Automobile

BLOOMBERG Nissan Motor Co forecast operating profit for the current fiscal year that exceeded analyst projections, as the Japanese carmaker gets costs under control while expanding output, thanks to improving supplies of semiconductors. Operating profit will be ¥520 billion ($3.9 billion) for the period through March 2024, the Yokohama-based company said. That compares with the average estimate for ¥402.8 billion. ...

BLOOMBERG Honda Motor Co shares rose the most in seven weeks after the Japanese automaker forecast profit for the current fiscal year that slightly exceeded analysts’ projections and a buy back of as much as ¥200 billion ($1.5 billion) of its own shares. Operating profit for the period through March 2024 will be ¥1 trillion, the company said. That compares ...

BLOOMBERG BYD Co plans to produce electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam and expects support from the country’s government to do so, the Southeast Asian nation said following a meeting between Deputy Premier Tran Hong Ha and the automaker’s chairman and founder, Wang Chuanfu. Wang expects Vietnam to create “favourable conditions” for BYD to complete investment procedures so it can quickly start ...

BLOOMBERG Porsche AG’s first-quarter earnings jumped as luxury carmakers continued to show gains despite a slowing global economy. Operating profit rose to €1.84 billion ($2.03 billion) while revenue increased to €10.1 billion in the first quarter, the company said. That’s roughly 25% higher than 2022, though it failed to impress investors watching for aggressive price increases. Porsche shares fell as ...

BLOOMBERG Maruti Suzuki India Ltd reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as car sales recovered and supply chain disruptions eased. It also got in-principle board approval to add capacity of up to 1 million vehicles annually. Net income rose 42% to 26.2 billion rupees ($321 million) in the three months ended on March 31, compared with the year-ago period, the unit ...

BLOOMBERG Volkswagen AG’s namesake brand is unveiling its first fully electric sedan, as the carmaker struggles to move past software setbacks that have hurt sales in markets from Europe to China. The spacious ID.7, which starts at less than €60,000 ($66,000), marks a key effort to compete with Tesla’s Model 3 and a range of Chinese startups. With the launch ...

BLOOMBERG Anyone shopping for a new car in China is in the right place at the right time. The world’s largest auto market is in the midst of a heated price war, and the situation is only intensifying. In the first quarter, a total of 649 variants of passenger cars, or around 20% of all vehicles on the market, saw ...

BLOOMBERG Tesla Inc marked down all of its vehicles again in the US after price tweaks throughout the first quarter yielded an incremental sales gain. The company discounted each version of its higher-volume Model 3 and Y electric vehicles by at least $1,000, and versions of its costlier Model S and X vehicles by $5,000. It also introduced a new ...

BLOOMBERG Norwegians registered a higher share of electric cars in March than ever before, helped by a new monthly record in the Nordic country for Tesla Inc’s Model Y. Almost 87% of the 19,366 cars sold in March were electric, the Norwegian Road Federation OFV said. Diesel and gasoline cars accounted for 2.7% of sales during the month, OFV said, ...

BLOOMBERG Volvo AB’s second-largest shareholder Geely said while it’s not currently planning any changes to its position, “anything is possible” in future. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co, controlled by Chinese billionaire Li Shufu, is in “good dialog” with Volvo, Hans Oscarsson, the head of Geely’s Sweden branch, said in emailed comments ahead of the world’s second-biggest truckmaker’s annual general meeting. ...