Toyota Motor has lowered its annual guidance as it warned of a ¥1.4 trillion hit to operating income from U.S. tariffs that have rattled the global automotive industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/toyota-cuts-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #cars #tariffs #donaldtrump #honda
Joachim
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Businessman says we shouldn't build good infrastructure because the future will be dystopian congestion #cars #transport #ireland
Businessman says we shouldn't build good infrastructure because the future will be dystopian congestion #cars #transport #ireland
The most boring and generic car you could possibly own around where I live is a white Tesla. I've noticed lately just how many of them there are. I sometimes see several of them in a row.
I just went to the paint store, a 13 km round trip, and I counted 10 of them. Including 3 in the parking lot by the store which had 20-25 cars in it. 😁
New automobile sales in Japan in July fell 3.6% from a year before to 390,516 units, marking the first fall in seven months, industry data have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/auto-sales-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #cars #carmakers #nissan #honda
Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ
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““The court system is currently unable to process traffic citations for AVs with no human operator. If the vehicle violates a traffic law, where a citation would be warranted, the officer must write a report providing the details surrounding the incident and the law that was violated.”
“So it looks like there are two sets of rules out there -- one for people and the other for robots,” Chris Timmons, a partner with the law firm Knowels Gallant and Timmons, said.”
“Different rules for humans and robots? APD says court system cannot process citations for Waymo”
Toyota saw record global sales during the first half of 2025 as strong demand for hybrid vehicles in core markets helped offset headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars imported to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/companies/toyota-record-global-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #cars #electricvehicles #hybrids #tariffs #honda #nissan
der.hans
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#RADwood is an annual event celebrating cars from the 80s and 90s, and people are encouraged to dress up in period-correct outfits. I think this Inspector Gadget cosplay was one of the best there! #photography #portrait #cars #cosplay
““The court system is currently unable to process traffic citations for AVs with no human operator. If the vehicle violates a traffic law, where a citation would be warranted, the officer must write a report providing the details surrounding the incident and the law that was violated.”
“So it looks like there are two sets of rules out there -- one for people and the other for robots,” Chris Timmons, a partner with the law firm Knowels Gallant and Timmons, said.”
“Different rules for humans and robots? APD says court system cannot process citations for Waymo”
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of its recently agreed upon $550 billion U.S. fund to be in the form of actual investment, with the bulk of it being loans, says the nation’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/economy/japan-us-investment-framework-akazawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #us #trade #tariffs #cars #investments
#RADwood is an annual event celebrating cars from the 80s and 90s, and people are encouraged to dress up in period-correct outfits. I think this Inspector Gadget cosplay was one of the best there! #photography #portrait #cars #cosplay
This 4,800-mile Acura Integra Type R was sold today on Bring-a-Trailer for $204k.
Congrats to the winner, I guess. But…why? There are so many better options at $200k. Is this nostalgia or money laundering?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-acura-integra-type-r-69/
Japan’s automakers have begun hiking loan rates as a historic central bank pivot to unwind three decades of ultraloose monetary policy trickles down to consumers, raising household credit costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/companies/japan-carmakers-loan-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars
Michael Dexter
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Hey, long shot, but does anybody here, by chance, have access to the repair/workshop manual for a 2008 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso?
Apparently this year is locked behind a registrations as a business with Citroen, requires buying special DVD software, or is provided by a website that doesn't exist anymore, and I really don't want to deal with that...
#cars#car#righttorepair#citroen#c4
Hey, long shot, but does anybody here, by chance, have access to the repair/workshop manual for a 2008 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso?
Apparently this year is locked behind a registrations as a business with Citroen, requires buying special DVD software, or is provided by a website that doesn't exist anymore, and I really don't want to deal with that...
#cars#car#righttorepair#citroen#c4
brendan (ジャンク品)
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THERE IS AN ISETTA FOR SALE ON BRING A TRAILER
THERE IS AN ISETTA FOR SALE ON BRING A TRAILER
Car-payment delinquency rates have been rising at an alarming rate. 5.1% of US auto loan holders are now delinquent. 1% are 60 days late, and another 1% are 90+ days late. That’s really high.
The hardest hit seem to be people in the South, and younger (Gen Z) borrowers. What’s more, delinquency rates have absolutely skyrocketed even in 2024.
I’m always skeptical whenever a regular Forbes “analyst” makes a dire prediction, but this sentence rings true: “When consumers start missing car payments, they’re already making hard trade-offs.” I think that’s right: when people in the US stop making car payments, it means they’re already in economic trouble in multiple other ways.
“They’re Skipping Car Payments; That’s The Final Warning Sign”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimosman/2025/07/15/theyre-skipping-car-payments-thats-the-final-warning-sign/ - Unpaywalled: https://archive.ph/ekOj3
Chart source: https://www.axios.com/2025/03/07/car-loan-payment-delinquencies-record-high - Unpaywalled: https://archive.ph/5LwdF
Map source: https://www.lendingtree.com/auto/delinquency-rates-study/
States with the highest auto loan delinquency rates, from highest: Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Maryland, Oklahoma. They appear clustered around the Southern continental US on a map.
A chart of 60+ day delinquency over time for auto loans, for Subprime and Prime borrowers. While Prime borrowers’ delinquency rates continue to hover at around half a percent throughout the 90s through 2025, Subprime borrowers exhibit spikes of delinquency in the mid-90s, 2009, 2019, and is now at a record 6.6%, somewhat higher than all the other spikes.
Japan’s exports have fallen for a second month as the U.S.' tariff campaign continued to weigh on trade, further raising the risk of a technical recession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/japan-exports-down-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #trade #economicindicators #currentaccount #tariffs #donaldtrump #cars #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday revealed a draft of new, tougher traffic rules for foreign nationals who wish to convert their drivers license into Japanese ones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/crime-legal/npa-drivers-license-conversion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #expats #tourism #cars #driving