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TOKYO - The transport ministry on Thursday inspected two more Nissan Motor Co factories to examine measures introduced to prevent unqualified workers from conducting vehicle safety inspections in violation of government rules.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tour...

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 45th Tokyo Motor Show kicked off a two-day media preview on Wednesday, with automakers showcasing prototypes of their evolving electric vehicles and cars with advanced driver assistance safety technologies utilizing artificial intelligence.
The biennial m...

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TOKYO -Nissan Motor Co kept using uncertified staff for vehicle inspections at one of its plants even after the company revealed such misconduct, which led to a massive recall, company sources said Wednesday.
Nissan reported the mishandling of safety checks to the government and tem...

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TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp has employed a side airbag having a three-bag structure for the new Camry mid-size sedan.
Toyota developed the side airbag in cooperation with Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd. The new Camry was released in July. The previous product has a two-bag structure using bags f...

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The domestic motorcycle market has been stuck in the slow lane. Reasonably priced minicars and electrically assisted pedal cycles (pedelecs) have become increasingly popular, hurting sales of mopeds, which were once a familiar mode of transport for many people.
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TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp has fully remodeled its Camry mid-size sedan for the first time in six years.
Toyota said it developed a platform and a power train for the new Camry by using TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture), which shares parts across segments. The new vehicle combine...

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Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. announced on Friday that they will enter a business and capital alliance to jointly develop electric vehicles.
Toyota will obtain a 5.05 percent stake in Mazda while Mazda will gain a 0.25 percent stake in Toyota.
With environmental regula...

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OSAKA - A recently born giant panda cub is expected to bring a 26.7 billion yen ($242 million) economic boost to the Japanese capital, a university professor says.
The giant panda cub born Monday at the Ueno Zoological Gardens will bring as big of an impact as "a professional baseba...

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TOKYO - Toyota has terminated its tie-up with Tesla and stepped up efforts to develop electric vehicles by itself, a newspaper said Saturday.
In 2010, the two companies agreed on a comprehensive cooperation with the Japanese auto giant paying $50 million to buy 3.15 percent of share...

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Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled in Tokyo a prototype for the first pleasure boat under its luxury car brand Lexus.
The hull of “Sport Yacht Concept” was created based on the Lexus design philosophy. The boat has two five-liter gasoline engines, which the Lexus car uses. It is 12....

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