Beginning August 1, 2024, Taiwan will implement a sweeping new policy requiring automakers to gradually increase the proportion of locally sourced components in their supply chains...
Honda Motor is preparing to invest in Japanese semiconductor startup Rapidus during the second half of fiscal year 2025 (October 2025 to March 2026), with a commitment expected to...
Toyota Motor Corporation is planning to take Toyota Industries Corporation private, through a tender offer (TOB) via its real estate company Toyota Fudosan, and personal funds from...
Once a pillar of Japan's automotive might, Nissan now finds itself in financial peril, with talks of potential mergers or alliances repeatedly falling through. After a failed merger...
The 2025 Shanghai Auto Show has drawn nearly 1,000 automakers and component suppliers from around the world. Chinese manufacturers continued to lead in presence, but a strong group...
On April 22, the Shanghai municipal government and Toyota officially held a strategic cooperation agreement signing ceremony, announcing that Toyota's wholly-owned Lexus battery electric...
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, currently visiting Japan, is expected to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to discuss potential cooperation in...
On March 21, 2025, Hotai Motors held the opening event for the Taiwan GR Garage. Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda joined Hotai Motors chairman Nan-Kuang Huang in a symbolic collaboration,...
With US President Donald Trump's tariffs reshaping the auto industry, Japanese carmakers are taking a low-profile yet strategic approach—expanding investments in the US market...
Taiwan has a robust automotive components industry, but the absence of domestic car brands has long been a missing piece in the puzzle. This structural gap weakens the industry's...
Global automakers are revamping their electrification strategies amid shifting subsidies and tariff uncertainty. After overestimating demand outside China, industry giants from the...
Japanese automaker Isuzu Motors is planning to build a new pickup truck assembly plant in the US by 2027 that will produce electric vehicles (EV) and gas-powered cars.
Industry observers from Taiwan's supply chain are speculating about Nissan's future direction as its potential merger with Honda appears increasingly likely to fail.
Toyota has unveiled plans to accelerate its electrification initiatives in the US and China, according to its latest financial report. The Japanese automaker will begin producing...
