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JAPAN: Isuzu 2012 net profit surges 77%
16 May 2012
Isuzu Motors booked net income of JPY91.26bn (US$1.14bn) for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012, up 76.9% year on year.
JAPAN: GM ‘eyeing stake in Isuzu’
30 April 2012
General Motors and Isuzu, the Japanese small truck and pickup truck maker, could rekindle their 35-year capital partnership which GM ended in 2006 when it faced bankruptcy, according to Japanese media reports.
PRODUCT EYE: A truck from China
18 April 2012
Great Wall's quiet entry into the UK market reminds me a little of the arrival of Japanese light commercials in the Antipodes back in the 50s and 60s. Softy-softly, word of mouth.
US: Anti nuclear-Iran lobby highlights 12 automakers in campaign
5 April 2012
An increasingly vocal anti-nuclear lobby group in the US says it is not singling out Nissan in its vociferous campaign this week at the New York Motor Show highlighting 12 automakers with dealings in Iran.
JAPAN: Truckmakers to add development staff in Asia
29 March 2012
Major Japanese truckmakers will boost staffing at development bases in such Asian countries as Indonesia and Thailand.
THAILAND: Honda plans lower flood risk plant
27 March 2012
Honda Motor, which has just restarted Thailand production after a flood-induced six-month hiatus, has decided to build another automobile factory, likely in the southeastern part of the country where the risk of flooding is lower, company sources said.
JAPAN: Mazda to pull out of CVs - report
26 March 2012
Mazda is to pull out of development and production of commercial vehicles in the face of dwindling demand in Japan according to a report in Japanese business daily Nikkei.
SOUTH AFRICA: GM starts building Chevrolet Spark
23 March 2012
General Motors South Africa’s (GMSA) Struandale plant in Port Elizabeth this week assembled its first Chevrolet Spark, the first time in 31 years that a Chevrolet passenger vehicle has been built there.
SOUTH AFRICA: First Isuzu pick-ups shipped to Kenya
13 March 2012
General Motors South Africa (GMSA) is expanding its right-hand drive sales with the first shipment of 60 Isuzu KB pick-ups.
VIETNAM: Sales slump in early 2012
12 March 2012
Vehicle sales dropped 4% to 10,390 units in the first two months of this year, the Vietnam Association of Automobile Manufacturers (VAMA) said.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Mergers, acquisitions, alliances, apps...
24 February 2012
Another week has flashed by - almost the end of leap year February with Geneva about to pounce, it really is true time goes faster the older you get. An interesting and varied mix of news, too.
PHILIPPINES: Market down sharply in January
13 February 2012
New vehicle sales in the Philippines fell by almost 25% year-on-year in January to 8,296 units, from 11,050 a year earlier, according to member data released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (CAMPI).
MALAYSIA: DRB-Hicom to review Proton’s strategy
19 January 2012
Malaysia’s DRB-Hicom has begun a review of Proton’s operations and strategy after it acquired the Malaysian government’s 42.7% stake in the national carmaker. The company is also expected to acquire other minority holdings in Proton to consolidate its control.
MALAYSIA: DRB-Hicom confirms interest in Proton
10 January 2012
Malaysia’s diversified industrial group DRB-HICOM has confirmed its interest in acquiring the 42.7% stake in Proton Holdings owned by state-owned investment company Khazanah Nasional Bhd.
INDONESIA: Chery in assembly talks with Astra International
19 December 2011
China’s Chery Automobile is in talks with Indonesia’s PT Astra International (AI) to assemble its cars in Indonesia for the local market, according to local reports.
MALAYSIA: DRB-Hicom to buy stake in Proton
12 December 2011
Malaysia’s state-owned Khazanah Nasional is looking to sell its 42.7% stake in Proton Holdings to DRB-Hicom, a diversified local industrial company with a growing automotive portfolio, according to local reports.
November 2011 management briefing: ASEAN – part 3
30 November 2011
Summary: A look at OEM developments in Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam
November 2011 management briefing: ASEAN – part 2
24 November 2011
In this month's management briefing Tony Pugliese takes a close look at the growing automotive markets and industry in the ASEAN area of southeast Asia. Part 2 looks at trends in vehicle manufacturing, focusing on OEM developments in Thailand and Indonesia.
THAI FLOODS: Nissan, Honda and Isuzu update resumption plans
15 November 2011
Nissan Motor expects to resume full production at its Thai plant in early December from about 30-40% of normal now, senior vice president Hiroto Saikawa told Reuters in Japan on Tuesday.
JAPAN: Isuzu H1 net income up 15.5%
10 November 2011
Truckmaker Isuzu Motors' first fiscal half net income rose 15.5% year on year to JPY33.73bn (US$434.42m). Operating income declined 6.2% to JPY43.84bn on sales off 9.2% to JPY658.14bn.
THAI FLOODS: Honda dealers warn of bankruptcy
9 November 2011
Honda dealers across Thailand are becoming increasingly concerned for the future of their businesses, as they face a prolonged period of supply disruption due to the floods.
THAI FLOODS: Isuzu extends shutdown to Friday
9 November 2011
Isuzu Motors is extending suspension of operations at group plants in Thailand to Friday, 11 November due to flood-related disruption of parts supplies.
THAI FLOODS: Honda and Isuzu plants near Bangkok affected
8 November 2011
Bangkok authorities have widened an evacuation order in the city’s northern districts and moved to protect two industrial parks near the main international airport - one home to Honda and Isuzu plants - as floodwaters encircled the Thai capital.
JAPAN: Isuzu revises 2012 forecast
31 October 2011
Truckmaker Isuzu Motors has revised its first half fiscal 2012 forecast announced on 22 June 2011.
THAI FLOODS: Effects and aid measures continue
25 October 2011
Analysts' estimates of the effect of the Thai floods on automakers' bottom lines are starting to flow in as the Japanese and Thai governments and central banks plan collaboration to help Japanese firms. Moody's forecast a 2% hit to Thai GDP and Honda has now been forced to stop motorcycle output as well.
ANALYSIS: Thai flood effects not long-lasting
19 October 2011
Flooding in Thailand after the worst monsoon season in decades is not expected to have more than a medium-term effect on automakers, Frost & Sullivan analysts said.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Thai floods revive 'quake memories
14 October 2011
Only seven months on from the Japanese earthquake, and just as the industry there and its tentacles overseas are getting back to normal, worse than usual annual floods in Thailand are starting to play havoc with the autobiz there.
THAI FLOODS: Honda may change India parts sourcing
13 October 2011
Honda India will substitute Japanese parts for Thai components, as will Honda Thailand (whose car plant was flooded), Toyota's three plants are shut until Saturday and it's business as usual at General Motors though Ford and Isuzu are also shut.
THAILAND: Isuzu launches new D-Max pickup truck
7 October 2011
Isuzu has launched its redesigned D-Max pickup truck in Thailand.
THAILAND: Isuzu to expand pick-up production
30 September 2011
Isuzu is to build a new plant in eastern Thailand to produce pickup trucks, and is looking to establish the country as its base for export operations.
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Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu) is principally engaged in manufacturing and distribution of engines, buses, heavy, small and medium duty trucks. The company manufactures trucks, engines, components and parts at its Fujisawa plant and manufactures engines and parts in Tochigi plant located in Japan. It, additionally, manufactures automotive, industrial and marine engines. The product line up of the company includes F series and N series trucks; Erga Heavy-Duty Bus and Erga Mio Medium-Duty Bus; Isuzu D-MAX, MU-7, Panther, Ascender and i-350 / i-280 among pickup trucks and SUV's.
