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Honda Motor Company has been the world’s largest motorcycle maker since 1959, and Japan’s second largest Japanese carmaker. Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986, and also makes garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, and is involved in aerospace.
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23 August, 2024
An employee wearing a face mask works on a Yaris car at a Toyota car factory in France. Photo: AP/File
Japan

Japan’s carmakers vow closer ties to regain ground lost to China

To survive, Japanese manufacturers are pledging cooperation in areas like AI and EVs, while also navigating trade tensions and internal restructuring.

Japan

Japan’s Honda and Nissan join forces to create world’s third-largest carmaker

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nissan and Honda may merge to take on larger rivals and EV makers

Donald Trump

Editorial | Trump a good reason for China, Japan thaw

Crisis of trust between two countries with fragile economies has to be overcome for both their sakes.

US president-elect Donald Trump, at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards in Greenvale, New York. The arrival of Trump’s protectionist agenda when he takes power will give both Beijing and Tokyo motivation to improve relations. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan’s ‘concerned’ exporters brace for tariff pain under Trump 2.0

Japan should work to show Trump it is a partner instead of a competitor, and develop ‘more robust’ ties with other economies, analysts say.

Wellness

These shoe vibrators are made for walking, directing the visually impaired

A shoe-mounted device developed by a Honda-backed start-up sends direction prompts by vibration, and app sounds alerts for potential hazards.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Honda to end production at one of its Thailand auto plants

The company’s sales in Thailand have been under 100,000 for each of last four years as Chinese EV makers make inroads in Southeast Asia.

The Honda logo is seen on a vehicle at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok on March 22, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Honda joins scandal-hit Toyota, Yamaha, Suzuki as Japan faces own ‘dieselgate’

The widening scandal has been compared to the ‘dieselgate’ emissions debacle that sideswiped German car giant Volkswagen in 2015.

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Toyota

Japanese carmakers under fire for falsifying safety data

Japan

Japan’s car safety scandal deepens, as Toyota halts sale of 3 car models

Toyota was among five carmakers, including Honda and Mazda, found to have falsified or manipulated safety data while applying for certification.

The Toyota Corolla Fielder is one of three current models for which the Japanese carmaker submitted faulty pedestrian-safety test data. Photo: AP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Car wars: global brands fight to regain ground lost to their EV rivals in China

International marques are mounting a spirited fightback, focusing on reliability and safety, and providing a mixed bag of petrol and electric cars for a new generations of local customers.

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A Honda e:NP2 electric SUV on display at the Beijing Auto Show on April 25, 2024. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV maker Aion plans second Southeast Asia plant in Indonesia

Guangzhou-based Aion will partner with Jakarta-based carmaker Indomobil Group. Aion’s first Southeast Asia plant, in Thailand, is expected to start production this summer.

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Climate change

Opinion | Will slowing EV market put the brakes on climate goals?

Sales are not growing as strongly as expected, inventory is piling up in an oversupplied market and major markets like the US are showing a marked preference for hybrids.

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Toyota

Toyota poised to keep title as bestselling carmaker, as China sales climb 17%

Global sales rose 12 per cent from a year earlier to 986,262 units, the most ever for the month of November. That included a 17 per cent increase in China to, while production there rose 14 per cent.

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A Toyota Rangga concept vehicle on display during the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on October 26. Photo: Bloomberg
Electric & new energy vehicles

Japan’s carmakers to showcase electric cars to prove credentials

Japanese carmakers will display EV concepts to send the message they are willing and able to make battery-powered car sightings more common on the country’s roads in the years to come.

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Toyota’s Kayoibako EV concept is seen at a media event ahead of the Japan Mobility Show in Hachioji, Tokyo. The show will run from October 26 to November 5. Photo: Bloomberg
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s BYD launches Dolphin EV in Japan as it seeks to pry open market

BYD, China’s biggest EV maker, has launched its Dolphin compact hatch in Japan, where imported cars account for a small slice of the market. The base model is priced at US$24,560.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Honda’s China venture ships first cars abroad

Dongfeng Honda Automobile’s first export shipment includes plug-in hybrid and battery-powered EVs destined for sale in several European countries as China’s auto industry flexes its growing muscle.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Slow transition to EVs could see foreign carmakers lose market share in China

Domestic carmakers are rapidly gaining market share in China as they embrace electric vehicles faster than their foreign rivals who are grappling with unused manufacturing capacity of gas and diesel vehicles

A BMW i7 car is displayed during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai on April 18, 2023.Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Carmakers unveil slew of EVs at Shanghai Auto Show as price war weighs on sales

Chinese carmakers will continue to offer discounts well into the second half of the year as the debilitating price war shows no signs of slowing down in the world’s top market, industry insiders said at the Shanghai Auto Show.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Li Auto, Xpeng report second straight month of growth in deliveries

Li Auto and Xpeng, two of mainland China’s top-three premium EV makers, reported growth in deliveries for a second consecutive month in March, bucking a downwards trend in the world’s largest automotive market.

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US-China relations

Chinese firm’s US factory plans cause uproar among Ohio locals

Semcorp, the world’s biggest producer of a key component in lithium-ion batteries, has agreed to invest around US$1 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Sidney, Ohio.

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Plans by a Chinese company to build components for electric vehicle batteries in Sidney, Ohio, have met resistance from residents who are fearful about incursion by what they see as a representative of an enemy state. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Sony Honda to make electric cars in North America from 2025

Sony is betting on access to Honda’s decades-long expertise in car manufacturing, sales and servicing, while Honda seeks to tap Sony’s knowledge in entertainment, networking and sensors for autonomous vehicles.

Yasuhide Mizuno, chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Honda Mobility (right), and Izumi Kawanishi, president and chief operating officer, at a news conference in Tokyo, on October 13, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg
Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Car dealers propose easing warranty rules after probe by Hong Kong watchdog

Plan offered by seven dealers of 17 car brands, such as BMW and Toyota, is likely to be approved by Competition Commission.

Tesla

US may single out Tesla for crashes involving automated driving systems

Tesla’s crash rate per 1,000 vehicles is substantially higher than data from other carmakers given to the Associated Press.

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Automobiles

China gives up US$9 billion in tax to kick start stalling vehicle sales

China’s vehicle industry took a deep dive last month, as Shanghai went into a citywide lockdown, which idled car plants from General Motors to Tesla and Volkswagen.

Vehicles awaiting exports next to stacks of containers by Ocean Network Express (ONE) in Shanghai on Monday, April 30, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg.
Shanghai

More than 180 companies say they’ve been hit by China’s lockdowns

The list is still growing as more firms report financial results in the days and weeks ahead.

The entrance to a noodle store is locked and sealed in the Jing’an district of western Shanghai on April 4, 2022. Photo: AP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Electric cars’ reign may arrive sooner than expected in 2033, EY says

Strict government mandates to combat climate change are driving demand in Europe and China, where automakers and consumers face rising financial penalties for selling and buying traditional petrol and diesel-fuelled cars.

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Transport and logistics

A global shortage of silicon chips is hurting Japan’s carmakers

Lockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting housebound shoppers to snap up more phones, game consoles, smart TVs and laptops, which in turn has fuelled demand for the chips used in those devices.

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