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Mazda plans a new Lean Asset Strategy as a way to do more with less, saving the automaker billions of dollars and helping to slash the investment, manpower and lead time needed for its first in-house battery-electric vehicles.

Subaru's second R&D hub in Tokyo aims to lure international software talent to work on its artificial intelligence-powered EyeSight driver-assist systems.

A spokeswoman for Chuo Spring said the company was still assessing the damage, injuries and any possible impact on supply chains.

Subaru wants to boost U.S. market share on the back of a new strong hybrid technology, as it tries to bounce back from sliding profit in the latest quarter.

Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly's conviction on charges of helping former chairman Carlos Ghosn under-report his compensation was upheld by the Tokyo High Court. Kelly said from his home in Tennessee that he planned another appeal.

Import-reliant Mitsubishi expects no immediate impact from the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration because it exports all its U.S. vehicles from Asia. Quarterly earnings and revenue slipped.

Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly may finally win full exoneration when an appeals court rules Feb. 4 on his alleged role in the Carlos Ghosn financial misconduct allegations, a ruling that could be a stunning rebuke of Nissan’s handling of the scandal.

Short on tech workers, Honda will spend nearly $100 million to retrain tens of thousands of its own employees at home and abroad in software, AI and electrification.

Subaru CEO Atsushi Osaki weighs boosting U.S. output, adding EV production to minimize the pain of tariffs as he chases record sales.

Subaru is ramping up a new cutting-edge transaxle factory for hybrid vehicles that previews the advanced production technologies it will deploy in its coming electrification push.