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Japan and U.S. to focus on auto and farm market access in first round of trade talks
The talks, expected to run through Friday in Washington, come as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose additional tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported cars and parts.
Sales of imported autos rise 4.2% on year to mark record for July, Japan industry group says
Imported foreign-brand vehicle sales in July grew 4.2 percent from a year earlier to 21,869 units, for the first increase in two months, an industry group said Monday. Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles accounted for 7.8 percent of all new automobile sales in Japan, excluding ...
Japanese companies are operating as members of U.S. society by investing and actively creating jobs, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko said Friday on his visit to the United States. Seko was speaking to reporters after touring a Toyota Motor Corp. research and ...
Toyota ends tie-up with Isuzu, posts record net profit in first quarter
The rapidly changing business environment sparked by the increase in eco-friendly vehicles is prompting the automakers to end their 12-year-old tie-up on diesel technology.
Renault-Nissan group grabs top spot in first-half global auto sales
The Renault-Nissan alliance retained their crown as the world's largest auto seller in the January to June period for a second consecutive year, outselling major rivals Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp. The alliance formed by Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. ...
Industry minister Hiroshige Seko said Friday he will tour the U.S. Midwest next week in a bid to highlight Japanese automakers' contributions to the U.S. economy. Seko's visit from Monday through Aug. 4 will coincide with the U.S. administration's ongoing probe into automobile imports as ...
Toyota to cease production at Shizuoka plant over next few years
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Friday it will cease production at a plant operated by one of its subsidiaries in Shizuoka Prefecture by 2020 at the earliest, moving its operations to a factory in northeastern Japan to improve efficiency and competitiveness. In Toyota's first reorganization of ...
ZMP, Hinomaru Kotsu to test driverless taxis on Tokyo roads in August with eye to 2020 launch
Driverless taxis carrying real passengers will start nearly two weeks of testing on public roads in the capital next month with an eye to starting service in 2020, a tech firm and a major cab company said. ZMP Inc., a Tokyo-based developer of autonomous driving ...
Major U.S. trading partners including the European Union, China and Japan voiced deep concern at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday about possible U.S. measures imposing additional duties on imported autos and parts. Japan, which along with Russia had initiated the discussion at the WTO ...
The government will launch a public-private council this year to discuss the practical use of flying cars in hopes of bringing more companies outside the automobile industry into the effort, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. Given the slow development of such vehicles among ...
Mitsubishi Motors to provide plug-in hybrid technology to Renault
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will provide its plug-in hybrid technology to Renault SA as part of their three-way alliance with Nissan Motor Co., a source said Wednesday. Renault will install the technology in a new sport utility vehicle model to be launched in 2021, as it ...
U.S. curbs on Chinese investments next front in trade row seen reaching point of no return
President Donald Trump this week is due to launch the next phase of his economic confrontation with Beijing, with new restrictions on Chinese investments to clamp down on access to sensitive American technologies. That could open U.S. firms like Apple and General Motors up to ...
