Most Toyota Plants in Japan Remain Idle

Toyota Motor (TM) reportedly won’t resume vehicle production at any of its plants in Japan on Tuesday, as the automaker had planned. The continued stoppage leaves in question just how soon the world’s largest automaker will be able to resume operations…

Earthquake’s Effects Rattle Japanese Automakers

Toyota, Nissan and Honda, among other companies, have shut down plants temporarily in Japan in the wake of Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. While many of their factories were undamaged, crippled nuclear plants are causing power…

February’s Auto Sales Put Carmakers in the Fast Lane

It was a good month for auto sales despite inclement weather across much of the country and surging oil prices. Cars sold near an annual pace of 13 million vehicles. That would make February the best on record since the “cash f…