THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
The agreement is designed to bring together the strengths of each party and expand expertise by assessing market opportunities, working together to research commercial, legal and regulatory issues related to driverless transportation-as-a-service offerings in France and Japan.
Business, government and vehicle innovation keep Japan’s economy strong, while the country addresses a shrinking labor force, which is causing a shortage of fleet drivers, especially in the transport and distribution fleet segments.
Toyota will provide a fleet of over 3,000 passenger vehicles at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo that are focused on mobility and sustainability.
Severe flooding and landslides recently disrupted automotive vehicle production for Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Mazda.
Subaru will shake up its board of directors in Japan amid new cases of product data fabrication.
Daimler's Fuso subsidiary has begun platooning test operations outside of Tokyo as part of the Japanese government's plans to boost technology investment and deployment in the near future.
Daimler has named Hartmut Schick as the new head of Daimler Trucks Asia where he will oversee operations for Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks and Bus Corporation and the Daimler India Commercial Vehicles.
UD Trucks has launched the all-new Quon in the Japanese market as “a full model change” for its heavy-duty flagship.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and the City of Yokohama introduced a round-trip car sharing service on March 20, 2017, featuring the Nissan New Mobility Concept, an ultra-compact electric vehicle.
Mazda Motor Corporation will expand production of its CX-5 compact SUV for the second-generation 2017 model that has become the automaker's leading seller.