Plants
Nissan restructures Japanese plants for global
Nissan has announced a manufacturing strategy to restructure its Japanese production base, focusing plants on specific vehicle families.
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Plants
Archion launches Hino and Fuso trucks
Archion Corporation has unveiled the first Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso trucks to use a common platform. The Hino Ranger and Fuso Fighter medium-duty trucks, based on an existing Hino platform, will go on sale in Japan soon as part of a strategy to integrate the two brands.
Plants
Toyota to build Lexus EV in China first
Toyota will begin producing a new Lexus EV at its Shanghai plant in autumn 2027, shifting from its usual Japan-first development approach.
Makers
Daihatsu, Perodua EV partnership discussed
Malaysian and Japanese ministers discussed a potential Daihatsu-Perodua partnership for electric vehicle development in Malaysia.