Toshiyuki Shiga
Japan's Nissan cuts full-year profit forecast by 20%
Nov 06, 2012 05:22 EST
Nissan on Tuesday slashed its full-year profit forecast by 20 percent as it pointed to slumping sales in China stemming from a bitter territorial row, the effect of a strong yen and weakness in Europe.
Nissan announces new model for Sunderland plant
Apr 10, 2012 03:50 EDT
Japanese automaker Nissan said Tuesday it will start making a new midsize hatchback at its huge plant in Sunderland from 2014.
Thai flooding halts Japan car production
Oct 20, 2011 08:27 EDT
Flooding in Thailand has forced all nine Japanese automakers to halt manufacturing, cutting production by a total of 6,000 units a day, an industry leader said on Thursday.
Japan carmakers to work over weekend: industry body
May 19, 2011 12:04 EDT
Carmakers will work over the weekend and take two days off during the week to save energy amid power shortages caused by Japan's quake-tsunami disaster, an industry body said Thursday.
Japan carmakers see return to full output taking time
Mar 29, 2011 08:10 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> and Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> said on Tuesday it would be some time before they could return to full production after Japan's devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami disrupted supplies to their plants.
Nissan sets December 20 launch date for electric Leaf
Dec 03, 2010 06:04 EST
Nissan on Friday said it will launch the Leaf in Japan on December 20 and days later in the United States as it bets on drivers' readiness to embrace the first globally mass-produced electric car.
Nissan rolls out Leaf electric car in Japan
Dec 03, 2010 01:30 EST
Nissan rolls out Leaf electric car in Japan, highlights image-perk social innovation. Nissan showed off its Leaf electric car Friday, trumpeting its zero-emission technology and practicality with video of the hatchback zipping through snow and water.
Nissan launches Leaf, world's 1st mass-market EV
Dec 02, 2010 23:07 EST
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor Co marked a major milestone in automotive history on Friday with the launch of the zero-emission Leaf, the world's first electric car to be mass-marketed.
Highlights: Execs at APEC meeting pin hopes on U.S. economy
Nov 13, 2010 05:11 EST
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Corporate executives attending an Asia-Pacific meeting are counting on a recovery in the U.S. economy to boost trade, although say uncertainties over currencies and economic policies remain a threat to business.
Summary Box: Nissan 2Q profit quadruples
Nov 04, 2010 15:37 EDT
Summary Box: Nissan 2Q profit soars as sales surge overcomes strong yen. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: Nissan's second-quarter profit quadrupled to $1.26 billion and the automaker raised its full-year forecasts as surging sales overcame the drag from a strong yen.
Nissan profit quadruples to $1.26 billion
Nov 04, 2010 06:59 EDT
Nissan second-quarter profit quadruples to $1.26 billion as sales surge overcomes strong yen. Nissan's quarterly profit quadrupled and the automaker raised its full-year forecasts as surging sales overcame the drag from a strong yen.
Prolonged yen strength a "big problem": Toyota chief
Oct 26, 2010 12:51 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> <7203.T> President Akio Toyoda said on Tuesday prolonged strength in the yen was a big problem and could threaten the competitiveness of Japanese manufacturing.
Nissan introduces luxury hybrid, doubles mileage
Oct 26, 2010 04:24 EDT
Nissan plays catchup with rivals with luxury hybrid that doubles mileage. Nissan is playing catchup with Japanese rivals Toyota and Honda in introducing its own hybrid car, the luxury Infiniti M, which delivers double the mileage of the gasoline-engine version.
Nissan introduces luxury hybrid, doubles mileage
Oct 26, 2010 00:39 EDT
Nissan plays catchup with rivals with luxury hybrid that doubles mileage. Nissan is playing catchup with Japanese rivals Toyota and Honda in introducing its own hybrid car, the luxury Infiniti M, which delivers double the mileage of the gasoline-engine version.
Japan PM says ready to step into forex markets again
Sep 16, 2010 05:41 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister signaled on Thursday that authorities would keep intervening to curb yen strength as sagging manufacturing confidence underscored the threat the currency poses to the fragile economic recovery.
Nissan team checks quality in Thai-made March cars
Sep 09, 2010 02:40 EDT
Nissan expert team double-checks quality in Thai-made March cars being sold in Japan. Thai-made Nissan March subcompact cars ? the first major model from a Japanese automaker being mass produced abroad for sale in Japan ? are getting extra scrutiny from a team of quality experts to meet choosey consumer standards, a senior executive said Thursday.
Japan's automakers recover but challenges remain
Aug 04, 2010 12:01 EDT
Japan's top automakers reported strong results for the quarter ended June as they reap the benefits of a rebound in global demand, but concerns such as a strong yen cloud their outlook, say analysts.
Nissan may halt US, Mexico production
Jul 13, 2010 02:49 EDT
Nissan Motor said Tuesday it might suspend production in the United States and Mexico due to a delay in the delivery of engine control units, after announcing it would interrupt output in Japan.
Nissan takes lead with Thai-made March in Japan
Jul 13, 2010 01:21 EDT
Nissan takes lead in producing Japan car abroad, where labor costs are cheaper. Nissan took the wraps off its new March subcompact Tuesday, which is being manufactured in Thailand for sale in Japan, underlining a trend for Japanese automakers to shift more production abroad.
Nissan sells locally-assembled cars in Vietnam
Apr 05, 2010 09:36 EDT
Japanese automaker Nissan says it is aiming for a greater share of Vietnam's recovering automotive market when it begins to sell locally-assembled vehicles on Tuesday.
