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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2017
U.S. consumer go Rogue as compact SUVs eclipses family sedans in sales rankings
Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales chief predicted in late 2015 that the RAV4 would outsell the Camry within five years. It won't take nearly that long.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017
Toyota, Nissan, Honda beat U.S. forecasts as local makers grapple with post-campaign dip
Toyota Motor Corp. stood out as the only major automaker to increase U.S. sales last month, while Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. both beat projections, as demand at traditional U.S. automakers slumped.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2017
Japan's 'Monkey Bike' nears extinction as country cuts tailpipe emissions
Inside the maze of fishmongers and sushi shops of Tokyo's Tsukiji district, buyers and tourists are assailed by more than just the smell of fresh seafood. There's also the incessant buzzing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2017
Thieves in U.S., shunning harder-to-steal new models, keep busy with 1990s Hondas
Car thieves are settling for older models, finding it's easier to get away with a two-decade old Honda than break into better-protected vehicles made in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2017
Japan automakers and Ford beat U.S. sales estimates in June, breaking industry downtrend
Demand for profitable light trucks gave Ford Motor Co. and top Japanese automakers better sales than analysts had estimated for June, following a five-month streak of industry declines.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2016
Honda upgrades profit forecast as SUVs lead surge in China sales
Honda Motor Co. raised its forecast for full-year profit as demand for Vezel and XR-V sport utility models surged in China, the carmaker's second-largest market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2016
Honda opts for Tokyo over Silicon Valley as home for AI research center
Honda Motor Co. will spearhead its artificial intelligence efforts out of a new lab in Tokyo so researchers can work closely with its engineers to commercialize the technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2016
Honda to open new XR-V factory in China in 2019
Honda Motor Co. plans to build a new factory in China that will produce passenger cars from 2019, boosting its output capacity in the country by about a fifth, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2016
Honda looks to sidestep China with motors that use no rare earths
Honda Motor Co. said it is introducing a motor for hybrid vehicles that will not need heavy rare earth minerals, as the nation's carmakers look to circumvent sourcing the materials from China.
Japan Times
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Jun 22, 2016
Lost Kawasaki circuit paved way for Japanese auto racing
On a mildly humid, but pleasant, sunny June Saturday, many people flocked to the large area near the Maruko bridge, which crosses the Tama River in Shin Maruko, in Kawasaki's Nakahara Ward, to enjoy an early-summer weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2016
Takata's survival gets harder due to Malaysian deaths, expanded recall in U.S.
Two deaths in Malaysia are linked to ruptured air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. It is also working to comply with a U.S. order to expand a record recall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2016
Kyushu quakes spark 3% Nikkei plunge, shutter factories; survivors line up for food
The Japanese share market plunged more than 3 percent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3-magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub, killing at least 42 people and forcing major companies to close factories.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2016
Honda Fit fires, collisions prompt at least sixth major recall
Honda Motor Co. will conduct at least the sixth round of major recalls involving its top-selling Fit compact in less than three years, as the automaker struggles to move past the quality woes that contributed to a change in chief executive officers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016
Honda and Takata's stealth air bag fix
In August 2009, after ruptured air bag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death, the automaker quietly requested a design change and did not notify U.S. regulators, Honda confirmed in response to inquiries from Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2016
Honda debuts Clarity, its first mass production hydrogen car
Automaker hopes the fuel cell vehicle will secure wide take-up amid a national push for zero-emissions hydrogen technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2016
Honda chief rebuilds management team
Honda Motor Co. President Takahiro Hachigo is assembling his team of senior executives a year after being named to the position. Nine members of top management are retiring following a series of quality issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2016
Strong yen is a brake on Japanese carmakers' profits
Japanese automakers may have run out of the fuel that has driven profits higher for the past four years: the weaker yen.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2016
Carmakers say India's sudden rule changes raise investment uncertainty
Behind the glitzy song-and-dance sequences at the biennial Delhi Auto Expo, executives from automakers including Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Honda Motor Co., and Ford Motor Co. are expressing concern about sudden changes in regulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2016
Honda aims for China jackpot with Acura SUV
Honda Motor Co. will launch a new small crossover sport utility vehicle later this year in China to compete with BMW and Audi models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2015
Nissan joins Toyota, Honda in ditching Takata's air bag inflators
Nissan Motor Co. says it will no longer use key air bag components made by Takata Corp., whose defective devices are behind the biggest-ever automotive safety recall.

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