NIKKEI RISES ON BARGAIN HUNTING BUT INVESTORS EDGY AFTER WILD SELL-OFF

Toyota Motor Corp rose 2.2 per cent, Honda Motor Co advanced 0.7 per cent, Asahi Glass soared 4.0 per cent and Takeda Pharmaceutical added 1.2 per cent... READ MORE›

HONDA CONSIDERS DEVELOPING ALL SOLID-STATE EV BATTERIES

Kyodo News reported on Thursday that Honda and Nissan Motor Co were developing all solid-state EV batteries... READ MORE›

TAKE YOUR PICK FROM 150 MODELS IN AMERICA'S SATURATED SUV MARKET

Fifteen football fields of space is crawling with crossovers from Nissan Motor Co... READ MORE›

HONDA RECALLS ODYSSEY MINIVANS AFTER DOZENS OF REPORTED INJURIES

Honda is recalling about 900,000 of its Odyssey minivans because the second-row seats may tip forward if not properly latched... READ MORE›

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KOBE STEEL FAKED DATA FOR METAL USED IN PLANES AND CARS

Kobe Steel, one of Japan's oldest industrial companies, was founded more than a century ago... READ MORE›

TRUMP SLAMS UNFAIR TRADE WITH JAPAN, DEFENDS TPP PULLOUT

Among the Japanese companies in attendance for the speech, according to the White House, were several automakers, including Honda Mazda, and Nissan Motor Co... READ MORE›

CHECK OUT THE LEXUS THAT APPLE'S USING TO TEST SELF-DRIVING CAR TECHNOLOGY

Secured permission to test its autonomous-car technology in California, the first images of the vehicle have been captured on Silicon Valley roads... READ MORE›

AMID SCANDALS, JAPAN CARMAKERS LOOK TO FUTURE AT TOKYO AUTO SHOW

Nissan declined 0.4 percent to close at 1,093 yen in Tokyo trading Tuesday, while Toyota rose 0.7 percent to 7,028 yen... READ MORE›

GENERAL MOTORS TO LAY OFF 2,000 WORKERS IN OHIO AND MICHIGAN

General Motors to lay off 2,000 workers in Ohio and Michigan -- RT America... READ MORE›

TOYOTA, MAZDA PLAN TO INVEST $1.6 BILLION TO BUILD U.S. PLANT

Mazda rose 2.8 percent, while Toyota declined 0.1 percent at the close of trading in Tokyo... READ MORE›

General Motors announced six new recalls on Monday affecting 7.6 million vehicles in North America and 800,000 more overseas... READ MORE›

SOME FAMOUSLY EFFICIENT JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS ARE NOW LYING TO COMPETE

The spotlight has taken a toll on Kobe Steel, Japan's third-largest steelmaker, whose customers include Ford Motor Co... READ MORE›

HONDA'S PICKUP TRUCK IS BEATING FORD AT ITS OWN GAME

Honda did just that when it rolled out a thoroughly redesigned version of its Ridgeline pickup in June 2016... READ MORE›

THESE AUTOMAKERS COULD BE TRUMP'S NEXT TARGETS

Donald Trump's Twitter-fueled bid to crimp free trade in the auto industry began with a warning to Detroit's Big 3 about building factories south of the border... READ MORE›

HONDA, ALPHABET'S WAYMO IN TALKS OVER SELF-DRIVING TECH

With Waymo, Honda said it may provide vehicles modified to accommodate the startup's software... READ MORE›

TEN AUTOMAKERS ARE SUED IN U.S. OVER 'DEADLY' KEYLESS IGNITIONS

The automakers had actual knowledge of the dangerous carbon monoxide poisoning consequences of vehicles with keyless fobs that lack an automatic shut-off, the complaint said... READ MORE›

AUTOMAKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKATA AIR BAG RECALLS

Honda said it continues to explore and evaluate new methods of convincing owners of vehicles affected by Takata airbag inflator recalls to complete the necessary repairs... READ MORE›

TOYOTA NISSAN HONDA BEAT US FORECASTS AS LOCAL CARS WANE

Hyundai-Kia sales tumbled 18 percent, the largest decline among the major automakers and a worse performance than analysts projected... READ MORE›

Can CEO Mary Barra Change General Motors' Corporate Culture?... READ MORE›

HONDA'S SOLO ACT TURNS RISKY IN THE ALLIANCE-HAPPY AUTO INDUSTRY

Aside from its new alliance with Mazda, Toyota also owns Daihatsu Motor Co... READ MORE›

TAKATA'S BANKRUPTCY TO PIT AUTOMAKERS AGAINST AIR BAG VICTIMS

Takata, Honda, Toyota and General Motors Co declined to comment... READ MORE›

FIAT CHRYSLER CEO SAYS PURSUING MERGER WITH GM A 'HIGH PRIORITY'

That discussion remains a high priority for FCA, he told journalists on the sidelines of the Formula One Italian Grand Prix in Monza, northern Italy... READ MORE›

TAKATA HIT WITH DAILY FINE ON AIR BAG PROBE AS REPAIRS LAG

Safety regulator also said Friday that nearly 90 percent of the vehicles recalled because of defective Takata air bags were still unrepaired as of December 31... READ MORE›

HONDA PLANS NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION SHIFTS TO MAKE MORE SUVS

While maintaining our current overall capacity in North America, we'd like to also consider our production options in Japan ..... READ MORE›

TOYOTA RECALLS MORE CARS FOR DANGEROUS TAKATA AIR BAGS

Toyota said it was investigating the issue as part of its wider probe into Takata's air bag inflators... READ MORE›

AUTOMAKERS RECALL 12 MILLION U.S. VEHICLES OVER TAKATA AIR BAGS

Automakers worldwide had previously recalled about 50 million vehicles with Takata inflators... READ MORE›

U.S. REGULATORS RECALL 2.1 MILLION VEHICLES IN NEW AIR BAG ISSUE

In the Takata cases, Honda on Friday said it has confirmed that a Takata air bag inflator ruptured in a Jan... READ MORE›

HONDA DISCLOSES FIFTH TAKATA AIR BAG-LINKED FATALITY, WIDENS RECALL

Before Thursday's disclosure, Takata air bags had been linked to four deaths in Honda vehicles in the United States... READ MORE›

TOYOTA EXPANDS TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL IN JAPAN, CHINA

Toyota expands takata air bag recall in japan china... READ MORE›

TOYOTA RECALLS 6.5M VEHICLES OVER FEARS WINDOW SWITCH COULD CATCH FIRE

In recent months Toyota has recalled nearly 10 million vehicles outfitted with defective air bags that have been linked to several deaths globally... READ MORE›

WHAT IS A RECALL? CARMAKERS CONFUSE U.S. DRIVERS IN DEADLY AIR BAG SAGA

For some, like Caitlin Knowles, a 23-year-old waitress in Winter Park, Florida, it is already the second air bag recall... READ MORE›

MUSK SAYS TESLA PLANS TO BUILD NEW FACTORY FOR MODEL Y CROSSOVER

There's just no way we could do Model Y at Fremont, Musk said during Tesla's annual meeting in Mountain View, California... READ MORE›

U.S. REGULATORS EXPAND NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY TAKATA RECALLS

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA said in a statement the number of vehicles from 10 automakers covered by recalls this year and in 2013 is now 7... READ MORE›

TAKATA TO ANNOUNCE RECALL OF 35 MILLION-40 MILLION U.S. AIR BAG INFLATORS

Takata to announce recall of 35 million-40 million U.S. air bag inflators sources... READ MORE›