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The Japanese carmaker’s road as a standalone company may soon run out

Chinese automaker BYD plans to enter the Japanese market with a compact electric kei car. Recently seen on Japanese roads, the EV meets Japan's strict kei car standards and may launch by 2026. Japan's kei car market remains tightly guarded by unique rules. Known as "keijidōsha," these vehicles must stay under 3.4 meters long, 1.48 meters wide, and ...

Building affordable yet good small electric cars is currently considered a supreme discipline in the automotive industry. While there is more room to

Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa said his company is willing to help Dongfeng to produce its models outside of China. Dongfeng could avoid import tariffs by using Nissan's global production network.

Japan's economy shrank for the first time in four quarters during the three months that ended in March, as weak private consumption and a 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter drop in exports — also the first in a year — dragged the growth down.

BYD is about to launch an even smaller EV, but this one’s a little different. It’s BYD’s first kei car....

China’s new measures include a 15 percent levy on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas along with 10 percent for crude oil, farm equipment and a small number of trucks as well as big-engine sedans shipped to China from the U.S.

BYD, which is building an EV plant in Hungary, said the new European center will be a hub for sales and after-sales services, for testing and for developing localized versions of the company's models.

BYD is about to launch another low-cost electric car, but this one’s a little different. It’s BYD’s first kei car....

Bosch, ZF, Forvia, Valeo and other European suppliers are cutting jobs and closing factories as the automotive supply chain undergoes a seismic shift.