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Kana Inagaki

Industry Editor

Kana Inagaki starts as industry editor on September 1 after serving as Tokyo bureau chief. Before that, she was the FT’s Tokyo correspondent since 2014. Earlier in her career, she reported on Japan at the Wall Street Journal, Kyodo News and the Associated Press.
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  • Saturday, 16 November, 2024
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan to warn jobs at risk as UK EV targets push car industry to ‘crisis point’

    Carmakers fear goals unreachable as consumer demand softens

    Nissan’s Sunderland car plant
  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    News in-depthJames Dyson
    How James Dyson’s farming empire may land his estate with £120mn in death duties

    Billionaire known for vacuums and hairdryers has become one of UK’s largest farmers

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
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    Trump's cabinet takes shape

    Donald Trump makes his first appointments

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan shares jump after activist investor takes stake

    Hedge fund Effissimo Capital is known for high-profile campaigns against big Japanese companies

    Workers wearing helmets and protective gear are seen assembling a vehicle on the production line at the Nissan Tochigi plant in Japan
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    News in-depthUS trade
    From cars to planes: global manufacturers brace for Trump’s tariffs

    Executives across multiple industries expect supply chain upheaval

    Donald Trump, bundles of steel tubes at a trading market in the outskirts of Shanghai, cars at Lazaro Cardenas port, Mexico, Boeing plane and logo
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs and halves CEO’s pay as it sinks to a loss

    Carmaker to slash global production capacity by a fifth in emergency turnaround plan

    A worker is assembling a car at the Nissan plant in Sunderland
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    Asia braces for steep China tariffs in second Trump term

    Former president has outlined plans to revive trade war with Beijing and questioned backing for Taiwan

    People look at the preliminary results from the US election on a TV screen at a restaurant in Hong Kong
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    Automobiles
    China woes weigh on profits at Toyota, Honda and BMW

    Even the strongest international carmakers are suffering from intense competition in the Chinese market

    Tundra trucks and Sequoia SUVs are lined up as they exit the assembly line at Toyota's truck plant in San Antonio, Texas
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    Automobiles
    UK motor finance in disarray after court rules against hidden commissions

    Major providers have stopped lending or paused commissions as they race to assess implications

    Selection of secondhand BMW cars for sale in the UK
  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    France pushes Brussels to delay fines on carmakers

    Emissions rules coming into force could lead to billions in penalties being imposed on weak auto industry

    An employee works on a van at the Renault SA Sandouville plant in Le Havre, France
  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    Stellantis
    Stellantis hit by sales slide in US and Europe

    Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot owner suffers 27% drop in third-quarter sales but signals improvement to US inventory

    The Stellantis logo on a sign near Paris, France
  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    News in-depthVolkswagen AG
    Volkswagen is in crisis again. Can it be reformed?

    Europe’s largest carmaker is at war with workers and politicians as it tries to navigate a painful EV transition

    Volkswagen employees hold a banner advocating for their plant and future, with factory and car images in the background
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Fuel duty frozen but vehicle excise duty surges

    Motoring organisations said chancellor’s reversal of planned fuel duty rises was ‘a big relief’

    A petrol pump
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    Volvo moves to buy out Northvolt from Gothenburg battery project

    Chinese-owned Swedish carmaker is reviewing options for a potential partnership

    A person in hi-vis clothing holds a mock-up of a Northvolt battery
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Volkswagen AG
    Volkswagen profit plunges 64% as China sales slide

    Europe’s largest carmaker highlights ‘urgent need’ for cost reductions and efficiency gains

    The Volkswagen logo is illuminated on top of a building at the VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with trees in the foreground
  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
    The Big Read
    Why Europe’s car crisis is mostly made in China

    The once-lucrative market is now highly competitive and more Chinese EVs are being exported, compounding slower sales at home

    A montage of the Chinese and European Union flags, a VW car and a chart
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
    Volkswagen AG
    Volkswagen plans to close at least 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs

    Europe’s largest carmaker tells works council it would slash pay by 10%

    Volkswagen employees gather at the factory gate in Zwickau. They hold red banners and flags. The background features the Volkswagen plant with its tall chimneys and the company's logo.
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Mercedes-Benz AG
    Mercedes-Benz and Porsche look for cost cuts after China slump hits profits

    German carmakers exposed to Asian nation’s economic malaise after benefiting from its booming auto market

    The Mercedes EQS 580 4Matic SUV is displayed at the IAA Open Space event, with its doors open. People are gathered around, some taking photos and examining the vehicle.
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Ferrari NV
    The French engineer chasing Ferrari’s first championship since 2008

    Frédéric Vasseur has led the F1 team’s resurgence, reinvigorating fans and sponsors

    Charles Leclerc of Ferrari surrounded by confetti and champagne after winning the Formula One US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Volvo Cars
    Volvo Cars says it will not support Northvolt as it slashes sales guidance

    Swedish group says it will not invest in its battery group partner amid softening demand for vehicles in key markets

    Aerial view of Volvo cars parked at a port in Nanjing, eastern China
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    News in-depthChinese politics & policy
    Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

    Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

    A montage pic of Wuhan university graduates, plus Xi Jinping
  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
    The Big Read
    Elon Musk’s riskiest bet yet: Donald Trump

    The billionaire entrepreneur has gone all-in behind the Republican candidate. If he wins, the prize could be substantial influence over the administration

    Montage of images of Elon Musk and Donald Trump against a background of the Capitol building, a SpaceX rocket launch and a Tesla logo
  • Sunday, 20 October, 2024
    InterviewNikon Corp
    Nikon seeks to diversify beyond cameras and chips amid geopolitical tensions

    Japanese company’s chipmaking equipment has escaped US export restrictions to China but situation is volatile, says chief

    Muneaki Tokunari, president of Nikon, poses in front of a staircase
  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    UK fuel duty rise would rekindle inflation, warn motoring groups

    Rachel Reeves expected to axe 5p discount and weighs reinstating inflation-linked rises in Budget

    A motorist holding a fuel pump next to a car
  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    Pollution
    France pushes for ‘flexibility’ on EU car emissions rules

    Economy minister says Paris is sounding out European partners to see what can be done

    Cars caught up in traffic jams during vacation departures near Valence, France
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