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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
2025 100 Leading Women: Bobbi Curran

Bobbi Curran's greatest lesson: Be true to yourself.

May 18, 2025 10:00 AM
2025 100 Leading Women: Susan Kenny

For Susan Kenny, trusting your team and getting back to basics overcomes big challenges.

May 18, 2025 10:00 AM
$11 billion tariff tsunami poised to wash over Japanese automakers looking to boost U.S. output

Toyota, Honda and other Japanese automakers are bracing for big expenses from the Trump administration’s import taxes. Here’s a company-by-company breakdown.

May 16, 2025 01:40 PM
How Ivan Espinosa’s shock therapy aims to restart Nissan ‘heartbeat’

Nissan's restructuring plan unveiled by new CEO Ivan Espinosa came six weeks after he was tapped to do what his predecessor couldn’t: Make hard decisions and deep cuts.

May 16, 2025 11:00 AM
Joly says Honda still committed to $15EV investments after project delayed

The halted investment marks by far the biggest project delay yet in Canada as the outlook for EV growth softens. 

May 15, 2025 02:35 PM
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