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
Nissan Motor is considering supplying vehicles produced at its U.S. factory to Honda Motor in an effort to improve profitability and plant utilization for a turnaround, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/companies/nissan-honda-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #nissan #carmakers #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion from a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, with the embattled automaker offering a record-high coupon on at least one part of the deal to drum up demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/companies/nissan-bond-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #bonds #corporategovernance
Nissan is looking to sell ¥150 billion ($1.04 billion) of convertible bonds to help fund new chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa’s turnaround of the ailing automaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/companies/nissan-to-sell-convertible-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #bonds #ivanespinosa
Nissan will begin talks this week to seek job cuts at its Sunderland plant in Britain as the automaker targets a 15% reduction in its global workforce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/nissan-cuts-uk-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nissan #uk
Ivan Espinosa’s first annual meeting as Nissan’s chief executive officer was a baptism by fire, as shareholders questioned the feasibility of his turnaround plan and the carmaker’s failed tie-up with Honda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/companies/nissan-ceo-first-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #ivanespinosa