Japanese Flying Car Takes Flight – For About a Minute August 6, 2019 By Ma Jie It was caged and only hovered for about a minute, but it flew: a new flying car. Made by NEC...
Nations with National Regulatory Policies Outpacing U.S. on Driverless Cars May 15, 2018 By Ma Jie and David Welch Cars that drive themselves are finding the clearest paths to showrooms in the U.K., Germany, South Korea and Singapore, where...
Takata Bankruptcy Filing Could Happen Next Week in Japan June 16, 2017 By Craig Trudell, David Welch and Ma Jie Takata Corp. plans to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, paving the way for a sale of the...
Auto Parts Suppliers Under Pressure Following Recalls January 19, 2015 By Ma Jie and Masatsugu Horie Auto-parts suppliers are feeling the pressure as car companies move to raise quality standards after a record year for U.S....
Honda, Nissan Widen Air-Bag Recalls Following Rupture in Japan Scrapyard December 11, 2014 By Ma Jie, Masatsugu Horie and Yuki Hagiwara Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. followed Toyota Motor Corp. in widening global air-bag recalls after one of the...
Japan Transport Ministry Weighs Additional Air Bag Recalls December 2, 2014 By Ma Jie and Masatsugu Horie Japan’s investigation into dangerous air bags is leading to a remote scrapyard in the central Gifu prefecture, where the explosion...
8 Million Cars Recalled for Air Bags; Only 6% Repaired: Bloomberg November 20, 2014 By Craig Trudell and Ma Jie Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and other major automakers have fixed only a fraction of the almost 8 million...
Nissan Expands Global Recall by 260,000 Vehicles October 23, 2014 By Ma Jie and Masatsugu Horie Nissan Motor Co. expanded a global recall of cars using Takata Corp.-made air bags, which have been linked to four...
Air Bag Recalls Renew Doubts About Carmakers’ Responses to Defects October 21, 2014 By Craig Trudell, Ma Jie and Yuki Hagiwara A deepening crisis involving deadly air bags is shaking confidence in the ability of automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and...
Automakers Race to Be First With Driverless Cars July 17, 2014 By Alan Ohnsman, Craig Trudell and Ma Jie Nissan Motor Co. will introduce cars that park themselves by 2016, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said, as the Japanese...