Former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly has appealed the conviction that found him guilty of underreporting the remuneration of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn. (NHK)
Former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly was found guilty on Thursday in a Tokyo court for his alleged part in helping Carlos Ghosn, his former boss at Nissan Motor, hide earnings. (Nikkei)
Nissan Motor will end development of new internal combustion engines in all its major markets except the U.S. and focus its resources on electric vehicles, becoming the first major Japanese automaker to make such a break, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)
Toyota Motor is once again the number one automaker in the world, claiming the top sales spot in 2021 for the second year in a row. (NHK)
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in 2019 before facing trial over alleged financial misconduct, on Monday reiterated his innocence in a virtual press conference and criticized Japan's prosecution system as being blatantly discriminatory. (Kyodo)
Toyota Motor Corp.’s global output dropped by more than a quarter in October from a year earlier, as a shortage of semiconductors and other parts continued to impact automakers. (Japan Times)
Japan's Nissan Motor plans to invest more than 17 billion dollars in the development of electrified vehicles and batteries over the next five years. (NHK)
More domestic and international automakers are set to roll out fully electric cars in Japan amid a growing global push for EVs. (NHK)
Toyota Motor has unveiled the first electric vehicle under its dedicated EV brand, Toyota bZ. It is an SUV that will go on sale by the middle of next year. (NHK)
A Japanese court is to hand down a ruling in the trial of former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly next March. Kelly is charged with underreporting remuneration of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn. (NHK)
Honda Motor is planning to expand its presence in China with new models of electric vehicles under a new brand. (NHK)
Japanese prosecutors have demanded a two-year prison term for former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly for alleged involvement in underreporting remuneration of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn. (NHK)
Subaru Corp. aims to start selling vehicles equipped with the equivalent of “level-2” autonomous technology, which can steer, accelerate and slow down on ordinary roads, in the second half of the 2020s, company officials said Tuesday. (Japan Times)
Nissan has announced that it plans to launch an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan (aka kei car) in early FY21 (from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023). (insideevs.com)
Toyota Motor has announced that it will reduce global production for next month by 40 percent from its previous plan. It cited parts shortages stemming from the spread of the coronavirus. (NHK)
Japan aims to hike its 2030 renewable energy target as part of efforts to slash emissions, according to draft documents released Wednesday, but activists described the planned goal as "disappointing". (AFP)
A Japanese court has handed down prison sentences to two US citizens who helped former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan. (NHK)
Shimano's showroom at its headquarters in Osaka is a shrine to the technology that has made the company a household name in global cycling. (Nikkei)
Japan's auto manufacturers are closely watching a move by the European Union to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. (NHK)
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn became an international fugitive after fleeing house arrest in Japan in 2019. (BBC)
Japanese carmaker Nissan and its partners plan to invest 1 billion ($1.4 billion) pounds to expand production of electric vehicles and batteries in northeast England, a major victory for the UK government’s efforts to attract jobs and investment following the country’s departure from the European Union. (Japan Today)
Helping Carlos Ghosn escape trial in Japan was a mistake, one that they deeply regret, said the Americans who helped the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman flee the nation to safety in Lebanon. (Japan Times)
Carlos Ghosn, the auto-executive-turned-fugitive who plotted a brazen escape from Osaka in December 2019 following his arrest by Japanese authorities on charges of financial misconduct, has denounced what he calls Japan’s darker side — its legal system. (arabnews.com)
Two American men accused of helping former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan to Lebanon have pleaded guilty on the opening day of their trial in Tokyo. (NHK)
A court in Seoul has dismissed a lawsuit filed against 16 Japanese companies to compensate Koreans who were forced to work in factories during World War II, citing a possible violation of the 1965 treaty between the two nations. (RT)