ZENRIN DataCom, a Japanese location and navigation technology provider, acquired Singapore-based INFOTRACK TELEMATICS PRIVATE LTD in early July.
Read More →Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that its all-new Outlander received the Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) Five Star Award in addition to the JNCAP First Prize.
Read More →The commercial vehicles division of Daimler AG will bundle the activities of the subsidiaries Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. under the umbrella of “Daimler Trucks Asia.”
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Japan’s total fleet market size is about 76.5 million vehicles; 3 million vehicles are leased (3.8 million vehicles, including fleet management transactions). The fleet market and the fleet leasing market have been relatively flat for the last few years.
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Nissan will begin testing of an electric version of its NV200 commercial vehicle this month (July, 2011). The automaker said the Japan Post Service Co. will be testing the vehicle.
Read More →JAPAN - Automakers with plants in Japan announced production resumption dates, updates on parts availability in the U.S. and Japan, and an update on U.S. dealer stock.
Read More →JAPAN – Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, and Isuzu Commercial Truck of America provided updates on operations in Japan and how damage from the recent earthquake and tsunami would affect order-to-delivery times.
Read More →JAPAN – In the wake of the recent 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami affecting northern Japan, automakers located in that country have shut down production and have not decided whether they will resume operations later this week.
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