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

Mazda, the economic engine of Hiroshima Prefecture, faces U.S. tariffs of 25% on automobiles, a dispiriting prospect for an electorate already battling inflation and a weak economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/companies/mazda-hometown-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #2025upperhouseelection #mazda #hiroshima #carmakers #tariffs #us

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

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of a 50% tariff on copper imports is raising alarm in the U.S. auto sector, as it could make it even harder for carmakers and suppliers to absorb border taxes and rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/12/economy/trump-copper-tariffs-us-carmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #carmakers #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy

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

Japanese automakers slashed prices at a record pace for exports to the U.S., in a sign that companies are sacrificing profits to remain competitive amid tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/companies/japan-carmakers-export-price-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars #tariffs #donaldtrump #boj #economicindicators

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

Suzuki beat out Mercedes-Benz to become Japan’s top car importer in June, thanks to the Jimny Nomad and another popular small SUV assembled in India. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/companies/suzuki-top-importer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #suzuki #honda #toyota #carmakers #tariffs #donaldtrump #india

Japanese carmakers have largely absorbed the cost of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports, a move that may undermine the Asian nation’s negotiating power ahead of a July 9 deadline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/companies/japan-carmakers-absorb-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars #toyota #donaldtrump #tariffs

Toyota’s sales reached a third straight monthly record in May, even as global automakers braced for big losses triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/companies/toyota-may-sales-monthly-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tariffs #us #hybrids

Chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said the country can’t accept the U.S.’ 25% tariffs on cars, adding that Japan’s automakers produce far more cars in the U.S. than they export to America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/economy/japan-trade-negotiator-car-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #trade #usjapanrelations #cars #carmakers #donaldtrump

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