Topic: Japan

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 worldwide ...

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 54,000 ...

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 "to ...
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 plant ...
The next-generation Infiniti QX56 full-size SUV will be the final Infiniti to separate itself from platform sharing with its Nissan brethren.. The four-wheel-drive Patrol has been made in Japan since 1950 and is sold in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South ...