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NISMO Gearing Up WIth New Direction And Mission

NISMO Gearing Up WIth New Direction And Mission

Nissan’s performance division NISMO is gearing up for the opening of their new factory near Yokohama, Japan on Tuesday. The new move, Nissan says, will embody their new direction and revised core mission. Although NISMO has been building and tuning faster cars for nearly 30 years, the NISMO name hasn’t ventured beyond the spotlight outside [...]

Nissan Finds Ways To “Live” With The Yen

Nissan Finds Ways To “Live” With The Yen

The Japanese Yen, to put it simply, is strong.  A financial ”crisis” that occurred in 2008 has caused the currency’s value to sky-rocket and numerous auto manufactures are scrambling to find ways around it.  While some are putting investments into overseas production to take some weight off domestic building, Nissan is looking to maintain a decent capacity inside [...]

The Deal Between NEVS and Saab is Complete

The Deal Between NEVS and Saab is Complete

Earlier in the summer, a Chinese-Japanese investment company made the move to purchase the quietly sleeping Saab brand.  Overseen by a joint venture, the recently formed National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) went ahead and took the plunge but suffered a few set backs along the way.  At the first of August, the outfit missed the deadline to [...]

Nissan To Trade Trucks With Mitsubishi Fuso

Nissan To Trade Trucks With Mitsubishi Fuso

In Japan, the light duty, commercial truck business is growing and in order to stay afloat, two heavy-hitting companies are looking to join forces.  With a basic agreement recently decided upon by Nissan Motor Company and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, the two will soon enough begin trading their products.  Listed as a reciprocal original equipment manufacture (OEM) [...]

Saab Gets Bought

Saab Gets Bought

It has been approximately six months since Saab Automobile announced its bankruptcy and in that time, a rollercoaster of drama and suspense raged on at full speed.  More than likely, there was a moment when the automotive industry felt certain that the book of Saab was officially finished but it appears that another chapter has just been [...]

Subaru To Increase Japanese Production

Subaru To Increase Japanese Production

At a time when the majority of Japanese automakers are moving production out of their domestic country, Subaru and its parents, Fuji Heavy Industries, are looking to do just the opposite.  The plan as of now is for Subaru to build 78 percent of its annual output inside Japan by the end of this fiscal year.  Last year, [...]

Saab Gets Its Latest Bidder

Saab Gets Its Latest Bidder

With China’s Youngman out of the game to purchase Saab Automobile, a void was left to be filled.  That empty spot appears to be taken as an investor group composed of Chinese National Modern Energy Holdings Ltd. and Japanese Sun Investment have announced an interest in the bankrupt automaker.  If the group is given the [...]

Mazda Looks To Concentrate on Passenger Vehicles

Mazda Looks To Concentrate on Passenger Vehicles

The automotive industry tends to shine its spotlight on passenger vehicles but many manufactures earn a large portion of their revenue from the commercial market.  These bare-bones haulers serve one main purpose and that is getting work done and there will usually always be a demand for them.  Unfortunately, not all automakers can be as [...]

Toyota To Bump Up Highlander Production

Toyota To Bump Up Highlander Production

By the end of 2013, Toyota’s Princeton, Indiana assembly plant will have an additional 400 some jobs thanks to the Highlander SUV.  The automaker will need the help given that they plan on increasing the vehicle’s production for U.S. spec models as well as both hybrids and exportation variants.  This global demand will be supplemented [...]

Honda Sends Chinese-Built Fits To North America

Honda Sends Chinese-Built Fits To North America

One of the first Chinese made cars has made its way to North America even though its wearing a Japanese badge.  Honda recently increased production of their compact Fit in China in an attempt to cut costs due to the overly stong Japanese Yen.  The cars, are now being shipped to Canada as well as across [...]

 
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