Carney rattles Canada auto firms in break with U.S. on Chinese EVs https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/18/economy/carney-canada-china-ev-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #markcarney #us #donaldtrump #tech #electricvehicles #carmakers #china #byd
An exchange between Jensen Huang and Elon Musk regarding autonomous vehicles went viral because of their restraint, with the two acknowledging each other’s technical credibility while advancing different paths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/12/tech/nvidia-tesla-self-driving-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #tesla #carmakers #selfdriving #cars #tech #mercedesbenz
With electric vehicles becoming a realistic option for Japanese consumers, battery recycling holds the key to the further spread of EVs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/10/battery-recycle-japan-ev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #batteries #electricvehicles #cars #carmakers #recycling
Fujitsu showed off a foundational technology that uses artificial intelligence to develop programs for software defined vehicles, at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/09/companies/fujitsu-automotive-software-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitsu #ai #lasvegas #robots #tech #carmakers
Toyota Motor’s bZ4X sport utility vehicle was the top-selling electric vehicle in Japan in October-December 2025, marking the first time that the automaker has topped the country’s quarterly EV sales rankings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/09/companies/toyota-suv-ev-sales-top/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #electricvehicles #bz4x #honda #nissan
A joint venture between Sony Group and Honda Motor has unveiled a prototype of its second Afeela electric vehicle model in Las Vegas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/companies/sony-honda-ev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #honda #carmakers #electricvehicles
Autonomous driving technology is expected to dominate the CES trade show in Las Vegas as investors bet that artificial intelligence will invigorate an industry beset by challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/06/tech/self-driving-tech-ai-ces-ev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tech #nvidia #electricvehicles #cars #carmakers #selfdriving #ai #ces
Tesla ceded the title of world’s top seller of electric cars to China’s BYD, squandering a lead the Elon Musk-led company built as it popularized plug-in vehicles over the past decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/03/companies/tesla-ev-china-byd-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tesla #carmakers #electricvehicles #elonmusk #byd #china
The EV market is slowing in the U.S., but analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating, with one platform predicting nearly one in six new cars next year will be a hybrid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/carmakers-electric-vehicles-hybrid-models/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #carmakers #hybrids #cars #electricvehicles
Retreating from EVs could be hazardous for Western carmakers
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Toyota’s sales and production fell in November, weighed down in large part by a sharp drop in China as the country discontinues subsidies meant to boost the sales of electric and fuel-efficient cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/companies/toyota-sales-drop-november/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers #china
From buying glass breakers to opting for new cars, Tesla owners are having to go to great lengths to deal with a problem most had never imagined: being unable to open malfunctioning doors in the electric vehicle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/companies/tesla-malfunctioning-door-handles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tesla #children #cars #electricvehicles #carmakers
Japan and the U.S. held a second consultation meeting on Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge, with both Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/economy/550-billion-consultation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Elliott Investment Management has been approaching institutional investors in Japan to push Toyota group to sweeten its ¥4.7 trillion bid to take a key affiliate private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/elliott-approach-toyota-buyout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elliottinvestmentmanagement #toyotaindustries #toyota #acquisitions #manufacturing #realestate #carmakers
Yamaha Motor has announced plans to release in March a 125 cc moped model that meets new emissions rules. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/yamaha-moped-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #yamaha #shizuoka #carmakers #motorbikes
Honda Motor will halt production at plants in Japan and China in coming weeks, highlighting the lingering fallout of the global chip shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/honda-halt-china-chip-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #china #carmakers #chipmakers #nexperia
The unraveling of the transition to electric cars in the U.S. and Europe has handed Chinese automakers an opportunity to cement their dominance in the electrification race, according to analysts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/us-europe-electric-cars-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #carmakers #china #electricvehicles
The Bank of Japan’s anticipated rate hike on Friday could weigh on companies’ ability to raise wages in the coming fiscal year, says the head of Japan’s auto workers union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/companies/japan-auto-union-chair-wages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #wages #boj #ratehike #kazuoueda #confederationofjapanautomobileworkersunions #akihirokaneko
The global transition to electric vehicles is beginning to unravel the way major changeovers often do: slowly at first, then all at once. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/tech/electric-car-transition-unravels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #evs #carmakers #europe #us
Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge might fall short of U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes and Tokyo’s worst fears as negotiations over implementation continue and Japan focuses on the fine print of the agreement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/economy/550-billion-pledge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations