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
Batteries the focus of Japan's EV market, with domestic automakers adopting lighter, more efficient packs and technologies popular with Chinese manufacturers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/19/companies/ev-battery-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #electricvehicles #carmakers #batteries #suzuki #honda #nissan #china #byd
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed orders expanding credits for U.S. auto and engine production and setting new 25% tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts starting Nov. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/18/trump-truck-duties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #cars #carmakers
Marubeni is in talks to acquire Carlyle-backed TiAuto Investments, a South African retailer of auto parts, according to people with knowledge of the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/companies/marubeni-tiauto-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tiauto #southafrica #cars #carmakers #marubeni #acquisitions
Japan is reportedly considering the purchase of Ford F-150 pickup trucks for use as government vehicles in an effort to fulfill pledges made during trade negotiations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/economy/f150-import-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cars #carmakers #trucks #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #manufacturing
A planned management buyout of auto parts maker Pacific Industrial sparked a backlash from one of its investors, pressuring the Tokyo Stock Exchange to provide more protection for minority shareholders in such deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-mbo-backlash-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tse #pacificindustrial #stocks
Toyota Motor has amassed a growing after sales and service operation that keeps 150 million of its vehicles on roads around the planet, with the business poised to become the company’s biggest source of profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-after-service-top/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #electricvehicles