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
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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
After intense pressure from Germany, Italy and Europe's auto sector, the European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by allowing up to 10% of nonelectric vehicles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/eu-combustion-engine-backtrack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #carmakers #electricvehicles #china #environment #eu
Ford Motor says it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is discontinuing several electric vehicle models, instead pivoting hard into gas and hybrid models. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/markets/ford-evs-trump-tariffs-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #electricvehicles #carmakers #us #ford
Japan’s car industry union will seek a slightly more ambitious wage hike goal in the upcoming round of negotiations compared with the previous year as the Bank of Japan tracks pay trends in the U.S. tariffs-hit sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/auto-union-wage-gain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #boj #kazuoueda #carmakers #us #tariffs #wages #toyota #nissan #honda #unions
Japanese kei cars and trucks could soon be made in America after Trump promised to clear the road for minicar production in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/companies/trump-kei-cars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars #us #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #trade
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing fuel economy standards that former U.S. President Joe Biden finalized last year, in a push to make it easier for automakers to sell gasoline-powered cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/economy/trump-fuel-economy-gas-vehicles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #gasoline #environment #carmakers #us #donaldtrump #fossilfuels
Fossil-fuel vehicles have accounted for 76% of Chinese auto exports since 2020, and total annual shipments jumped from 1 million to likely more than 6.5 million this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/03/china-world-gasoline-cars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #gasoline #fossilfuels #china #carmakers #electricvehicles
Chinese companies are building on the rapid pace of drone and EV tech to get a real flying car market off the ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/30/tech/china-flying-car-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #carmakers #evs #tech
Toyota’s sales advanced in October as the U.S. helped make up for a downturn in China and Japan, showing resilience in the face of tariffs thanks to strong demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/toyota-october-sales-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #toyota #cars #carmakers #honda #nissan #tariffs #donaldtrump