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Toyota, Honda, Nissan announce air bag recall
Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 2 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending...
New car sales in Japan brisk in '12, but plunge in...
A Toyota dealer in Fukuoka Prefecture shows off the new Toyota Spade. Japanese automakers enjoyed brisk sales in 2012, thanks in part to government subsidies for eco-friendly automobiles. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Sales of new vehicles in Japan in 2012 exceeded the number of units sold the previous year for the first time in two years, topping 5 million units for the first time in four...
Ghosn: 100 yen to dollar appropriate exchange rate
Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Co., speaks in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun and other media. (Satoshi Kubo)
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should take even stronger measures to achieve an appropriate exchange rate of about 100 yen to the dollar.
Japanese car sales in China rebound, but outlook...
Toyota Motor Corp. displays its vehicles at the Guangzhou auto show in Guangdong province in November. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Sales of Japanese cars are showing signs of a comeback in China, but they are still a long way from making a full recovery.
In China, car buyers' savvy may be Japanese brands' ...
Anti-Japan protesters vandalize a Japanese car in Changsha, Hunan province, on Sept. 15. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
GUANGZHOU/BEIJING--China's car buyers are growing up--with a more discerning view on the bang they want for their buck--and that could help Japanese automakers recover in a...
Japanese automakers widening production capacity in ...
An Isuzu Motors Ltd. plant in Chachoengsao province in eastern Thailand started operations on Oct. 29. (Masaaki Shoji)
CHACHOENGSAO PROVINCE, Thailand--Japanese automakers are increasing production in Thailand as the country has rebounded from devastating floods last year and heightened...
BIZ BRIEF: Nissan to help sponsor Habitat for...
Nissan Motor Co. and Habitat for Humanity International are launching a $1 million (77.6 million yen) project partnership to build homes and shelters, and to provide families...
Japan auto makers to slow output in China amid...
A production line of Nissan Motor Co.'s joint corporation in Henan province (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
BEIJING--Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co. are cutting back production in China in the wake of anti-Japan protests that shuttered dealerships ...
Quick-charge stations for electric vehicles...
A quick charger for electric vehicles is ready for use at a FamilyMart convenience store in Yokohama. (Ryo Toyooka)
Japan Charge Network (JCN) will set up 4,000 electric vehicle quick-charging stations across Japan by 2020, the company said Sept. 4.
BIZ BRIEF: Nissan asks farmers to test e-NV200...
Nissan Motor Co., Japan's second-largest automaker, is to test an all-electric version of its NV200 compact van in agricultural areas, the company said Sept. 3.
Nissan using more imported parts to keep jobs at...
An assembly line at Nissan Motor Kyushu Co.'s plant in Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 28 (Takeshi Suezaki)
Nissan Motor Co. is ratcheting up imports of cheap auto components to keep domestic assembly lines rolling and to preserve jobs at its suppliers.
BIZ BRIEF: New Nissan Note at dealerships...
Nissan Motor Co. announced Aug. 28 the introduction of the new Note mini MPV, which goes on sale Sept. 3 at dealers nationwide in Japan.
BIZ BRIEF: Nissan introduces new black taxicab for...
Nissan Motor Co. unveiled Aug. 7 its new black Nissan NV200 London taxi.
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi provides engine valves for...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced Aug. 2 it has started shipments of "hollow-head" engine valves to Nissan Motor Co. for use in the 2012 model of Nissan's GT-R sports car.
BIZ BRIEF: Nissan unveils new Serena S-Hybrid...
Nissan Motor Co. announced Aug. 1 the introduction of the new Serena S-Hybrid, which went on sale the same day at Nissan dealers throughout Japan.
Ultra-compacts get road test at transport ministry
Suzuki Motor Corp. shows off its Q-Concept car on June 18. (Keiko Nannichi)
Ultra-compacts developed by Japanese carmakers were test-driven June 18 at the transport ministry in Tokyo as the government is planning to relax regulations so the small...
Ultra-compact cars get ready to roll
The Nissan New Mobility Concept car, which is under development (Provided by Nissan Motor Co.)
“Ultra-compact cars,” small vehicles that can carry one or two people, could be hitting public roads as early as this summer.
Ghosn: Nissan to produce 8 million units annually...
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at Nissan headquarters in Yokohama on May 14. (Satoshi Kubo)
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said the automaker plans to increase its global annual production capacity to more than 8 million units by the end of fiscal 2016, a 70...
Japanese automakers making big push into Mexico
Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito,  second from right, attends a ceremony for the start of construction of a plant in Guanajuato, Mexico, with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, second from the left. (Toru Hatanaka)
GUANAJUATO, Mexico--Mexico is developing into a strategic base for Japanese automakers wanting to expand into North and South American markets.
PHOTO/ New York introduces Nissan minivan as city's ...
A Manhattan billboard announces the next-generation taxicab for New York City. (Toru Hatanaka)
NEW YORK--A Nissan Motor Co. minivan is set to follow Big Apple icons like the Checker Marathon and Ford Crown Victoria in becoming New York City's next official taxicab.