Japan
Industry
BMI believes a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between Peru and Japan may reinforce the dominance of Japanese carmakers in Peru and encourage further Japanese investment in Andean...
2010-07-15Industry
Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has announced a massive recall on eight of its models sold in the US over the last five years due to concerns over 'sticking' accelerator pedals. As...
2010-01-22Companies
Japan's Toyota Motor could maintain its market lead in gasoline-electric hybrid cars, thanks to a lithium supply deal secured by its sister company Toyota Tsusho in Argentina.
2010-01-21Industry
News: Japanese auto parts supplier Akebono Brake is considering acquiring part of German supplier Robert Bosch's brakes business in North America. An Akebono spokesperson has stated...
2009-09-01Companies
Hino Motors Sales de Mexico (HIMEX) will begin operations in its new assembly plant in Guanajuato from October 21 this year, online local news source marquilaportal.com has reported....
2009-08-20Industry
Toyota Motors has confirmed that it go ahead with plans for a small car plant in Sorocaba, south eastern Brazil. Toyota, which became the largest carmaker in the world in late 2008,...
2009-07-01Companies
Toyota is launching its first hybrid car on to the Peruvian market in July, executive chairman of the company's Peruvian subsidiary, Toyota del Peru, Hiroaki Fujiwara has announced....
2009-06-25Industry
Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor has launched its flex-fuel Livina in the Brazilian market. The car is to be sold through its dealership network and will be competing with the likes...
2009-03-27Companies
US automotive manufacturer Chrysler and its Japanese counterpart Nissan have halted their product-based tie-up in order to review the financial aspects of the deal which was signed...
2009-02-13Economy
The possibility of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raising its overnight call rate by 25bps to 0.50% at its February 20-21 meeting has been boosted by stronger than expected Q406 GDP data,...
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