WIRE REPORTS

Nissan Q4 operating profit falls 14 pct, sees '09 fall Reuters India, India - 8 minutes ago Nissan joined bigger Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Honda Motor Co (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) in flagging ... Death toll in China earthquake rises to about 10000 while untold ... Duluth News Tribune, MN - 8 minutes ago In Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Toshiaki Hori said production had been suspended at the company's Chengdu factory. Although initially measured at 7.8 ... Toyota Financial to Issue Islamic Bond in Malaysia Japan Corporate News (press release), Japan - 9 minutes ago The financial unit of Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> intends to boost operations in Asia amid strong automobile demand. The proceeds will be used for ... Japan's Nissan FY profit up on overseas sales Hemscott, UK - 12 minutes ago Japan's largest automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said last week it expects a 30 percent drop in its operating profit in the current fiscal year, ... Toyota, other Japanese companies suspend China operations after ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 14 minutes ago AP TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. and other Japanese companies with operations in China's Sichuan province have temporarily halted business in the region ... Nissan Forecasts Biggest Drop in Profit in 9 Years (Update1) Bloomberg - 17 minutes ago Nissan's Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn joins Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. in predicting lower earnings as the yen's 7.7 percent gain ... Auto parts plant opens in Stockton Stockton Record, CA - 19 minutes ago Kyoho Manufacturing California is the first US subsidiary of Kyoho Machine Works Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. ... Honda says its new fuel cell vehicle is lighter, more efficient International Herald Tribune, France - 24 minutes ago Hybrid gas-electric cars, like Toyota Motor Corp.'s popular Prius, use a different kind of battery, and Honda's previous fuel cell vehicle did not have a ... Nissan Q4 down, sees sharp 08/09 decline guardian.co.uk, UK - 41 minutes ago Japan's No.3 automaker, controlled by France's Renault SA PA> , joins bigger domestic rivals Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co in flagging a tough year ... Drivers downsize as gas prices soar Lower Hudson Journal news, NY - 49 minutes ago ... and their employees at a further disadvantage in their competition with Japanese makers Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. ...

DAILY REPORTS

May 12 Toyota Introduces New Minivans to Stem Japan Slump (Bloomberg) May 7 Nissan, Toyota Focus on Graying Drivers (BusinessWeek) Apr 14 Battle of the hybrids: Toyota Prius vrs. Honda Civic Hybrid (motortorque) Apr 10 Toyota to Recall Nearly 630,000 Minivans in Japan Due to Fuel Tank Defect (AP) Mar 25 Toyota Opens Mall to Boost Japan Sales (Washington Post) Mar 22 Toyota plotting sportscar return? (Crash.net) Mar 5 Toyota considers entering aircraft industry: official (AFP) Mar 4 Toyota unveils ultra-compact city car (AFP) Feb 18 Toyota unveils hybrid version of flagship Crown (AFP) Feb 18 Toyota unveils first car under new cost-cut scheme (Reuters) Feb 14 Toyota to fully accept union's bonus request (Asahi) Feb 6 Luxury gap: how Japan turned into a nation of the haves and the have-nots In a planet slowly cooking in greenhouse gases, it is one of the more depressing urban sights: a 2.9 tonne, petrol-guzzling monster inching down some of the narrowest, busiest streets in Asia. Long the preferred transport accessory of US hip-hoppers and young corporate titans, the Hummer can increasingly be seen trundling through the hipper districts of Tokyo, being waved away from car parks built for family Toyotas and Nissans. (Independent) Feb 5 Toyota Says Profit May Decline This Quarter After Slowest Growth in a Year (Bloomberg) Feb 4 Toyota May Report Smallest Profit Growth in Year as U.S. Slows, Yen Gains (Bloomberg) Jan 28 Japanese firm rapped over Sony, Toyota 'acquisition' claims: official (AFP) Jan 24 Toyota still No. 2 after falling just short of GM in global vehicle sales last year (Mainichi) Jan 23 Stocks Rebound in Tokyo After U.S. Federal Reserve Cuts Rate; Toyota Rises (Bloomberg) Jan 19 Toyota to enter hybrid in 2010 Le Mans Toyota Motor Corp. plans to compete again in the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2010, this time using hybrid cars. (Yomiuri) Jan 18 Toyota unions eye ¥1,000 raise (Japan Times) Jan 16 Toyota's 'plug-in' hybrid due by 2010 (Asahi) Jan 10 Toyota to start Asian imports (Asahi) Jan 10 Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Topix Index Fall; Toyota, Canon Lead Decline (Bloomberg) Jan 7 Shares in Tokyo Fall on Weaker U.S. Jobs Data, Stronger Yen; Toyota Drops (Bloomberg) Jan 5 Toyota leapfrogs Ford to become No. 2 in U.S. (Japan Times) Jan 4 Toyota sees 1-2 pct sales rise in U.S. in '08 (Reuters) [ More... ]