U.S. immigration officials raided the construction site of a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia, arresting hundreds of South Korean citizens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/asia-pacific/immigration-raid-south-korea-rattle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #southkorea #immigration #donaldtrump#leejaemyung #hyundai #carmakers #lg

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Japanese automakers some relief by cutting his high U.S. tariffs on their vehicles, but the reduced levies still mean big pain for Japan's smaller car companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/06/small-automakers-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #cars #carmakers #mazda #subaru #mitsubishimotors #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #donaldtrump

Tesla proposed a new compensation agreement for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk potentially worth around $1 trillion, a massive package without precedent in corporate America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/musk-1-trillion-package/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #elonmusk #tesla #carmakers #cars #us

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated his intention to stay on after securing the lowering of U.S. auto tariffs, dismissing the view that implementation of the trade deal with Washington might change his mind. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/politics/ishiba-intends-to-stay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #tariffs #us #carmakers

Japan's $550 billion investment pledge has been outlined in a MOU that gives U.S. President Donald Trump significant control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/550-billion-mou/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

Honda Motor is set to release a new model of its Prelude sports car, reviving the iconic name for the first time in 24 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/companies/honda-sports-car/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #cars #carmakers #hybrids

Honda Motor is set to release a new model of its Prelude sports car, reviving the iconic name for the first time in 24 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/companies/honda-sports-car/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #cars #carmakers #hybrids

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, is likely to travel to Washington for another round of tariff talks on Thursday, Jiji Press reported Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/economy/akazawa-washington-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

Hope has come to Tokyo as U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs were declared illegal, with the U.S. Supreme Court likely to hear the case. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/economy/trump-tariffs-illegal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ussupremecourt

Electric recreational vehicles promise to make summer road trips vastly cleaner, more convenient and quiet than their gas-guzzling predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/tech/road-trips-rv-electric/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #electricvehicles #carmakers #tesla

CEO Elon Musk's pronouncements about expanding Tesla’s robotaxis at a "hyper-exponential rate” contrast the deliberate approach of Alphabet's Waymo ahead of entering new markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/tech/tesla-waymo-robotaxi-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tesla #waymo #electricvehicles #tech #carmakers #selfdriving

Overseas automakers have launched a wave of new electric vehicles in Japan, a market where EVs have struggled to gain wider adoption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/companies/foreign-carmakers-electric-vehicles-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #electricvehicles #hybrids

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

Honda Motor has signed a multiyear agreement to work with a U.S. AI startup in which it has an equity stake to develop self driving capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/21/companies/honda-ai-startup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #ai #carmakers #startups #us

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Japan's $550 billion of investment funding in return for lower U.S. tariff rates will be directed by U.S. President Donald Trump to benefit the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/economy/lutnick-cnbc-billion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent #howardlutnick

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

Publicly traded companies in Japan logged an 11.7% decrease in combined net profit for April-June from a year before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/16/companies/listed-japan-firms-quarterly-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #carmakers #energy

Maruti Suzuki India is set to expand its sports utility vehicle portfolio with a second mid-sized model, people familiar with the plan said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/13/companies/suzuki-india-expand-suvs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #suzuki #carmakers #india #cars

The United States is working to finalize an announcement that would end the stacking of universal tariffs on Japanese goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/10/economy/japan-us-to-announce-revised-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa #carmakers

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