TradeHANS GREIMEL Japan may crack open market to join U.S. free-trade agreement 10:22 am U.S. ET | March 6, 2013  Is Japan poised to open its market to more imports? Japan's automakers are desperate for their country to enter a free-trade deal with the United States. But U.S. automakers oppose Japan's entry, saying Japan's market is closed.... Read More »
Auto execs to speak on U.S. manufacturing in House hearing 2:59 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 28, 2013  Top executives from Ford, Honda, and Toyota are scheduled to testify next week at a Capitol Hill hearing on the outlook for U.S. auto manufacturing.... Read More »
Auto trade talks will target tariffs, unified rules 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013 Automakers on both sides of the Atlantic are enthusiastically backing trade talks between the United States and Europe that President Barack Obama announced during his State of the Union address. But a host of obstacles stand in the way of a trade deal.... Read More »
GM joins U.S. business group heading to Myanmar to explore opportunities 8:11 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2013  General Motors is part of a business delegation from the United States visiting Myanmar this week to explore trade and investment opportunities in the resource-rich nation now that the United States has eased sanctions, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.... Read More »
Obama holds ground on opening Japan to Detroit 3 10:18 am U.S. ET | Feb. 22, 2013  President Obama won't back off demands that Japan ease barriers for U.S. automakers before joining negotiations for a regional Pacific trade agreement when he meets today with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, White House aides said.... Read More »
Ford urges U.S. pressure on Japan ahead of meeting 3:36 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 21, 2013  Ford pushed for President Barack Obama to pressure Japan's prime minister to open its auto market and refrain from weakening the yen to give its companies an advantage.... Read More »
U.S. automakers urge Obama to punish Japan for weak yen 11:09 am U.S. ET | Jan. 17, 2013  President Barack Obama should tell Japan's new government that the United States will retaliate for policies aimed at weakening the yen, a group representing Ford, GM and Chrysler said today.... Read More »
Mexico auto production stalls in December while annual output hits record 1:19 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2013  Mexico's auto production was little changed in December as exports fell 9.7 percent on fewer shipments to other Latin American countries and the United States, an industry trade group said. Mexico's annual production climbed 13 percent to a record 2.88 million vehicles in 2012.... Read More »
Port strike deadline raises pressure for Obama intervention 1:56 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 27, 2012 President Barack Obama is facing pressure to block a strike that would gridlock East Coast ports and risk damaging industries that include auto manufacturing.... Read More »
Free trade pacts prompt Koreans to eye imports over Hyundai, Kia 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 22, 2012  Two trade deals and a shift in Korean consumer sentiment have cut domestic sales of Hyundai, Kia and the country's three other automakers by 5.2 percent this year, according to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association.... Read More »
Argentina, Mexico reach new automotive trade accord 12:42 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 14, 2012 Argentina reached a new automobile trade pact with Mexico that cuts the number of cars it will import duty-free, a top Argentine official told local radio on Friday.... Read More »
EU will start free trade talks with Japan despite carmaker fearsNov. 29, 2012 13:47 CET EU trade ministers agreed to start negotiations toward a free-trade agreement with Japan despite resistance from European carmakers.... Read More »
Automakers race to Mexico as rising quality spurs factory gold rush 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 17, 2012  Toyota's plan to source cars from Mazda's new Mexican plant starting in 2015 highlights the auto industry's growing reliance on the Latin American nation as a quality production source as well as lower costs. Mexico's vehicle output is on pace to reach a record 2.86 million units in 2012. And more is on the way. Honda is building its first large Mexico assembly plant, Nissan is adding a third factory, and Volkswagen AG's Audi brand plans the country's first luxury vehicle plant by 2016.... Read More »
FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE Are Korean automakers winning the right way in Europe?Nov. 14, 2012 06:01 CET  While struggling European carmakers reduce production and consider plant closures, Hyundai and affiliate Kia are reporting record sales. The Korean brands attribute buoyant sales to their lean organizations and modestly priced, desirable new cars. Others disagree.... Read More »
Mexico, Argentina in preliminary pact to resume auto free trade 11:54 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 14, 2012 Mexican automakers said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary agreement with counterparts in Argentina to resume free trade in vehicles, but both urged their governments to begin a formal dialogue to settle remaining differences.... Read More »
GM tech secrets offered to Chinese by engineer, U.S. says 12:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 5, 2012 A former GM engineer and her husband stole trade secrets related to hybrid car technology from the automaker to use in developing such vehicles in China, a federal prosecutor said at the beginning of trial.... Read More »
EU rejects French request to monitor South Korean car importsOct. 22, 2012 20:04 CET EU regulators rejected France's demand to monitor imports of South Korean cars more closely. European carmakers opposed the agreement, saying it would give an unfair edge to Hyundai and Kia.... Read More »
Hyundai and Kia thrive in China as Japanese brands stumbleOct. 8, 2012 07:34 CET Hyundai and Kia forecast sales in China will exceed their targets as Korea's two largest carmakers benefit from a wave of anti-Japan protests in the world's largest vehicle market.... Read More »
Fiat-VW dispute highlights tensions as market hits 17-year lowSept. 28, 2012 10:04 CET  Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resolved a dispute that threatened to paralyze Europe's main car lobby group as the region's market sinks to a 17-year low.... Read More »
Nissan says Mexico output to climb 20-25% in 2012 3:31 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012 The Mexican unit of Nissan expects its 2012 vehicle production to rise by 20 percent to 25 percent. Nissan produced 607,087 units in Mexico last year, becoming the largest car maker in Latin America's second-biggest economy.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Japan a closed market? Don’t tell VW 2:29 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 20, 2012  For all the complaints about Japan’s market being closed to imports, it doesn’t seem to bother Volkswagen. The German juggernaut, aiming to be the world’s biggest carmaker by 2018, wants to double its Japan sales by then.... Read More »
Audi China dealer told to ditch banner urging the murder of JapaneseSept. 20, 2012 10:49 CET  Audi has asked a Chinese dealer to remove a banner advocating the murder of Japanese people after a photograph of the sign went viral on the Internet amid escalating tensions between the two countries.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Japan's year to recover from crisis? Think again 9:26 am U.S. ET | Sept. 19, 2012  Make it two for two. Japan's beleaguered auto industry is on track for another year of external shock and awe. After being knocked flat by last year's earthquake-tsunami double punch (and the massive flooding in Thailand), the country's carmakers had been hoping for a quiet 2012 to rebuild. They were only three months away from a peaceful year when disaster struck again.... Read More »
China says U.S. auto trade complaint driven by election race 7:46 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 18, 2012  China said it has been made a victim of U.S. electoral politics after Washington launched an international trade case alleging that Beijing has been unfairly subsidizing automobile and auto parts exports.... Read More »
U.S. launches automotive trade case against China 7:13 am U.S. ET | Sept. 17, 2012  The U.S. said today it had launched a new trade case against Chinese auto and auto-part export subsidies that threaten jobs in Ohio and other states key to the outcome of this year's presidential election. The U.S. also said it was also taking the next step in a separate World Trade Organization case launched this year against Chinese duties on U.S. auto exports.... Read More »
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