Daisuke Narahashi

Jan 24, 2025 | detroitnews.com | Daisuke Narahashi

AUTOSDaisuke NarahashiJapan NewsView Comments Tokyo — A month has passed since Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Corp. announced they had started talks on a business merger. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which had considered joining the merger, has begun mulling not participating, it has been learned. Amid expectations for cooperation with Honda, Mitsubishi is thought to be concerned about its management freedom, as the future of Nissan’s management restructuring is not clear.

Jan 24, 2025 | japannews.yomiuri.co.jp | Daisuke Narahashi

A month has passed since Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. announced they had started talks on a business merger. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., which had considered joining the merger, has decided not to participate, it has been learned. Amid expectations for cooperation with Honda, Mitsubishi Motors is thought to be concerned about its management freedom, as the future of Nissan’s management restructuring is not clear.

Jan 9, 2025 | japannews.yomiuri.co.jp | Daisuke Narahashi

LAS VEGAS – Suzuki Motor Corp. made its CES debut in Law Vegas this week, exhibiting a light truck and electric vehicles jointly developed with various startups. CES is one of the world’s largest technology exhibitions. President Toshihiro Suzuki spoke to The Yomiuri Shimbun among other media at the venue on Wednesday and explained the company’s aim at the exhibition. “We want to connect with people who share Suzuki’s philosophy,” he said.

Jan 7, 2025 | japannews.yomiuri.co.jp | Daisuke Narahashi |Yasuhiro Kobayashi

LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor Corp. will launch Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced technology being constructed in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, as early as this autumn, it was announced on Monday. Five companies including Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Nissin Food Products Co. will join the project to conduct demonstration experiments. They will work together across industry boundaries to develop advanced technologies and services that will be useful for daily life.

Nov 28, 2024 | japannews.yomiuri.co.jp | Daisuke Narahashi

Amid a global deceleration of sales of electric vehicles (EVs), major automakers are stepping up investment into plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs), which are winning over customers for using both gasoline and electricity in a practical and environmentally friendly way. With overseas makers developing their own models, competition is expected to intensify both at home and abroad. On Nov. 1, Mitsubishi Motors Corp.