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Tax hike to force Toyota to scale back domestic...
An assembly line producing the high-end Crown model at Toyota Motor Corp.'s factory in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to cut back the number of vehicles it manufactures annually at domestic plants amid concerns that a planned hike in consumption tax will price cars out ...
Automatic brakes on the radar as cars get new...
A Mercedes-Benz stopped right in front of a wall. (The Asahi Shimbun)
It's hard to put a price on peace of mind. That may be why more new car buyers are opting for collision avoidance systems, one of the automotive industry's latest--and more...
BIZ BRIEF: Denso unveils more efficient car battery
Denso Corp. announced Oct. 4 its development of a new lithium-ion battery pack that further increases the fuel efficiency of vehicles equipped with "stop/start" systems, which...
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota develops power-sharing device for ...
Toyota Motor Corp. announced June 4 that it has developed a vehicle-to-home (V2H) system for the mutual sharing of power between electric-powered vehicles, such as plug-in...
BIZ BRIEF: Denso to establish new plant in India
Denso said May 7 it will build a new plant in India to manufacture small motors for windshield wipers, power windows and engine cooling modules.
China firm boasts about missile-linked North Korea...
In this April 15, 2012 file photo, a North Korean vehicle carrying a missile passes by during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. The enormous, 16-wheel truck used to carry the missile, likely came from China, experts say. (AP photo)
UNITED NATIONS--A Chinese firm that intelligence agencies believe provided North Korea with the body of an off-road transport vehicle used to carry missiles appears to have a...
BIZ BRIEF: Honda shows off new CVT system
Honda Motor Co. announced April 5 a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) for its midsize vehicles that it says improves driving performance and fuel economy.
Holiday hits China auto sales in January
Visitors look at cars at an auto sales event in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Jan. 1. (AP Photo)
SHANGHAI--The year of the dragon rolled in with a whimper instead of a roar for China's auto industry. Car sales in the world's biggest auto market fell 24 percent in January...
BIZ BRIEF: Honda’s total hybrid vehicle sales...
Honda Motor Co. announced on Jan. 20 that Honda’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011.
China says it will hit U.S. auto imports with duties
BEIJING--China's Commerce Ministry said on Dec. 14 it would impose anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties on imported cars made in the United States, the latest in a series of...
BIZ BRIEF: Sumitomo enters Indonesia's vehicle...
Sumitomo Corp. will enter the motorcycle and automobile auction business in Indonesia in collaboration with Japan Bike Auction Co. (JBA) and Mitsui & Co., Sumitomo announced on ...
BIZ BRIEF: Honda begins sales of new Freed series
Honda Motor Co. announced Oct. 27 that it will begin sales of its new Freed Hybrid minivan and Freed Spike Hybrid tall wagon at dealerships nationwide on Oct. 28.
Honda to produce hybrid vehicles in China in 2013
Honda's Insight (Honda Motor Co.)
BEIJING -- Honda Motor Co.'s subsidiary in China will start manufacturing hybrid vehicles for the Chinese market as early as 2013 and procure local parts for the vehicles to...
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