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Japanese companies had a rough 2011, following last spring's earthquake and nuclear crisis. But the stocks listed here have started off the year on a good footing, rising between 10% and 35% year to date. They represent a cross-section of Japan's manufacturing sector, all are traded on U.S....

Credit Suisse remains convinced that fuel efficiency, next to emerging market growth, is the “central driver for earnings and share price performance.” “Our analysis of 2010 CO2 emission data points to material differences between OEMs: BMW continues to outperform Mercedes in terms of meeting CO2...

On Saturday, the president of Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) said the automaker is experiencing a faster-than-expected recovery from the shortage of auto parts caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March. Full production globally is expected to resume in November. Japanese output is...

As analysts weigh in on Ford's (NYSE: F) impressive earnings and subsequent rise, the Center For Automotive Research is providing a few comments of its own. “We are very much impressed,” Bernard Swiecki, Senior Project Manager at CAR, told Benzinga this afternoon. “They've come a long way very...

Nissan North America, Inc. (NSANY) today reported September U.S. sales of 74,205 units versus 55,393 units a year earlier, an increase of 34.0 percent. Nissan Division sales were up 35.1 percent for the month, and sales of Infiniti vehicles rose 25.6 percent over a year before. For all of 2010,...

Deutsche Bank's Industry Alert for Autos & Auto Parts includes Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) and is as follows: “Based on our mid-month channel checks, we estimate that the U.S. light vehicle SAAR is tracking at 11.6MM in September (+26.7% YOY on a unit sales...

Nissan North America, Inc. today reported August U.S. sales of 76,827 units versus 105,312 units a year earlier, a decrease of 27 percent compared with the "Cash for Clunkers" fuelled sales in August 2009. Nissan Division sales were down 30.9 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles...

Nissan (NASDAQ: NSANY) said on Monday that it is recalling about 46,000 2009-2010 Cubes in America due to not complying with federal motor vehicle safety standards. Nissan said the cars developed a fuel leak during crash tests and this could cause a fire. "When the vehicle was rotated following a...

The head of America's largest auto retailer said that the recent recall troubles of Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) are a chance for American car makers Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors to convince consumers that American vehicles are as reliable as Toyota's. Mike Jackson is the the CEO of...