Business Jun 19, 2020
Fearing germs on steering wheels, Japanese shun car-sharing
by Nao Sano and Gearoid Reidy
With people being asked to stay at home, car rental services took a hit across the country.
Business / Tech Jun 16, 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will make its software to simulate and analyze vehicle collisions freely available from next January. The software using a "virtual human body model," which was previously provided for a fee, will be open to any entity, Toyota said. Toyota said ...
Business / Corporate Jun 11, 2020
Honda forms connected car research venture with China's Neusoft
Honda Motor Co. has formed a research and development joint venture for connected vehicles together with a Chinese firm in a bid to accelerate future mobility services in the world's largest automotive market. Honda said Wednesday its wholly owned subsidiary, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., ...
Business / Corporate Jun 8, 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday started selling its first plug-in hybrid SUV in Japan as it looks to commit more to the electric vehicle market. The new RAV4, loaded with a newly developed high-powered motor that provides a longer range and better acceleration than its ...
Business / Corporate Jun 4, 2020
Toyota new car sales surge in China in May amid easing virus fears
In May, Honda Motor Co. saw new car sales drop 1.7 percent to 134,230 units in China, the automaker said.
Business Jun 4, 2020
Sales of imported vehicles in Japan sank by record 46% in May
Unit sales have fallen for eight consecutive months since October 2019, when the consumption tax was hiked to 10 percent from 8 percent on Oct. 1.
Business May 11, 2020
In post-lockdown era, car usage could rebound as people avoid public transport
As lockdowns ease and parts of the world reopen for business, driving has emerged as the socially distant transportation mode of choice.
Business May 2, 2020
April new car sales sag 28.6% in Japan as coronavirus saps demand
It was the third-lowest showing for April since 1968, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.
Business Apr 9, 2020
If a stream of visitors to auto dealerships in the virus-hit city is any indication, the recovery of the car business in China and perhaps the world could be rapid.
Business Mar 24, 2020
Japan driving schools go full speed with lessons amid coronavirus scare
Driving lessons for license holders who rarely drive have been seeing greater demand amid the COVID-19 epidemic as people seek to avoid using public transportation to get to work. Paper Driver School Kitakanto in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, has received many applications from people who were ...
Business Mar 3, 2020
Coronavirus took toll on Japan's auto and retail sales in February
Automakers and department store operators reported sharp sales declines in February as the spread of the new coronavirus dented consumer sentiment and drove away foreign tourists. The weak data came as analysts warned of a second consecutive quarter of contraction in January to March, with ...
Business Mar 3, 2020
Tesla barely registers in Japan, the world's third-largest auto market
by Chester Dawson
For all of Elon Musk’s domination of the burgeoning electric vehicle business, Tesla Inc. is struggling to get traction in Japan, a market he put on a pedestal early in the automaker’s early days. The day after taking the electric carmaker public in June 2010, ...