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Nissan’s China Sales Slow Down Due to Row with Japan Over Territorial Dispute
Over the past few months, a series of anti-Japan protests begun in China and Hong Kong after Japanese activists landed on an East China Sea island called Diaoyu by the Chinese and Senkaku by the Japanese, and which is a subject of territorial dispute between the two countries. Nissan was the first to acknowledge that its sales in the world’s biggest market might have been hurt by the Chinese reaction to the incident.
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Toyota To Launch Two New Car Brands In China Next Year, While Nissan Will Release Venucia Ev
Japanese carmakers are having a hard time in China this year after local consumers shunned their products due to a territorial dispute over a group of islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, but they're making plans to regain...
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Japanese Automakers May Slash China Production In Half As Sales Plunge Amid Islands Row
Tumbling sales can be attributed to many factors. Japanese carmakers, though, just can’t seem to get a break as since last year, they have seen their production hurt by an earthquake and a tsunami, a nuclear reactor malfunction and now, a political...
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Toyota And Panasonic's Chinese Facilities Damaged After Anti-japanese Riots Become More Violent
The consequences of a territorial dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea seem to become more serious as anti-Japanese sentiments grow stronger in China. On Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda demanded that the Chinese government...
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Ferrari Delivers 1000th Car In Hong Kong On Junk Ship
To mark the occasion of the delivery of its 1000th car in Hong Kong, Ferrari organized a special ceremony at the Victoria Harbor yesterday (March 10, 2009). In what is believed to be a 'first' for any automotive company in Hong Kong, Ferrari presented...
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Audi Presents A4 Long-wheelbase Version For China
In general, automakers limit the availability of long-wheelbase (LWB) variants to large sedans like the BMW 7-Series and the Audi A8. But not in China where consumers seem to be advocates of the saying "the bigger the better". After the introduction of...
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