Two of Japan's top automakers are trying to accelerate their efforts to resume full production, but said normal output is unlikely to happen until after the summer due to persistent shortages of parts.
The recovery in the supply of parts to Honda Motor <7267.T> is gathering pace, the automaker said on Tuesday, as the firm looks to bring forward its return to normal production after a massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan disrupted supply chains.
Owners of Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> vehicles that were recalled over unintended acceleration may pursue claims against the automaker that the problem caused the value of their cars to fall, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
Mike Huckabee suggested on his Fox show Huckabee that Osama bin Laden is a hypocrite, for all his anti-Western and cave-dwelling public image.
The Hamaoka nuclear plant, located in the southwest of Tokyo, finally shut down all its reactors for about two years on Saturday to avoid any further mishap in the future due to natural calamities, a report said.
Nissan Motor Co reported a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit on Thursday and said global production disrupted by Japan's March 11 earthquake will return to normal at least a month earlier than predicted by bigger home rival, Toyota Motor Corp.
Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> posted a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit but offered no guidance for the new financial year on Thursday, citing uncertainties over the pace of recovery after the March 11 earthquake disrupted the industry's supply chain.
Nissan Motor Co posted a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit on Thursday and said global production disrupted by Japan's March 11 earthquake will return to normal a least a month earlier than predicted by bigger home rival, Toyota Motor Corp.
Search engine behemoth Google's self drive car is likely to hit street in Nevada if a pair of legislation get through the state legislature.
Japan's biggest earthquake on record hit Toyota Motor's quarterly profits harder than expected, prompting renewed calls for the government to do more to support Toyota's pledge to keep building large numbers of cars in Japan.
Toyota Motor Corp posted a steeper-than-expected fall in quarterly profits after Japan's biggest quake on record hit output, and lamented that making cars at home was tougher than ever now with disasters compounding the impact of a strong yen.
Toyota Motor Corp reported a 52 percent drop in quarterly operating profit as it suffered from supply disruptions as a result of the March 11 earthquake in Japan. The world's biggest automaker is facing another tough year ahead as a severe shortage of parts caused by Japan's biggest earthquake on record hammers production just as it was putting its recall woes behind it.
TOKYO, May 11 - Toyota Motor Corp posted a 52 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Wednesday and gave no annual forecasts, as expected, as it struggles to measure the scope of the disruption to production after the March 11 earthquake.
GM has announced that it will invest $2 billion in two years from now, creating or retaining 4,000 jobs.
General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will invest about $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants, including one here that makes transmissions for small cars, as the automaker shifts from recovery mode to investing in future products.
Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> on Tuesday denied a report its output would return to pre-quake levels two or three months earlier than expected, but said it will try to resume normal production as soon as possible.
Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown.
Following the shut down of Chubu nuclear power plant in Hamaoka, central Japan on Monday, the shares of Japan’s Chubu Electric saw a steep decline in the market.
US carmakers posted strong numbers for car sales in April 2011 while Japanese carmakers struggled with the disruptions caused by the 2011 T?hoku earthquake.
Japan's devastating earthquake in March has taken its toll on the country's automakers according to new data unveiled on Monday.
U.S. auto sales are expected to show a 16 percent increase for April, as the sales crunch dealt by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is not expected to show up in new auto purchases until May, automakers and analysts said.
The year 2011 hasn’t been kind to Toyota and Alabama tornadoes just set it further back.
