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The
2007 Automotive Engineering Exposition: Lexus LS, a Bundle of New Technologies An Overview of Automotive Suppliers' Exhibits (Powertrain, Safety and Driver Assistance, and Comfort-improving Systems) |
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| Jul. 2007 | |
The
2007 Automotive Engineering Exposition: An Overview of Automakers' Exhibits Powertrain technologies contributing to improving driving and environmental performances |
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| Jul. 2007 |  |
Head
Lamps in Japan, the US and Europe Standard Equipment Rate: 20% for Projector
Type and 10% for Xenon Type Mazda, Fuji Heavy Industries, BMW and Porsche expand adoption of projector type |
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| Jul. 2007 | |
Toyota
Group Expanding Chinese Auto Parts Operation in Tianjin,JiangsuProvince,Shanghai,Guangzhou
and Foshan Toyota to accelerate step to produce 980,000 engines |
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| Jul. 2007 | |
Nissan
Introduces a Large Number of New Models Along with Innovative Technology
Commercialization Thru FY2010 Production starts in India and Russia in 2009 in conjunction with enhancement of light commercial vehicle business |
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| Jul. 2007 | |
Russia:
Toyota and VW Starting Production in 2007, Followed by Nissan and Suzuki
in 200 Combined production capacity of seven Japanese, U.S., European and Korean automakers expected to reach 600,000 in 2009 |
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| Jul. 2007 | |
DaimlerChrysler
to Separate Chrysler Group and Concentrate on Premium Vehicle Development Introducing clean diesel vehicles in 2008 and hybrids in 2009 |
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| Jun. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by Japanese and Korean Auto Manufacturers at Auto Shanghai 2007(1) Toyota and Daihatsu, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, and Hyundai and Kia, SsangYong Motor |
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| Jun. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by US and European Auto Manufacturers in Auto Shanghai 2007 (2) GM, Chrysler and M-Benz, Ford, VW, PSA, BMW, Fiat, Renault |
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| Jun. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by Chinese Auto Manufacturers in Auto Shanghai 2007 (3) Exhibition of own-brand vehicles by 19 Chinese auto manufacturer groups |
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| Jun 2007 | |
Electronic
Key Systems: "Smart key" a Standard Feature on Over 20% and
"Immobilizer" on Over 30% of Cars in Japan Smart keys 4% in the U.S., and 13% in 5 countries in Europe (five major markets in Western Europe) |
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| Jun 2007 | |
New
Car Assessment Program of the United States: NHTSA Evaluating Crash Avoidance
Systems Percentages of safety devices installed as standard, and safety ratings of Japanese brand vehicles under NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) |
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| Jun 2007 | |
Japanese
Automakers' Model Plans Toyota/Nissan/Honda Expanding High-End Model Lines,Mazda Upgrading Leading Models, Mitsubishi Reviving "Galant" Nameplate,and Suzuki Focusing on Larger Models Than Minivehicles |
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| Jun 2007 | |
In
ASEAN, Japanese Auto Parts Suppliers Centering Operations on Thailand
In Thailand, suppliers are continuing to build new plants and establish comprehensive production facilities |
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| Jun 2007 | |
Automobile
Production in 6 Countries in Central Europe to Grow by 1.4 M to 3.7 M
in 2012 from 2006 Level Production capacity to increase to 3.8 M in 2009 due to expanded capacity of Renault, Suzuki and Hyundai |
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| Jun 2007 | |
Mitsubishi
Motors Integrating Platforms Focused on C Platform for Medium-Sized FF(Front
Engine, Front Drive) Models New Outlander/Pajero/Lancer launched as a global car in 2005-2007 |
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| Jun 2007 | |
Production
Capacity of European (VW/PSA/BMW/Fiat Combined)Passenger Cars in China
Targeted at 2.32 Million a Year by 2010 960,000 produced in 2006 and 1.1 million planned for 2007 |
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| Jun 2007 | |
Japanese
Automobile Manufacturers: Sales Reach 21.28 Million in FY2006 and Over
22.4 Million in FY2007 FY2007 seen to decrease in operating profit due to declined cost improvement and exchange rate fluctuation turning to Decrease Factors |
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| May 2007 | |
Installation
of Electronic Brake force Distribution System as Standard Surpasses 70%
in Japanese Market Minicar receives the first six-star rating in automobile collision safety assessment |
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| May 2007 | |
Mazda's
New Midterm Plan: Sales Targeted at 1.6 Million Units for 2010
Mazda to increase R&D spending by 30% to introduce advanced powertrain in early 2010s |
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| May 2007 | |
Model
Plans of GM/Ford/Chrysler Revive Popular Names for NA Market
Mercedes to release the Smart and BMW/VW to expand high grade brands |
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| May 2007 | |
Japanese
Parts Suppliers in Europe Focusing on Products Related to Diesel
Engines Nippon Sheet Glass, NTN, Sumitomo Electric and Fujikura Aggressive in Equity Participation and Corporate Acquisition |
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| May 2007 | |
Auto
Production in Turkey Expands to 1 Million as Emerging Export Base
Export boosted by Fiat/PSA's jointly developed model, Renault's Clio III and Toyota's Auris |
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| May 2007 | |
Four
Chinese Automaker Groups affiliated with European, U.S, and Korean Makers
Planning to Increase Combined Annual Production Capacity to 3.1 Million
in 2010 1.05 million passenger cars produced in 2006, and 1.24 million planned for 2007 |
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| May 2007 | |
GM
Changing Development System of Platforms from Regional to Global for Higher
Efficiency Global sales reach 9.1 million vehicles in 2006, with non-North American sales achieving the best results ever |
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| May 2007 | |
In
Japanese market, passenger car population shrinking significantly and
period of ownership getting longer Creating attractive cars is key to rekindling demand (JAMA Survey) |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
VVT
(Variable Valve Timing) Engines Exceed 50% in the U.S. New Car Market Variable displacement engine vehicles reaching 650,000, and 5 to 7-speed transmissions expanding to over 50% |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
X-by-Wire
Technologies: Application of Electronically-Controlled Throttle Systems
Is Expanding to Major Models Including Mini Vehicles Toyota to increase the use of brake-by-wire systems in its hybrid and Lexus models |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
Japanese
and Korean Models Advancing in Installation of ESC (Electronic Stability
Control) as Standard in Europe Toyota's five-star rating models increase to eight, and Honda wins their first with the Legend in European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
Japanese
Part Suppliers in North America: Recent Trends to Expand the Production
Structures Many plans to reinforce facilities for engines/engine periphery parts and to expand the product items. |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
Auto
Manufacturers in India to Double Their Combined Annual Production Capacity
of Passenger Cars to 3 Million in 2010 By new construction or expansion of production facilities, Renault/Nissan plans to increase its capacity by 400,000, Hyundai 300,000, and Suzuki 230,000 |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
Japanese
Automakers in China Planning to Produce a Total of 2 million Passenger
Cars in 2007 Actual production in 2006 numbered 1.47 million. Sales target for 2010 is 3.5 million in China |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
PSA
to Broaden Product Lineup and Renew Models More Frequently In an attempt to expand international operations, PSA is planning to boost its production capacity in China to 450,000 a year for offering a full-line model lineup, and also to start local production in Russia. |
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| Apr. 2007 | |
Chrysler
Group's Long Term Recovery Plan Focusing on Fuel Efficient Small Cars,
Global Markets and Strengthened Alliances For the short term, the group to cut production capacity by 400,000 and workforce by 13,000 |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
Environmental
Performance of New Models: Adoption of the Variable Valve Timing System
and CVT Is Increasing. Most new models except SUVs and vehicles with the turbo-charger are certified as Super Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (SU-LEVs) by the level of emissions. |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
Development
of New On-board Hydrogen Power Technologies: DME Reforming, Organic
Hydride, Hydrogen Inclusion Storage, and More Reports on DOE's Hydrogen Posture Plan and automotive technologies exhibited at FC EXPO 2007 |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
Japan's
2015 Fuel Economy Standard for Passenger Cars Is Set at 16.8km/L, an Improvement
of 29.2% over the 2010 Standard (Appendix) Fuel economy tables by auto manufacturer and by weight classification; and CO2 emission levels in the European market |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
The
Long-Term Vision for the Indian Automotive Industry: the Industry's
2016 Sales will Quadruple to 145 Billion Dollars This report also comes with the current status of Japanese component suppliers in India as they develop their production facilities |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
China's
Vehicle Production Numbered 7.28 Million in 2006 and is Forecast to amount
to 8.5 Million in 2007 China's light vehicle production will amount to 10 million-mark in 2012 |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
Global
Automobile Production of Japanese Manufacturers Increased by 1 Million
to 22.5 Million in 2006 Plan to expand production capacity by 700,000 in Japan and 2.3 million overseas, totaling 3 million |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
Mexico's
Vehicle Production Expands to Two Million-Level Due to Increase in Export GM builds a new plant, and Ford and Nissan enhance their existing plants while Toyota and Honda boost their production facilities |
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| Mar. 2007 | |
Ford
to Promote Development of Next Generation Vehicles Using Global Platforms Posts an overall deficit of 12.7 billion dollars in 2006, while projecting an 8 million level global production in the mid-term run |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by European Auto Manufacturers and Iran Khodro at Auto China (Beijing)
2006 (4) VW/PSA/BMW/Fiat/Renault and Iran Khodro |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by Chery Automobile and Private Auto Manufacturers in China at Auto China
(Beijing) 2006 (5) Chery Automobile/Geely Holdings Group/Great-Wall Motor/BYD Auto/ Hebei Zhongxing Automobile/Chongqing Lifan Automobile/ Zotye Automobile/Shuanghuan Automobile |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
of Chinese Auto Manufacturers' Own-brand Vehicles at Auto China (Beijing)
2006 (6) China FAW Group/SAIC Motor/Dongfeng Motor/Chongqing Changan Automobile/Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings/Jiangxi Chenghe Automobile |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
New
Technologies on New Models: New Equipment Featured by New Passenger
Car Models Released to Japanese Domestic Market in 2006 Toyota boasts high technologies on safety/driving assists, Nissan appeals 4-wheel active steering and Honda features VSA/DBW. |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Engine/Transmission
Composition in the Japan Market: VVT Engine Accounting 75% and CVT
Accounting 28% New vehicle sales still to decline in 2007 (forecast by JAMA) while mini vehicles exceeded 2 million in 2006 |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Toyota's
Production Capacity: The Annual Production Capacity Outside Japan
will be Increased by Over 1.2 Million Vehicles During 2006-2008 The automaker is considering building new plants in North America, China, and India. The 2008 sales target is set at 9.8 million vehicles. |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Brazil/Argentina:
Production in 2012 Will Expand to 3.8 Million Flex-fuel Vehicles (FFV) ratio in Brazil increases to 3/4, Honda and Toyota start launching FFVs in 2006/2007 |
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| Feb. 2007 | |
Fiat's
Passenger Car Business: Company Introduces 23 New Models, Aiming to
Sell 1.4 million More Vehicles Sales Target for 2010: Sell 3.5 million Vehicles And Expand Sales in Emerging Markets |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by Toyota/Korea-based Auto Manufacturers at Auto China (Beijing) 2006
(1) Toyota/Daihatsu and Hyundai/Kia/Ssangyong Motor |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by Japanese Auto Manufacturers at Auto China (Beijing) 2006 (2) Nissan/Honda/Mazda/Mitsubishi/Suzuki/Fuji Heavy Industries |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
Exhibitions
by GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler at Auto China (Beijing) 2006 (3) Ford exhibited as many as 52 models while GM and DCX showed 30 and 20 respectively |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
Marketing
Plans of Diesel-engine (DE) Vehicles Among Japanese Car Manufacturers:
Honda Launching in US in 2009, Nissan in 2010 Nissan to launch DE vehicles in Japan and China as well, while Toyota opts for joint development of small DEs with Isuzu |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
In
Europe, 38.7% of Japanese Passenger Cars Sold are Diesel-Powered The current ratio of diesel-powered vehicles and CO2 emissions among 17 major manufacturers |
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| Jan. 2007 |  |
Annual
Production Capacity in the ASEAN and Neighboring Countries: Already
Stands at 4.87 Million Vehicles and Plans to Expand to 6.57 Million The production capacity in India will double to 2.53 million due to a rush of new plants by Suzuki, Hyundai, Renault, and Fiat |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
Model
Change Plans by Japanese Auto Manufacturers, GM, Ford, and Hyundai in
the European Market Increased Launches Planned for Compact SUVs and Mini Vehicles |
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| Jan. 2007 | |
VW
Group to Focus on Launching VW Derivative Models, While Doubling Audi
Models to 40 New Russian and Indian Plants Begin Full-scale Operation, and Skoda Expands Annual Production Capacity to 500,000 |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Headlamps:
26% Projector Type and 28% Discharge Type Toyota and Daihatsu are expanding the use of mercury-free discharge headlamps |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Toyota
Installs CVT's in Large Number of Corolla and Auris models; Nissan to
Begin Installing CVT's in Four Models Marketed in North America
Toyota plans to sell 1 million vehicles equipped with CVT's in Japan alone in 2010; Nissan plans to sell 1 million CVT-equipped vehicles globally in 2007 |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Mini-Cars'
Collision Safety: Honda Zest Won the Mini-Cars' First Six-Star Evaluation The summary of collision safe bodies and safety equipment of new mini-car models released in 2005 and 2006 |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Fuel
Cell Vehicles: GM to launch Equinox in 2007, Honda to launch a new
FCV in 2008 DCX announces B-Class F-Cell, demonstrates F600 HyGenius fuel cell concept car tests |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
In
Its Business in Europe, Toyota Enhances Its Product Lineup of Diesel-powered
Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV)
Updating its core models, Toyota moves up the 2010 sales target of 1.2 million to 2008 |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Business
Results of FY2006: Cost Improvement Shrinks to 1/3 while Exchange
Gained slightly less than 400 billion JPY Outline of interim business results of 11 Japanese automotive manufacturers in September 2006 |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Taiwan:
Toyota Begins Production of Yaris, and Honda Begins Production of
Civic, while DCX and GM Start Consignment Production Ford starts exporting SUVs to Japan and Mitsubishi Motors starts exporting sedans to the Philippines |
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| Dec. 2006 | |
Renault
to Increase Sales by 800,000 through Marketing 26 New Models over Four
Years by 2009 Half Are SUVs and Crossovers, Renault's Entry Models in New Segment |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Plant-Based
Automotive Materials: Mitsubishi Motors to Start Full-Scale Use in
2006, Honda in 2009 Injection moldable resins developed by Mazda; 1,000-ton/year demonstration plant in operation at Toyota |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Hybrid
Electric Vehicles (HEV) in the US Market: Toyota and Nissan Start
Production of HEVs. GM, DCX and BMW will each launch their SUV equipped with a jointly developed hybrid system between 2007 and 2009 |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Gasoline
Direct Injection Engine: DCX/BMW Successfully Achieves Lean Burn Engine
with New Technology. While Toyota/Mazda/VW expands the adoption of Direct Injection Stoichiometric Combustion Engines. |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Safety
Equipment in New Models by Japanese Auto Manufacturers: Pre-crash
System in Corolla/CR-V/Move ABS+EBD mostly standard while adopting of ESC+TRC expanding. Some models of mini vehicles use six airbags |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Thailand:
Toyota Establishes Manufacturing Structure of 550K in 2007 while Nissan
Aims for 200K in 2008 Honda/Isuzu strengthen R&D facilities, Mitsubishi Motors starts full-scale export of Triton pickup |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Recent
Trend in US Big-Three: GM and Ford Reduce Production Capacity by 1
Million and 1.2 Million, Respectively US Big-Three North American production will total 8.73 million in 2011, a decrease of 1.34 million compared to 2005 |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Isuzu:
Domestic Market Share Targets of 40% for Small Trucks and 30% for
Medium-Sized and Large Trucks are Attainable Strengthening the overseas sales network; building a structure capable of producing 350,000 pickups in ASEAN countries |
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| Nov. 2006 | |
Hyundai
Motor Group Will Expand Global Production Capacity to 6 Million in 2009 The group launches a luxury car in the North American market while it mass-produces a lower midsize model at its two plants in Central Europe |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Hybrid
Electric Vehicles (HEV) for Commercial Use: 2-Ton Trucks Launched
by Mitsubishi Fuso and Isuzu Hybrid trucks to be launched by Volvo in Europe in 2009 and by Paccar in the US in 2008 |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Car
Navigation: Hard Disk Drive(HDD) Type System Growing Increasingly
Popular While Manufacturers Introduce More Entertainment Features Toyota's standard feature on its GS450h includes a navigation-integrated vehicle control system |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Indonesia:
Toyota/Daihatsu/Suzuki Add Production of Strategic SUV Models to their
Production Lines Nissan also produces new MPVs from 2007; 2006 sales halved due to sluggish economy |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Daihatsu:
Reinforces Small-Car Business Based on Joint Development with Toyota,
Competing Closely with Suzuki for Mini-Car Sales Following the rapidly expanding entrusted and OEM production for Toyota, Daihatsu will build second Oita Plant and new engine factory |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Mazda/Mitsubishi
Motors/Fuji Heavy Industries: Developing Hybrid Vehicles (HEV), Electric
Vehicles (EV) and Biofuel Vehicles The three automakers' mid-term environmental plans targeted for 2010 |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
North
American Commercial Vehicles(CV) Manufacturers Mark Positive Earnings
but will Face Shrinking Market in 2007 Hino commences production in Canada, tripling sales in two years since its first launch of its vehicle in the North American market |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Dongfeng
Motor Production Plans Including Expansion for 1.4 million Passenger Cars
through Joint Ventures with Nissan/Honda/PSA/Kia Targeting 1.8 million in 2010 (1.35 million passenger cars and 450,000 commercial vehicles) |
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| Oct. 2006 | |
Recent
Trends of Six Major Auto Manufacturing Groups in Europe: DCX, VW,
and PSA Undertake Large-scale Restructuring Initiatives While Renault
Implements Cost Reduction Initiatives (Reference) A Report on the medium-term forecast for light vehicle production by auto manufactures in five major countries in Western Europe |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Exhibitions
by Japanese/Korean Auto Manufacturers at 2006 Guangzhou Motor Show (China)
(1) Toyota/Nissan/Honda/Mazda/Mitsubishi/Suzuki/Fuji Heavy Industries and Hyundai/Kia/ SsangYong |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Exhibitions
by European/US Auto Manufacturers at 2006 Guangzhou Motor Show (China)
(2) GM/DCX/Ford and VW/PSA/BMW/Fiat/Renault |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Exhibitions
of Chinese Own Brand Vehicles by Local Automobile Manufacturers at 2006
Guangzhou Motor Show (China) (3) China FAW Group/Dongfeng Motor Corp./Chery Automobile/Geely Holding Group |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
New
Equipment on New Car Models in US Market: Expanded Adoption of Parking
Assist System and Zone Air Conditioning as Standard Major equipment on new models released in the US market by GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Suzuki:
Plans to produce 3 million vehicles worldwide in FY2009 by setting
up new plant in Japan Increasing production of global strategic models, Swift,Escudo (Grand Vitara) and SX4 worldwide |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Product
Plans of European Automakers: Launching More SUV/Crossover and Coupe
Models VW/BMW/DCX/Fiat launching luxury brand entry cars and luxury mini cars |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Mercedes
Car Group to Share Technologies Extensively with Chrysler, and to Restructures
Smart Business Unit Focusing on two-seater, Fortwo and putting on the US Market as well in 2008 |
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| Sep. 2006 | |
Malaysia:
Perodua's Substantial Increase in Production/Sales vs. Proton's Slump Production/export shows signs of expansion responding to the new automobile policy of the government, Toyota begins exporting Hiace to Thailand |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
New
Equipment on European New Passenger Car Models: Extended Adoption
of Parking Assist System and AFS Active head restraints now prevail as standard equipment, while ACC adoption is limited for high end cars. |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
Variable
Valve Timing Systems: Development Trends Among Japanese Automotive
Manufacturers Toyota increases availability of its Dual VVT-i; Nissan develops continuously variable lift system |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
Weight Reduction: In Addition to the Plastic Use, Parts Integration
Expanded and High Tensile Strength Steel Adoption Prevailed Overview of the 2006 Automotive Engineering Exposition and the presentations of the JSAE Material Forum |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
China
FAW Group Plans Production of 1 Million of Its Own Brand Vehicles in 2010 Planned production/sales of vehicles including Toyota/Mazda/VW brands numbers 2 million |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
BMW
Sets a New Sales Target of 1.6 Million Vehicles for 2010 BMW achieved its 1.4 million-vehicle sales targeted for 2008 ahead of schedule due to an active release of new models |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
Fuji
Heavy Industries to Build Toyota Camry at SIA in US with Annual Production
of 100,000 Starting in 2007 Reduces new car development cost by 30% and production models' material cost by 16% |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
Philippine
Auto Industry: Ford Boosts Exports with Focus FFV and Toyota Launches
Vios Production in 2007 Mitsubishi postpones establishing an export site while Honda discusses production of the City for the Middle East |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
European
Commercial-Vehicle Manufacturers Boosting Investments in Asian Operations Continued Robust Sales at Volvo, Iveco, MAN, and Scania Against Backdrop of Expanding European Market |
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| Aug. 2006 | |
The
Mid-term Environmental Plans of Toyota and Honda: Expanding the Lineup
of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Renewing Engines Expanding targets for 2010 outside Japan, Honda quantifies some of the targets |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
Six-speed
AT in the US Market: GM/Ford/Chrysler Develops Their System for Mass-production
of 6-speed ATs for FR/FF Models Toyota uses the 6-speed AT in Lexus models as standard while Nissan/Chrysler increases the use of the CVT |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
Safety
Features in the US Market: Curtain Airbags and Active Headrests are
on the Rise Installation of passive safety equipment as standard features and the safety assessment of Japanese brand models |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
The 2006 Automotive Engineering Exposition: An Overview of Automakers'
Exhibits Hybrid technology was featured in the Lexus GS450h, new Civic Hybrid and two models of 2-ton trucks |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
2006
Automotive Engineering Exposition: Parts and Components Manufacturers
Exhibits in Summary Power train technologies for enhancing driving and environmental performances supported by various safety equipment and systems |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
Production
of Japanese Automobile Manufacturers: Overseas Production to Reach
15 Million While Domestic Production to Surpass 10 Million Toyota expands the annual production capacity in North America to 2 million, Honda envisions selling 4.5 million in 2010 |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
Mazda
Introduces the CX-7 and CX-9 as new crossover models in North America FY2006 sales projected to exceed three trillion yen for first time ever, Mazda will strengthen ties with Ford Changan Automobile in China |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
GM's
European Business: Further Streamlines Manufacturing System and Consolidates
Mid-size Car Manufacturing Between 2005 and 2006, GM newly develops an umbrella organization for powertrain development and production and product design |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
SAIC
Motor Corp. Starts Production of Its Own Brand Passenger Cars in 2006,
With Plans to Boost the Production Volume to 200,000 in 2010 The company will also begin manufacturing engines to be used in its own brand passenger cars in 2006 |
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| Jul. 2006 | |
Australia
New Vehicle Sales Grow to Approximately One Million with Toyota Estimated
as Top Producer in 2007 GW and Ford bring Australian production sites into their global development community |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
AFS
and Night Vision: Availability Expanding in Europe; the Next E-Class
to be equipped with full AFS Night Vision to be used in DaimlerChrysler's S-Class and BMW's 5/6/7 Series |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
FCV
Development by Car Manufacturers in Europe, the U.S. and Korea: PSA
and Fiat Strengthen Development System DCX, GM and Hyundai Plan to Start Marketing FCVs in the Early 2010 |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
Automobile
Safety Systems in the US Market: Installation Rate of EBDs as Standard
Equipment Surpasses 50%, Rate for TPMSs Exceeds 30% The following is a report describing the installation rates of preventive safety systems as standard equipment at 13 major automaker groups between 2003 and 2006 |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
US Market Model Plans: Three US Auto Makers, GM/Ford/Chrysler Revive
High-Performance Models Toyota/Nissan/Honda to also introduce the next generation Toyota Supra/Nissan GT-R/Acura NSX |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
China-base
Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers Enhance Their Engine Production System
to Prepare for Tighter Emission Regulations Recent trends of 14 major manufacturer groups that produce commercial vehicles |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
Honda
to Build New Plants with Annual Capacity of 200,000 Each in Japan and
the US Plans to renovate powertrains and production plants as well as establish a technology-oriented Acura brand |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
Already
with 1 Million Vehicles, Iran's Annual Production Capacity Will Increase
to 1.5 Million by the End of 2010 Large-scale production of Renault Logan/Fiat Palio/VW Gol/Kia Rio is leading Iran's production expansion |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
Ford's
European Operation: Ford Brand Cars in Full Production, Basic Platforms
Reduced to Two Land Rover's new cars selling well, Volvo releasing new cars to aim for 600,000 |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
Japanese Automotive Manufacturers: 20.48 million units in FY2005
and 21.77 units in FY2006 in sales Outlines of Financial results of FY2005 and forecast for FY2006 for Japanese automotive manufacturers' |
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| Jun. 2006 | |
Trends
of Japanese Automotive Part Suppliers in China: Establishment of New
Manufacturing Bases Concentrated in Guangdong Establishment of manufacturing bases/increase in the number of product items/expansion of production capacity for the Toyota plant in Tianjin |
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| May 2006 | |
Parking
Assist Systems: On-board Camera Systems Increasing in Japan Availability ratios of parking assist systems, including radar systems, have risen sharply in Japan, US and Europe |
|
| May 2006 | |
The US Tightens CAFE Standards for Light Trucks Defining Separate Figures
for Size Categories for 2008-2011 MYs GM, Ford and Chrysler enrich model lines with hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and ethanol fueled vehicles. |
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| May 2006 | |
Automobile
Safety Systems in the Japanese Market: Brake Assist and EBD Systems
Surpass 50% Installation Rates as Standard Equipment Increasing number of models received highest rating of six stars in automobile safety assessments on collision safety performance |
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| May 2006 | |
Russia:
VW and Nissan Building Factories, Hyundai Expanding Contract Production GM, Ford, Renault, and Toyota Can Collectively Produce 305,000 in 2008 |
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| May 2006 | |
Nissan
Sells 4.2 Million Vehicles in 2008 Focusing on the Infiniti, New Markets
and Commercial Vehicles Successfully delivering NISSAN 180 plan commitments to sell additional 1 million; further plans will boost sales by 820,000 |
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| May 2006 | |
Partnerships
Involving Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers: Volvo Became the Largest
Shareholder of Nissan Diesel The manufacturers are forming various alliances in expanding global business, environmental compatibility and reinforcing the light commercial vehicle segment |
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| May 2006 | |
Passenger Car Business in China by European and US Auto Manufacturers:
GM Plans an Annual Production Capacity of 1.3 Million Vehicles Production remained at 1.1 million between 2003 and 2005. The combined annual production capacity will total 3.5 million in 2008 |
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| May 2006 | |
The
Trends of Japanese Automotive Part Suppliers in ASEAN: Expansion of
Manufacturing Structure Progresses Mainly in Thailand Number of electronics related bases also increases in addition to response to Toyota's plan to increase IMV production |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
Telematics
Service: GM OnStar Boosts the Number of Its Subscribers to 5 Million In Japan, Honda has obtained slightly more than 300,000 members while Toyota has launched an emergency notification service |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
Distance
Control: DCX and VW Offering Adaptive Cruise Control System with a
Low-Speed Mode Ford has ACC with a braking subsystem while Japanese auto manufacturers have pre-crash subsystems in their ACCs |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
Toyota's
Business in North America: New Models to be Massively Introduced Highlighting
Light Trucks and Lexus Cars Plans for new plants in Canada and Texas are expanded resulting in Toyota's N.A production capacity reaching a scale of 2 million by 2008. |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
In India, Total Production Capacity of Major Automakers to Reach 1.7
Million Passenger Vehicles in 2007 Suzuki and Hyundai Motor Each Have Operations with Production Capacities of 600,000 Units; Other Automakers Rushing to Build New Plants |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
Passenger Car Business in China by Japanese and Korean Auto Manufacturers:
Planned Annual Production Capacity Numbers 4.22 Million Hyundai Motor plans an annual production capacity of 1.03 million in 2008 while Toyota plans 700,000 in 2007 |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
In
the US Market, Production of 8-Cylinder Vehicles by Toyota and Nissan
Amounted to 300,000 level The ratio of 5-speed AT models manufactured in North America surged to 30% whereas the ratio of 5-speed AT models by GM is 7% |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
Recent
Trends of Six Western European Automobile Manufacturers: BMW Surpassed
M-Benz for Yearly New Vehicle Sales Renault plans to boost sales by 800,000 vehicles over the next four years while VW/DCX both intend to implement large-scale restructuring |
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| Apr. 2006 | |
Movements
of Japanese Auto-parts Suppliers in Europe: New Establishment and
Expansion of Sites in Central Europe Continue Mainly Responses to Toyota's Production Increase in Europe while Movements Related to Diesel Engines also Increase |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
Automated
Manual Transmissions (AMTs) in the European Market: Popularity of
Dual-clutch types rapidly rising; Ford actively increasing number of installations
from 2007 BorgWarner plans to produce 1.5 million dual-clutch AMTs yearly |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
Stability
Control Recommended by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) Five Toyota models get five-star ratings while Mazda 5 becomes the first Japanese model other than Toyota to get five stars |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
Development
Efforts of Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) Technologies: Many Aim at Achieving
DOE's 2015 Goals Automotive Technologies from the Second International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Exposition (FC EXPO 2006) |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
China's Vehicle Production Numbered 5.71 Million in 2005 and is Expected
to Increase to 6.3 Million In 2010, China's light vehicle production will increase 3.44 million from 2005 to a total of 7.72 million |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
Mitsubishi Motors: Launches 9 New Models in Japan, 6 in North America
and 7 in Europe in 2005-2007 Abolishes regional exclusive models, developing new models as global models in 2007 and later |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
In
2006, Korea Expects Vehicle Production of 4 Million and Exports of 2.75
Million Hyundai/Kia targets global sales of 4.12 million in 2006 while GM and Renault boost their export |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
Chrysler
Group Shares More Technology with the Mercedes Car Group and Enters OEM
Relationship with VW Launches ten new models in 2006 and strengthens diesel car sales in North America |
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| Mar. 2006 | |
New
Car Sales in Western Europe: 6-Speed MT Accounts More Than 1/4 of
Passenger Car Sales Sales of Passenger Cars in 2005 are 7.15 million for Diesel Engines and 7.35 million for Gasoline Engines |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Environmental
Performance of New Models: Use of Variable Valve Timing and CVT has
Further Increased Many of the new passenger cars launched in 2005 are certified SU-LEV on reduction of emissions |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Fuel
Cell Vehicles (FCV): Honda Stepping Up from Technical Development
to Model Development Honda ready to launch new FCV, based on Honda FCX Concept car, within 3 to 4 years |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Japanese automobile manufacturers' Production Volume Overseas in 2005
Increased 1.17 million Units for the Year: 2005 Total Was 10.6 Million
Units Among Target Figures for 2006, Toyota and Suzuki Alone Expect to Increase Production Volume by 600,000 Units |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
In Nissan's Business in China, the Development of a Business System
by New Dongfeng Motor has been Progressing to Full-Line Production New Dongfeng Motor's annual sales target for 2006 is 240,000 passenger cars and 310,000 commercial vehicles |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Japanese
Autoparts Suppliers in North America: Expand Manufacturing Structures
Further as Contracts from GM etc. Increase They also respond to Japanese automobile manufacturers that are increasing production volume by establishing their local joint ventures as wholly owned subsidiaries |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Ford
Renews Passenger Cars, CUVs and Minivans Using Volvo and Mazda Platforms Ford will close 14 plants in North America and cut output 1.2 million |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Annual
Vehicle Production Capacity in Six Central European Countries Will Increase
to 3.5 Million in 2009 2010 estimated production shows the Czech Republic at 970,000, Poland at 840,000 and Slovakia at 850,000 vehicles |
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| Feb. 2006 | |
Reviving
Fiat: New 20 Models to be Launched by 2008 Through Diverse Tie-Ups.
Production in 2007 will be recovered to 2.1 million |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
Trends
in New Automotive Technologies: New Lexus Models to Feature World-First
and Other Cutting-Edge Systems A summary of new technologies featured in new passenger car models launched by Japanese carmakers in 2005 |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
Gasoline
Engine Vehicles Account for 70% of Western European Passenger Vehicle
Sales in Displacement Range of Under 1.8 Liters Although the ratio of diesel engine vehicles is increasing in displacement range of 1.2-1.6 liters |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
Toyota Increases Domestic Production Capability Focusing on the Lexus
and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Toyota Plans Global Production of 9.06 Million in 2006 and Its Non-consolidated Domestic Production of 4.11 Million |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
Japanese Auto Manufacturers' Model Plans: New Models Designed for
North America and Europe Increase High performance models including Toyota LF-A/Nissan GTR/Honda NSX successor to be released in 2007 |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
GM
Will Introduce an Average of 15 New Vehicles in the North American Market
a Year Centered on Crossover Models GM also plans to cut USD7 billion cost a year through measures such as a reduction of its annual production capacity by 1 million in North America |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
In
DaimlerChrysler's Business in China, Beijing Benz Started Production of
E-Class With its partnership with Beijing Automotive and Fujian Motor at the core, DaimlerChrysler plans to build up an annual production capacity of more than 300,000 vehicles |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
Turkey:
Production to Reach 1 Million in 2009; Major 6 Automakers' Plan to
Achieve Annual Output of 1.14 Million Toyota expanded annual production capacity to 200,000 and Honda added the City to its production lineup |
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| Jan. 2006 | |
Sales
in Japan: Nissan/Honda Restructure Sales Networks while Toyota Strengthens
Used Vehicle Business New car sales in Japan see slight increase again in 2006, Honda to introduce Acura following Toyota's Lexus |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
New
Technologies for Better Visibility and Safety: LED Headlamps, Car-Mounted
Cameras, etc. Overview of safety equipment developed by parts makers exhibited at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
Toyota's
Business in China is to Establish a Production System for 700,000 Units
of Toyota Brand Vehicles and 1 Million Units of Engines Targeting more than 10% share of the Chinese market in 2010; Production in which Daihatsu is involved is expanding |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
Diesel-Powered Passenger Cars in Western Europe: the Ratio of Those
with a Common Rail System Amounts to 75%. CO2 Emission of 154g/km In the first half of 2005, the ratio of DE (Diesel Engine) models in the total sales of passenger cars in 18 Western European countries is 49.2% |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
Environmental Management: Toyota's Eco-VAS Performs Environmental
Assessment at All Processes of Development Japanese version of RoHS is being eyed for the restriction of the use of environmentally hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
The
39th Tokyo Motor Show: Outlines of Exhibits from European/American/Korean
Automakers Large amount of vehicles for commercial releases are showcased while DCX also displayed HEV concept cars with DE |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
Mexico's
New Car Market Expands to Over One Million Sales with Newcomers: Mazda,
Suzuki and Isuzu Now Accepted GM, Ford, DCX and VW launch production of new vehicles for North American exports, followed by Nissan with a scheduled production of the Tiida |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
Volkswagen
Announces Personnel Cost Reductions at German Plants and Its "Olympic
Program" for Its Operations in China The Company Plans to Remodel Lineup of Vehicles Designated for Sale in North America to Improve Profitability, to Reach Four Billion Euros by 2008 |
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| Dec. 2005 | |
Business
Performance of Japanese Automakers in the First Half of FY2005: Sales
Volume Expands to Over 10 Million Japanese automakers expect to exceed 20.8 million on full-year with \50 trillion sales |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
Tokyo
Motor Show 2005: Outline of Exhibits by Japanese Automakers Concept Exhibits Combining Environment & Safety Features with Improved Design & Riding Comfort |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
Substances
of Environmental Concern: Voluntary Reduction Efforts Being Made in
Non-Control Areas Mercury-free discharge lamp chosen by Toyota, LED meter backlights by Mitsubishi |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
Environmentally Friendly Vehicles: Low Emission Vehicles Meeting/Surpassing
the New Three-star (☆☆☆) Standard Overtake 60% Mark
in New Car Sales New three-star (☆ ☆ ☆ ) certified cars make up over 90% of Toyota's production and 80% of Honda's sales |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
Engine
Production in China: Passenger Car Manufacturers' Annual Production
Capacity Amounts to 4.75 Million Only by the Planned Expansion Plans for engine production bases of Japanese auto manufacturers' are concentrated in Guangzhou city while those of European/US automakers are concentrated in East China Area |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
Brazil
and Argentina Will Achieve Total Production of Three Million in 2010 Sales of flex-fuel vehicles sharply increases in Brazil while Toyota starts IMV production in Argentina |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
PSA Updates Its Models Equivalent to Two Thirds of Its Sales Volume
in 2004-2006 Sales outside Western Europe, which have already amounted to the 1 million level, will be further boosted whereas the 4 million sales target is delayed |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
Daihatsu
Deepens Alliance with Toyota for Small Cars, While Expanding Offshore
Business It Achieves Mini Vehicle Share of 30% in the Domestic Market, Aiming for Top Share 2007 |
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| Nov. 2005 | |
North
American Commercial Vehicle Market: Commercial Vehicle Makers with
Excellent Business Performance Generated by Market Recovery Enhance Product
Lineups Hino Motors also Fully Enters into the Market as it Starts Local Assembly of a North American Exclusive Modele |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Gas/Electric
Hybrid-Powered Vehicle(HEV) Projects by US and European Automakers: BMW
Joins Joint Development by GM/DCX Ford will have HEV versions in half of its model lineup toward production of 250,000 in 2010 |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
US
Tightens CAFE Standards for Light Trucks, Introducing Fuel Economy Targets
in Each Size Category US sets different CAFE standards for each manufacturer based on product mix, requiring Japanese manufacturers to further improve fuel economy |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Air Bag Installation in the Japanese Market: Low Level of Installation
for Side/Curtain Air Bags Installation rate of 8.5% for front seat side air bags and 6.2% for curtain air bags |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Model
Plan in the European Market by Japanese, US, and Korean Auto Manufacturers:
Introduction of 1.0L-class New Vehicles Will Increase GM will expand introduction of GM-Daewoo-base models while Ford will jointly develop a compact vehicle with Fiat |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Renault
to Expand Sales Outside Western Europe, While Logan's Sales Target Is
Set at One Hundred Million in 2010 Renault to Strengthen Decia/Renault Samsung as Export Bases, Deepening Alliance with Nissan |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Finished Car Production Sites in ASEAN and Surrounding Areas: Annual
Production Capacity Reaches 5.55 million in 2008 Expansion projections for the 2005-2008 period: Thailand - 570,000; Indonesia - 130,000 and India 420,000 |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Changan
Automobile Group's Production System: 2008 Target of 1 Million-vehicle
Production (50% by Domestic Brand) The annual production capacity in 2010 is 910,000 by Ford/Suzuki bases and 1.2 million by production bases for Changan brand vehicles |
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| Oct. 2005 | |
Status
Report on Japanese Automakers' Production in Europe, Where Production
Capacity by End of 2007 Is to Reach 2.5 Million Units 2004 results: 2.6 million units sold; 1.5 million units produced; 1.28 million units imported from Japan |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
CO2-refrigerated
Air Conditioners: Debuting in Europe in 2006 at the Earliest B-COOL Consortium formed for developing and standardizing CO2-refrigerated air conditioners in Europe |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
Honda
Sets Fuel Efficiency Goals: 13% Improvement with VTEC Engine, 11%
with VCM Engine Valve continuously controlled by VTEC, cylinder idle zone increased by VCM |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
GM's
China Business: Production of Passenger Cars Surpasses That of VW
in the First Half of 2005 GM expands its partnership with SAIC Motor Corp., already with an annual production capacity of 800,000 and further increasing capacity to 950,000 in 2006 |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
Japanese
Automakers' Output is to Remain at the 10 Million-Level in the Medium
Run Despite Overseas Production Expansion Overseas production will increase by over 500,000 in the first half of 2005 |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
Suzuki's
Midterm Five-year Plan: FY2009 Targets Include Unit Production of
2.7 Million and Sales of Three Trillion Yen Plans to Expand Overseas Production, Double Capital Expenditures to One Trillion Yen Over Next Five Years |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
Overviews
of Volvo/Iveco/MAN/Scania: Commercial Vehicle Makers in Europe Rapidly
Recover their Business Performance Volvo pushes ahead its full-scale expansion into China, Iveco strengthens India while MAN/Scania enhance their service structures |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
Taiwan's
Market Recovers to 500,000: GM/DCX/VW Enhances Their Business through
New Partnerships Ford plans export of finished vehicles to Japan while Toyota plans sales of 200,000 vehicles in 2010 |
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| Sep. 2005 | |
Results
for First Half of 2005 for the 6 Major European Automakers: Sales
Grows but Profitability Deteriorates PSA/Renault plan to increase sales outside Europe; VW/DCX strengthen efforts for cost reduction |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
Electric
Vehicles Get Re-evaluated: Reappearing with Lithium-ion Batteries,
Performance Improves Mitsubishi Motors and Subaru eye mini-EV launch in 2010 |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
Specs
of Engines Used in Passenger Cars Sold in Japan: Engines with VVT
Account for 90% of Toyota's Sales In the first half of 2005, sales of new vehicles with engine displacement of 1.5L or less showed a tendency to increase again |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
Expansion
of the Side Air Bag Market: Making Side Air Bag into Standard Equipment
Is Expected to Progress due to Changes to US NCAP Status of side air bag installation in the US market and side impact crashworthiness rating by IIHS |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
Current
Trends of Japanese Automakers in North America, Including Toyota Whose
Production Will Rise Up to 2 Million on the Mid-term Basis Toyota, Nissan and Honda accelerate model development and local production of powertrains |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
Automobile
Production in Thailand Expands to Over 1 Million: Expected to Exceed
1.7 Million in 2010 Toyota's Production/Export Rapidly Grows upon Starting IMV Production while Other Makers Set to Expand Production Structure for Pickups |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
BMW
Plans to Introduce 20 New Models from 2004 to 2008, Targeting 1.4 Million
Sales Annual sales of BMW brand vehicles reach a million, while BMW vehicles including MINI enjoy healthy sales also in 2005 |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
US
Big 3 in the First Half of 2005: GM and Ford Announce Large-Scale
Restructuring Plans for their North American Businesses Chrysler Group of DCX Enjoys Increased Sales, 7 Quarters in a Row; Continues Aggressive Strategy of Introducing More New Models |
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| Aug. 2005 | |
China's
Automobile Parts Exports in 2004 Post Growth of 180% While Imports Remain
Unchanged The export value of gasoline engines reached 2.51 million USD in 2004 with imports of engine components also seeing growth |
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| July 2005 | |
2009
NOx and PM Emission Regulations for Diesel Vehicles Will be Almost the
Same as Those for Gasoline Vehicles In Europe, Toyota Avensis uses an 1800-bar common rail system employing a piezo injector |
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| July 2005 | |
Active
Steering Control: Toyota and BMW Adopt Active Steering Linked to ESC Progress is seen in commercial application of systems including active steering control, such as lane keeping support feature |
|
| July 2005 | |
2005
Automotive Engineering Exposition: An Overview of Exhibits from Automakers Exhibits with Harrier from Toyota, SH-AWD from Honda, Speed Atenza from Mazda and Colt EV from Mitsubishi |
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| July 2005 | |
Model
Plans in the European Market: European Auto Manufacturers Launch Various
New High-end Models DCX, BMW, and VW will introduce crossover vehicles while Renault, PSA, and Fiat will enhance introduction of high-end sedans |
|
| July 2005 | |
Booming
Indonesian Market: Sales in 2004 Jump by 130,000 Units; Further Increase
of 70,000 Units Expected for 2005 Exports of Toyota Innova and Avanza, and Suzuki APV go full swing; Mitsubishi terminates passenger car production |
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| July 2005 | |
Isuzu's
Mid-term Business Plan Includes Production of 300,000 LCV in ASEAN in
FY2007 Isuzu sets the overseas sales target of commercial vehicles at 300,000, and production of 100,000 vehicles and large DE in China is also its target |
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| July 2005 | |
Hyundai
Motor Group Works toward 5 Million-Sales Project through Setting up Overseas
Production Capacity of 2 Million by 2008 Hyundai sets both the 2010 sales goal for US and the mid- and long-term goal for Europe at 1.5 million vehicles each |
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| July 2005 | |
Business
Performance of Japanese Automakers in FY2004: Sales Volume of 19.40
Million with Operating Profit Ratio of 7.3% 20.73 million sales, significant increase on capital investment and R&D cost of over 2 trillion Yen are expected for FY2005 |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Outline
of Exhibition by Chinese Auto Manufacturers that Produce Passenger Cars Actively exhibited their proprietary passenger cars/SUVs/MPVs |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Outline
of Exhibition by European and Korean Auto Manufacturers Exhibition by VW, PSA, BMW, Renault, Fiat, and Hyundai Motor group as well as Ssangyong Motor |
|
| Jun. 2005 | |
Outline
of Exhibition by Six Japanese Auto Manufacturers Centered on models produced in China, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, and Suzuki exhibited a large number of products |
|
| Jun. 2005 | |
Outline
of Exhibition by GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler GM announced a plan to produce Aveo while Ford revealed its plan to manufacture Focus and DCX announced its plan for E/C-class and light vans |
|
| Jun. 2005 | |
2005
Automotive Engineering Exposition: Overview of Systems in the Areas
of Environment, Safety, Comfort, User-friendliness and Others Displays Include Many Safety Technologies under Development: Also Includes Considerable Number of Exhibits of Next-Generation Technologies by Three Lamp Manufacturers |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Percentage
of Diesel-engine Vehicles Sold in EU Rises to 48%: Reaches 51.8%-a Majority of Sales for the First Time-for Five Major Countries:Six-speed Transmissions Gaining Popularity |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Goal
of Toyota's Hybrid Car(HEV) Plan: Early Achievement of 1 Million Sales
in the World Standardizing new specifications for new HEV on multiple models while appealing high dynamic performance |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Automotive
Safety Assessment in the US: Substantial Improvement Seen in Anti-Rollover
Rating Among LCV Models Acura RL wins the highest five-star rating in all of four frontal and side tests and rollover test |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Mazda
Aims for 1.25 Million Sales and 100 Billion Yen Operating Profit for FY2006 Introducing local exclusive models to Japanese/American/European markets while participating in Ford's local manufacturing in China |
|
| Jun. 2005 | |
Mercedes
Car Group's Plan to Improve Profitability by €3 Billion Sets to solve quality issues, make smart division more efficient and start product offensive in 2005 |
|
| Jun. 2005 | |
Malaysian
Market: Production Volume Rises to 500,000-unit Level; Forecast to
Reach 600,000 by End of Decade Proton formed a business tie-up with VW; Perodua will produce a new model jointly developed with Toyota and Daihatsu |
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| Jun. 2005 | |
Japanese
Automakers' Overseas Production to Exceed 10 million Units Under 2005
Plan JAMA announced overseas production in 2004 stood at 9.8 million units, with total output worldwide hitting all-time record of more than 20 million |
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| May 2005 | |
Use
of Aluminum by Japanese Automakers is Expanding to Mass Production Models
and from Hoods to Other Body Components as well Aluminum-made hoods of Toyota's new Crown and Mazda's RX-8 also feature pedestrian injury mitigation functions |
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| May 2005 | |
US
Big3 to Install ESC in almost all SUVs as a Standard Feature by 2006 Bosch forecasts the ESC installation rates in 2007 as Japan 25%, North America 30% and Europe 45% |
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| May 2005 | |
Driver's
Seat Safety has Greatly Improved in a Side Collision, and Performance
of the Head Protection of a Pedestrian has also Improved The overall evaluation of mini cars also improved in 2004 automobile collision safety assessment in Japan |
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| May 2005 | |
1
in 3 Vehicles Installed with Side Air Bags while 3 in 4 Installed with
ABS in the US Market Stability controls mounted almost half of imported vehicles and rear object sensors show sign of expansion |
|
| May 2005 | |
Honda
Expands Light Commercial Vehicle Models in North America and Diesel Models
in Europe CS made priority in Japan; Advanced parts production in the U.S.; Diesel engine production to start in Britain |
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| May 2005 | |
In
Russia, the Market for Overseas Brand Vehicles Is Currently Expanding
While the Production Volume Is Estimated to Slightly Increase in the Medium
Run GM, Ford, and Renault are moving in the direction of full-scale production while Toyota, DCX, and VW are studying the possibility of factory building |
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| May 2005 | |
VW
Improves Investment Efficiency for a Production System for 1.62 Million
Vehicles and Expands Local Procurement in Its Business in China Also boosts its annual production capacity for engines to 1.32 million and introduces MPVs and diesel specification models |
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| May 2005 | |
The
Chrysler Group Works toward More Flexible Manufacturing Systems at its
North America Plants against the Backdrop of Robust Performance 2004 operating profit recovered to the level of 1.4 billion Euros due to introduction of design-oriented models |
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| Apr. 2005 | |
US
Market Model Plans Incorporate Continued Introduction of New SUV and Sports
Wagon GM and Ford discontinue the sales of their previous mainstay passenger cars while Japanese and European players additionally market new entry-level cars |
|
| Apr. 2005 | |
Generous
Use of High-Tensile Strength Steel and Precise Engine Control Contribute
to Environmental Performance of New Models New green tax privilege granted to 40% of the new cars sold in the first half of FY2004 |
|
| Apr. 2005 | |
In
India, Suzuki and Hyundai are to Set Up the Second Factories and Renault
to Start Manufacturing Logan Sales of passenger cars have reached one million units, expecting a production increase of 100,000 per year. |
|
| Apr. 2005 | |
High
Functionality of Automotive Brakes Has Been Advancing and the Standard
Installation Ratio of Stability Control Surpassed One Third Below is the status of standard safety equipment in sales of passenger cars in five major European countries |
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| Apr. 2005 | |
In
Its Chinese Business, Honda Will Double Its Annual Production Capacity
for Passenger Cars to 530,000 by 2006 Honda will establish a regional headquarters and a local affiliate of Honda Engineering, launching Civic in 2006 |
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| Apr. 2005 | |
Establishment
of New Manufacturing Bases for Japanese Part Makers that Flock to Guangdong
Province Outlines of expansion of Japanese auto part makers in China in 2004 |
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| Apr. 2005 | |
Ford
Hopes to Restore Its Share in North America with Aggressive Marketing
of New Mazda-based and Volvo-based Models Ford's North American plants are gaining their flexibility to produce new models: Chinese business is picking up |
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| Apr. 2005 | |
Fuji
Heavy Industries Committed to Making SIA (Subaru of Indiana) Profitable
through Sales of B9 TRIBECA Being Released in USA in 2005 In 2006 global sales target 715K units-company to release premium compact car in Japan |
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| Mar. 2005 | |
In
China, Production of Japanese-Model Based Passenger Cars Surpassed That
of European Model Based Passenger Cars, Expanding to 890,000 China's vehicle production exceeded the 5 million-mark in 2004, with a possibility that passenger car production may amount to 3 million in 2005 |
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| Mar. 2005 | |
In
Europe, eCall, an Automatic Emergency Call Service, will Begin Full-Scale
in 2009 In North America, GM announced its plan to make OnStar as standard equipment, enhancing an automatic transmission function of accident data |
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| Mar. 2005 | |
Models
with Five-Star Rating of Crash Safety Performance are Dramatically Increasing
in European Market Renault gets five-star rating in nearly all of its lineup |
|
| Mar. 2005 | |
Japanese
Part Makers Continue to Expand Capacity Mainly in Thailand to Respond
to the Expansion of Toyota's IMV Plan Movements of Japanese Part Makers in ASEAN Countries in 2004 |
|
| Mar. 2005 | |
Mitsubishi
Motors to Expand Asian Business: Focus on China and Thailand, Starts New
OEM Supply Agreement with Nissan and PSA Mitsubishi Motors Raises One Trillion Yen in Capital In One Year to Revitalize Business under Umbrella of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
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| Mar. 2005 | |
GM
Constructs Development Framework for Global Networking; New Restructuring
Plan Launches in Europe GM had expanded global sales at 8.99 Million in 2004 but profitability worsened |
|
| Mar. 2005 | |
Light
Truck Sales Accounted for 55% in the US Market While Japanese Brand Vehicles
Earned a 30.6% Share The US market showed a decrease in the Big Three's share to 60.1% as well as an increase in the ratio of 8-cylinder models to over 30% |
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| Mar. 2005 | |
Hyundai/Kia
to Expand Overseas Production, While GM/Renault/Shanghai Automotive to
Make Korea Export Base Hyundai/Kia Export 1.89 Million in 2004, Planning to Have Overseas Production Bases with Annual Production Capacity of Two Million |
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| Feb. 2005 |  |
6
European Automakers Form C2C CC to Standardize Inter-Vehicle Communication
Systems Movements of the development of inter-vehicle communication systems, which enable secure anticipatory safety, in Japan/USA/Europe |
|
| Feb. 2005 |  |
New
Vehicle Sales Bounce Back in Western Europe, While Ratio of Diesel Passenger
Cars Comes Close to 50 Percent In terms of transmissions, six-gear boxes increase, while sales of Japanese and Korean brand passenger cars continue to jump among passenger car sales in 2004 |
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| Feb. 2005 | |
Toyota,
Nissan and Honda Install Higher Precision Safety and Driving Support Technology
in Luxury Cars Overview of new technology in new passenger cars launched for the domestic market in 2004 by Japanese car makers |
|
| Feb. 2005 | |
Fuel
Cell Technology Advancing in Fields Such as Non-fluorinated Electrolytes
and Molded Separators An Outline of Exhibits on Automotive Fuel Cells at the 1st International FC (Fuel Cell) Expo |
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| Feb. 2005 |  |
Keeping
Profitability High, NISSAN Value-Up Aims to Sell 4.2 Million Cars Worldwide
in 2007 Business expansion in rising countries, including China, is key to success; Infiniti brand enters global market |
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| Feb. 2005 | |
China
FAW Group Targets for Sales of 2 Million, Expanding Its Partnership with
Mazda in Addition to VW and Toyota In the field of commercial vehicles, FAW has consolidated its bus and truck businesses, respectively, enhancing its overseas partnership of diesel-powered engines (DE) |
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| Feb. 2005 | |
Japanese
Part Makers Expand Bases for DE Related Components in Europe Movements of Japanese part makers in Europe with increased development bases, joint development/technical alliances |
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| Feb. 2005 | |
Annual
Vehicle Production Capacity in Six Central European Countries Will Expand
to 2.17 Million in 2005 and 2.78 Million in 2006 The annual production scale will possibly boost to 3 million in 2009 mainly due to increases in the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
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Japanese
Automakers' Plans for their Domestic Models which Minivans with Various New Concepts on the Rise |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
China's
Light Vehicle Production Will Increase 2.63 Million over the Next Three
Years to a Total of 6.38 Million Major global auto manufacturers' 2004 trends in China |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
Hybrid
Models Begin to Cover Mass-market Vehicles: Honda Launches Hybrid Model
of Accord and Toyota Introduces Hybrid Model of Camry Ford releases Escape Hybrid and GM and DCX forms a partnership on technology development with the objective of introduction into the market in 2007 |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
Japanese
Auto Parts Makers in North America continue to Expand/Establish Bases,
Production of New Generation Components Also on the Rise The annual production capacity of Japanese auto makers in North America to reach 5.34 million in 2006 |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
Six-speed
AT Growing Popular Among Volume Production Automakers in Europe, Toyota
in Japan and Ford and Mazda in US CVT booming in Japan while DCX launched its first model with CVT in Europe and Ford a serious user in the US |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
In
Turkey, Ford and Toyota Rapidly Increase Production Mostly of Export Models to Europe |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
Fiat
Actively Introduces New Models and Consolidates Platforms, Power-trains,
and Plants Fiat Group Is Able to Breakeven in 2004, While Sales of Fiat Auto Bottoms Out |
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| Jan. 2005 | |
Toyota
and Honda's Global Production Plans for 2005 Grow to 8.12 and 3.42 Million,
Respectively, Due to Overseas Sales Expansion Growth of Japan's domestic market for 2005 remains flat, supported only by replacement demand from old car owners |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
Commercial
Vehicle Manufacturers Rely on Diversified Compliant Technologies to Comply
with Long-term Exhaust Gas Regulations Exhibit summary of commercial vehicle manufacturers at the 38th Tokyo Motor Show |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
Toyota
Plans to Sell 8.5 Million in 2006 and to Produce over 5 Million Overseas
in a Long Term IMV production exceeds 500K in 2006; production capacity in Japan increases by 250K |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
Dongfeng
Motor Group Corp. Enhances Its Passenger Car Business through Various
Partnerships. Its Annual Production Capacity Will Amount to 1.5 Million
in 2007 In addition to Nissan, Dongfeng Motor Group expands its partnership with PSA/Honda/Kai/Renault in the field of passenger cars |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
VW's
ForMotion Plan Aims to Promote Business Efficiency and Boost Profits to
3.1 Billion Euros VW Starts Sales of Brazil-Made Fox in Europe, Expands Production in Mexico and Launches Production in Other Newly Developing Nations |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
Japan
Gears Up to Commercialize More Advanced Intelligent Transport Systems
(ITSs) for 2007, as New Technological Developments Accelerate Our Report Covers Declarations Made by the Smartway Project Advisory Committee (SPAC) and the Outline of New Technologies Exhibited by the ITS World Conference |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
US
Department of Energy (DOE) Starts Large-scale Demonstration Tests on the
Feasibility of Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles by 2015 The State of California to build hydrogen supply stations by 2010 |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
Mexico
Makes Further Progress Toward Automotive Trade Liberalization, Including
Imports of Finished Vehicles After Abolishment of Auto Decree Ford and DCX enlarge their plants while VW focuses production of the Bora in Mexico, and in the future Toyota is to launch the Pickup production |
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| Dec. 2004 | |
In
Fiscal 2004, Sales Volume Will Increase Slightly More Than 1 Million with
a 7.7% Operating Income Margin in the First Half of the Fiscal Year In the interim financial performance (as end of September 2004) of Japanese automakers, the ratio of overseas sales surpassed 70% |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
GM
to Have OnStar Fitted as Standard Equipment; Telematics System of Toyota,
Nissan and Honda to Get Dominant in Japan Brief summaries of OnStar subscribed by 2.7 million users and Telematics services by Japan's three providers |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
Three
Major Japanese Suppliers Plan Substantial Production Increases of Electronic
Stability Control Systems The US NHTSA Emphasizes Ability of ECS to Prevent Rollovers In Europe Percentage of Vehicles Installed with ESC in 2004 Predicted to Rise to 40%. |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
SAIC
Declares Its Vision for a Production Capacity of 1.5 Million Vehicles
in 2007 and 2 Million for 2010 The goal is to become a full-scale auto manufacturer with a full lineup which has the capability to develop its own models |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
The
European Business of Ford Brand has its Profitability Improved by $1 Billion,
Turning into Profit in the First Half of 2004 Closes down a Jaguar plant and improves Land Rover's quality for profit recovery at PAG |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
Japanese
Auto Makers Expanded Offshore Production to 4.76 Million in the First
Half of 2004, While Toyota and Nissan Increase Offshore Production by
20% Offshore local corporations increase exports to third countries, but decrease procurement from Japan |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
Sharing
the Prius Hybrid System, the Ford Escape HEV Ranks as the Number One Fuel
Saving SUV U.S. EPA's 2005 MY fuel economy guide places new Odyssey as best fuel saving minivan |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
GTL
(Gas to Liquids) is Nearing the Stage of Commercial Use as a New Diesel
Fuel Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport develops bio-diesel fuel-powered vehicles while emulsion fuel gets recognition in Europe and US |
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| Nov. 2004 | |
Sales
of Flex-fuel Vehicles Skyrocketed in Brazil While Export to Central and
South America Is Expanding in Argentina Export from Brazil also increased. Outline of automakers in Brazil and Argentina, where vehicle production has begun to expand |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
Increasing Numbers of Auto Manufacturers Are Joining AUTOSAR and FlexRay,
Organizations for Standardizing Electronic System Standards Toyota and Nissan have established JASPAR under the objective of unifying opinions from Japanese companies regarding the needs to standardize |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
Toyota Jointly Produces with Guangzhou Automobile 100,000 Passenger Cars
and 300,000 Engines Toyota's Chinese business trend; Aiming to take a 10% share of the market full scale through a comprehensive partnership with China FAW |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
Thai Production Capacity Being Increased to 1.5 Million While Toyota's
IMV and Other New Models Roll Off from Local Assembly Lines Major automakers' production sites in ASEAN and neighboring areas |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
Thailand Leads the Philippines as the New, Largest Exporter of Automotive
Parts in ASEAN Outlook of Automotive Parts Imports and Exports in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
Car Production in Iran Grows to 700,000; Renault Starts Production in
2006 VW Starts Gol Assembly; Senior Players in Iran-PSA and Kia Motors Expand Their Business Relations |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
Every Function Under Control of Zurich Headquarters, While GM to Strengthen
Luxury Car Sector Opel suggests wage freeze and longer working hours to labor union with possibility of another plant closedown |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
GM to Replace Most North American-Built Passenger Cars with New Architecture-Based
Ones Plan to globally exploit the architecture in GM Group to develop various models at low cost |
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| Oct. 2004 | |
DCX Takes Turning-Scale-into-Profit Strategy While Navistar Expands Joint
Venture with Ford North American medium and large sized commercial vehicle manufacturers including Paccar showed sharp recoveries in their performances |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
ASIMCO Technologies Limited Operates 18 Auto-Parts Plants in China Centered on cast products, ASIMCO is currently expanding its business in the field of products such as brakes and camshafts, bringing into view the shifting of China into its global supply base |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
Demand is Recovering in the European Market Where Shares of Japanese/Korean
Brand Vehicles are Growing and the Ratio of Diesel Vehicles is Increasing
New vehicle sales in 18 countries of Western Europe increased 3.8% in the first half of 2004 with the ratio of diesel vehicles being 46.6% |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
Hino Motors to Launch Production of Medium-Duty Trucks Exclusive for North
America in the U.S. and Production of Large DE in China Autumn 2004 Under long-term global sales goal of 150,000, overseas sales expected to surpass domestic sales in FY 2006 |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
Renault and BMW Profit Grows, As Fiat Reduces Losses; Meanwhile PSA and
VW See Profits Drop: Combined Sales at 6 Major Western European Automakers Increase 4.8% (First-half 2004 Results) |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
A Slew of Models from Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Ford: Redesigned
in Taiwan, Manufactured in China New-vehicle Sales in Taiwan Recovered to 400K-unit Level -Attributed to Growing Market for RVs and Compact-cars |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
Imports of Automotive Parts to China Doubled in 2003; Exports of Auto
Parts Post 170% Gain in the First Half of 2004 Exports of Gasoline Engines with Capacity Exceeding 1000cc Surge to US$ 118 Million in the First Half of 2004 |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
Recovery in Market Demand Results in a Substantial Increase in Operating
Income for Volvo, Iveco, Man and Scania in the First Half of 2004 Volvo started local production in China and Russia, while MAN did so in India, and Scania did so in Algeria, Taiwan and Iran |
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| Sep. 2004 | |
Japanese Motorcycle Manufacturers Sell Over 14.50 Million Representing
50 Percent Share in the World Market Motorcycle production in China rose to 14.66 million in 2003 thanks to increased exports |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
GM,
Ford and Toyota Progress Platform Sharing for Model Plans for the European
Market Toyota from Turkey, Honda from China and Hyundai from India, respectively,launch new models |
|
| Aug. 2004 | |
PSA
is Almost in the Final Stage of Complete Reorganization of its Production
System by Platform Towards the Goal of 4 Million Sales Worldwide PSA posted a decreased revenue and income in 2003 due to the stagnant market demands in Western Europe, a higher Euro value and PSA's sluggish new model introductions |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
Toyota,
Nissan and Honda Achieve a Production Capacity of 4.41 Million in North
America in 2006 Total production capacity of Japanese automakers reaches 5.35 million; Low output factories coexist |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
The
Big 3: Despite Shrinking U.S. Market Share First-half 2004 Results Improve GM and Ford revise annual target earnings upward; Chrysler's operating profits return to the black |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
Pedestrian
safety is a high concern in Japan while safety features are rapidly growing
popular on LCVs in US Awareness among Japanese passenger car owners about safety features increases along with number of safety features and equipment being installed in Japanese cars |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
Japanese
Automakers' Global Vehicle Production in 2004 Will Amount to Nearly 20
Million Units Due to Remarkable Increases in Production Overseas In fiscal 2003, local procurement of automotive parts manufactured in Europe and the US increased to the 48-billion-dollar level |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
First-half
2004 New-Vehicle Sales in Japanese Market Remain Unchanged from Previous
Year: Sales of Compact Passenger Cars Declined Significantly Rising Share Seen in Demand from Senior Market: New Concern Grows Over Diminishing Multiple-car Households |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
In
Contradiction to Slow Growth, Suzuki Expands Overseas Production to One
Million with Record-Setting Performance in a Row Doubled equipment investment and R&D expenditures for 3 years along with expansion of Asian and European production bases |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
Automakers
Plan Bases in Thailand for Export Purposes: Annual Production To Reach
1.54 million units in 2008 Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Ford Increase their Annual Production Capacity by 440K units |
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| Aug. 2004 | |
Hyundai
Motor to Boost Its Annual Production Capacity of Passenger Cars to 1 Million
in China by 2008 A technical partnership with Hengtong Group and Jianghuai Automobile has expanded in the field of SUVs and other types of passenger cars, and commercial vehicles |
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| July 2004 | |
DCX,
BMW, VW Diversify High-Grade Models in their Model Plans for the European
Market PSA/Toyota, Renault/Nissan Start Launching Joint-Developed Models from Varied Production Regions |
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| July 2004 | |
VIEWING
THE RECENT AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: COMPONENTS Report on the "2004 JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition" (2) |
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| July 2004 | |
Viewing
The Recent Automotive Technologies: Automobile Manufacturers Report on the "2004 JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition" (1) |
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| July 2004 | |
China
Aims to Reach the Level of Advanced Countries in 2010 by Promoting Reorganization
of Companies Under the New Automobile Industry Development Policy Outline of China's new auto policy and Chinese business plans by automakers worldwide |
|
| July 2004 | |
Renault
Launches the Logan, a 5,000 Euro Car, with a Sales Goal of 700 Thousand
for 2010 Taking advantages of an extensive alliance with Nissan, Renault accelerates global development to achieve 4 million in sales |
|
| July 2004 | |
Daihatsu
Plays a Major Role in Toyota's Compact Car Strategy- Sees Doubling Overseas
Business in FY2008 Daihatsu and Toyota Jointly Develop the Boon in Japan and Xenia in Indonesia |
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| July 2004 | |
Integration
with Smart Systems Increases Potential for Immobilizers GM's smart system combines anti-theft features with engine and body-related systems |
|
| July 2004 | |
Australia
Concludes FTA with U.S. and Thailand; Domestic Million Level Sales Becomes
More Likely Domestic sales dominated by imported vehicles vs. Production dominated by export vehicles |
|
| July 2004 | |
More
than 40% of EU's imports of parts are supplied by five Central European
countries while supply of engines has expanded Status of EU's import/export of automobiles, parts, and engines out of/from outside the Union and five Central European countries |
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| Jun. 2004 | |
BMW
Expedites Plans to Diversify Its Model Lineup in Aim to Achieve 2008 Sales
Target of 1.4 Million Units On the Heels of Its Success with the Mini, the Company Is Confident It Will Expand the Premium Market by Increasing Its Product Lineup |
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| Jun. 2004 | |
Parts
Manufacturers Were Also Present Exhibiting Many New Systems in the Areas
of Environment, Comfort, User-friendliness and Others The Report Outlines the Exhibits at the "2004 Automotive Engineering Exposition" |
|
| Jun. 2004 | |
Mazda
to Expand Model Lines on Four New Core Models and Production Capacity
As Well Mazda to Strengthen Japanese, American and European Sales Networks, Planning Sales of 300,000 during 2010 in China |
|
| Jun. 2004 | |
Toyota
Started Export of U-IMV, Stepping Up its Move to Make Indonesia into an
Export Base for MPVs Honda began production of the new Stream at its new plant; low-priced city cars are increasing in number |
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| Jun. 2004 | |
The
Number of Five Star-Rated Models in the US Now Totals 19 in Crash Safety
Assessment Under NCAP The US Department of Transportation announces tougher side crash tests while promoting development of driver assist systems |
|
| Jun. 2004 | |
China
and EU Proportions Surge for Exports and Imports Respectively Trends in Japan's Exports and Imports of Auto Parts by Region in 2003 |
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| Jun. 2004 | |
Vehicle
Sales Total 17.8 Million, Sales Reach ¥43.8 Trillion, Operating Profit
is 7.6% Overview of March 2004 financial statements with a crop of record-high profits for 11 Japanese auto makers |
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| Jun. 2004 | |
GM
Expands Its Relationship with SAIC, Developing a Production System of
670,000 Vehicles Production bases of the former Daewoo Motor and Jinbei GM are integrated under Shanghai GM's umbrella; production of Cadillac also begins |
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| May 2004 | |
The
New ACCs by Toyota and Nissan Offer Distance Control at Congested Traffic-Type
Low Speeds The UTA being developed by DCX will function in motorways and in urban streets as well |
|
| May 2004 | |
Japanese
Automotive Safety Assessment Shows Significant Improvement Made in Driver
Seat Safety in Offset Frontal Collisions Over 60% of Vehicles Come Equipped with ABS Braking Assist as Standard Equipment |
|
| May 2004 | |
Ford
Embarks on Plant Closures, Full Scale Launches of New Models and a Flexible
Manufacturing Structure Progress continues on restructuring its North American Operations with the prospect of reaching its target of a $7 billion pre-tax profit in 2006 |
|
| May 2004 | |
Isuzu's
Overseas Production Recovers to 300,000 Vehicles. Production of D-MAX
in Thailand Will Increase to 250,000 Isuzu is likely to achieve its fiscal 2004 target under the new three-year plan one year ahead of schedule in fiscal 2003 |
|
| May 2004 | |
DCX
is to Start Production of C-Class, E-Class, and Light Commercial Vehicles
in China in 2005 The partnership with Beijing Automotive Industry expands including heavy commercial vehicles while Mitsubishi Motors enhances technical licensing |
|
| May 2004 | |
Hyundai
Motor Group to Increase Overseas Production by Over 1.4 Million by 2008 It strengthens the upper-class segment by introducing four to five new models per year in order to improve its brand image and profitability |
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| May 2004 | |
Japan's
Automotive Component Exports and Imports to/from China have Increased
Threefold and Twofold in 3 Years, Respectively Vehicle exports to China also grew fourfold in 2 years with KD passenger cars accounting for half of the increase |
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| May 2004 | |
The
Export Value of Automotive Components Expands to ¥4.5 Trillion While
that of the Import Value Expands to ¥900 billion, Mainly with the
Increase on Body Parts Automotive Components: Japan's Exports/Imports Increase 5% and 7% Respectively in 2003 |
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| May 2004 | |
Expansion
of Philippine's Passenger Vehicles and SUV Markets Likely Due to Revised
Excise Tax on Automobiles Abolishment of Duty Exemption Causes Price Hike of Ten-seat AUV, While Ford to Strengthen Export Incentive Applied Plants |
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| Apr. 2004 | |
ITS-based
eSafety Development Efforts in Full Speed in Europe as Crash Safety Improves
Rapidly in the Market Twelve models get five-star ratings in Euro NCAP's crash tests while pedestrian safety remains low |
|
| Apr. 2004 | |
Plans
to Respond to Toyota/Nissan/Honda are Increasing in Guangdong and Hebei
Provinces in Addition to Shanghai Area Trends of Japanese Automotive Part Makers' Business Expansions in China with a Focus on Movements in 2003 |
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| Apr. 2004 | |
China's
Private Corporate Groups That Have Entered into the Field of Vehicle Production
Plan a Combined Production Capacity of 2.5 Million Vehicles Twenty three groups have penetrated the field centered on Zhejiang Province. Three companies including Geely Holding Group plan a production capacity at the 500,000 unit-level |
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| Apr. 2004 | |
Number
of Vehicles with Small Engine Displacement Increases in Japan While Displacement
Sizes Grow in US, as Sales of Light-duty Trucks Rise Changes in the long-term market make-up of engine displacement sizes in the US and Japan, plus current status of fuel-consumption averages |
|
| Apr. 2004 | |
The
Chrysler Group Launches 25 New Models over Three Years by Putting More
Emphasis on Design and Prices The Chrysler Group enhances the organization structure through its Strategic Transformation Plan following the successful cost reduction activities through its Turnaround Plan |
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| Apr. 2004 | |
Despite
Significant Drop in Domestic Sales, Honda's Overall Performance Will Break
New Records for Y2003 Performance Drawers were the Fit in Japan, LCVs in North America, and the Jazz in Europe. Honda Expands Its Production Infrastructure in Asia |
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| Apr. 2004 | |
In
Malaysia, Toyota, Honda and Hyundai Experience Rapid Sales Increase, Toyota
and Honda with New Models and Hyundai with National Vehicles Proton Introduces Self-Developed Models and Expands Overseas Business after Mitsubishi's Capital Withdrawal |
|
| Apr. 2004 | |
Sales
of Mini Vehicles Continue to Surpass 1.8 Million Because of the Expansion
of Users in the Metropolitan Area Each manufacturer has remodeled its main models in addition to diversification and lowering of the price of its models |
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| Mar. 2004 | |
The
Big Three Augment Their Passenger Cars While Japanese and European Automakers
Strengthen Their LCVs and High-Performance Models, Respectively Japanese Automakers Plan on New Compact Car Models to Explore New Markets in the US |
|
| Mar. 2004 | |
GM
Shifts Its Focus to Developing Passenger Cars and Still Offers Large Sales
Incentives in USA By 2009 Will Procure $10 Billion USD Worth of Parts Produced in China, Distributing $4 billion Worth to Plants Outside China |
|
| Mar. 2004 | |
Nissan's
Worldwide Sales Increase, Nearing One Million Units, Due to Rise in North
American Sales: Company Maintains High Ratio of Profits Overall Operating Profit Rate During First-half of FY 2003 at 11.3%: Operating Profit rates Increase by 40% in North America and 64% in Europe |
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| Mar. 2004 | |
Automotive
Part Production in Japan, which Expanded to 6.8 Trillion Yen in Production
Value, Significantly Increased in Production Quantity Percentage on shipment of assembly parts tends to be on the fall while Percentage on shipment to part makers on the rise |
|
| Mar. 2004 | |
Each
Japanese Supplier in Thailand Expands Its Production Capacity and Production
Items in Order to Respond to the Toyota IMV Project Trends by Japanese suppliers that expand production at their existing production facilities in ASEAN |
|
| Mar. 2004 | |
China's
Production of Automobiles Expanded to 4.44 Million in 2003 with Passenger
Car Production Increasing 950,000 Production volume of passenger cars introduced from Japanese automakers doubled to 715,000 |
|
| Mar. 2004 | |
India's
Domestic New Car Sales Increasing to Over 1 Million Agrees with Thailand
on FTA Suzuki and Hyundai promote production in India as the core base for exports while two Indian capital automakers make new business developments overseas |
|
| Mar. 2004 | |
Sales
of Diesel-Powered Passenger Cars Increases in Western European New Vehicle
Market in 2003 While Overall Sales Continue to Decrease Four Years in
a Row Japanese brands rapidly expanded their share of the passenger car market to 12.7%, with sales of Mazda significantly increasing |
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| Feb. 2004 | |
Toyota,
Nissan, Honda Install Collision Mitigation Brakes (CMB) and Adaptive Front-lighting
Systems (AFS) as Standard Equipment in Certain Vehicles A Report on Japanese Automakers' Cutting-edge Technologies Being Applied in New Model Cars Launched in 2003. |
|
| Feb. 2004 | |
Honda
Developed and Plans 2005 Launch in Japan and US of Fuel-cell Vehicles
That Start in Freezing Weather Development progressing in key technologies that achieve cost reductions in fuel-cell powered vehicles while efforts begin towards international standardization. |
|
| Feb. 2004 | |
In
Japan 2003 Sales of New Cars of 1500cc's or Less Remain High; Honda Experiences
Sales Decline of 20% Honda and Fuji Heavy Industries, both experienced declining sales in 2003, plan to substantially increase sales in 2004 |
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| Feb. 2004 | |
Japanese
Automakers' 2003 Global Production Almost Tops 19 Million Units: Increased
Overseas Production Huge Contributing Factor Overseas Vehicle Production, With Increase of 1 Million Units, Surpasses 8.5 Million-Asian-Region Production Experiences Tremendous Growth |
|
| Feb. 2004 | |
US
Sales of New Vehicles in 2003-- Light Trucks Up 320K Units, Passenger
Cars Down 490K Units Sales of Japanese Brand Vehicles Increased by 250K Units for Light Trucks While New CUV Models Led the Market |
|
| Feb. 2004 | |
Production
Capacity of Vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe to Increase by 1.2
Million by 2007, Expanding to a Total of 3 Million VW, GM/Fiat /Suzuki, Renault are currently making the region their supply base for low-priced vehicles |
|
| Feb. 2004 | |
The
European Bases for Japanese Part Makers Face Increasing Bulk Orders from
European Automakers Vigorous Movements in Czech with Toyota Group Companies, Preparing for Toyota/PSA Joint Venture |
|
| Feb. 2004 | |
More
corporations are increasingly getting into the expanding field of vehicle
production in China; 2003 combined production surpasses 300,000 vehicles Since 1997, 27 companies have started vehicle production, with Brilliance Automobile the largest state-run enterprise and the Geely Group the largest private corporation |
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| Jan. 2004 | |
Tightening
of Regulations on Fuel Efficiency for Light Trucks Urges the Big Three
to Start Introducing Hybrid LCV (HEV) Toyota plans to sell 76,000 units of the new Prius per year with the Chinese market well in sight |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
DaimlerChrysler,
VW and BMW Form the AUTOSAR Partnership Together with Ford A Trend Toward Standardizing In-vehicle LAN Interfaces Covering Multiple Functional Areas |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
FTS's
New Plant to Launch Production of Plastic Fuel Tanks, While Yachiyo Industry
Doubles Production Capacity Business Up-date on Plastic Fuel Tank Manufacturers Supplying Toyota, Nissan and Honda |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
1/3
Reduction in Lead Content and Increased Use of Recycled Materials Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu, Suzuki and Fuji All Achieve Recycle Potential of 90% |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
Growth
Power Further Declined; Japan's New Vehicle Market is Sustained by Substitute
Demand by Older Vehicles Under their 2004 global production plan Toyota plans to manufacture 7.28 million vehicles and Honda plans to produce 3.17 million vehicles due to an overseas production expansion |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
Fuji
Heavy Industries to Enter the Minivan Market in Japan in 2005 and Launch
a New Compact Car in 2006 Projects production of 160,000 units in 2006 in North America through the introduction of the new Legacy and a new cross-over vehicle |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
North
American Production of Japanese Part Makers Floods Market with Production
Capacity Expansions and Increased Production Items The recent trends of Japanese part makers in response to expanded output by Japanese auto makers and increased orders from the Big Three |
|
| Jan. 2004 | |
SAIC
Reorganizes and Strengthens Its System for Body-Related Parts and Forms
a Partnership with New Dongfeng Motor in the Field of Automotive Parts The SAIC group's system of auto-parts suppliers expands its partnership with European and US companies |
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| Dec. 2003 | |
Share
of CUV's in US Light-vehicle-market Reaches 10% in 2003 GM, Toyota, Honda Dominate Market Growth in Light-truck Market While Toyota and Nissan Focus Also on the Full-sized Light-truck Market |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
Toyota
Reduces Lead Content to Below 1/10 in All 2003 Models Honda Follows Suit in Two New 2003 Models in Its 3Rs Challenge |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
FY2003
Plans of Japanese Auto Manufacturers: Sales of 18 Million Units Forecast First-half Results of Japanese Auto Manufacturers--Overseas Production Continues Its Rapid Increase |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
Mitsubishi
Motors Aims for 2 Million Sales in FY2007 through the Introduction of
New Model with Platforms Common to DCX While Mitsubishi achieved its projected streamlining, the unsuccessful car finance business in the US hurt its financial results in FY2003 |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
China's
Annual Production of Automotive Engines Approaches 4 Million Units; More
Plans for New Engine Plants Outline of production volume/production capacity/partnership relationship among automotive engine manufacturers in China |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
China's
2003 Vehicle Production is Expected to Surpass 4 Million Units While Auto-Parts
Production Catches Up As Well (Appendix) China's production volume of 165 items of automotive parts and the ratio of production by 3-capital enterprises |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
Fiat
Aiming at Breakeven Operating Results in 2004 and Earnings Recovery by
4.7 Billion Euro in 2006 Through active introduction of new models starting in 2003, and renewing and consolidating platforms to eight between 2008 and 2012 |
|
| Dec. 2003 | |
Ford
Increases its Production Capacity in Turkey to 210,000 Units and Toyota
to 140,000 Units to Meet the Increasing Exports to Europe M-Benz and MAN Also Export Buses to the European Market from Turkey |
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| Nov. 2003 | |
Honda's
Business in China Boosts its Annual Production Capacity to 490,000 Vehicles
by Expanding its Partnership with Dongfeng Motor Corp. Honda's joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile expands its production capacity to 240,000 units while Guangzhou Automobile largely-agreed with Toyota on a tie-up |
|
| Nov. 2003 | |
Joint
Development of Light Trucks with Nissan, Introduction of Hino DEs for
Medium Trucks, Original Development for Large Trucks Shifting to Active Management tactics, Nissan Diesel Strengthens Financial Infrastructure with Financial Aid of Over Yen 100 Billion |
|
| Nov. 2003 | |
System
for Certifying Low-emission Vehicles Adopts The Four-star Certification
Based on Standards Set Under 2005 Exhaust Emission Regulations Heavy-weight diesel engines as well: In 2002 four-star vehicle certification system adopted for ultra-low PM emission vehicles |
|
| Nov. 2003 | |
Fuel
Efficiency Standards Set for 2010 to Be Achieved by 2005: Percentage of
Ultra-low Emission Vehicles to Reach 80% Twelve Japanese Auto Manufacturers' Objectives for Greater Fuel Economy and Lower Emission |
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GM
Refreshes the Cadillac Product Lineup. Toyota Plans to Sell 300,000 Lexus
Units in 2006 Model Plans and Sales Trends of Luxury Brands Account for Over 10% of the US Market |
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VW
Additionally Develops Competing Models against BMW 5 Series While Audi
Develops New Sports Car and SUV VW's model lineup project incorporating the introduction of modular system will allow absorbing the increased costs due to a larger number of the models |
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Mexico,
Brazil and Argentina to Become Free Trade Markets in 2006 under New Auto
Pacts Mexico to Achieve Full Trade Liberalization with US and Canada in 2004, with EU in 2007 |
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| Nov. 2003 | |
Expanded
Production Capacity through Production in Mexico Centered on New Cars
and Using Brazil as an Export Base Overview of Central and South American Bases of Automotive Manufacturers that Achieve Annual Production Capacity of Five Million Units |
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ASEAN's Annual Production Capacity Amounted to the 2.3 Million Unit-Level;
Production Capacity Totals to the 1.1 Million Unit-Level in Thailand Toyota will start production of the IMV in 2004 while Honda develops a centralized system for production/marketing strategies |
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| Oct. 2003 | |
Export and Import of Parts to and from the four ASEAN Countries Expands
to an Export Share of 12% and an Import Share of 13% Japanese exports to the four countries reach US $2 billion, imports reach US $340 million in 2002; 2003 sees a large increase |
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| Oct. 2003 | |
Import/Exports of Automotive Parts Increases Inside ASEAN Region with
Core Expansion in Thailand Outlook for Import/Export of Automotive Parts in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia |
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| Oct. 2003 | |
PSA
Aims to Sell 4 Million Vehicles in 2006 with the Introduction of 26 New
Models Between 2003 and 2006 A jointly-owned plant with Toyota in the Czech Republic is scheduled to begin operations in 2005; a new plant in Slovakia with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units to start production in 2006 |
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Renault's Projected Extensive Sales Promotion Outside Western Europe will
Allow a Sale of 4 Million in 2010 Renault's sharing platforms and engines with Nissan will be on a greater scale in 2005 |
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| Oct. 2003 | |
VW to Invest a Total of 6 Billion Euro in China by 2008, Enhancing Its
Production Capacity to 1.62 Million Units FAW-VW starts construction of a new plant with an annual production capacity of 330,000 units and begins manufacturing MTs with a production volume of 300,000 units a year |
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| Oct. 2003 | |
China's Export of Automotive Parts Spreads the Increasing Momentum to
All Items While China's Import of Auto-Parts More Than Doubles in 2003 The export items from China to Japan increase while some import items from Japan have peaked |
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| Oct. 2003 | |
Freightliner Enters a New Phase under DCX's Global Consolidation Policy
for Medium and Large Size Commercial Vehicle Business Navistar Shifts its Production Base to Mexico, While Paccar Expands Market Share in Europe |
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CO2
a Likely Common Refrigerant for Car Air Conditioners in Europe by 2010 Toyota's FCHV the world's first CO2-refrigerated car co-developed by Denso |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
Solid
Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) a Likely New Source for Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Delphi Leads Race in Developing 5kW Class SOFCs - Possible Use in Cell Fuel as Fuel Source |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
Bosch's
China Operations: Production of ABS/ESP Starts & Partnerships on Fuel
Injection Systems Grow Holds Leading Market Share in Steering Gears, EMS, and Spark Plugs |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
Toyota
Outshines BMW and Audi in Share of Passenger Car Market, While Ratio of
Diesel-Powered Vehicles in the Market Climbs to 42% PSA, Japanese and Korean Brand Cars: Strong Sales for FH2003 in 18 Western European Countries |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
PSA
Sees Favorable New Model Sales; BMW's Output Increases With the MINI;
and Profits at VW's China Operations Grow Nissan & Volvo Contribute to Renault's Profits; Fiat Introduces New Models While Lowering Production Capacity |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
Volvo
& Scania Return to Profitability, While Iveco & MAN Continue in the Red
Two Years in a Row Shrinking European Market Determines Business Results of Four Commercial Vehicle Makers |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
Mercedes;
Model Line Up Enhanced, Includes 4-Passenger Smart and New Model of GST US Market; Annual Production Capacity Increases to 160,000 for GSTs, Launches the Smart and A-Class |
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| Sep. 2003 | |
Ford,
Still Short of Returning to Profitability, Increases Efficiency at European
Operations Rationalizing Infrastructure By Setting Up Clear-Cut Common Sharing of Platforms, Components, and Technology at PAG |
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Aug. 2003
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Production
Capacity of Japanese Automakers in North America To Increase To 5.4 Million
Units by 2006 Production capacity of Toyota, Nissan and Honda to total 4.4 million units with expanded production of light-trucks |
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Aug. 2003
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V8
Models Outnumber 4-cylinder Counterparts Among US-made Automobiles Toyota/Nissan/Honda are each to Boost Engine Production Capacity in North America to 1.3 Million Units Primarily Consisting of V6/V8 Versions |
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Aug. 2003
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U.S.
Big Three Automakers' Sales and Net Profit Plunges in the North American
Market in the April-June Period of 2003 GM/Ford, expecting the market to recover in the latter half of the year, maintains its annual profit target |
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Aug. 2003
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GM
Refurbishes European Model Lines With 10 Billion Euro Investment Streamlining aimed to breakeven in 2003 and turn to profitability in 2004 |
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Aug. 2003
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Domestic
Sales Increase Expectations Towards Recovery to the 6 Million Unit-Level;
Sales of 1000 to 1500 cc Class Cars Now Makes up to One Third of Market
Share Honda's new vehicle sales decrease 22% due to a sharp drop in the semi-cab wagon market share |
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Aug. 2003
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Isuzu
To Strengthen Its Partnership with GM and Mitsubishi Fuso To Enhance Its
Alliance with DCX; Nissan Diesel To Augment Its Tie-up with Nissan Sales increased by 50% in the standard truck market in the eight prefectures that plan to introduce the Automobile NOx and PM law |
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Aug. 2003
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Hino
Motor to Launch Local Production of Region-Exclusive Vehicles to Enter
the US and Chinese Markets on a Large Scale Hino is promoting a complementary system in cooperation with Toyota in the ASEAN region with a target local-content rate of 50% |
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Aug. 2003
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Daihatsu
Plans to Increase Share in the Japanese Light Car Market to 30% and Overseas
Production to 400,000 Units Its share in the Japanese minicar market rapidly increased to 30% between January and June in 2003 with the introduction of the new Move and the new Mira |
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Aug. 2003
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The
new Dongfeng Motor Narrows Down Auto-Parts Suppliers within the Component
Business of the Former Dongfeng Motor Group Consolidation progresses in the field of axle/interior parts/DE and the company forms a partnership with Visteon in the field of interior parts |
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Aug. 2003
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Taiwan:
Becoming a Development Base for Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ford; Honda
Launches Production on Its Own DCX and Nissan Have Partner in China Business: China Motors and Yulon Motor |
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July 2003
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Side
slip Control System Options and Pedestrian Protective Bodies Receive Growing
Popularity Toyota/Nissan/Honda Implement Collision Prediction/Damage Mitigation Systems and Distance Control Systems |
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July 2003
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Small
Gasoline-Fueled Engines with Variable Geometry Turbocharger Receive Attention
in Europe for CO2 Reduction Efforts EU/EUCAR Join Hands to Develop 1.0-liter Class Turbocharged Gasoline Engines |
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July 2003
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Japanese
Automakers' Production Capacity in Europe to Increase to the 2.3 Million
Unit-Production Level Expanded Production Capacity in Europe and Introduction of New Models Including Diesel Vehicles Encouraged Increasing Sales of Japanese Brand Cars |
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July 2003
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Forty
Percent Procurement from Japan by Offshore Bases Automotive and Auto Parts
Industries Toyota offshore bases Reach the 600 thousand unit level of finished car exports, while Honda Is supplying outside ASEAN |
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July 2003
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Suzuki
Achieves Sales of Over 2 Trillion Yen While Facing the Challenge of Improving
Profitability for Overseas Operations Suzuki Enhances its Core Production Bases in Asia and Europe through Acquiring them as Subsidiaries and Increasing their Production Capacities |
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July 2003
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Thailand
Accelerating Moves to Become Exportation Base of Pickups and Unit Production
of 590 Thousand Units Sets New Record Toyota, Isuzu, Ford Plan to Export SUV; Honda Exports Passenger Vehicles to Japan |
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July 2003
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Hyundai
Mobis in Korea Sets to Establish the Structure for Module Mass-Production
in 2004 Conspectus of Korean auto parts industry with strengthening influence from Hyundai/Kia |
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July 2003
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Changan
Automobile Group to Boost Production System To 500,000 Vehicles/Year Companies
in the Former China North Industries Group To Also Build Up the Production
System to 300,000 Units Companies in the China North & South Industries Group seek to privatize/enhance a partnership with Ford and expand into the medium-sized passenger car market |
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June 2003
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Among
Mostly Imported Vehicles, the U.S. LCVs with Traction Control and Side
Air Bag Rapidly Increase Acura MDX: The Only 03 LCV Model to Receive 5 Stars in Rollover Rating |
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June 2003
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AFS
Installation Starts in Japan and Europe; LED Use Expands; HID Equipment
Generalizes Trends of Vehicle the three major lighting device makers in Japan along with lighting devices undergoing development for diverse functions |
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June 2003
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Geely
Group in China Plans to Manufacture 300,000 Passenger Cars in 2005 The company is an emerging private automaker that is rapidly promoting management modernization, aiming to produce 1 million units in 2010 |
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June 2003
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Sales
Volume Totaled 16.94 Million Units and Sales Reach 42 Trillion Yen; Operating
Profit Ratio Improves Significantly March 2003 financial statements overview for 11 Japanese auto manufacturers |
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June 2003
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Mazda:
World Sales Recover to the 1 Million-Unit Level; Its Presence in Ford's
Development System Also Increases Atenza Sees Good Sales: Sales Plan Set at 1.23 Million Units in 2004 through the Expansion of Domestic Production Capacity |
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June 2003
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Five
Automakers Including Toyota, Nissan and Suzuki Acquire Management Rights
of an Indonesian Manufacturing Joint Venture Honda sets up a company manufacturing ATs and CVTs while each automaker establishes a complementary system with other countries around Indonesia. |
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June 2003
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GM,
Toyota and Mitsubishi to Make Australia Export Base with Production of
500,000 Units and Exports of 150,000 Units Expected in 2010. A Record High in New Vehicle Sales with Increased Imported Cars and SUVs in Australia |
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June 2003
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Imports
of Auto Parts from Asia Doubled in Five Years; Imports of Engine Assemblies
from USA Reached 170,000 Units. Trends in Japan's Exports and Imports of Auto Parts by Region in 2002 |
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May 2003
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The
Installation Ratio of Pretensioner/Seatbelt and Brake Assist Skyrocketed
in the Japanese Market Models increased that won the highest rating of six-stars; no models were given three stars or less for their collision safety performance |
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May 2003
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Major
Companies rush to Produce 200,000+ Vehicles/year with Increasing Model
Lines in China Comprehensive list of recent movements among the global car companies in China |
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May 2003
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Monetary
Value of Auto Parts Import/Export Trade with China: These Shares Grow
4.7% and 14% Respectively Auto Parts Import/Export Trade with China is Weighted Double in 5 Years |
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May 2003
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Hyundai
Motor's Sales Price per Unit Increased by 72% in Korea and 37% for Exports The company will expand its business by launching middle-class and high-end passenger car/minivan/SUV and will also embark upon full-scale overseas production |
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May 2003
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BMW
Sets a New Record in 2002 with Annual Sales of 1 Million Units, and Aims
for Annual Sales of 1.4 Million Units by 2008 The launch of large numbers of new models along with the full integration of module production during 2003 and 2004 |
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May 2003
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The
Philippines Decides to Prolong and Develop the Auto Industry through CKD
Assembly of 200K to 250K Units Ford Starts Exporting Finished Vehicles; Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Honda Establish Exportation Bases of MTs |
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May 2003
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Toyota
Teams up with Aisin AW for Volume Production while Nissan, Mitsubishi
Motors and Fuji Heavy Industries Centralize Theirs at Jatco Full-fledged use of CVT by American, European automakers and Toyota triggers expansion of CVT markets |
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May 2003
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The
Common Rail Market is Rapidly Growing Trucks Will Be Increasingly Equipped
With These Devices in Japan Bosch produced 4 million in 2002. Delphi plans for a production volume of 2.5 million in 2006 |
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May 2003
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Monetary
Value of Auto Parts Exports First Exceeds 4 Trillion Yen; Auto Parts Imports
Surmounts Vehicles Imports Automotive Components: Japan's Exports/Imports Increase 10% and 20% Respectively |
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Apr. 2003
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Newly-developed
Lithium Ion Battery Powers the New Vitz, Toyota's Compact, Mass-Production
Car Progress Seen in the Development of Compact, Lightweight Batteries for Up to 42 volt Systems while the Big Three's USCAR Eyes Polymer Type Counterpart |
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Apr. 2003
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The
EPS Market Expected a Rapid Expansion Upon Adoption to Middle/Large Vehicles Showa leads rack-assist types while Koyo Seiko/NSK under development |
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Apr. 2003
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Japanese
Motorcycle Manufacturers: Establish R&D Bases to Penetrate the Chinese
Market ASEAN: A Progress in Regional Mutual Supply, Centralized Production Bases and Development of Inter-regional Models |
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Apr. 2003
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Production
of Both Trucks and Buses Increased Rapidly to More Than 1 Million Units
in China in 2002 List of partnerships with foreign automakers in the field of commercial vehicles in the automotive industry in China |
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Apr. 2003
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Proton
will develop its proprietary engine, build a new plant, and expand abroad
while Daihatsu will lead the management of Perodua Auto manufacturers in Malaysia are speeding up their responses to AFTA. Honda and PSA will establish a system within the ASEAN region |
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Apr. 2003
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Chrysler:
Switching to Pull Type Business Strategy to Expand its Sales by A Million
Vehicles in a Decade Business Review of DaimlerChrysler in 2002: Chrysler's Business Goes into the Black |
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Apr. 2003
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PSA
to Establish a New Plant with a 300,000 Unit Capacity While the Automobile
Production Capacity in Central Europe Will Increase by Approximately 1
Million Units Engine and transmission productions will increase to the 4 million unit-level and 2 million unit-level respectively |
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Apr. 2003
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FAP
of domestic auto-parts production leveled off at 6 trillion yen level
with unit price bottoming out The number of items where FAP jumped more than their production volume increased while there were some items that continued to be replaced by imported parts |
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Mar. 2003
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Major
Tire Makers Split on Next Generation Runflat Tires Obliged TPMS in US would generate market expansion |
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Mar. 2003
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More
Cars Get Five-star Ratings in Crash Tests Among Rapidly Improving European
Models Honda Proves to be the Best Car in the Much Needed Pedestrian Protection Tests |
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Mar. 2003
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New
Vehicle Sales Drop below 17 Million Units in 18 Countries of Western Europe
in 2002: A 710 Thousand Unit Decrease since its Peak BMW/DCX/PSA: 3-year Continuous Increase after 2000; European-made Vehicles Dominates in Japanese Sales |
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Mar. 2003
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GM's
significant model replacement between 2002 and 2004 to reinforce its luxury/medium
sedan cars GM announced continuous large-scale incentive programs in the US in 2003 as well as a decreased profit target compared to 2002 |
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Mar. 2003
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Honda
to Step Up the Integration of Its Asia-China Production Base into "Global
Networking" "Made by Global Honda" to be established, incorporating completely reformed production structure in Japan, the U.S., and Europe |
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Mar. 2003
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Japanese
Auto-Parts Suppliers concentrate on Developing Production in Thailand
with the Objective of Establishing a World Supply Base The trends of Japanese auto-parts suppliers' overseas development in 2002 excluding such areas as Europe, the US, and China |
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Mar. 2003
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Conversion
of Indian Plants into a base for exports of auto components start: GM/Ford
to China; Toyota to ASEAN Hyundai India also moves towards establishing a compact car export base. Fierce competition causes a decrease in market share for Maruti |
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Mar. 2003
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Production
of passenger cars in China expanded to 1.09 million units in 2002. More
than 50 new models were launched The Outline of partnerships with foreign automakers in the field of passenger cars in the automotive industry in China |
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Feb. 2003
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Ford
Forms a Partnership With PSA, GM Takes Control of Isuzu's Diesel Engine
Business, Toyota Will Strengthen Its Local Production System Activities by each auto manufacturer in the field of diesel engines: Automakers that started later are also making progress in the development of their production systems |
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Feb. 2003
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2002
Japanese New Car Sales: Sales of Cars of 1000 to 1500cc Engine Displacement
Rapidly Expand From 0.99 to 1.38 Million Units This represents a share of more than 60%, combined with mini cars. Financial amount of production per unit also displays increase |
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Feb. 2003
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In
2002, The Global Production Volume by Japanese Automakers For The First
Time Exceeded 17 Million Units Overseas Vehicle Production Expanded On The Scale Of 800 Thousand Units To More Than 7 Million Units. Japanese Vehicle Production Volume Also Exceeded 10 Million Units |
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Feb. 2003
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"Nissan
180" Intends To Sell One Million More Cars Over 3 Years, and Realize an
8% Operating Earning Rate Nissan to prepare for annual production of 1.3 million units in 2003 in North America and to integrate its sales networks to Renault's in Europe |
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Feb. 2003
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The
Development of the Toyota Group Auto-Part's Business in China is Expanding
From the Former Business Center Tianjin to Shanghai/ East China Area The following is an outline of auto-parts suppliers in China to which Toyota and eight Toyota group companies are providing capital and technical licensing |
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Feb. 2003
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Sales
Of Light Trucks Increased. New Vehicle Sales In The US Market Sustain
High Level In 2002 Japanese/Korean/European brand vehicles expanded their shares and production capacity at transplants increased |
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Feb. 2003
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Ford
Registers A Major Improvement Of Deficits While Settling For A Breakeven
Target In 2003 It appears the full-fledged recovery of profits unlikely until 2004 when Ford and Mercury Divisions launch new promising volume-selling models |
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Feb. 2003
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Poland
Gains Further Status As a Major Diesel Engine Producing Base, Where Toyota
to Start Production in 2005 Ford/GM closed their finished-car plants due to a 50% decrease in demand of new cars caused by a sluggish economy |
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Feb. 2003
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High
Energy Density Zinc-air Batteries Approaching Stage of Actual Use Even
in Automotive Field High performance exceeds that of nickel metal hydride (NiMH), and lithium ion batteries at a low cost |
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Jan. 2003
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Big
Three to Start US-Market Launch of Hybrid-Vehicles(HEV) from 2003, 2004 Truck makers in Japan entering the market, while technical alliances being formed with Toyota as the pivotal player |
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Jan. 2003
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United
States CAFE standard for light trucks will be tightened to 22.5 MPG Passenger cars are also subject to more tough requirements possibly in 2008 or later |
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Jan. 2003
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Toyota's
business in China to build up a production capacity to the 500,000 unit-level
at its joint ventures in Tianjin Toyota/FAW are planning a full line-up production in their partnership similar to Nissan/ Donfeng Motor |
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Jan. 2003
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Isuzu
to Start Heavy-duty Truck Assembly in China in Cooperation with SAIC (Shanghai
Automobile), While Discontinuing Vehicle Production in the U.S. Overseas diesel engine production placed under GM initiatives |
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Jan. 2003
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Demand
for New Vehicles in Japan is Steady After Getting Out of Worst Caused
By Prolonged Lifetime of Vehicles JAMA's forecast for 2003 and Toyota/Honda's plan for production and sales volume for 2003 |
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Jan. 2003
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The
Automobile Market in South Korea Has Been Expanding Due to The Growing
Trend toward MPV's with Expectations to Record the Highest Production
Volume of 3.2 Million Units Forecasts for the South Korean Automobile Industry in 2003 and the Present Status of Renault-Samsung |
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Jan. 2003
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Skoda
of Czech Republic approaches SEAT of Spain with 460,000-unit-production
in 2001 Audi, SEAT and Skoda responsible for 1/3 of the total VW Group production |
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Jan. 2003
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Auto
Manufacturers are Competing in the Development of SUVs and High-End Vehicles
Including the Creation of New Concepts Outline of Plans for New Models Through 2005 by 9 Major Groups of Auto Manufacturers in the World |
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Dec.
2002
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Fuel
cell vehicles to be put into practical use with compressed hydrogen tank
technology to be improved at a more accelerated speed Quantum, Dynetek and ATP, all in the US, taking a lead in the development of compressed hydrogen tanks to be installed in fuel cell vehicles |
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Dec.
2002
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The
Widespread Introduction of the TOYOTA Mild Hybrid Cars(HEV) May Promote
an Earlier Introduction of 42V Cars Introduced into low-priced sedans following the 2001 Crown Royal |
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Dec.
2002
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The
Automotive Industry in China has seen a Significant Decrease in the Number
of State-Owned Enterprises and an Increase in the Number of Foreign Affiliated
Companies in the Field of Automotive Parts Structural Change in the Automotive Industry and the Production Volume by Production Item of Auto-Parts and the Ratio of Production by Foreign Company |
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Dec.
2002
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Japanese
Auto-Parts Suppliers are Increasing the Number of Their Bases in China
in the Vicinity of Shanghai City Including Export Bases Activities in Guangzhou City and Tianjin City are Intensifying in Response to Toyota's and Honda's Plans |
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Dec.
2002
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Expansion
Plans of The VW Group: Audi to Enter Compact Segment and VW the Upper-(End)
Segment Full-Scale Entry into the Luxury Sedan Market with the "Phaeton" and the High Class SUV Market with the "Touareg" |
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Dec.
2002
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Update
on Slovakia: VW Investing 1.5 billion EUR in Project That Includes Component
Production VW Slovakia to Launch Assembly of Touareg Models (a premium SUV) and SEAT's Ibiza Models |
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Dec.
2002
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Mitsubishi
Motors to spin off its commercial vehicle business into a separate company
early 2003 in order to implement turnaround earlier than scheduled Taking advantage of its strengthened alliance, automaker to introduce many new models between 2005 and 2007 |
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Dec.
2002
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Nissan's
Operating Profit Margin has Surpassed that of Toyota and Honda by 10%
Though its Increase in Sales Volume is Limited: In the first half-year financial statement in fiscal 2002, each Japanese auto manufacturer increased sales and boosted profit significantly due to strong overseas operation |
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Nov. 2002
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Through
a comprehensive partnership, Nissan President Carlos Ghosn will make efforts
at restructuring the Dongfeng Motor group Production of a full line-up of Nissan models, with the aim of selling 550,000 vehicles in 2006 |
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Nov. 2002
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PSA
set its sales target of 4 million in 2006 following a target of 3.5 million
units in 2004 Aiming to achieve high profit and growth through its platform strategy and sectoral partnerships |
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Nov. 2002
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Renault
attempts to use its alliance with Nissan to focus on QCD augmentation
and global development Promotes the establishment of the brand identity on its own |
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Nov. 2002
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Following
Renault & Fiat's Lead in Establishing Bases in Turkey. Toyota (Corolla)
and Ford Start Exporting in Full-force to Europe from Turkey GM Pulls Out of the Production Business |
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Nov. 2002
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Magyar
Suzuki to reinforce an operation for Hungary's EU accession Audi expanded engine production and Opel begun to produce the latest CVT |
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Nov. 2002
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Fuji
Heavy Industries plans to increase sales by 200,000 vehicles in the next
five years through successive launches of premium models Posted record sales in the US market in 2001, while its share of the Japanese market plunged |
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Nov. 2002
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In
Japan, new vehicle sales of over 1 million compact passenger cars equipped
with engines of 1000 to 1500cc from January to September of 2002 Automaker sales figures vary greatly depending on whether they have new compact models |
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Nov. 2002
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Variable
Valve Timing (VTT) & Lock-up Automatic Transmissions Go Mainstream, While
Use of Electric Power Steering (EPS) Increases Shipments in 2001 of Green-Law-Compliant Vehicles Rise Sharply to 2.39 Million Units |
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Oct. 2002
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Centering
on Shanghai, Delphi's 13 manufacturing companies develop company business
in China Sales in 2001 reached 500 million dollars. Establishing a production system for three-way catalytic converter and EMS |
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Oct. 2002
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Environmental
plans of Japanese automakers for achieving 2010 fuel saving standards
by 2005 Vehicles of low fuel consumption and ultra-low (three-star) emission level have increased to 30 models over one year period |
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Oct. 2002
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Focused
on avoiding pedestrian injury and securing safety of small vehicles in
crashes Development of ASV in Japan and safety equipment of Toyota, Nissan and Honda vehicles |
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Oct. 2002
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Japanese
carmakers' production capacity in North America exceeds 5 million vehicles
－Japanese
suppliers follow with own expansion plans Recent trends of expanding orders to Japanese parts makers from GM and Ford |
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Oct. 2002
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In
addition to its role as a supply base for the US, Mexico's domestic market
to grow to 1 million units Nissan to expand its production capacity in Mexico; Toyota, which began selling imported vehicles, to start production in 2005 |
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Oct. 2002
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Argentina
Becomes the South American Exporting Point for the GM Corsa and the Toyota
IMV The Current State of GM's South American Enterprise in Argentia and the Parts Industry in Brazil |
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Oct. 2002
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Fiat
aims to balance operating results in 2002 and will introduce models using
common platforms developed with GM in 2004. Aiming for reorganization, Fiat raised 7 billion Euro through rescue loan, capital increase and asset sales |
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Oct. 2002
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The
use of lead is decreasing at Fuji Heavy Industries, Suzuki and Daihatsu
although appropriate treatment of ASR is still under development Status of tackling 3Rs at Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Fuji Heavy Industries and Daihatsu |
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Sep. 2002
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Compressed
hydrogen type fuel cell vehicles will probably be able to use renewable
energy. Honda leads the way in the publicly opened testing conducted toward implementing the ultimate environmental protection measures. |
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Sep. 2002
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SAIC
Group of China has brought Chery Automobile under its umbrella, aiming
to achieve production of 1 million passenger cars Relationship with GM is expanding to mini and small vehicles. Moving toward establishment of a joint venture with GMAC |
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Sep. 2002
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Japanese
suppliers concentrate construction of new European plants in Hungary and
the Czech Republic Trends of Japanese suppliers in Europe to successively expand production capacity at existing plants. |
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Sep. 2002
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Ford's
European Operation: Closed Four Finished Vehicle Assembly Plants and to
Expand Three Plants To set up supplier parks adjacent to the assembly plants. An operating profit of 1 billion dollars is targeted in 2005. |
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Sep. 2002
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Russia
to launch out lumberingly to the rebuilding and modernization of automotive
industry by earnestly promoting foreign investments Background and aim of a concept for the development of Russia's automotive industry in the period until 2010 |
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Sep. 2002
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Hino
Motors aims at being one of top 5 global commercial vehicle makers with
long-term goal of 100 thousand unit sales overseas Plans to enter the US cab-behind-engine truck market and will begin local assembly in 2004 |
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Sep. 2002
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Toyota
to offer new next generation. Telematics service aiming at widespread
use Internet ITS as an ITS intelligence infrastructure. Communicating with vehicles through the network |
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Sep. 2002
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Toyota
and Honda likely to achieve their 2015 objective of recycling rate of
95% Have already cleared their 2005 target for reduction of the use of lead by applying the 3Rs |
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Aug. 2002
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Compressed
hydrogen fuel cell vehicle with both superior energy efficiency and CO2
emission levels GM announces vehicle fuel and drive related system "Well to Wheel" evaluation |
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Aug. 2002
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DaimlerChrysler,
Mitsubishi Motors, and Hyundai Motor are deepening ties with Beijing Automotive
Group Mitsubishi Motors will produce the Pajero at Beijing Jeep, Hyundai Motor established Beijing-Hyundai Motors |
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Aug. 2002
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Hyundai
Motor Company bringing into shape a plan to reach a combined production
of 5 million units by establishing new plants in the US, Europe, and China Partnership with DaimlerChrysler is also deepening against the background of scale and technological capability |
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Aug. 2002
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4
main companies expand their R&D system, Fuji Heavy Industries withdraws
from producing in Taiwan In the midst of import deregulation of Japanese automobiles, Taiwan becomes development base for sedans |
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Aug. 2002
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Honda
to make Asia into a supply base in all business sectors under the business
plan for fiscal 2004 Sales target for vehicles is 3.4 million units, up 700,000 units from the 2.7 million units in fiscal 2001 |
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Aug. 2002
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Toyota
aims to achieve a sales goal of 2 million units with an annual production
of 1.45 million units in 2003 for its North American operations Accelerating progress in establishing its overseas business operations including annual sales of 800,000 units in Europe in 2005 |
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Aug. 2002
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Daihatsu
made it clear to focus on small car and mini car production The delay of low price car setup sharply decreased Daihatsu's light car share |
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Aug. 2002
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1.63
million units in 2000, 1.42 million units in 2001: World Production of
Mid and Large-Size Commercial Vehicles A Conspectus on the Four European Commercial Vehicle Producers: Volvo - Iveco - MAN - Scania |
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Aug. 2002
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EU
accession by Central Europe to be expected in 2004, with other candidates
of 10 countries in total State-aid to companies in Central Europe shall be squeezed into some cases having potentiality of a high-technology transfer |
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Aug. 2002
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The
Automotive industry in Brazil is expanding export on a full-scale Japanese automakers launch production of new models Brazil is to liberalize trade of vehicles and automotive parts with Mexico, Chile, and Argentina in 2006 |
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Aug. 2002
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Treatment of end-of-life vehicles and identified roles of automakers in 3R design and manufacture, and environmental management to be enforced and further strengthened in Japan | |
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July.
2002
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Japan's Fuel-cell Vehicle Sales Targets for 2010 and 2020 are 50,000 and 5 Million Toyota and Honda to Launch First Vehicles in 2003, DCX and Ford in 2004 | |
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July.
2002
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China
FAW Group in China acquired Tianjin Automobile and forms a comprehensive
partnership with Toyota Deepening ties with Mazda and seeking partnership with Mercedes-Benz with a view to becoming the top truck manufacturer |
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July.
2002
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Reconstruction
of Daewoo Motor's automobile business in Korea by GM, with the prospect
of Suzuki's capital participation High expectations for the effects on the structural reform of the Korean automobile industry |
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July.
2002
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Suzuki
aims for consolidated sales of 2 trillion yen and a doubling of profits
with sales volume of 2.05 million units in 2004 Strengthening business operations in India and Hungary in addition to an alliance with GM |
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July.
2002
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Powertrain production capacity continuously expanding in Central Europe to reach annual capacity of 4 million engines and 1.6 million gearboxes, along with the enhancement of R&D functions | |
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July.
2002
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DCX
Passenger car division will invest 14.9 billion euro for aggressive new
car launches in the 2002-2004 period DCX group's R&D costs and capital investment will reach 40.5 billion euro by 2004 |
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July.
2002
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Thailand's
vehicle production is recovering to the level prior to the Asian currency
crisis, due to export expansion Toyota will make Thai facility the core production base for IMVs Production of 1 million units is foreseen |
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July.
2002
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Japanese-Affiliated
Parts Makers - Primarily Toyota Group - Accelerate Expansion of Production
Base in Thailand Denso Starts Common-Rail Production, Nisshin Kogyo Starts ABS |
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July.
2002
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Toyota,
Ford and Mitsubishi Work on Model Development, GM and Ford Produce New
Types of Engine Four Auto Makers Advance Towards Creating Export Bases in Australia |
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June.
2002
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BMW
is introducing a small car, the 1 Series in 2005 towards annual sales
of 1.2 million units Model lineup expanded with derived new models following the Z3 and X5 Series, the new Leipzig plant to start production in 2005. |
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June.
2002
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GM
is leading the way with the Niva project, which will procure 90% of parts
in Russia and will produce for export Drastic change in Russia's automobile industry after the crisis in 1998 Trends among European and American companies |
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June.
2002
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Production
capacity of 870,000 units, from mini-vehicles to heavy trucks GM's Chinese business to establish three production bases |
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June.
2002
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Indonesia
Becoming Prominent as Production Base for Asian Utility Vehicles (AUV) Exports of Auto Parts to Regions within ASEAN Also Growing Rapidly |
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June.
2002
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Sales
in North America reached 15.5 trillion yen, approaching sales in Japan Overview of the March 2002 financial statements for 11 automobile makers in Japan |
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June.
2002
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Mazda
plans to regain 1 million unit sales in FY2002 and reach 1.23 million
unit sales in FY2004 Expansion of parts procurement from overseas Full Service Suppliers, with a view to utilizing parts made in China |
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June.
2002
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Hino
Promoting Cooperation with Scania, Isuzu and Nissan Diesel Also cultivating ties with Toyota for utilization of business sites in ASEAN countries and for technology development to address environmental issues |
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June.
2002
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Four
standard truck manufacturers posted consolidated operating profits in
the fiscal year ended in March 2002 Suspended spin-off of Mitsubishi Motors' commercial vehicle division has been brought into focus |
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May.
2002
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In
the US, information is disclosed on the status of installed safety devices
in such fields as driving stability and visibility Information on safety features covered in Japan's Automotive Assessment and the US's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) |
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May.
2002
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Net
decline in vehicle ownership in the long run will lead to competition
to win elderly car users Population Projection for Japan: 2001-2050" and the automotive market |
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May.
2002
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Former
East Germany: Germany Carmakers Concentrate Large-Scale Investments in
the Region Labor cost is less competitive than in Central Europe but is offset by synergies of the existing industrial network |
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May.
2002
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Reduction
of production capacity by 850 thousand units in GM's European operation Overview of GM's Business and Project Olympia for its European operation |
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May.
2002
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Japan's
Motorcycle Manufacturers Rapidly Reorganizing their Business Systems in
Asia to Center on China HONDA and YAMAHA establishing R&D facilities in China |
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May.
2002
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Ford
starts full-scale exports from the Philippines by establishing a complementary
Scheme of vehicles with Thailand Drastic deregulation expected in the automobile industry policies of the Philippines |
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May.
2002
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Automotive
parts imports from Asia comprise almost 50% of Japan's total automotive
parts imports Trends in Japan's automotive parts import and export by region |
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May.
2002
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Hyundai
Motor is teaming up with Beijing Automotive and Dongfeng Motor to target
passenger car production of 350,000 units in 2005 The development of the Korean automotive industry in China where Daewoo Motors' Shandong Prov. Daewoo project is making slow progress |
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Apr.
2002
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Two-Tier
Market Structure of Chinese Automotive Industry: Global Standard Carmakers
and Low-priced, Low-function Carmakers Coexist Severe selection and restructuring until expansion of the domestic automotive market goes into full gear around the year 2005 |
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Apr.
2002
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DaimlerChrysler
Aims to Recover Profitability with Three Turnaround Plans Mitsubishi Motors Corp has a key role in the mass-production segment, which dominates growth. |
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Apr.
2002
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Proton
is looking for a new alliance and Daihatsu joins the management of Perodua
Automotive industry trends in Malaysia Ford and Honda have also strengthened their Malaysian management system |
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Apr.
2002
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New
Long-Term Diesel Exhaust Gas Targets for Cutting NOx by Half and Reducing
PM by One-Fourth Diesel Cars May Spread in Japan with Increased Cleanliness of Exhaust Gas |
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Apr.
2002
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In
2001 Financial Amount of Production (FAP) of Automotive Parts Decreased,
but Unit Price Came to a Halt Automotive parts on which suppliers are focusing on increasing functionality have grown in terms of production volume and FAP |
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Apr.
2002
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Monetary
Value of Japanese Automotive Parts Exports Lingering at the 4 Trillion
Yen Level Steady Increase of Auto Parts Imports Approaches the Value of Automobile Imports |
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Apr.
2002
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Yugoslav
Automotive Industry Stranded Due to Massive War Damage Zastava Expected to Tie Up with Foreign Firms in Better Investment Environment |
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Apr.
2002
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Chinese
heavy truck market is rapidly expanding from 30,000 units to 150,000 units In 2001 Isuzu set up a Chinese joint venture to break into the heavy truck market dominated by five local manufacturers |
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Mar.
2002
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Achievement
of 20 - 30% vehicle weight saving by use of high tensile steels Trends in body weight saving technologies, including increasing aluminum in use and the hot focus on magnesium |
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Production
fell below 10 million units, but financial amount of production per unit
increased significantly Domestic production and export trends in 2001 amid huge decrease in exports |
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"Nissan
180": a new three-year plan to reduce purchasing costs by 15% Nissan announces the conclusion of its revival plan one year ahead of schedule |
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Diversification
of India's Automobile Market through Introduction of New Models Long-term measures to introduce Euro III throughout India by 2010 |
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New
car market in 18 countries in Western Europe remained at the 17-million
unit level in 2001 Sales of Japanese brand vehicles plummeted to 17.8 million units in 2001, from 20.2 million units in 1999 |
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Ford
Revitalization Plan for its operation in North America with the annual
income goal of USD 7 billion USD 5.45 billion worth of red ink on 7 million unit sales in 2001 |
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The
sharp contraction of the domestic market and intensified competition from
imported cars and parts Poland experiences stagnant growth in the automobile industry. |
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China's
vehicle exports reach 200 million dollars and export volume skyrocketed
to 27,000 units Detailed report on China's automobile and automotive parts exports in 2000 and recent trends |
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Feb. 2002
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Shared
use, standardization, and integration in progress for sensor development Automotive sensor development trends and changes in the supply structure |
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Brilliance
Group in China targets output volume of 1 million units in 2010 Alliances with Renault and BMW Rapid expansion of investment in the auto industry |
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Dacia
revival plan focusing on 5000 Euro-car by Renault Trends in the Rumanian automobile industry, with Daewoo in difficulty |
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1.6
billion euro additional investment Output expansion through introduction
of new models Trends in Volkswagen Group's Chinese business with output volume of over 300,000 units |
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Natural
gas vehicles expected to become popular in Japan 10 years have passed
since start of full-fledged development New energy project aims at 1 million units on the road by FY 2010 |
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AFTA
inevitably leading to the complementary scheme of vehicles in the ASEAN
region Customs duties for automobiles and components will be reduced to less than 5% in January 2003 |
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2001
Japanese domestic sales: Honda's sales increased by 100K Toyota sales
decreased by 50K Trend in decreasing vehicle size not clear financial amount of production per unit increases |
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Increase
in imported cars to over 3 million units North American transplants at
the 5 million unit level Attention being focused on the North American market where the balance of supply and demand has hit a peak |
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Jan. 2002
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Brake-by-wire
installed series production models have started Development trends in by-wire technology and its widespread influence |
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Skoda,
the largest enterprise in the Czech Republic VW's 5.8 billion DM investment plan The general conditions of Czech automotive industry The center of auto parts suppliers |
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Turkey
Auto Industry Turning into An Export Base for European Markets Turkish automobile market: Sluggish after alternating Ups and Downs |
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Over
3 Million Vehicles Continuous Production in Korea and Positive Trade Balance
of Components for 5 Successive Years Korean Automotive Components Industry Ready For Embarkation For Changes |
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200,000
Production of Passenger Cars,25% Share of Luxury Buses by 2005 Business profile of Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group that has tie-ups with Honda and Isuzu |
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The
production of passenger cars to a scale of 200 thousand by joint venture with Ford and Alto volume up The business outline of The Chang'an Automobile Group of China |
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Increased
Profits, but cutting the fixed cost is indispensable for the Japanese
automobile manufacturers First Half of FY2001 Backdrop of reduction of capital investment and the personnel |
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The
demand of new automobiles stays at 5.9 million units level in Japan. Prolonged life time of vehicles may have crossed the peak |
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