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NISSAN CO

BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Oct 13, 2013
Crumbling keiretsu networks good sign for foreign firms and Japan
For years and decades, foreign observers have cried foul over various barriers — both existing and perceived — to the Japanese economy. Their main target is usually the keiretsu, the closely knit business networks automakers exclusively maintain with groups of 200 to 300 suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Nissan-only N.Y. taxi fleet plan struck down
New York's plan for a new fleet of cabs from Nissan Motor Co. has been blocked by a judge who ruled that the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission overstepped its authority by requiring medallion owners to buy a specific vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2013
Toyota slips to third in U.S. car sales
Toyota Motor Corp. slipped to third position in U.S. new vehicle sales in September, while the overall market shrank from a year earlier for the first time since May 2011 due to fewer days reported in the month, research company Autodata Corp. said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2013
Driving systems in spotlight at high-tech fair
Automakers rolled out their advanced driving technologies and IT-equipped vehicles for the opening of Japan's major high-tech fair Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2013
Nissan's free recharges imitate Tesla playbook
Nissan Motor Co., the most prolific maker of electric cars, plans to offer free rapid charges for its battery-powered Leaf hatchback for new customers in Texas, experimenting with a strategy pioneered by Tesla Motors Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2013
Top carmakers slash output after green subsidies end
The nation's top three automakers cut domestic output in August by double digits after the "green car" subsidy program ended, data released Wednesday show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2013
Nissan: Emerging market sales to rebound in '14
Nissan Motor Co., the nation's second-biggest automaker, expects car sales in some emerging markets to rebound next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2013
Nissan revamps Rogue to challenge Honda, Ford in small SUVs in U.S.
Nissan Motor Co., seeking a boost for its second-best-selling U.S. model, has revamped the Rogue small sport utility vehicle to get a bigger share of the growing crossover segment from Honda Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2013
GM, Nissan log record sales of plug-in vehicles in U.S.
General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co., the biggest sellers of rechargeable cars, posted record U.S. plug-in sales in August as their low-cost leases pushed battery-vehicle deliveries this year past last year's tally.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2013
Carmakers rake in strong August gains in U.S.
Japanese automakers posted more than 20 percent sales gains in August in the United States, helping expand the overall market by 17 percent from a year earlier to 1.5 million vehicles, the highest for a single month since May 2007, Autodata Corp. said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2013
Chinese dismiss Japan auto brands
Japanese auto brands posted a significant decline in customer satisfaction in China among foreign automakers, after the Senkaku Islands dispute sparked nationwide protests last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2013
Carmakers join push to spread charging stations
Domestic automakers led by Nissan Motor Co., producer of the zero-emission Leaf car, said they'll team up to build up the number of the charging stations across the country to speed up adoption of electric cars.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2013
Zero-emission cars hard sell in U.S.
Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to U.S. consumers who haven't shown much interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2013
New Mitsubishi-Nissan minicar goes on sale
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. started selling a jointly developed minivehicle in Japan on Thursday, aiming to catch up with rivals such as Daihatsu Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2013
Price cuts help boost Nissan's U.S. sales 25%
Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. sales surged 25 percent in May, triple the industrywide gain, after cutting prices and increasing incentives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2013
Nissan, Mitsubishi kick off joint minicar production
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Monday started manufacturing a jointly developed minivehicle to be launched on June 6 across Japan.
BUSINESS
May 16, 2013
Ghosn: Yen at competitive level
The yen's exchange rate is returning to a level suitable for competition, Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn said, adding that his company will continue domestic output of the Infiniti luxury models for export.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2013
Japanese automakers target China's youth
Despite the bilateral dispute over the Senkaku Islands, young Chinese consumers appear more concerned with product quality and safety rather than Beijing's relations with the countries making the products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2013
Toyota predicts China sales won't fully recover before fall
Toyota Motor Corp. said it doesn't expect sales in China to fully recover before autumn this year as antipathy lingers toward Japanese brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2013
Nissan sees rebound in China this quarter
Nissan Motor Co., the most successful Japanese automaker in China, expects sales in the world's largest automobile market to rebound within three months as demand for Japanese-branded vehicles recovers.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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