Business Jul 1, 2021
In June alone, overall new vehicles sales rose 5.3% to 365,631 units, up for the ninth successive month.
Business Jan 15, 2020
China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce, according to a source, a target that could provide a much-needed boost for plane-maker Boeing but ...
Business / Corporate | FOCUS Oct 11, 2019
For Toyota, hydrogen still the route forward
by Chester Dawson
As others automakers plan battery-powered SUVs and trucks, Toyota Motor Corp.'s vision for the future of driving remains a hydrogen-sipping sedan. The Japanese behemoth will begin sales late next year of its second-generation Mirai, a fuel cell-powered four-door, and will ramp up annual production by ...
Business Sep 22, 2019
Motegi says U.S.-Japan trade talks will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said trade talks with the United States will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers, according to an interview with public broadcaster NHK aired Sunday ahead of a key bilateral meeting this week. Motegi handled talks with U.S. Trade Representative ...
Business / Economy Aug 23, 2019
Toyota and Hyundai latest to halt output and shed workers in India as car sales slump worsens
With India's auto sales declining for the ninth straight month in July, more automotive manufacturers are laying off workers and temporarily halting production to keep costs in check, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters. Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor and South Korea's Hyundai Motor ...
Business / Corporate | FOCUS Apr 22, 2019
Elon Musk takes on Panasonic in rare public tweet battle with key Japanese supplier
Elon Musk has engaged in Twitter spats with a long line of folks, from rival automakers to short-sellers and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He's at it again, but this time the stakes could be even higher. He's in a rare public dispute with a ...
Business / Corporate Mar 29, 2019
Toyota dealers in Tokyo hacked; data on roughly 3 million customers stolen
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that data on roughly 3 million customers was stolen from its sales companies' computer systems in Tokyo following a hacking attack. The data breach occurred earlier this month and was confirmed on March 21 at Toyota Tokyo Sales Holdings Inc.'s ...
Business / Corporate Mar 25, 2019
Carlos Ghosn to hold news conference in mid-April or later, his lawyer says
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is expected to hold a news conference in mid-April or later, one of his lawyers said. Ghosn, 65, intends to meet the press within April but may need more time to organize his statement against the charges, the ...
Business / Corporate Mar 20, 2019
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering offering Suzuki Motor Corp. a hybrid system for global sales and enhancing a joint car development project for India, according to an expanded tie-up deal unveiled Wednesday. Under the agreement, Suzuki can sell hybrids developed by Toyota, namely the RAV4 ...
Business / Corporate Feb 27, 2019
Subaru's domestic production halves in January due to part defect
Subaru Corp. said Wednesday its domestic production in January halved from a year earlier, reflecting the impact of a temporary factory shutdown that came after the discovery of a power-steering defect in certain models. Subaru said its output in Japan plunged 50.9 percent to 21,953 ...
Business / Corporate Feb 6, 2019
Toyota slashes net profit forecast due to market turbulence
by Kazuaki Nagata
Dragged down by recent stock market turbulence, Toyota Motor Corp. slashed its net profit forecast for the current business year on Wednesday and now estimates the figure will be down by 25 percent compared to fiscal 2017. Despite record sales of ¥22.47 trillion and increased ...
Business Jan 24, 2019
CEOs at Davos sour on Trump policies, warning they hurt business and investment
From center-stage in Davos last year, President Donald Trump told the world's corporate bosses that America is a great place to invest. It hasn't quite turned out that way. Foreign direct investment to the United States fell in 2018, and companies gathered at the World ...