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New car registrations in the European Union rose by 1.7% in April from a year earlier, according to latest industry data released Friday, giving hope to Europe's battered volume car makers that the market may be bottoming out after a 20-month downward spiral.Automobile sales in Europe have been sapped by sagging economic activity and rising unemployment that have undermined consumer confidence in the area. Chronically weak demand has forced the volume car makers in Europe into drastic efforts to slash costs and idle production lines to cut losses and prevent costly inventories from building up.At the same time, they have been trying hard to boost sales in more robust markets in Asia, Russia and Latin America.Registrations of new cars totalled 1.04 million vehicles in April, according to latest provisional data released by ACEA, an automobile industry group based in Brussels. ACEA attributed the increase in April -- the first monthly rise since September 2011 -- to two more working days...
Japanese stocks jumped 2.8% after the yen extended its five-month slump to drop past 100 per dollar for the first time in four years.The yen's drop below 100, a much...
China's auto sales increased 13% in April from a year earlier, accelerating from the previous month in spite of indicators showing the country's economic recovery fa...
Consumer Reports magazine awarded a near-perfect score to Tesla Motors Co's Model S, citing the electric car's power, "pinpoint" handling and quiet, well-crafted int...
Chinese stocks retreated Thursday, prompting a pullback in some other Asian markets after data showing consumer prices rose more than expected.The Shanghai Composite...
Chinese stocks retreated Thursday, prompting a pullback in some other Asian markets after data showing consumer prices rose more than expected.The Shanghai Composite...
Chinese stocks fell on Thursday after data showing consumer prices rose more than expected, while most other Asian markets advanced after U.S. and German equities cl...
Stocks in South Korea led gains in Asia Thursday after the central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates, while the Australian dollar jumped after the jobless rate fe...
Most Asian markets rose Thursday after U.S. and German equities climbed further into record territory, with South Korean stocks jumping after a surprise rate cut by ...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (MBT.PH) said Thursday that net profit in the first quarter more than doubled from a year earlier due to improved interest margins, hig...
Japanese stocks on Thursday extended their winning run after key U.S. indexes finished at record highs, with Toyota Motor Corp. climbing after the auto giant more th...
Asian stock markets rallied on Wednesday after another record finish for key U.S. equity indexes and strong Chinese trade data, with Japanese shares edging closer to...
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and its joint ventures in China recorded a 37% sales increase in the country last month, led by demand for the Ford Focus and new Kuga models...
Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> has begun exporting French-made Yaris compact cars to customers in North America for the first time this month.Toyota said it planned to e...
By 2030, roughly two-thirds of the world's middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region, largely in China, according to a report by Ernst & Young. Currently at ar...
General Motors Co. (GM) is considering a new round of expansion in Indonesia less than a week after rolling out a new model from a recently opened plant in the South...
The yen weakened past 100 per dollar, giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a symbolic victory for his easy money policies, with markets bracing for further decl...
Japan's Takata Corp <7312.T>, reeling from a massive airbag recall, said on Friday it will replace its president with Swiss national Stefan Stocker, the first foreig...
Lets be honest. Normally, the average stock trader isnt much concerned with whats going on with the yen or Japan for that matter. There are plenty of domestic stocks...
Nissan Motor Co. (7201.TO) logged a 46% rise in net profit in its fiscal fourth quarter lifted by a windfall from the weakening yen amid lackluster sales in China an...