Japan to Pump Money into Tsunami-Shattered Auto Industry
30 May 2011, 14:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Facing an increased pressure to reestablish the blooming automotive industry, in June the Japanese authorities, backed by Development Bank of Japan, will kick off a support program aimed to help the...
Honda US Back at Full Throttle in August, Civic Output Still Affected
27 May 2011, 03:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following one of the worst natural disasters in Japanese history, local auto makers and parts suppliers have been fighting to get back on their feet and resume production at the pre-March 11 levels....
Nissan to Build Minicar with Mitsubishi
20 May 2011, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A deal that has been in the works for quite some time now has been completed in Japan, where two of the biggest automakers on the market, Nissan and Mitsubishi, agreed to expand their collaboration ...
Chevrolet Volt Zooms into Japan
19 May 2011, 06:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And now, the fight has reached Japan... After years of utter Toyota Prius domination on the hybrid vehicles sector in the US, the Americans fight back, throwing into the electric and plug-in electri...
US Car Sales to Reach 16 Million by 2013
18 May 2011, 07:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been a long time since the US auto market, until recently the biggest in the world, hasn't seen such a big number attached to its yearly performance sheet. According to a study conduc...
Ford Finds Replacement for Japanese Car Paint
29 Apr 2011, 03:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The effects of the twin disaster from Japan on March 11 will continue to make themselves visible for months to come, that's a fact, but at times these effects come in the most unexpected shapes...
Nissan to Recover Faster than Toyota from Quake
27 Apr 2011, 06:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The biggest automaker on the planet, Toyota, surprised the industry by announcing last week that full production, completely free from the shortages caused by the disaster of March 11, will be resum...
Toyota to Resume Full Production in Seven Months
22 Apr 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two months after the twin disaster that struck Japan nearly brought to its knees the automotive industry, the pieces of the puzzle are beginning to come together, at least as far the production proc...
Japan Watching Radiation Levels on Its Cars
20 Apr 2011, 05:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Soon after the March 11 tsunami crippled important parts of Japan, the automotive industry was struck by a disastrous parts shortage. With more production freezes than production days on the calenda...
Toyota to Close European Plants on Parts Shortage
13 Apr 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over a month has passed since the twin disaster that hit the Japanese coast brought to their knees people and industries alike, but the effects of that faithful day are still as powerful as ever. Pl...
Daimler Sends 50 Vehicles to Support Japan Relief
12 Apr 2011, 07:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aside from the €2 million cash donation it has sent shortly after the quake and tsunami hit Japan, Daimler has now announced it is donating 50 vehicles worth about €4 million to Nippon Fou...
Toyota Japan Back at Full Throttle from April 18
8 Apr 2011, 08:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / By the time Japanese automaker Toyota resumes work at all of its facilities in Japan, over a month would have passed since the natural disaster that struck Japan forced the company to shut down most...
Quake Shakes Japan Auto Sales in March
4 Apr 2011, 05:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first numbers relating to the Japanese automotive industry following the March 11twin disaster are in, and they in themselves are disastrous as well. According to Japan's Auto Dealer Associ...
Ford Hit by Japan Quake Effects
4 Apr 2011, 05:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over three weeks have passed since the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan brought to their knees both lives and industries, and the effects that have been felt in full that faithful day c...
Japan Quake Stops Yaris Production for Another Month
31 Mar 2011, 15:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota’s quake-hit Miyagi plant that makes the Yaris compact for export to the United States should be offline for at least another month, according to Automotive News. While the plant has had...
Origami Cranes from Outer Space for Japan Relief Efforts
30 Mar 2011, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Thousands of miles away from Earth, the three astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) feel they have their hands tied when it comes to helping out the relief efforts underway in Japan,...
Toyota Provides 50 Vehicles for Japan Relief Efforts
30 Mar 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the worst hit auto makers by the March 11 earthquake, Toyota is continuing to experience production issues and parts shortage as a result of the disaster. Even so, the car maker is continuing...
Tsunami Video Shows the Force of the Disaster
28 Mar 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nearly three weeks have passed since the quake-tsunami deadly pair destroyed cities and killed thousands on the Japanese northeastern coast and, despite the countless reports and videos we've s...
Button Will Ask for Permission to Visit Japan
28 Mar 2011, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button has reportedly asked permission from his McLaren team to make a charity visit to Japan in order to further raise donations for the people in the country following the disasters that ha...
Mazda Suspends US Dealers' Orders
28 Mar 2011, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The effects of the twin disaster which struck Japan on March 11 continue to wreak havoc in the supply chain of Japanese auto makers. After Toyota and Nissan closed their plants for a considerable am...