Business was already tough for auto parts maker Asahi Tekko, but with U.S. car tariffs due to bite this week, its president has a simple message for Donald Trump: "Give me a break." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/02/companies/trump-tariffs-japan-auto-sector/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #usjapanrelations #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #carmakers #cars #tradewar
Japan has some good options and some credible leverage if it bargains with the United States over new tariffs set to take effect later this week, one economist argues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/02/economy/tariff-japan-cards/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #carmakers #cars #tradewar
Large Japanese businesses remained optimistic in the first quarter, even as the United States threatened heavy tariffs on products made by these companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/economy/boj-tankan-april-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #surveys #japaneseeconomy #inflation #carmakers #manufacturing #tariffs #tradewar #donaldtrump #us
Renault and Nissan have agreed to further loosen their long-term alliance, paving the way for more share sales as Nissan remains under pressure to shore up its finances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/renault-nissan-reduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #renault #carmakers
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"#Hyundai Motor hunts for global tech talent"
"... recruitment categories are divided into three: internships for foreign students studying in Korea, internships for those with bachelor’s or master’s degrees from an overseas university, and employment of Ph.D. students in #science, #technology, #engineering, #mathematics, or #STEM."
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to take thorough measures to protect local jobs from the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on U.S. car imports, which he said will have a "very big” impact on the nation’s economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/28/economy/ishiba-job-protection-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #tariffs #carmakers #jobs #japaneseeconomy #us
U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on auto imports will hurt carmakers around the world, but billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla looks to be least exposed to them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/28/companies/tesla-trump-tariff-winner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tesla #elonmusk #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #carmakers
For Japan and South Korea, tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump represent a blow to domestic car industries that are both economic pillars and sources of national pride. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/28/economy/trump-tariffs-asian-economies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #southkorea #carmakers #trade #donaldtrump
Japan is considering “all possible options” in response to newly announced U.S. tariffs on auto and auto part imports, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/27/companies/auto-tariff-reax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #donaldtrump #canada #china #mexico #carmakers #trade #usjapanrelations
President Donald Trump said he will impose a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/27/markets/trump-auto-imports-25-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #republicans #donaldtrump #canada #china #mexico #trade #carmakers #trade
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs were coming soon, even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and that some countries may get breaks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/25/markets/trump-auto-tariffs-april-2-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #republicans #donaldtrump #canada #china #mexico #trade #carmakers
https://www.alojapan.com/1224286/toyota-aims-to-open-its-futuristic-city-near-mount-fuji-this-year/ Toyota aims to open its futuristic city near Mount Fuji this year #AI. #AkioToyoda #carmakers #cities #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #tech #Toyota #WovenCity #富士山 Toyota Motor plans to move in the first 100 residents of a futuristic city at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan by as soon as this fall. The initial residents of Woven City will be composed mostly of the carmaker’s own employees and their families, and will gradually expand to…
Toyota is setting up its first research and development center in India through its local unit, signaling the market’s growing importance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/companies/toyota-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #suzuki #india #development
Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota, pleaded guilty over a multiyear emissions fraud scheme in the United States and must pay $1.6 billion in penalties, the U.S. Justice Department said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/companies/hino-emissions-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hino #carmakers #manufacturing #us #fraud #emissions #toyota
After more than a decade of expansion that started with the acquisition of Sweden’s Volvo in 2010, Li Shufu is making cost-cutting the order of the day to stop the hemorrhaging at several of his carmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/17/tech/geely-cost-cutting-rivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #byd #china #europe #volvo #electricvehicles #carmakers #zeekr
Elon Musk's Politics Tanks Tesla’s German Sales by 76%
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday ruled out any exemptions for Japan and other American allies for tariffs on automobiles set to go into effect early next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/15/economy/commerce-secretary-auto-tariffs-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #tariffs #carmakers #tradewar #trade
Concerns are growing in Japan that U.S. President Donald Trump might target the Japanese auto sector next after Tokyo failed to secure an exemption from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/economy/concerns-growing-auto-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #carmakers #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Struggling Nissan is set to make a fresh start with a leadership change to replace CEO Makoto Uchida next month with Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/companies/nissan-leader-change-followup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #makotouchida #ivanespinosa #carmakers
Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months. Even so, investors are still debating whether Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker remains overpriced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/tech/tesla-stock-elon-musk-ev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #elonmusk #electricvehicles #carmakers #china #us #tesla #byd
