Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its group plans to sell 10.77 million vehicles worldwide in 2020, slightly up from 10.72 million vehicles estimated for this year, nudging it closer to No. 1 automaker Volkswagen AG. The figure would mark an all-time high for the fourth ...
Japan's automakers adding safety devices to prevent fatal pedal mishaps as drivers gray
In response to several tragic road accidents, Japan's automakers are upgrading their safety technologies. In September, Nissan Motor Co. released a premium version of the Skyline sports sedan equipped with a driver assistance system that enables hands-off driving on expressways while cruising in a single ...
Daihatsu Tanto displaces Honda N-Box in Japan new vehicle sales rankings
Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Tanto minivehicle topped the new vehicle sales rankings in Japan in November, seizing the leading position from Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle, industry data showed Thursday. The N-Box was unseated for the first time in 27 months. Sales of the Tanto surged 90.0 ...
Five Japanese automakers to join Toyota-SoftBank self-driving venture
Five Japanese automakers will join a self-driving technology joint venture formed last year by Toyota Motor Corp. and SoftBank Corp., sources close to the matter said Wednesday. Mazda Motor Corp., Suzuki Motor Corp., Subaru Corp., Isuzu Motor Ltd., and Toyota's minivehicle-making unit Daihatsu Motor Corp. ...
Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle topped Japan's new-vehicle sales rankings for the 20th consecutive month in April, industry data showed Friday. The N-Box, however, saw sales fall 2.5 percent from a year before to 19,396 units. The top three in the listing were all minivehicles, with ...
Toyota's annual sales top ¥30 trillion, a first for a Japanese firm
Toyota Motor Corp. became the first Japanese company to report annual sales topping ¥30 trillion, thanks in large part to brisk sales in China.
Daihatsu to recall 1.9 million cars in Japan over brake problem
Daihatsu Motor Co. said Thursday it will recall about 1.92 million cars in Japan due to faults that can affect the vehicles' braking system. The recall affects 1,916,973 cars across 22 models, including the Move and Tanto minivehicles manufactured between December 2010 and September 2018. ...
Honda's N-Box is top-selling vehicle in Japan for second year in a row
Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle topped Japan's sales rankings for new vehicles for the second consecutive year in fiscal 2018, taking a huge lead over runner-up Suzuki, industry data showed Thursday. Sales of the N-Box totaled 239,706 units. Seven of the top 10 models were minivehicles ...
Toyota resisting price hikes in Indonesia's hot minivan market
Toyota Motor Corp. and its group firm Daihatsu Motor Co. are trying to keep their prices steady in Indonesia's increasingly competitive and affordable minivan market, offering 2019 models at the same prices as last year. PT. Toyota-Astra Motor launched new models of the Avanza and ...
Operations suspended at automakers and other firms across western Japan after torrential rain
Numerous companies have to curtail their activities in flood-hit areas.
Toyota, Daihatsu jointly debut new 'green' cars in Indonesia
Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. jointly launched two different cars in Indonesia on Tuesday, a day after Toyota acquired all of Daihatsu's shares. "It is a new relationship between Daihatsu and Toyota," Daihatsu President Masanori Mitsui said during the launch in the industrial ...
Daihatsu to recall 800,000 Tanto minicars over faulty backdoor stay
Daihatsu Motor Co. said Wednesday it plans to recall around 800,000 of its Tanto minicars after a minor injury due to a broken rear door stay. Daihatsu said it will notify the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism soon about the recall covering Tanto ...
