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
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
Japan's government and commercial vehicle-makers are accelerating experiments aimed at putting self-driving trucks into practical use. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/japan-self-driving-trucks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #trucks #selfdriving #carmakers #isuzu
Volkswagen can now develop cars from start to finish in China, the German automotive giant has said, as it plots a comeback in the world's largest market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/companies/volkswagen-cars-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #volkswagen #china #carmakers
Toyota plans to invest $912 million to increase output of hybrid components and vehicles across five U.S. states as part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the United States over the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/companies/toyota-us-hybrid-production/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #manufacturing #hybrids #us #investments
Faced with a profit-destroying price war at home and a growing surplus of new cars rolling out of factory lines, Chinese car makers are widening their footprint across South America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/markets/china-ev-south-america-tesla/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #electricvehicles #southamerica #tesla #carmakers #latinamerica #carmakers #china
Toyota confirmed it would put as much as $10 billion into the U.S. over the next five years to boost local operations, after Donald Trump flagged that the carmaker planned such an investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/companies/toyota-us-10-billion-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #cars #investments #donaldtrump #batteries #electricvehicles
Japanese automakers warned that President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs will cost them billions in lost profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/japan-automakers-billions-tariff-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cars #carmakers #toyota #honda #nissan #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Nissan has agreed to sell its global headquarters in Yokohama in a $584 million deal to a group sponsored by Hong Kong-listed autoparts maker Minth Group https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/nissan-minth-headquarters-yokohama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #yokohama #minthgroup #hongkong #carmakers
Auto giant Toyota has hiked its operating income and net profit forecasts for the current fiscal year despite the impact of U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/companies/toyota-profit-forecasts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tariffs #us #manufacturing
The U.S. plans to announce that Dutch chipmaker Nexperia's China facilities will resume shipments, in what would be a relief for auto manufacturers worldwide who faced the imminent prospect of curbing production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/01/tech/us-nexperia-china-shipments-resume/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #carmakers #chipmakers #us #donaldtrump #china #netherlands
Nissan shares fell the most in two months after the embattled carmaker forecast a ¥275 billion operating loss this year as it pushes ahead with a cost-cutting spree to rescue its deteriorating financial position. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/companies/nissan-loss-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #renault #carmakers #debt #us #china
Honda Motor has halted vehicle production at a plant in Mexico due to a semiconductor shortage linked to the disrupted supply from Netherlands-headquartered Chinese chipmaker Nexperia, officials have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/companies/honda-mexico-production-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #honda #mexico #china #nexperia #chipmakers #carmakers
China’s BYD, the world’s largest EV manufacturer, is hogging the spotlight at the Japan Mobility Show with its electric minivehicle model developed exclusively for the Japanese market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/companies/japan-mobility-show/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #japanmobilityshow #byd #honda #toyota #nissan #cars #electricvehicles #hybrids
No projects were finalized under Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge while U.S. President Donald Trump was in Japan for a three-day visit heavy on sentiment but light on substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/economy/japan-us-investment-no-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Toyota has managed to achieve overall growth, despite volatility in China and trade tensions brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/companies/toyota-global-sales-first-half/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers
Nexperia notified its Japanese automotive customers that it may no longer be able to guarantee supply, triggering renewed concern about upheaval at the Dutch chipmaker snarling global supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/chipmaker-short-supply-japan-auto-parts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nexperia #cars #carmakers #chipmakers
Global automakers are scouring the globe for crucial rare earths ahead of looming Chinese export controls, with executives worried the curbs could lead to parts shortages and plant closures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/tech/carmakers-china-rare-earths-deadline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #carmakers #rareearths #trade #electricvehicles
