India's slowdown emerges as new headache for Japan automakers
While the U.S.-China trade dispute, uncertainties about the global auto market and rising costs for developing cleaner cars are common concerns for automakers, the slowdown in India's market has emerged as a new headache. The slowing Indian economy has taken a heavy toll on Suzuki ...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that there have been about 150,000 orders thus far for the electric carmaker's Cybertruck, which was unveiled late on Thursday. "146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42 percent choosing dual, 41 percent tri & 17 percent single motor," ...
Shattered glass: Futuristic design questioned after Tesla Cybertruck launch
Tesla Inc.'s launch of its futuristic Cybertruck pickup suffered a setback when its armored glass windows shattered, but it was the overall look of the electric vehicle that worried Wall Street, driving the automaker's shares down 6 percent on Friday. In the much-anticipated unveiling to ...
Despite Seoul's eleventh-hour decision on Friday to effectively extend its military information-sharing pact with Tokyo, Japanese businesses appear to have little hope of an early recovery for bilateral ties due to the lack of a resolution of the wartime labor issue. Opinion polls have shown ...
Slumping vehicle sales hit employment in Japan's auto sector
Slumping vehicle sales are starting to take a toll on the employment situation in the automotive industry. Since Nov. 8, Mazda Motor Corp. has stopped soliciting new workers on fixed-term contracts at its head office plants in Hiroshima Prefecture, which mainly manufacture finished vehicles, and ...
Tokyo court finally permits Ghosn to talk with his wife by video call
After an eight-month ban on such contact, Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn is now allowed to talk to his wife while he awaits trial on financial misconduct charges. Requests by his defense team for the couple to be allowed to communicate had been rejected six ...
Los Angeles Auto Show's green emphasis is no coincidence in climate-minded California
Batteries and big price tags are all the rage at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. While it'll be tough for any carmaker to top the buzz Ford Motor Co. has already generated with the debut of its Mustang Mach-E sport utility vehicle, several other ...
GM sues Fiat Chrysler, alleging union bribery scheme cost it billions
General Motors Co. on Wednesday filed a racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, alleging that its rival bribed United Auto Workers (UAW) union officials over many years to corrupt the bargaining process and gain advantages, costing GM billions of dollars. GM also alleged that ...
On Ghosn arrest anniversary, Nissan still in dire need of repairing Renault ties
Nissan Motor Co. has been mostly preoccupied with a management overhaul and infighting with alliance partner Renault SA since the arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn a year ago, making only limited progress in fixing its battered earnings. But analysts agree that the automaker needs ...
Ford bets on an electric Mustang to charge its turnaround
The Mustang Mach E electric sport utility vehicle that Ford Motor Co. unveiled in Los Angeles on Sunday is more than another car for the storied automaker. The Mach E has become within Ford a high-profile test for a restructuring that has been marred by ...
Nissan recalls nearly 400,000 vehicles over braking system defect
Nissan Motor Co. will recall a total of 394,025 cars in the United States after concerns that a brake fluid leak could potentially lead to a fire.
