thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business

Nissan has denied allegations that it continued to pressure its suppliers into slashing prices even after receiving a warning from Japan's fair trade regulator. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/companies/nissan-suppliers-unfair-trade/ #business #companies #nissan #fairtradecommission #carmakers #suppliers

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business

Nissan paid former Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta ¥582 million ($3.7 million) to depart the company last year amid allegations of misconduct, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/companies/nissan-ex-coo/ #business #companies #nissan #wages #ashwanigupta #carmakers #renault #mitsubishimotors

drahardja, 10 days ago to Nissan

#Takata is the gift that keeps on giving.

“Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them due to risk of exploding air bag inflators”

#nissan #recall #cars

https://abc7.com/post/nissan-warns-owners-older-vehicles-drive-due-risk/14887854/

thejapantimes, 16 days ago to business

Japanese automakers have agreed to stop squeezing their suppliers and have committed to treating the smaller companies more fairly when they pass on cost increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/companies/automakers-subcontractors-unfair-trade/ #business #companies #automakers #jama #nissan #subcontractors #ftc

Hypx, 18 days ago to TeslaMotors

I'm going to predict that Nissan never builds any BEVs there. Why does the world need yet another BEV factory? It doesn't, and Nissan is in no position to chase the bottom of the market.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/cars/nissan-evs-mississippi-factory/index.html

#EV #BEV #nissan

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to business

The sale of hybrid vehicles are giving Japanese automakers cash that can later be reinvested into the production of EVs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/japan-carmakers-hybrids/ #business #companies #cars #carmakers #toyota #honda #nissan #hybrids #electricvehicles

thejapantimes, 26 days ago to business

Japan’s legacy automakers are jumping on the big-tech bandwagon as they race to revive waning interest among Chinese consumers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/14/companies/japan-carmakers-china-push/ #business #companies #carmakers #cars #china #toyota #nissan

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Nissan said Thursday that it nearly doubled its full-year net profit in 2023-24 but forecast a dip of around 10% for the current financial year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/companies/nissan-profit-doubles/ #business #companies #nissan #cars #carmakers

RTP, 1 month ago to news

Car Manufacturers Betrayed Customers By Sharing Location Without Warrant -- After Some Pledged Not To

#News #privacy #cars #automotive #automobiles #EV #Toyota #Hyundai #Nissan #Subaru #Volkswagen #BMW #Mazda #Mercedes #Kia #Volvo #GPS #geolocation #location #tracking

https://www.pcmag.com/news/senators-car-companies-are-giving-location-data-to-police-without-a-warrant

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Nissan and Mazda unveiled new cars tailored for Chinese drivers on Thursday, signalling a fresh push by Japanese automakers to regain ground in the world's largest auto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/25/companies/nissan-mazda-china-new-models/ #business #companies #cars #carmakers #nissan #mazda

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

With U.S. protectionism hindering Chinese EV makers' overseas expansions, Japanese giants like Honda are poised to capitalize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/24/japan/japan-china-ev-gap/ #commentary #japan #evs #electricvehicles #honda #nissan #tesla #china

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Nissan said Friday it had lowered its sales and profit forecasts for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, citing higher costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/19/companies/nissan-cuts-profit-and-sales-forecasts/ #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #china #electricvehicles

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Nissan will use gigacasting, a manufacturing process pioneered by Tesla, to make part of its EVs as the automaker joins global rivals in pursuing the innovation to cut costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/16/companies/nissan-gigacasting-cheap-ev/ #business #companies #nissan #tesla #electricvehicles

raymondpert, 1 month ago to Japan

Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029

> #Japan's legacy automakers have fallen behind newer rivals like America's Tesla and China's BYD in the emerging all-electric auto sector.

> But #Nissan, like other companies, sees a chance to catch up and perhaps leap ahead with a new kind of battery that promises to be more powerful, cheaper, safer and faster to charge than the lithium-ion #batteries in use today.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/nissan-make-generation-ev-batteries-2028-109289417 #EV #ElectricVehicles

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

The top three places in the world where electric vehicles should have sped ahead but didn’t, and why. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/08/companies/japan-us-skorea-ev-laggards/ #business #companies #electricvehicles #cars #carmakers #toyota #nissan #tesla

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Nissan Motor is no longer eligible for a tax break supporting companies that raise wages, after the automaker underpaid its contractors by about ¥3 billion ($20 million), the Yomiuri Shimbun said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/06/companies/nissan-tax-break-ineligible/ #business #companies #nissan #taxes #wages

qlp, 2 months ago to Nissan

I can't wait for the day that something in the car's software crashes or gets hacked, and the car throws up a "This is real. System Report: Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined." across the entire windshield/windscreen.

Motor Authority: Nissan exec: Screens aren't the future, windshields are

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1142752_nissan-exec-screens-aren-t-the-future-windshields-are

#Nissan #Cars

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to FormulaE

For many of Japan’s famously passionate motorsports fans, the Tokyo E-Prix on Saturday was their first taste of electric car racing, and the early reviews appear positive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/31/more-sports/fans-positive-tokyo-eprix/ #moresports #formulae #tokyoeprix #tokyo #formulaone #nissan

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Nissan

It was nearly a dream home race for Nissan and Oliver Rowland, who took second in the first Tokyo E-Prix on Saturday as Formula E made its long-awaited debut in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/30/more-sports/nissan-near-win-tokyo-eprix/ #moresports #nissan #formulae #oliverrowland #tokyo #tokyoeprix

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to FormulaE

With no Japanese drivers on the grid and no other domestic manufacturers in the sport, there’s little doubt that the Nissan Formula E team will have the spectators on its side at the Tokyo E-Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/29/more-sports/nissan-formula-e-tokyo/ #moresports #formulae #tokyo #nissan

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Yokohama-based Nissan plans to introduce its e-Power hybrid technology car in Tunisia, its Africa head said Tuesday, as part of plans to test demand in the African market for EVs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/27/companies/nissan-hybrid-car-tunisia/ #business #companies #nissan #africa #hybrid #carmakers #cars #tunisia #southafrica #electricvehicles

mikemathia, 2 months ago to Nissan

#Nissan

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Nissan said it would launch 30 new models over the next three years and aim to raise its global sales by 1 million vehicles while cutting costs to improve profitability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/25/companies/nissan-new-models/ #business #companies #nissan #cars #carmakers #electricvehicles

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Reports that rivals Honda and Nissan might team up on electric vehicles are encouraging, but the entire Japanese industry needs to accelerate its consolidation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/19/japan/chinas-evs-japan-carmakers/ #commentary #japan #china #electricvehicles #evs #honda #nissan #toyota #automakers

GossiTheDog, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Nissan Australia and New Zealand are dealing with a “cyber incident”, which likely translates as ‘paying the ransom with the help of the Australian government’. https://www.nissan.com.au/ #threatintel