Topic: Asia

Fortunes of India's Ambassador carmaker hit pothole

Losses at Hindustan Motors, maker of the Ambassador car -- easily India's most recognisable vehicle -- have been mounting, raising questions about the company's survival. The snub-nosed Ambassador once ruled India's potholed roads, but last week Hindustan Motors reported that losses widened ...

New safety risks hit Toyota, Mazda vehicles

Further trouble for Japan's auto industry emerged Thursday as embattled Toyota suspended production and sales of its Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle and Mazda announced a recall of 90,000 cars. Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said it would suspend production and ...

Mazda to recall nearly 90,000 compact cars

Japan's Mazda Motor will recall nearly 90,000 passenger cars domestically and in China due to an oil hose defect, the company said Thursday. The automaker, which is part owned by US giant Ford, will start recalling 35,181 units in Japan and some ...

Embattled Toyota launches sales campaign in China

Toyota said Friday it had started a sales blitz in China days after the company president apologised to drivers in the world's biggest car market for pulling 75,000 vehicles as part of its global recall. Company president Akio Toyoda on Monday said ...

Nissan recalls nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide

Japan's Nissan Motor said Wednesday it would recall nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide, most of them in the United States, due to brake pedal defects and faulty fuel gauges. Nissan -- Japan's third-largest carmaker, and partnered with France's Renault -- said it plans ...

Toyota president to brief media in China

The president of Toyota will hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday over the troubled company's car recalls, a company spokesman said. Akio Toyoda will face the press at 1000 GMT at a Beijing hotel "over the recent quality issues" affecting ...
Toyota president Akio Toyoda will visit China to hold a news conference on the company's massive recall over defective car components, Jiji Press reported Saturday. His news conference in Beijing Monday afternoon is aimed at "sending a direct message from the president ...
Nissan NA plans to export engines from US to Japan for first time to install in Infiniti SUVsNissan is planning to export engines from the United States to Japan for the first time. Nissan executives told Nashville radio station WPLN that the ...

GM says US-made Buicks ready to roll to China

General Motors said Friday it was preparing to begin exports of the US-made Buick Enclave luxury crossover utility vehicle to China as early as next month. The announcement by the number one US automaker comes as the Detroit giants are struggling to ...