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
The United States imposes a 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods as the two sides disagree about the method of its calculation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/economy/reciprocal-tariff-effective/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
Honda raised its annual profit forecast even as its quarterly figure took a hit from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/honda-raises-profit-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #carmakers #us #tariffs #trade
U.S. President Donald Trump said the $550 billion of investment pledged by Japan is 'our money' and that he is free to deploy it as he wishes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/trump-money-is-ours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
Mazda swung to a consolidated net loss of ¥42.1 billion in the April-June period due to steep U.S. tariffs and a stronger yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/mazda-net-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mazda #carmakers #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #yen
Akazawa returns to the U.S. for more talks as the tariff deal looks shaky due in part to differences in the interpretation of the agreement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/economy/akazawa-ninth-round/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
Suzuki Motor has suspended domestic shipments of the five-door Jimny Nomade, six months after launching it to overwhelming demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/companies/suzuki-stop-jimny/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #suzuki #carmakers #jimny #nomade
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
U.S. sets Aug. 7 as the start date for Japan's 15% 'reciprocal' tariff, with the focus now on unfinished business as auto duties go unmentioned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/economy/reciprocal-15-percent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #shigeruishiba
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
The Finance Ministry upgraded its economic view on Okinawa Prefecture, reflecting robust vehicle sales as well as more Japanese and foreign tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/29/economy/economic-view-okinawa-upgrade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #financeministry #okinawa #tourism #carmakers #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #us
Inside Toyota, a group of employees are worried about the company’s future in an era when a car’s software matters just as much as its sheet metal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/companies/toyota-digital-transformation-effort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tech #digitalization
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S, with the $550 billion investment plan in focus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/economy/big-japan-deal-details/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #howardlutnick
Japanese companies may post another weak quarter of earnings amid looming tariff risks and uncertainty in the domestic political landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/markets/japan-firms-earnings-outlook-tariff-effect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #carmakers #boj
Japan and US both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal, with the "reciprocal" rate set at 15% and the rate on autos 12.5% https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/economy/japan-us-win-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapan #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent
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
Japan and the United States have reached a deal with the “reciprocal” tariff rate set at 15%, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/economy/us-japan-trade-deal-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapan #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy