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• Japan's sales end '05 on weak note.(automobiole industry sales report)

  - 2006-01-30

  Byline: James B. Treece Japan's domestic new-vehicle sales ended 2005 on a weak note. That is in line with forecasts for a sluggish 2006. Light-vehicle sales in the fourth quarter fell 4.4 percent from a year earlier, pulled down by a 9.9...

  Tags: Daihatsu Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp.

• Daihatsu's Move Grabs Japan's Best-Selling Minicar Title in 2003.

  - 2004-01-08

  Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--TOKYO -- Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Move grabbed the title of Japan's best-selling minivehicle in 2003, causing Suzuki Motor Corp.'s Wagon R to lose the coveted position for the first time in eight years,...

  Tags: Daihatsu Motor Co., Japan, SALES, Suzuki Motor Corp., Tokyo

• BizTrend: Fierce rivalry for minicar market share expected in fall.

  - 2003-09-15

  TOKYO, Sept. 11 Kyodo Japanese automakers are poised to wage an ''autumn war of minicars'' in an effort to increase their share of the market by unveiling new models with engine displacements of up to 660 cc. Because this year marks the fifth...

  Tags: car, Daihatsu Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Manufacturing, SALES, Suzuki Motor Corp.

• Daihatsu, Suzuki to Boost Compact-Car Sales.

  - 2003-07-10

  Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 10--OSAKA, Japan--Daihatsu Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp., which are lagging behind in Japan's booming compact-car market, are gearing up to catch up with their rivals by launching a new model car and...

  Tags: car, Daihatsu Motor Co., Japan, SALES, Suzuki Motor Corp.