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Nexperia notified its Japanese automotive customers that it may no longer be able to guarantee supply, triggering renewed concern about upheaval at the Dutch chipmaker snarling global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/chipmaker-short-supply-japan-auto-parts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nexperia #cars #carmakers #chipmakers

The Japan Times

Nexperia warns Japanese automakers of uncertain chip supply

The Dutch government seized control of Nijmegen-based Nexperia earlier this month in an unprecedented step intended to secure European access to the components made by the company.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

Nissan will showcase a prototype electric minivehicle that can be charged using an onboard solar power generation system at this year's Japan Mobility Show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/companies/nissan-solar-powered-electric-vehicle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #electricvehicles #solar #cars

The Japan Times

Nissan develops solar-powered electric minivehicle

The vehicle can eliminate the need for grid-based charging if used mainly for short-distance driving including for commuting or shopping.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Even with granular rules in place, driver’s license conversion is anything but straightforward — and Japan Times readers had plenty to say about it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/10/22/issues/drivers-license-conversion-horror-stories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #cars #driving #nationalpoliceagency #npa #japanesepolice

The Japan Times

Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.

From the desperate and defeated to the blissful and breezy, readers share their experiences of getting a driver’s license in Japan.

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Patioboater

@patioboater@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

This may be the swoopiest automotive photo I have ever taken, a Jaguar XK120.

October 18, 2025. Livonia, Michigan.

#car #cars #ClassicCars #Jaguar #photography #michigan #WeirdCarMastodon

Photograph of a swoopy dark green Jaguar XK120 from the front. The car is parked on the side of a street with a bright red MG TC behind it.

Patioboater

@patioboater@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

This may be the swoopiest automotive photo I have ever taken, a Jaguar XK120.

October 18, 2025. Livonia, Michigan.

#car #cars #ClassicCars #Jaguar #photography #michigan #WeirdCarMastodon

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed orders expanding credits for U.S. auto and engine production and setting new 25% tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts starting Nov. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/18/trump-truck-duties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #cars #carmakers

The Japan Times

Trump approves expanding credits for U.S. auto production, issues new 25% truck duties

The tariffs, which the orders say are being made on national security grounds, are aimed at shifting more auto production to the United States.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Marubeni is in talks to acquire Carlyle-backed TiAuto Investments, a South African retailer of auto parts, according to people with knowledge of the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/companies/marubeni-tiauto-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tiauto #southafrica #cars #carmakers #marubeni #acquisitions

The Japan Times

Marubeni in talks to acquire Carlyle-backed TiAuto

The deal for the South African retailer of automotive tires and parts may be valued at about 2.6 billion rand ($149 million).

Anke and 1 other boosted

Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@vmst.io · last week

🚨 ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨

1959 Goggomobil T400. 13,000 miles indicated, true mileage unknown. Current bid: US$2,800.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-goggomobil-t400/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars

Bring a Trailer

No Reserve: 1959 Goggomobil T400

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1959 Goggomobil T400 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,449.

This 1959 Goggomobil T400 sedan remained in Utah until 2024 and underwent a refurbishment that involved a repaint in turquoise and white and an interior refresh in color-coordinated vinyl circa 2023. It was acquired as a project by the current owner on BaT in March 2024, and subsequent work involved servicing the brakes and repairing the electrical system, fuel system, and carburetor.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Automakers are bracing for more potential chip disruption, with China’s retaliatory export controls on an obscure Dutch supplier threatening to set off a chain reaction that could halt production lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/carmakers-chips-china-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #cars #trade #europe #chipmakers

The Japan Times

Carmakers push to secure chips as China trade spat escalates

While Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump are to meet this month to hammer out a trade accord, both sides announced restrictions that have raised tensions.

Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@vmst.io · last week

🚨 ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨

1959 Goggomobil T400. 13,000 miles indicated, true mileage unknown. Current bid: US$2,800.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-goggomobil-t400/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars

Bring a Trailer

No Reserve: 1959 Goggomobil T400

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1959 Goggomobil T400 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,449.

Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@vmst.io · last week

🚨 ADORABLE CAR ALERT 🚨

1959 Goggomobil T400. 13,000 miles indicated, true mileage unknown. Current bid: US$2,800.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-goggomobil-t400/

#AdorableCarAlert #cars

Bring a Trailer

No Reserve: 1959 Goggomobil T400

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1959 Goggomobil T400 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,449.

Alex Akselrod boosted

California Politics Huddle

@CA_Politics_Huddle@mastodon.social · last week

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/15/2025

Newsom vetoes car dealers’ bill to hike fees on buyers

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/10/california-car-dealer-fees-veto/

#California #CostOfLiving #Cars

CalMatters

Car buying might become a little less stressful in California. Here’s why

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have raised the fees when buying a vehicle in California and signed another to make purchase terms clear

California Politics Huddle

@CA_Politics_Huddle@mastodon.social · last week

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/15/2025

Newsom vetoes car dealers’ bill to hike fees on buyers

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/10/california-car-dealer-fees-veto/

#California #CostOfLiving #Cars

CalMatters

Car buying might become a little less stressful in California. Here’s why

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have raised the fees when buying a vehicle in California and signed another to make purchase terms clear

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Bridgestone's CEO says the company expects a tougher second half of the year as its U.S. business faces a sharp drop in truck tire demand, tariffs take a toll and it deals with the fallout from a cyberattack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/14/companies/bridgestone-ceo-sees-us-slowdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bridgestone #cars #shuichiishibashi #tariffs

EVSHIFT

@evshift@channels.im · 2 weeks ago

https://www.evshift.com/340354/petrol-beer/ Petrol & Beer #CARS #CarsLookingPretty #SlammedCars #stance

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Dave Rahardja

@drahardja@sfba.social · 2 weeks ago

Oh look, #enshittification

Nobody wants this. Not even #Tesla owners.

#cars

“Tesla pushes Tron: Ares ad inside its cars, upsetting owners”

https://electrek.co/2025/10/10/tesla-pushes-tron-ares-ad-inside-cars-upsetting-owners/

Dave Rahardja

@drahardja@sfba.social · 2 weeks ago

Oh look, #enshittification

Nobody wants this. Not even #Tesla owners.

#cars

“Tesla pushes Tron: Ares ad inside its cars, upsetting owners”

https://electrek.co/2025/10/10/tesla-pushes-tron-ares-ad-inside-cars-upsetting-owners/

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Japan is reportedly considering the purchase of Ford F-150 pickup trucks for use as government vehicles in an effort to fulfill pledges made during trade negotiations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/economy/f150-import-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cars #carmakers #trucks #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #manufacturing

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The Gaffer

@thegaffer@hobbitwhispers.social · 3 weeks ago

The excellent @pluralistic highlighted this Wired article from 2015 regarding car “accidents”. The author’s story mirrors our own loss of our three year old daughter playing in front of our house in 2012. There needs to be greater accountability for people using automobiles.

https://www.wired.com/2015/10/stop-calling-daughters-death-car-accident/

#CrashNotAccident #Cars

WIRED

Stop Calling My Daughter's Death a Car Accident

When we say “accident,” we are saying deaths on our cities' streets are inevitable.