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Nicholas Takahashi
Global sales, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, rose 2% from a year ago to 846,744 units, a record for the month of January, Toyota Motor said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2025
Toyota¡¯s domestic sales rebound as it recovers from scandals
Despite unease in major markets and a dip in quarterly profit, Toyota raised its annual profit guidance for the fiscal year ending in March.
Nissan Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida during a news conference at the company¡¯s global headquarters in Yokohama on Thursday
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2025
Honda and Nissan parting leaves both with unresolved problems
One needs scale to compete on the global stage, the other a lifeline to stay afloat.
Employees assemble D-Max trucks on an assembly line at Isuzu's Samrong Plant in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand, in March.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2025
Isuzu to build car plant in South Carolina as Trump tariffs loom
Isuzu plans to have the site up and running by 2027, aiming to employ more than 700 workers there by 2028 and produce 50,000 vehicles annually by 2030.
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida (left) and Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe during a news conference in December
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2025
Honda and Nissan results will highlight flaws as deal set to fail
The likely fallout of Honda¡¯s short-lived alliance with Nissan spells trouble for both companies, but probably one more than the other.
Toyota is investing in increased capacity for electric vehicles and has unveiled plans to establish a subsidiary in Shanghai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2025
Toyota raises annual profit guidance despite quarterly income drop
The automaker now expects a profit of ?4.7 trillion ($31 billion) for the fiscal year ending March, up from its previous forecast of ?4.3 trillion.
Motorcycles on display at the Honda pavilion at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok in March 2024
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2025
Honda¡¯s motorcycle business is the gem in a messy Nissan union
Two-wheelers accounted for about 16% of Honda¡¯s sales last fiscal year but an outsized 40% of its operating profit.
Honda and Nissan announced in December that they plan to unite both brands under a single holding company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2025
Case for Honda-Nissan tie-up strengthened as sales fall at both automakers
In the competitive China market, Nissan¡¯s sales fell 12% last year while Honda saw a 30% decline.
Honda's electric two-wheeler concept models are on display at it's headquarters in Tokyo. Honda aims to capture half of the world¡¯s motorbike market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2025
Honda sets its sights on 50% share of world¡¯s motorcycle market
The company's global motorcycle sales are forecast to reach 20.2 million for the fiscal year ending this March, which would give it a share of about 40%.
Mitsubishi Motors is unlikely to join Honda and Nissan's deal to create a holding company together, it was reported Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2025
Mitsubishi Motors won¡¯t join Honda and Nissan tie-up, Yomiuri says
Mitsubishi Motors hasn¡¯t made any announcements and is considering all options, a spokesperson for the company said.
A trailer transports Nissan¡¯s NV200 Venette minivans in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2025
Nissan to end production of compact van as Honda rescue looms
Manufacturing unit Nissan Shatai hasn¡¯t made any decisions on job cuts, a Nissan spokesperson said.
Nissan's Ariya electric crossover sport utility vehicle on the production line at the company's plant in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2025
Japan¡¯s carmakers vow closer ties to regain ground in China
Japan¡¯s automakers are united in their struggle to regain ground they¡¯ve lost to the flashy offerings that have turned China into a global EV superpower.
Toyota's business is feeling the strain of intense competition over hybrid cars in the U.S. and locally made electric vehicles in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2024
Toyota sales stagnate as factory glitches compound weaker demand
Vehicle sales totaled 984,348 units last month, the 911±¬ÁÏÍø automaker said Wednesday, down 0.2% year-on-year.
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe speaks during a joint news conference with heads of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors on their merger talks in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 24, 2024
Honda crafts Nissan rescue plan that plays out over years
While executives called the transaction a merger, Honda will take the lead in forming the new entity and nominate a majority of its directors.
Nissan and Honda are exploring a merger, which would create a rival to Toyota Motor in Japan and better position the combined company to face competitive challenges around the world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2024
Foxconn in talks with Nissan shareholder Renault, CNA says
Renault¡¯s stake in Nissan is a holdover from a longstanding alliance between the French automaker, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors.
Nissan Motor vehicles bound for shipment at the Nissan Oppama wharf in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2024
Nissan is awash in outdated models as car buyers look elsewhere
While Japan¡¯s other major carmakers take six months or more to ship a new vehicle, many of Nissan¡¯s most popular models can be delivered within a month or two.
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2024
Nissan¡¯s overly ambitious goals fuel investor and supplier distrust
Nissan¡¯s latest outlook downgrade has shined a light on the 911±¬ÁÏÍø carmaker¡¯s tendency to overpromise and underdeliver.
A fund controlled by Effissimo Capital Management has taken a stake in Nissan Motor.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2024
Nissan enters new era of turmoil as Effissimo takes stake
The big question is whether CEO Makoto Uchida can deliver a turnaround or be forced to make more drastic changes by an influential outsider.
Nissan¡¯s filing said Suntera (Cayman) is the buyer of the 2.5% stake and listed Suntera as a trustee of ECM Master Fund.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2024
Nissan surges after firm linked to hedge fund takes 2.5% stake
The jump is a remarkable turnaround for Nissan¡¯s stock, which plunged last week after the carmaker slashed jobs and said it would cut manufacturing capacity by a fifth.
Nissan sees its operating income plunging to just ?150 billion in the fiscal year ending in March, down 70% from its previous forecast.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2024
Nissan cuts outlook and announces restructuring with 9,000 job cuts
The firm sees its operating income plunging to ?150 billion in the fiscal year ending in March, down 70% from its previous forecast.
Toyota posted its first quarterly profit drop in two years, as slowing sales and production volume stalled the world's top-selling automaker's recent record run.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2024
Toyota keeps profit outlook despite weakness in Japan and China
The carmaker showed signs of recovery from domestic scandals in Japan and major recalls in the United States.
Private clubs quietly open in Tokyo for free-spending Chinese businesspeople
Sources say a hui suo ¡ª a private club, which in Japan caters mainly to Chinese businesspeople ¡ª will soon open on the upper floors of the Moutai Building in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
Electronic dictionary market shrinking in Japan
An electronic dictionary section at a mass retailer in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in 2005
Tokyo gears up for April launch of law against harassment by customers
Tokyo will soon require all companies in the city to make efforts to stop harassment by customers, such as by creating a manual on how to handle suspected cases.
IOC's Bach says Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview in Pylos,?Greece, on Saturday.
As it turns 70, LDP struggles to find its fountain of youth
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (second from left) cheers along with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party during the party's annual convention in Tokyo on March 9.
How Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded after his disastrous MLB debut
The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto during training at Tokyo Dome on Monday
Japan¡¯s youth climate activists still searching for a breakthrough
While climate demonstrations around the world often draw thousands of participants, in Japan such demonstrations rarely break the 100-person barrier.
As it turns 70, LDP struggles to find its fountain of youth
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (second from left) cheers along with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party during the party's annual convention in Tokyo on March 9.
As pollen season peaks, 911±¬ÁÏÍø allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense¡¯s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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