Japan
Companies
Japan's Toyota has made good on its threat to become the world's leading carmaker, overtaking General Motors in terms of both global sales and production in Q107. Despite achieving...
2007-04-26Companies
Despite stronger than expected economic growth in Q406, Japanese vehicle sales during calendar year 2006 declined by 2% y-o-y. BMI's latest Japan Automotives Report highlights the...
2007-02-19Economy
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,...
2007-02-15Companies
Mitsubishi Motors looks set to end the current financial year in profit, after figures for the nine-month period April-December 2006 showed
2007-02-08Companies
Demand for small, fuel efficient cars has led to a 7.6% rise in Suzuki's quarterly profits in Q406, with global production up 11.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 619,000 units.Expansion...
2007-02-05Companies
Toyota is poised to become the world's largest automaker, with 10% output growth in 2006. Year-end figures showed that the Japanese firm
2007-01-29Companies
Full-year sales for calendar year 2005 showed a relative return to health for the Japanese market, with domestic sales up by 0.54%. This was in line with our forecast for constrained...
2007-01-12Companies
The outlook for Japan's auto industry appears bleak, following the 16th consecutive month of declining domestic sales in October, with a slide of 2%. However, BMI's recently published...
2006-11-15Companies
Japan's Toyota has agreed to purchase a 5.9% stake in commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu. Under the terms of the deal, Toyota will acquire 60 million shares from Mitsubishi Corp...
2006-11-07Industry
Daihatsu has announced plans for a JPY23.5bn (US$196.5mn) plant to expand production of its mini vehicle
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