Koji Endo
Koji Endo
basic continue demand gm implement japan might money otherwise problem quickly slide trucks
GM could give more money to Isuzu, but the basic fundamental problem is still demand for trucks in Asia, ... The problem is how quickly they can implement all these measures, otherwise demand might continue to slide in Japan and Asia.
among biggest billion buying diesel engines gets gm japan synergy year
The synergy GM gets from Isuzu is the biggest among its alliances in Japan because it's buying 200 billion yen of diesel engines every year from Isuzu.
company ideas reduce successful
Every company that's successful has to come up with ideas to reduce costs.
business continue entity overlap segments trading work
There's not much overlap in the two trading companies, and Tomen has some business segments that Tsusho doesn't have. The new entity will continue to work with Toyota.
advantage bmw knew launching mercedes prepared took toyota
Mercedes and BMW took advantage of the Lexus launch. They knew Toyota was launching the Lexus and prepared to fight.
money nobody
Nobody can really make money out of this market.
cost cut helps inventory japanese logistics major parts producing
Nissan is the only major Japanese automaker that has suppliers producing modules and parts in a Nissan factory, which helps cut logistics cost and inventory cost.
further possible reduction remains
so how much of the further reduction is possible remains to be seen.
costs gaining lower models platforms production selling shared weaker
Mazda is gaining on new models that are selling really well, lower production costs from platforms shared with Ford, and the weaker yen,
build products release revived sell variety wide
It makes sense for Nissan to release a wide variety of products because it's able to build and sell them now that it has revived its performance.
alliance auto chinese companies concerned continue form given global government grow market pollution technology tie
It makes sense for Chinese companies to tie up with global companies to form an alliance in environmentally-friendly technology, given that the Chinese auto market will continue to grow and the government is getting concerned about pollution issues.
auto china enter india major markets ready seeing signs
It may take a while for India to be like China, but we are seeing signs of automakers getting ready to enter the market, ... China and India are and will become the markets where all the major auto manufacturers want to be in.
despite hugely upbeat
Despite how it may look at first glance, it's not necessarily a hugely upbeat result.
brought japan models sales year
Japan has become a saturated market. Nissan brought out a lot of new models over a year ago and so now their sales are weakening.