The Japanese Automobile Industry

Since the 1960s, Japan has been one of the world's top three vehicle producing countries, cementing its position as a world leader in automotive manufacture and technology. The automobile business is home to some of the company's most well-known global brands. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsu...

INDIAN AUTOMOBILE DEALERS WORRIED DUE TO SUDDEN EXITS BY GLOBAL AUTO MAKERS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Automobile dealers are demanding protection from sudden exits by global auto makers.
• FADA wants Indian government to implement system to protect the interests of dealers from sudden exits by multinational manufacturers.
• FADA told...

AUTO SALES IN CHINA ROSE 36.6 PERCENT IN JAN-MARCH PERIOD

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• Auto sales in China rose 36.6 percent in the Jan-March period.
• Sales of passenger vehicles increased 38.1 percent year on year.
• Auto sales totaled 2.13 million units in May alone.
• NEV is expected to represent 2...

UK UNIT OF HYUNDAI ORDERED TO TAKE DOWN ADVERTISEMENT FOR FUEL CELL CARS

Highlights:

• Hyundai Motor Co.’s UK unit is orders for taking down the ad for its fuel cell cars over the inflated claims
• Hyundai said, its claim had been based on the car having an on-board air-purification system

The United Ki...

REPORT: NISSAN IN TALKS OEVR EV BATTERY FACTORY IN UNITED KINGDOM

Highlights:

• Nissan is in talks over the production of an electric car battery factory in United Kingdom
• The discussions have been part of a plan for making Sunderland, the largest high-volume EV site outside Japan

According to a repo...

BMW AND MINI LAUNCHED CHARING SERVICES FOR ELECTRIC CAR CUSTOMERS OF UK

Highlights:

• The BMW and MINI has launched the charging service for the electric car customers in United Kingdom
• The users are also going to have access to more than 173,000 charging points throughout the continent of Europe

The compa...

NEW MAHINDRA THAR IS NOT GOING TO BE SOLD IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• The new Mahindra Thar is not going to be sold in Australia
• The Stellantis Group has also accused Mahindra of misleading and deceptive conduct in the court

Just few weeks after the Stellantis Group, who is the owner of the...

STUDY: ONE IN FOUR CONSUMERS PLAN TO BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR

Highlights:

• One in the four consumers in the United Kingdom are planning to buy an electric car
• The study indicated that, 24 percent of consumers in UK are hoping to switch to an electric vehicle

According to a study conducted by the...

JAPAN’S EXPORTS SAW LARGEST INCREASE BY 38% IN APRIL

Highlights –

• Japan’s exports saw largest increase by 38% in April.
• Exports of goods in April soared to 7.18 trillion yen.
• Imports rose 12.8 percent in April to 6.93 trillion yen.
• Exports to China grew 33.9 percent fro...

APR 2021 WITNESSED FALL IN AUTO REGISTRATIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

• APR 2021 witnessed fall in auto registrations.
• Due to COVID surge and lockdowns all over India, 32% fall was observed in auto registrations.
• Passenger vehicles showed a decline of over 11%.

According to a report...

FADA ESTIMATES 28 PERCENT AUTOMOBILE SALES DECLINE IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• FADA has estimated 28% automobile sales decline in India during APR 2021.
• The decline was observed in the month-on-month (MoM) sales number.
• The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been mentioned as the reason for decline in...

LEGAL BATTLE BETWEEN MAHINDRA AND JEEP HEATS UP IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• The legal dispute between Mahindra and Jeep has started to heat up in Australia
• In the federal court of Australia, the legal representatives of both Jeep and Mahindra went head-to-head during the hearing

The global battle...

LAUNCH OF NEW SUV SPIKE ASTON MARTIN’S CAR SALES IN UK

Highlights:

• The launch of Aston Martin’s new SUV has revived the decreasing sales of the company in United Kingdom
• This launch has been able to put it on track for selling more cars in 2021 than it did in 2019

The launch of a n...

UK OVERTAKES FRANCE AS SECOND LARGEST ELECTRIC CAR MARKET IN EUROPE

Highlights:

• United Kingdom overtakes France for becoming the second largest electric car market of Europe
• The electric car sales in the United Kingdom have been increased rapidly since the beginning of 2020

The United Kingdom has ove...

LOTUS TO BUILD ELECTRIC SPORTS CARS IN UNITED KINGDOM

Highlights:

• the company Lotus is going to build electric sports cars in the United Kingdom as a part of a 2.5 billion pounds plan
• the company has already started creating several hundred jobs as it starts the production at the end of 2021

JAMES DOUGLAS APPOINTED AS HEAD OF SALES OPERATIONS FOR VOLKSWAGEN UK

Highlights:

• The Volkswagen UK has appointed James Douglas as the new head of sales operations
• James Douglas has been working with Volkswagen for eight years as he joined the company as the head of fleet for Audi

The company Volkswage...

ELECTRIC CAR SALES INCREASED IN UK DESPITE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Highlights:

• The electric and hybrid car sales in March 2021 had hit record levels in United Kingdom
• The sales of the battery and plug-in hybrid cars in UK accounted for a combining 13.9 percent of the market

The sales of the electric...

UK: MG REVEALED ITS NEW ‘MG CYBERSTER’ AS ALL-ELECTRIC SPORT VEHICLE

Highlights:

• The company MG has revealed its bold Cyberster concept as all electric sport vehicle
• The car is an electric two-door roadster, which has been intended as a vision of the future

The company MG has revealed the bold&nb...

KAIDA REPORTS S. KOREA’S SALES ON IMPORTED VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN MARCH

Highlights –

• KAIDA reports S. Korea’s sales on imported vehicle to increase in March.
• German cars saw the most sales in the country.
• In March the country’s newly registered foreign vehicles climbed to 27,297 units.
...

VOLKSWAGEN SEEKS DIESELGATE DAMAGES FROM FORMER BOSSES

Highlights:

• Volkswagen decided to launch dieselgate damages from the former bosses of the country
• The company has decided for launching the action against a six-year investigation of the dieselgate scandal

The company Volkswagen has ...