The Japanese auto industry is considering car-parts standardization on an immense scale.

Toyota's new industry chief says sharing parts and manufacturing standards could make every Japanese automaker stronger while ...

Seeing the threat of looming Chinese competition on the horizon, Japan braces for the storm.

With Chinese brands continuing to disrupt auto markets, Toyota CIO Koji Sato believes Japanese brands need to standardize ...

A 1964 Wheels story predicted Japan would challenge Holden. Six decades later, history may be repeating itself as China's BYD ...

Japanese automakers breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump finalized a trade agreement last week. However, the relief is tempered by intensifying competition, especially from ...

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Japan’s auto industry installed 13,000 industrial robots in 2024, up 11% on 2023. The Japanese automotive industry installed a total of ...

President Trump is celebrating deals that lower trade barriers on American staples like cars. Experts question how much of an effect this will have. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo Last ...

President Trump’s 15 percent tariff on cars from Japan has angered U.S. automakers, which make cars in Canada and Mexico subject to 25 percent tariffs. By Neal E. Boudette The new trade agreement ...

Japan’s carmakers have treated battery-electric vehicles as niche, betting instead on hybrids, hydrogen and e-fuels. Now, China, with its EVs and batteries as core industries, is set to define the ...

Japan’s carmakers have treated battery-electric vehicles as niche, betting instead on hybrids, hydrogen and e-fuels. Now, China, with its EVs and batteries as core industries, is set to define the ...

Starting Sept. 16, U.S. tariffs on Japanese cars fall to 15%. Japan gains relief, Europe faces pressure, and automakers like Volkswagen scramble to cut deals. The U.S. will lower tariffs on Japanese ...