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CARMAKERS

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about autonomous-driving vehicles during a Nvidia keynote address at CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2026
Self-driving and AI take center stage at CES as carmakers dial back EV plans
As automakers have hit the brakes on electric vehicle plans, auto suppliers and start ups are lining up to show off their latest autonomous vehicle hardware and software.
NEw Tesla Model Y electric vehicles are parked at the National City Marine Terminal in National City, California, last October.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 3, 2026
Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
Investors have paid little mind to Tesla’s decline in the global EV pecking order, with CEO Elon Musk prioritizing AI, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
Models of the new hybrid version of the Fiat 500 on display inside the Stellantis Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, on Nov. 25.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2025
How hybrid models are helping keep automakers’ electrification plans afloat
The EV market is slowing in the U.S., but analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating.
BYD Dolphin Surf electric cars in Berlin. With profitability in China weighed down by price-wary consumers, the company has sought to strengthen its foothold in foreign markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2025
China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales
Based on sales data so far this year, there is almost no chance the American company will retain its leadership position.
A Toyota dealership in Beijing. Toyota’s global sales and production fell in November, weighed down in large part by a sharp drop in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 26, 2025
Toyota posts rare sales drop in November, dragged down by China
Global automakers are facing greater uncertainty as they navigate an environment of trade tensions, regulatory changes and uncertain economic outlooks.
Tesla was a pioneer of electrically controlled doors and flush handles, but when power is lost, the electric vehicle's doors lose function.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2025
Tesla drivers buying escape tools and new cars to avoid getting trapped inside
Addressing Tesla’s malfunctioning doors has gained urgency in the U.S. after numerous incidents in which people were severely injured or died after being unable to escape vehicles.
Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Sensoji Temple, Tokyo, in October
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2025
Japan and U.S. hold second consultation meeting on $550 billion pledge
Akazawa and Lutnick attended the two-hour online discussion.
Shigenobu Nagamori
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2025
Nidec chairman quits board after spate of accounting issues
The move follows the discovery of accounting issues that damaged the reputation of the Japanese maker of electric motors.
Camry vehicles move through final inspection after coming off the assembly line at the Toyota Motor manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, in 2019.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2025
Toyota to sell made-in-America vehicles in Japan to please Trump
The Camry sedan, Highlander sport utility vehicle and Tundra pickup truck will go on sale in Japan from 2026.
Toyota Industries, whose shares are worth ¥5.6 trillion, was offered a buyout price in June nearly ¥1 trillion, or 16%, below the value of its holdings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2025
Toyota Industries buyout bid dips 16% below stock holdings
The gap between the take-private proposal and the value of Toyota Industries’ holdings has become a major sticking point for activist fund Elliott Investment Management.
Akio Toyoda, the chairman of Toyota Motor, leads unlisted real estate company Toyota Fudosan, which is leading the offer to take Toyota Industries private.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2025
Elliott woos other Toyota industries investors in buyout fight
The activist fund wants to push Toyota group to sweeten its ¥4.7 trillion bid.
Yamaha Motor President Motofumi Shitara said Wednesday that the company plans to release a 125 cc moped model that meets new emissions rules in March.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2025
Yamaha to launch 125 cc moped that meets new emissions regulations
Companies are working to develop new models due to the difficulty of existing mopeds with engine displacements of up to 50 cc to conform to the new rules.
Honda will suspend output in Japan on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, a spokesperson said Thursday, highlighting the lingering fallout of the global chip shortage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2025
Honda to halt production at plants in Japan and China due to chip shortage
The Japanese carmaker has been hit hard after China blocked Nexperia — owned by Chinese company Wingtech Technology — from exporting products made at its local plants.
An employee charges a a VW ID.3 compact hatchback electric automobile at the Volkswagen AG factory in Dresden, Germany, on May 14.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2025
Retreat by U.S. and Europe from electric cars risks ceding race to China
Chinese carmakers like BYD and Xiaomi have strengthened their position as the leading producers of EVs over the past decade.
Akihiro Kaneko, president of the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions, has expressed concern over the Bank of Japan’s anticipated rate hike Friday possibly weighing on companies’ ability to raise wages in the coming fiscal year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2025
Japan’s auto union chair fears BOJ hike may impede wage momentum
A sharp drop in the yen after the expected hike on Friday could affect corporate sentiment.
Japan's exports gained 6.1% in November from a year earlier, according to the Finance Ministry, beating economists' forecasts.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 17, 2025
Japan’s exports to U.S. rise for first time since Trump’s April tariffs
A turnaround in shipments to the U.S. helped power the biggest gain in overall exports since February, paving the way for a widely expected interest-rate hike later this week.
This week brought a cascade of signals that the electric vehicle era is entering a more uncertain, more contested phase.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2025
The electric car transition unravels slowly, then all at once
This week brought a cascade of signals that the EV era is entering a more uncertain, more contested phase.
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa (left) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speak in front of Kabukiza Theatre, Tokyo, in October, more than a month after the signing of an agreement for Japan to invest $550 billion in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2025
Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge might fall short of Trump’s hopes
The deal of the century is starting to look a lot like business as usual.
A Volkswagen T-Roc is loaded into a delivery tower at the German carmaker's plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, in November. Carmakers such as Volkswagen have pushed for an easing of carbon dioxide targets and fines for missing them.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2025
EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in boon for car industry
Critics say an anticipated proposal to target reducing emissions by 90% instead risks undermining the EU’s green agenda and deterring investments in electrification.
A cab of a model of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is seen on an assembly line at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on April 26, 2022.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 16, 2025
Ford retreats from EVs and takes $19.5B charge as Trump policies take hold
Instead, Ford says it will pivot hard into gas and hybrid models.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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