Third quarter 2014 results: generally upbeat

JAPAN: Suzuki warns on minicars as profits slump

Suzuki, Japan’s fourth largest carmaker and a dominant player in the minicar sector, saw its operating profits fall by 14%…

US: Visteon loses $21m in third quarter

Visteon Corporation announced a third quarter 2014 net loss of US$21m ($0.46 a share) on sales of $1.97bn. Adjusted EBITDA excluding discontinued…

JAPAN: Takata raises forecast loss on airbag recalls

Takata is taking more special losses related to airbag recalls as it forecast that it will record a loss of…

US: Chrysler boosts Q3 net profit 32%

Chrysler Group boosted net income 32% year on year in the third quarter of 2014 to US$611m. Revenue was up…

JAPAN/US: Toyota fiscal H1 results highlights

Toyota’s global net income jumped 12.6% during the first six months (1 April–30 September, 2014) of the 2015 fiscal year.…