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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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 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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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.
"The c...

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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 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 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 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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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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Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co plans to cut around 20,000 jobs globally, more than 10,000 above the reduction announced last fall, as it deems deeper action is needed to turn its business around, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
The job cuts under the ne...

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Three companies including Waymo LLC, a self-driving vehicle company affiliated with Google LLC’s parent Alphabet Inc., announced Thursday that they will begin test runs of self-driving taxis in Tokyo from Monday.
Taxi drivers belonging to Nihon Kotsu Co., a major taxi company in Toky...

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