Toyota Motor Corp. chief Akio Toyoda, tapped to head the Japanese auto industry association, promised Friday to lead a push among manufacturers to keep a competitive edge in emerging technologies such as zero-emission and autonomous driving.Japanese compan

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. 's fiscal third-quarter profit fell 71 percent from a year earlier as air-bag recalls and flat vehicle sales offset gains from cost cuts, the company said Friday. Tokyo-based Honda's October-December profit totaled 168 billion yen...

A handful of 2007-2008 Nissan Versa subcompacts have been added to the growing list of vehicles fitted with faulty Takata air bag inflators.Nissan last month said that it had identified 233 Versa sedan and hatchback models with passenger-side air bag...

Nissan is recalling nearly 105,000 small cars to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers.Included are the 2011 Versa sedan and the 2011 and 2012 Versa hatchback. It only applies to...

Mazda is recalling nearly 270,000 vehicles with Takata airbags that have the potential to explode.Chemicals used to inflate the air bags can deteriorate in some conditions, causing them to deploy with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister that...

Japanese automakers Suzuki Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co. have admitted using falsified emissions data to inspect their new vehicles after the government ordered the industry to review its procedures.Japan's transport ministry said Thu