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Japanese Automakers Try to Regain Ground Lost to Chinese Car Firms in Thailand with Low-Priced Hvs

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Major Japanese automakers are trying to regain lost ground in Thailand, where they have been squeezed by the aggressive sales tactics of Chinese car companies. In Thailand, Japanese automakers’ share of new vehicle sales used to be more than 90% but may fall below 70% this year.
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Competition Intensifying Among Chinese Carmakers over EV Sales in Indonesia, Thailand; Japanese Automakers Concerned About Market Share Loss

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Competition is intensifying among Chinese automakers over electric vehicles sales in Indonesia and Thailand, the No. 1 and No. 3 automobile markets in Southeast Asia.
The increase in competition has been prompted by government incentives in Indonesia and Thailand aimed at boosting th...

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Nissan to Stop Production at Civac Plant in Mexico by March 2026

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Japanese automaker Nissan 7201.T said on Wednesday that the company would stop production at its Civac plant in Mexico by March 2026 as part of its global restructuring plan.
The embattled automaker would integrate vehicle production from its Civac plant to its Aguascalientes complex...

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Sluggish Tesla Sales Lead Panasonic to Delay Start of EV Battery Production at New U.S. Plant

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JAPAN NEWS
 
 Panasonic Holdings Corp. has decided to postpone the start of full operations of its newly built U.S. electric vehicle battery plant, as Panasonic’s major client Tesla has reported sluggish sales, prompting Panasonic to review its production plans.
Operations at the plant, located i...

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Skidding Nissan To Halt Production At Oppama Plant In Kanagawa Prefecture

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at the end of its 2027 fiscal year.
Nissan posted a net loss of 671 billion yen last year and it has said it will cut 15 percent of its global workforce.
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Japan’s Carmakers Absorbing Tariffs May Bolster Trump's Position

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese carmakers have largely absorbed the cost of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports, a move that may undermine the Asian nation’s negotiating power ahead of a July 9 deadline that will see duties rocket even higher.
So far, just three of Japan’s six major auto...

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Honda President Eager To Collaborate With Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor Co President Toshihiro Mibe expressed his eagerness to collaborate with Nissan Motor Co and its alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp during a general shareholders meeting on Thursday, after merger talks with Nissan collapsed earlier this year.
Asked about the likeliho...

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Toyota Proposes Selling U.S. Cars In Japan To Support Tariff Talks

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has proposed to the government that it sell U.S.-made cars in Japan through its domestic dealership network, the company said in an online video.
The proposal is intended to support Japan's trade negotiations with the United States over President Donald Trump's tar...

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Suzuki Halts Production Of Swift Over China's Rare Earth Export Curbs

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Suzuki Motor Corp has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China's export restrictions on rare-earth elements, sources close to the matter said, marking the first suspension by a Japanese automaker tied to the curbs.
The restrictions have caused delays in...

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Troubled Automaker Nissan Banks On Hybrid EV Technology

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corp is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.
A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both an electric motor and gasoline engine, much like the Toyota Motor Corp Prius. It’s different from a Prius in that it d...

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