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...New Nissan CEO has bigger problems than Ghosn Nissan picks China head Uchida as new CEO What Japan Inc. really thinks about Ghosn, Nissan’s maverick saviour Exclusive interview: Ghosn says ‘plot and treason...
...The responses from Mazda, Subaru, Nissan and Honda have varied from a “no comment” to indicating vague readiness to work with tech companies....
...Subaru has suspended operations on some days at its sole Japanese production facility in Gunma Prefecture....
...The admission by Kobe Steel also sparked wider concerns about the reliability of inspection and quality controls of Japan Inc with other big manufacturers — including Nissan Motor, Subaru, Toray Industries...
...Since then, carmaker Subaru admitted to similar problems as Nissan, while Mitsubishi Materials and Toray Industries also revealed workers had falsified quality data on product shipments....
...It spawned a stampede of questions about the overall reliability of Japan Inc....
...(WSJ) Japanese corporate culture on trial A series of admissions by some of Japan’s largest names — including Nissan Motor, Subaru and Kobe Steel — that they had cheated or falsified quality tests has spawned...
...Mazda Motor, Mitsubishi Motors and Honda Motor were all down 2.4 per cent, while Subaru was off 2.8 per cent. Nissan Motor was down 1.5 per cent....
...Almost a year later, Fuji Heavy, maker of Subaru vehicles, sparked the country’s boom for automatic braking with the launch of a driver assistance system called Eyesight....
...Isuzu Motors was the biggest mover in the sector, up 5.3 per cent to Y461, while Nissan Motor added 4.2 per cent to Y838....
...Elsewhere in the sector, however, easing currency headwinds helped Nissan Motor 1.6 per cent higher to Y827, while Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of the Subaru brand, gained 2.5 per cent to Y617....
...Fuji Heavy Industries, which makes cars under the Subaru brand, gained 3.9 per cent to Y588, Nissan Motor added 2.1 per cent to 793 and Honda Motor climbed 2.4 per cent to Y2,950....
...In Tokyo, Nissan Motor gained 4.5 per cent to Y648 and Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries added 4.7 per cent to Y443. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced 2.8 per cent to 8,609.95....
...Carmakers were hard hit as Mazda Motor fell 5.7 per cent to Y167 while Fuji Heavy Industries , which makes Subaru cars, lost 4.6 per cent to Y499 and Nissan Motor shed 3.7 per cent to Y683....
...Toyota, Nissan and Honda also declined to comment on the sourcing of car parts for domestically made cars....
...Nissan shares climbed 2.9 per cent to Y716, while Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Subaru cars, gained 1.7 per cent to Y546....
...To avoid a supply squeeze, Toyota and Subaru have suspended overtime operations at their factories in North America....
...Subaru said on Wednesday it would halt production at a plant in Indiana for three days later this month due to a parts shortage....
...Nissan shares climbed 1.8 per cent over the week to Y723, while Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Subaru cars, gained 4.4 per cent to Y542....
...Toyota , the world’s largest carmaker, gained 1.3 per cent to Y3,415 and Nissan , Japan’s third biggest, rose 0.7 per cent to Y830....
...The idea of using less cars might seem alarming to Detroit automakers, but Mr Clark says they have accepted the concept and companies such as Smart Car in Europe and Nissan and Subaru in Japan have been...
...Fuji Heavy Industries , which makes Subaru cars, gained 6.6 per cent to Y527 while Isuzu Motors added 4.8 per cent to Y331....
...Nissan Motor was the worst affected, losing 5.2 per cent to Y677 on Friday, which brought its weekly loss to 7.1 per cent....
...The Nissan-Renault alliance is planning an electric car for Japan and the US in 2010 while Toyota is working on a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid to go on sale the same year....
...Fuji Heavy Industries, which makes Subaru cars, fell by 11.8 per cent to Y374. Honda dropped 8.9 per cent to Y2,110 and Nissan declined 9.4 per cent to Y464....
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