Hitachi – Thoughts on the Honda Group Autoparts Merger
The Yomiuri reported early this morning that Hitachi would merge its Hitachi Automotive Systems unit with Honda keiretsu parts makers Keihin, Showa...
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Sep Div Date in Japan - Still Interesting, Still Significant
I often label these insights "Tuesday and Wednesday" because it has often been a Tuesday and Wednesday. This autumn's version is called "Thursday...
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Widodo's Cabinet Hints: Plus Ça Change / Auto Sector: Major EV Push Needs Broader Reform / Ore Ban
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will return in the next cabinet, but President Joko Widodo added that “it is time [for her] to have larger...
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EV, Hybrid Incentives / Jkt's Air / Seats Promised for Parties / Islamists Slammed / Haze Redux
Tax changes mark a fundamental overhaul of auto-sector regulation, designed to move from taxing based on model and engine size to rates based on...
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Toyota: Visit to Toyota City/Aisin Points to Fading Optimism for a China Recovery
We visited Toyota Motor (7203 JP) and Aisin Seiki (7259 JP) on Wednesday to assess conditions the companies were experience in China and the US as...
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