Japan

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... 2012-01-26

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... 2012-01-20

Japan's Toyota Motor sold a total 822,386 new vehicles in Europe during 2011, up 1.7% year-on-year (y-o-y), giving it a market share of 4.2% in the region. This performance may come... 2012-01-12

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... 2011-12-16

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... 2011-12-05

The signing of an agreement on a joint regulatory framework for the electric vehicle segment between the EU, Japan and the US will help boost carmakers' enthusiasm for developing these... 2011-11-21

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... 2011-11-09

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.... 2011-10-20

Large-scale investments continue to pour into auto manufacturing in Brazil, despite BMI's long standing concern about slowing domestic demand and potential overcapacity problems. The... 2011-10-10

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... 2011-10-06