EarthquakeHANS GREIMEL Japan's Renesas rescue: White knights or protectionism? 9:42 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012  It was the auto parts company almost no one had heard of until it brought down the entire industry last year. Now, Renesas Electronics is back in the headlines, and again not necessarily for a good reason.... Read More »
Forecasts: Japan's 2011 quake could be merely a prelude to the Big One 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012 Last year's earthquake-tsunami in Japan killed 19,000 people and derailed the global auto industry for months. But that disaster could be small potatoes compared to two quakes expected to hit Tokyo and Japan's industrial heartland -- someday.... Read More »
JESSE SNYDER Why U.S. heavyweights are losing share to VW, Hyundai, others 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 17, 2012  Since July 2010, GM, Ford and Japan's Big 2 have lost a combined 4.6 points of U.S. market share. Most of that lost share was snapped up by VW, Chrysler, Hyundai-Kia and Nissan. And nobody is growing faster than VW.... Read More »
China demand puts Norwegian transporter on couse for big profitAug. 14, 2012 11:34 CET Record car shipments to China and a rebound in cargoes from Japanese automotive companies will mean the most profit ever for Wilh. Wilhelmsen, the world's largest vehicle transporter.... Read More »
Toyota wants car sales of 1 million, profit in EuropeAug. 9, 2012 06:01 CET  From 2005 to 2007, Toyota consistently sold more than 1 million cars a year in the 56-countries that make up its European market. The problem is that it wasn't making any money. After some rough times that included last year's natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, Toyota is determined to boost European sales above the 1-million mark again within two to three years – and do so profitably. The man pushing Toyota toward these goals is European CEO Didier Leroy.... Read More »
Denso posts strong quarter as supplier recovers from quake 10:11 am U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2012  Toyota-affiliated supplier Denso posted stronger results in its fiscal first quarter ending June 30 as it rebounds from the impact of last year’s earthquake in Japan. Denso’s net income for the quarter was 49.1 billion yen ($619.1 million), up from 2.6 billion yen from the previous year that was hampered by the aftereffects of the earthquake in March 2011.... Read More »
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