Daniel Leussink

Semiconductor maker Nexperia has resumed some shipments of its vital chips, auto executives said on Friday, with Germany welcoming signs of de-escalation in a fight for control of the company that has rattled the car industry.

Honda Motor slashed its full-year profit forecast by 21% on Friday, hurt by one-time electric vehicle costs, worsening sales in China and other Asian markets and a shortage of parts equipped with Nexperia chips.

Toyota raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday, as the Japanese automaker bet solid performance outside the United States would help it ride out the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's import tariffs.

Honda Motor said on Thursday it is developing a platform centred on mid-size hybrid cars and a hybrid system for large vehicles, as the Japanese automaker seeks to boost competitiveness amid a slower shift to fully electric cars.

Japan's Toyota Motor is expected to post a second consecutive quarterly operating profit decline on Wednesday, as U.S. tariffs and supply-chain risks weigh on its operations despite robust global sales of hybrid vehicles.

Nissan Motor said on Thursday it expects to book a 275 billion yen ($1.82 billion) in annual operating losses due to the impact of U.S. tariffs and warned that supply chain risks would be the biggest headwind in its fiscal second half.

Japan's Panasonic Holdings cut its full-year operating profit forecast by 13.5% on Thursday, mainly due to an expected decrease in profit at its key energy unit, which supplies batteries to Tesla and other automakers.

Toyota Motor said on Monday its global sales grew for an eighth straight month in August, as continuing strong demand for some of its hybrid models in the United States offset a weaker performance in Japan.

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec met a delayed deadline to file its fiscal 2024 annual report, a regulatory filing showed on Friday, but the company's auditor withheld an opinion on its financial statements.

The French government is reviewing whether Nissan's European business paid suppliers on time, and it has asked the automaker to submit extensive financial records for 2024, correspondence reviewed by Reuters showed.