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Cooper Standard Automotive has acquired USi from Ikuyo of Japan, effective immediately. USi, based in Rockford, Tennessee, provides an exclusive hard coating process for use in automotive and industrial applications, including bright trim assemblies on vehicles produced by a number of global automakers, including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan Motor and Toyota. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Suzuki, which has suspended vehicle production since Thursday, says it will resume commercial vehicle output on Monday and Tuesday.

Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has said that around forty component suppliers in Japan remain in 'difficulty'.

The Brazilian unit of Ford Motor Co. filed a criminal lawsuit against the local management of rival Nissan Motor Co. for airing a TV commercial that says the U.S. automaker charges customers too much for hatchback models.

The remaining 16 contestants in the U.S. GT Academy will head to Englandand#8217;s Silverstone circuit for a weeklong book camp in June, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Nissan North America said Wednesday.

Japanese automakers limped toward recovery today, with Toyota announcing plans to resume limited production of hybrid vehicles and Nissan opening its assembly plants.

Japanese automakers limped toward recovery today, with Toyota announcing plans to resume limited production of hybrid vehicles and Nissan opening its assembly plants.

In the first two weeks of conservatorship of the AutoWeek semi-long-term Nissan Leaf electric car, colleague Barry Winfield and I have put 287 miles on it.

In the first two weeks of conservatorship of the AutoWeek semi-long-term Nissan Leaf electric car, colleague Barry Winfield and I have put 287 miles on it.

Honda, which had previously announced the suspension of production through Sunday 27 March, on Thursday (24 March) said it would now extend the production suspension of finished vehicles at its Sayama and Suzuka factories until at least Monday 4 April. Toyota plans to resume hybrid production on Monday but its US unit cautioned that "some production interruptions in North America are likely" though it was too early to predict location or duration. Nissan Americas said car supply and production were good for now and may send US-made V6 engines to Japan.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said about 40 component suppliers in Japan remain in difficulty after the nation's record earthquake, complicating automakers' efforts to restart car production.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said about 40 component suppliers in Japan remain in difficulty after the nation's record earthquake, complicating automakers' efforts to restart car production.

Some Japanese automakers planned to resume limited production of auto parts in Japan beginning today, taking another step to restart operations following an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that has disrupted industrial output across the...

Some Japanese automakers planned to resume limited production of auto parts in Japan beginning today, taking another step to restart operations following an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that has disrupted industrial output across the...

Consumer electronics and auto OEM supplier Sony and Nissan Motor are restarting some Japanese factories but computer chip maker Toshiba is still out of action, a media report on Monday said, noting that electric power outages continue to pose risks to production.

Nissan on Monday began deliveries of the Leaf EV to customers in the UK.

As if they didn't have enough to do following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the north-east, authorities in Japan now have food radiation to deal with. The radiation leak has prompted Nissan Motor to monitor "vehicles made in Japan for any traces of radioactive material".

As if they didn't have enough to do following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the north-east, authorities in Japan now have food radiation to deal with. The radiation leak has prompted Nissan Motor to monitor "vehicles made in Japan for any traces of radioactive material".

Nissan Motor Co. says it will resume production at some factories Monday as Japanese manufacturers seek to recover from the strongest earthquake on record to jolt the world's third-largest economy.

An Ohio Nissan dealership due to be terminated by the automaker had the move reversed on appeal by a state administrative court on grounds that the manufacturer didn't adequately consider local market conditions.