Automobiles
Automobiles
Japan's car giants get creative to drive up brand loyalty
Toyota, Nissan target young people with 'experiential' stores
Materials
Toray develops film enabling faster charging of electric vehicles
Capacitor material resists over 800 volts, can cut waiting time to 20-30 minutes
Automobiles
Tesla recall of nearly half a million electric cars includes China
Rearview camera and hood issues said to increase risk of crashing
Automobiles
Renault China JV seeks bankruptcy restructuring in court
Move follows sales slump for van-making partnership with Brilliance Auto
Electric cars in China
China's Geely to build electric robotaxis for Waymo
Partnering with U.S. company, automaker aims to tap advanced self-driving tech
Automobiles
Japan automakers to fit cars with level 2 self-driving tech by 2022
Toyota will begin standardizing hands-free operation on its flagship Crown
Business trends
Japanese companies switch to 'software-driven' business models
Traditional manufacturers turn to higher tech to find new sources of value
Interview
More EVs mean more industrial robots, Fanuc chief says
Yamaguchi outlines how his company stands to gain from auto industry's paradigm shift
Economy
Japan November factory output surged 7.2% on jump in car production
Figure lifts prospects for a strong fourth-quarter economic rebound
Automobiles
China scraps foreign investment curbs in auto sector
Overseas carmakers can have wholly owned units in the country in 2022
Automobiles
Vietnam's first homegrown EVs go on sale in milestone for VinFast
Vingroup auto arm plans expansion to U.S. and Europe in 2022
Semiconductors
China's automakers fight supply chain chaos with in-house chips
From Geely to SAIC, big names look inward to beat global shortage and U.S. sanctions
Automobiles
Toyota faces supply, labor crunch in bid to revive lost production
Factories gear up for February-March boost to top annual target
Automobiles
Mitsubishi Fuso to abandon combustion engine trucks, buses by late 2030s
Japan vehicle maker aims to catch Chinese and European rivals in EV market
Startups
Sumitomo wins big with early bet on EV startup Rivian
Once-secretive automaker now worth almost 100 times its original value
Companies
Nippon Steel sues Mitsui & Co. over patent infringement
Japanese steelmaker says trading house was involved in Toyota-Baoshan deal
Automobiles
Vietnam's Vingroup plans $1.5bn bond ahead of EV push in U.S.
Conglomerate also debuts Vietnam's first EV battery plant
DealStreetAsia
Chinese self-driving startup hits $1bn valuation
Haomo.AI gets fresh money from Meituan and Qualcomm's VC arm
Automobiles
Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars
Authorities eye rural areas, plan to submit bill to Diet session next spring
