Japanese automakers warned that President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs will cost them billions in lost profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/japan-automakers-billions-tariff-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cars #carmakers #toyota #honda #nissan #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Louis Schweitzer, former chairman of French auto giant Renault, who worked to forge its alliance with Nissan Motor, has died at the age of 83, according to French media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/ex-renault-chairman-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #renault #nissan #louisschweitzer
Nissan has agreed to sell its global headquarters in Yokohama in a $584 million deal to a group sponsored by Hong Kong-listed autoparts maker Minth Group https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/nissan-minth-headquarters-yokohama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #yokohama #minthgroup #hongkong #carmakers
Nissan shares fell the most in two months after the embattled carmaker forecast a ¥275 billion operating loss this year as it pushes ahead with a cost-cutting spree to rescue its deteriorating financial position. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/companies/nissan-loss-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #renault #carmakers #debt #us #china
China’s BYD, the world’s largest EV manufacturer, is hogging the spotlight at the Japan Mobility Show with its electric minivehicle model developed exclusively for the Japanese market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/companies/japan-mobility-show/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #japanmobilityshow #byd #honda #toyota #nissan #cars #electricvehicles #hybrids
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
Batteries the focus of Japan's EV market, with domestic automakers adopting lighter, more efficient packs and technologies popular with Chinese manufacturers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/19/companies/ev-battery-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #electricvehicles #carmakers #batteries #suzuki #honda #nissan #china #byd
Nissan said Friday that it will continue to be the largest shareholder of the J. League's Yokohama F. Marinos but that it may consider selling some of its stake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/04/soccer/j-league/nissan-yokohama-f-marinos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #yokohamafmarinos #nissan #yokohama
Nissan will revive its Xterra sport utility vehicle as a hybrid model and halt plans to make an electric vehicle in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/companies/nissan-production-plan-change-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #electricvehicle #hybrids #us #tariffs
Nissan is considering selling the Yokohama F. Marinos professional soccer club, and has approached multiple companies with offers to sell its 75% stake in the operator of the club, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/30/soccer/j-league/nissan-marinos-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #yokohamafmarinos #jleague #nissan
Nissan is preparing to launch the newest generation of its ProPilot driver-assistance system that it says will be on par with Tesla's technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/companies/nissan-propilot-driver-assist-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #cars #selfdriving #ai #propilot
Nissan will close its design centers in California and Sao Paulo and scale back operations in London and Japan as part of a realignment of its global design organization, the company has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/nissan-downsizing-in-us-brazil-uk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #us #europe
Nissan’s aging lineup is next on the fix-it schedule as the Japanese carmaker attempts a makeover designed to save it from its worst financial crisis in a quarter century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/companies/nissan-ceo-new-car/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #ivanespinosa #carmakers #us #china
Nissan is revamping one of its more popular models of lightweight compact cars in a refresh of the Japanese carmaker's aging lineup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/22/companies/nissan-lineup-revamp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #cars #roox
KKR has emerged as the lead bidder to buy Nissan’s global headquarters, as the embattled carmaker sells off assets to shore up its finances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/21/kkr-frontrunner-nissan-hq/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kkr #nissan
Nissan’s Oppama factory, opened in 1961, was once a crown jewel in Japan’s postwar rise to manufacturing powerhouse. Today, it represents the dangers of being caught flatfooted in a rapidly changing industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/nissan-oppama-closure-effects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #cars #manufacturing #yokosuka
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
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
Debt bankers and investors are bracing for what is shaping up to be the next big trend in the global credit market: Japan Inc. raising billions abroad, with a string of recent megadeals setting the tone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/japan-firms-credit-sales-overseas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #debt #bonds #ntt #softbank #nissan #japaneseeconomy
Nissan will wind down production at its local Oppama plant as the struggling Japanese carmaker seeks to reduce costs and capacity as part of a broader restructuring effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/companies/nissan-close-oppama-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #oppama #kyushu #carmakers #corporategovernance