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AUTOMAKERS

COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2016
Now Carlos Ghosn save Mitsubishi Motors?
The man dubbed as 'le cost killer' faces a tough task in reviving the fortunes of the automotive has-been.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 25, 2016
U.S. urges automakers to ensure cybersecurity; senators seek mandatory regime
Automakers should make shielding the electronic and computer systems of vehicles from hackers a priority, developing layers of protection that can secure a vehicle throughout its life, U.S. regulators said on Monday.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2016
Quakes and fuel economy scandal hit automaker sales in April
Quakes, scandal hit automakers
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2016
Suzuki used weather data to cloud car tests: source
Suzuki Motor Corp. submitted weather data as part of fuel efficiency test results possibly to cover up the fact that it used data from indoor tests rather than road tests as required by the government, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2016
Suzuki latest automaker caught up in data debacle; Mitsubishi Motors says four further models affected
Suzuki Motor Corp. joins the list in admitting mistakes in measuring car fuel economy, saying its system is unapproved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2016
Volkswagen's diesel crisis is now a global threat
The auto-emissions scandal is only going to grow, destroying the capital and credibility of automakers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2016
Japan's auto unions seek slimmer pay raises as economy stagnates
Auto workers will ask for raises from carmakers led by Toyota Motor Corp. for a third straight year while scaling back from their demands in 2015.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2016
Takata may tap Japanese automakers for support amid massive, costly air bag recalls
Auto parts supplier Takata Corp. will consider seeking support from Japanese automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. to brace for the massive costs of global recalls and compensation over its potentially faulty air bag inflators, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2015
Japanese carmakers break sales records in U.S. amid cheap gas, easy terms
Major Japanese automakers shattered their own records for new car sales in October in the United States, lifted by low fuel prices and interest rates while benefiting from an extra selling day in the month, data released by Autodata Corp. showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2015
U.S. regulator may expand Takata air bag probe
U.S. regulators said Monday they could expand their investigation into Takata Corp. air bag inflators beyond the current 11 automakers, amid questions about whether vehicle design played a role in the devices posing a deadly risk to the public.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2015
VW ordered to sell back Suzuki stake valued at ¥463 billion
The decision from arbitrators ends a four-year dispute over a failed partnership between the automakers.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, other automakers sued in U.S. over keyless ignition 'defect'
Toyota Motor Corp. and other major automakers were sued Wednesday in a California federal court over "deadly" keyless ignition systems that are linked to serious injuries and more than 13 deaths in the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2015
Nissan group net profit hits record ¥152.8 billion in April-June
Nissan Motor Corp. reported Wednesday a record group net profit of ¥152.8 billion for the April-June quarter, up 36.3 percent from a year earlier, reflecting strong sales in North America and Europe and the weak yen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2015
'Constitutional jihad' spurs Indonesian Islamic group's plans to produce nation's own car
Fed up with capitalists plundering Indonesia's riches, members of the country's second-largest Islamic group have drawn up plans to launch a "people's power" movement.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2015
Takata drops denial for compromise in air bag crisis after 'attitude shift'; Honda reports scrapyard rupture
Takata Corp., which for months resisted U.S. regulators' demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an "attitude shift" and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a source close to the company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 18, 2015
China tells its road-rage motorists to cool it
The horrific incident shocked the nation when it went viral in China earlier this month: a woman dragged from her car, thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face and head in a case of road rage in Sichuan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015
Toyota's recovery revives automaker's hometown
Takako Sugiyama isn't sure how old her two grandchildren's school is. She knows this: the building, in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, was dated when her three kids — now in their 50s — attended.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Apple car rumors fuel Geneva debate about car of future
The main talking point at this week's Geneva car show is likely to be a vehicle that may never be built: the Apple car.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2015
Automakers select aerospace company for Takata air bag probe
A group of 10 automakers affected by faulty air bags made by embattled Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp. said Thursday it has selected the aerospace company Orbital ATK Inc. to lead an independent investigation into the defect.
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.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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