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Nissan fire sale? Critical quarter will frame tough decisions

Nissan is banking on solid first-quarter performance from new CEO Ivan Espinosa to win the trust of lenders and better manage its debt burden.

May 29, 2025 03:59 PM
Honda exec says Civic hybrid production move won’t add jobs to Indiana plant

The production shift to Indiana means the U.S. plant is the only source of the Civic hatchback hybrid for North America, Honda said.

May 28, 2025 03:25 PM
Lance Woelfer: American Honda can blunt ‘significant’ tariff impact with strong U.S.-built lineup

American Honda's Lance Woelfer said he sees 2025 as a bright year for the automaker, in spite of the "significant" impact the Trump tariffs are expected to have.

May 28, 2025 03:02 PM
Hybrid-laggard Nissan hopes 3rd try succeeds in U.S. with e-Power Rogue

Hybrid-laggard Nissan thinks the third time will be a charm for its innovative e-Power hybrid system, which is reengineered for the Rogue with U.S. highways and drivers in mind.

May 26, 2025 12:31 PM
Top 5 stories of the week: Dodge says it’s eliminating Charger Daytona R/T for 2026; Toyota offered help to Nissan

Dodge is dropping the R/T trim level of the 2026 Charger Daytona from its lineup and Toyota has surfaced as a backup partner of sorts for troubled Nissan, according to a news report.

May 23, 2025 04:13 PM
Japan automakers seek emergency stimulus, tariff breakthrough

Japan’s auto industry lobby wants the government to reach a tariff breakthrough similar to other U.S. deals.

May 22, 2025 10:36 AM
CEO Toshihiro Mibe says Honda should wait out U.S. elections, tariff talks before taking ‘drastic’ action to shuffle factory footprint

CEO Toshihiro Mibe says the Japanese carmaker never expected that the USMCA free trade pact between the U.S., Mexico and Canada would suddenly be in jeopardy.

May 20, 2025 12:09 PM
In EV reality check, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe cuts sales, investment targets

Honda will shift its focus to gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, including a next-generation technology debuting in 2027.

May 20, 2025 07:55 AM
Sony Honda Mobility urged by Calif. dealers to stop Afeela 1 sales

California dealers say Sony Honda Mobility cannot bypass Honda and Acura dealers to sell its Afleela brand electric sedan.

May 19, 2025 09:52 PM
Toyota offered help to Nissan after Honda talks collapsed, report says

When merger talks between Nissan and Honda ended in February, a Toyota executive contacted Nissan to see how the world’s biggest automaker might help its troubled rival, a Japanese media report says.

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May 18, 2025 04:13 PM
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