The Big Story
Toyota's new chief Koji Sato vows to get serious about EVs
Faced with 'once in a century' industry transformation, world's biggest carmaker may be prisoner of past success
Automobiles
Automobiles
U.S. and Japan strike trade deal on EV battery minerals
Washington grants Japan automakers wider access to $7,500-per-vehicle tax credit
Electric cars in China
Chinese EV startup Nio to install 1,000 battery swap stations
Latest facilities can complete exchanges in less than 5 minutes
Climate Change
EU countries approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars
Germany wins exemption for vehicles running on e-fuels
Caixin
Chang'an, Chery, Dongfeng Motor join Tesla's China price war
Gasoline vs. EV battle likely to drive some automakers out of business
Finance
Vietnam's Vingroup awaits clarity on Credit Suisse after buyout
Bank bought by UBS counts EV maker VinFast, developer Novaland among Asia clients
Climate Change
Germany, EU agree to allow some combustion engines after 2035
Environmental groups condemn e-fuel deal supported by powerful carmakers
Automobiles
EV price war in Thailand heats up as Bangkok Motor Show commences
BYD and Hyundai push new models as kingdom's auto sales decline
Automobiles
Toyota to end Camry sales in Japan, ending 43-year history
Domestic market accounts for only 1% of model's global sales
Interview
Volvo to export all-new compact EV from China: CEO
Sharing platform with parent Geely to help bring down costs
Automobiles
Vietnam's VinFast EVs enter ride-hailing with Grab rival Be Group
Vingroup chair finds new use for vehicles amid low deliveries in U.S., Vietnam
Automobiles
Geely CEO pans his performance despite first profit rise in 4 years
Fellow exec calls recent car price war the start of 'competition for elimination'
Caixin
China's automaker price war threatens profitability: analysts
Slumping car sales, new emission rules result in deep discounts for buyers
Automobiles
Mazda to appoint Masahiro Moro as new president and CEO
Moro gained overseas experience as head of automaker's North American operations
Commodities
Nickel, copper prices sink on worries about China's economy
Speculators spurn nonferrous metals, seeing little stimulus from Beijing
Automobiles
Honda to convert existing U.S. factories to make EVs
Automaker reshuffles resources to form a fully integrated production chain
Companies
Nidec's hunt for Nagamori successor leads to 5 new vice presidents
Outside committee will pick one as the next president in April 2024
Electric cars in China
China battery giant CATL's profit surges 93% on booming demand
Margin pressure on EV batteries raises concerns as lithium costs increase
Automobiles
Mitsubishi Motors to invest $12bn in green cars by 2030
Japanese automaker aims to 'double' revenue from Southeast Asia
Automobiles
Isuzu to make executive Shinsuke Minami president and COO
Incumbent President Masanori Katayama to become chairman and CEO
