Japan
Japan Wants To Join TPP Free-Trade Talks, Some Don’t Want Them There
As expected, Japan's new prime minister Shinzo Abe announced today that his country will be joining the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. The objective of the...
Toyota To Sell Rebadged Next-Gen Mazda2, Built in Mexico
Here's the scenario: Mazda is a small global player lacking the scale and resources to compete in an incredibly expensive, incredibly tough global auto market. Its production...
American Suzuki Declares Chapter 11, To Withdraw From U.S. Market
Well, the writing has been on the wall for years, but now it's official: Suzuki will stop selling new passenger vehicles in the U.S. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Toyota To Try Transporting Tercels To Texas (and Other States) From Europe
Pardon the alliteration. It's late and I'm feeling a little loopy. Of course, Toyota hasn't called its B-segment model the Tercel since 2000, but something like "Yen's...
Japanese Auto Manufacturers Demand Weaker Yen
By Chris Haak The Japanese Automobile Manufacturer's Association (JAMA) and the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions (CJAWU) released a joint statement yesterday...