Japan
Industry
Following the country's natural disasters earlier in the year, new vehicle sales in Japan showed clear signs of recovery in the latter months of 2011, to end the year down 16%, slightly...
2012-01-26Industry
BMI's view that South Korean suppliers will capture business from Japanese rivals as a result of the strong yen and recent natural disasters has been supported further by news that...
2012-01-20Industry
The Japanese government has introduced measures to stimulate domestic vehicle sales in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. A three-year extension on tax incentives...
2011-12-16Industry
Finding 'low-cost' production bases no longer necessarily means shifting between developed and emerging markets in the autos sector, as Honda Motor has announced it will move more production...
2011-12-05Industry
The South Korean subsidiary of General Motors Company (GM), GM Korea, has announced plans to export passenger cars to Japan, which has traditionally been a tough market for Korean-built...
2011-11-09Industry
The Japan Automobile Dealers Association has reported the first increase in sales of cars, trucks and buses in 13 months, as sales increased 1.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 313,790 units....
2011-10-20Industry
The sustained strength of the Japanese yen has started to force domestic carmakers to rethink their domestic production strategies, posing serious downside risks to BMI's already conservative...
2011-10-06Industry
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors is focused on its goal of becoming a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) development and production over the next five years. However, the company is already...
2011-07-19
