Cooperation between Arieca and Nissan Chemicals to produce thermal materials

Nissan Chemical Corporation and Arieca have formed a manufacturing cooperation to produce and distribute Arieca's Liquid Metal-based thermal interface materials (TIMs) throughout the Asian market. Nissan Chemical's factory in Sodegaura, Japan, will now be able to reliably and expertly pro...

Nissan extends its gratitude to all Thai consumers on the occasion of its 70th anniversary in Thailand at the 2022 Motor Show

Another energy deal was inked earlier this month between Israel's Electric Company and Energroup, a Dubai-based consortium of energy corporations. This is a preliminary agreement to examine hydrogen-production initiatives. The participating companies will work together on the practical develo...

TOYOTA MOTOR’S GLOBAL OUTPUT DOUBLED IN APRIL

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• Toyota Motor’s global output doubled in April.
• Global sales doubled to 859,448 units.
• Sales in Japan itself including mini vehicles, rose 27.1 percent from a year earlier to 124,017 units.
• Overseas output...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGH OVER STRONG EXPORT DATA ON THURSDAY

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• Tokyo stocks end high over strong export data on Thursday.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 53.80 points, or 0.19 percent.
• Stocks gained in textile and apparel, metal product and rubber product issues.
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TOYOTA MOTOR TO HOLD OFF PRODUCTION LINES OVER CHIP SHORTAGE

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• Toyota Motor to hold off production lines over chip shortage.
• The company plans to halt two of its plants for around 8 days in June.
• The suspension of production will affect around 20,000 vehicles.
• Toyota expec...

CHIP SHORTAGE LIKELY TO HAMPER MAZDA’S GLOBAL PRODUCTION IN FY 2021

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• Chip shortage likely to hamper Mazda’s global production in FY 2021.
• Global production of car may be reduced to 100,000 vehicles a year.
• In April, Mazda expects an output cut of 14,000 vehicles.
• The autom...

GLOBAL OUTPUT OF JAPANESE AUTOMAKERS FELL BY 4.5 PERCENT IN JANUARY

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• Global output of Japanese automakers fell by 4.5 percent in January.
• Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. saw their production rise in the month.
• Toyota’s global sales in January were up 4.6 percent.
• N...

TOKYO STOCKS ON TUESDAY RISE OVER IMPROVED CONDITION IN WALL STREET

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• Tokyo stocks on Tuesday rise over improved condition in Wall Street.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was up 285.15 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was up 17.56 points.
• Stock issues...

TOYOTA MOTOR FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 5 YEARS RANKS TOP IN GLOBAL AUTO SALES IN 2020

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• Toyota Motor for the 1st time in 5 years ranks top in global auto sales in 2020.
• In 2020, Toyota sold 9.53 million units globally.
• Toyota group sold 2.16 million vehicles including minicars in Japan in 2020.
• Th...

JAPANESE AUTOMAKER SUBARU CORP.’S CHIP SHORTAGE LEADS TO HALT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

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• Japanese automaker Subaru Corp.’s chip shortage leads to halt domestic production.
• Subaru is said to halt output at its assembly and engine factories in Gunma Prefecture.
• Subaru manufactures about 700,000 vehicles a...

MOTEGI DISCUSSES POST-PANDEMIC BUSINESS TIES WITH S. AFRICA’S NALEDI PANDOR

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• Motegi discusses post-pandemic business ties with S.Africa’s Naledi Pandor.
• Japanese companies are eager to enter the African continent market.
• The ministers have agreed to convene a forum to discuss the bilateral i...

CIVIL COURT TRIAL BEGINS IN JAPAN OVER CARLOS GHOSN’S DAMAGES TOWARDS NISSAN

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• Civil court trial begins in Japan over Carlos Ghosn’s damages towards Nissan.
• Nissan has demanded 10 billion yen in damages from ex-boss Carlos Ghosn.
• Ghosn has been sued by Nissan over various types of financial mi...

NISSAN MOTOR CO. UPGRADES ITS FISCAL 2020 EARNINGS, EXPECTS GROUP NET LOSS

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• Nissan Motor Co. upgrades its fiscal 2020 earnings, expects group net loss.
• Nissan expects a group net loss of $5.8 billion.
• Nissan had previously expected 670 billion yen in loss for fiscal 2020 through next March.
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TOYOTA RAISED ITS NET PROFIT FORECAST FOR FISCAL 2020 TO $14 BILLION

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• Toyota raised its net profit forecast for fiscal 2020 to $14 billion.
• The carmaker company projected sales at 26 trillion yen.
• The company raised its global sales plan to 9.42 million vehicles from 9.1 million units.
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NISSAN MOTOR CO. TO BOOST PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN CHINA STARTING FISCAL 2021

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• Nissan Motor Co. to boost production capacity in China starting fiscal 2021.
• Nissan is planning to manufacture more cars at two plants in China.
• Nissan will start selling its Ariya electric sport utility vehicle in 2021....

TOKYO STOCKS TRADING FELL ON TUESDAY MORNING

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• Tokyo stocks trading fell on Tuesday morning.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average traded low by 32.74 points.
• Topix index was down by 2.20 points.
• Stock issues decline in mining, oil and coal product, and non-f...

GLOBAL OUTPUT OF 8 MAJOR JAPANESE AUTOMKAERS FALLS IN AUGUST

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• Global output of 8 major Japanese automakers falls in August.
• Output fell by 12.1 percent in August to 1.87 million units.
• Toyota produced 634,217 vehicles, down by 6.7 percent.
• Suzuki’s global output tot...

EARLY RETIREMENT FOR UP TO 600 WORKERS AT MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP.

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• Early retirement for up to 600 workers at Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
• The automaking company is considering the process to start from mid-November.
• The move comes as a part of the company’s restructuring plan.

LOAN GUARANTEE OF $1.2 BILLION GIVEN TO NISSAN MOTOR CO.

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• Loan guarantee of $1.2 billion given to Nissan Motor Co.
• The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) gave the loan guarantee as part of the COVID-19 relief fund.
• Nissan had reported a net loss of $631 million.
• DBJ had...

NISSAN DEVELOPS NEW TECHNIQUE TO DEVELOP HIGH-TECH AUTO PARTS

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• Nissan develops new technique to develop high-tech auto parts.
• The company currently faces a scandal over the criminal trial of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
• A ground breaking technique for making auto parts in racing ca...