitachi units €138 million over auto parts cartel
The European Union fined Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday a total of around €137.8 million (¥18.05 billion)after finding that the two Japanese firms had participated in a cartel over the sale of auto parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2015
Japan's pioneer power steering maker feels threatened by advent of driverless cars
A Japanese company that once revolutionized the auto industry by inventing electric power steering now finds itself on the wrong side of the latest technology innovation: driverless cars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2015
Auto parts-maker Kayaba agrees to $62 million fine for fixing shock absorber prices
Automotive and hydraulic equipment maker Kayaba Industry Co. has agreed to pay a $62 million fine for its role in a price fixing scheme for shock absorbers for cars and motorcycles sold in the United States, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2015
Legislation eyed to enable probe of auto parts makers
The government is eyeing a law revision giving the transport ministry powerful authority over auto parts makers in the wake of the issue of defective air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp., sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2014
Panasonic to take 50% stake in Spanish auto parts maker Ficosa
Panasonic Corp. plans to take a roughly 50 percent stake in auto parts maker Ficosa International S.A. of Spain to bolster its development of advanced vehicle safety systems, a source with knowledge of the deal said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2014
In exception, gangsters to be allowed to buy auto insurance
Property and casualty insurance companies plan to let crime syndicate members buy auto insurance so that victims can be compensated in the event a gangster causes an accident, industry sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2014
Denso hit with $2 million fine over bid-rigging in Canada
Denso Corp., the nation's largest manufacturer of electronic auto parts, said Thursday it had been fined $2.45 million Canadian dollars (¥200 million) by a court in Canada for breaking the competition law by rigging bids on transactions in several kinds of auto parts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2014
Toyota to cut prices of Lexus parts in China after antitrust probe
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will cut prices of spare parts in China for its Lexus vehicles next month following an antitrust probe China has opened into the auto industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2013
Panasonic eyes growth via auto parts ventures
Panasonic Corp. is in talks with automotive parts makers for possible acquisitions or alliances as Japan's No. 2 TV maker seeks to expand the components it delivers to vehicle manufacturers.

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