The constructor’s principal and chief executive believes the arrival of acclaimed car designer Adrian Newey and Honda engines can deliver success next season
Top 100 companies either estimate a big hit to profits or say extreme uncertainty hinders efforts to predict impact
Shares fall as investors show concern over unprofitable sector and volatile stock markets
Number two official Shinji Aoyama is corporate Japan’s latest business leader to depart in ignominy
Chief planning officer Ivan Espinosa to take helm as Japanese carmaker revamps leadership for turnaround
New deals on pause as threatened duties undermine premise for investment
Relations between bosses soured as Honda grew frustrated with Nissan’s restructuring
Nissan had bristled at proposal to turn it into a Honda subsidiary
Struggling Japanese carmaker is pursuing tech rather than automotive ally to revive its business
U-turn suggested on plan for joint holding company as Honda faces shareholder pressure to take full control
Executives at French shareholder visit Japan, seeking to benefit from a merger of the two Japanese carmakers
Mitsubishi Motors may join holding company to form world’s third-largest carmaker
Deal terms, Renault’s position, differing cultures and a possible rival bidder could all upset plans for a combination
Plus, the infamous German financier Lars Windhorst sits down to tell his side of the story — and answer our questions — on camera
Rather than trying to build electric-vehicle manufacturing scale, traditional carmakers should seek out a different route
Carmakers face problems of Chinese competition, a shrinking domestic market and the threat of tariffs
The Japanese carmakers are grappling with fast-growing Chinese rivals and sluggish consumer demand for EVs
Even the strongest international carmakers are suffering from intense competition in the Chinese market
Japanese carmakers do not rule out future capital tie-up as they unveiled sweeping alliance
Chief of Sony-Honda’s joint venture says Japan needs to shake up its conservative corporate culture
Transport ministry uncovers faulty data at several companies including world’s largest auto group Toyota
Consumers have turned to hybrids because of worries about EV costs and charging infrastructure
The Japanese carmakers are under pressure from coming wave of high-tech, low-cost electric vehicles from China
Gap with Toyota is set to widen and low-priced Chinese electric cars are a threat
Japan’s two biggest carmakers forge partnership in face of competition from China’s low-cost manufacturers
