China arms of Japanese firms recruit students in Japan

China arms of Japanese firms recruit students in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of the Chinese arm of Jatco Ltd., a Shizuoka Prefecture-based auto parts maker, interviews a foreign student studying in Japan on Oct. 16, 2010, at a recruitment event in Tokyo.

Nissan Motor plans to boost output of CVT-equipped cars

Nissan Motor plans to boost output of CVT-equipped cars

AQUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Officials from Nissan Motor Co. and Jatco Ltd., Nissan's auto parts affiliate, cut the tape to open a continuously variable transmission (CVT) plant at Aguascalientes in central Mexico on Jan. 12. Nissan officials said the company is planning to install CTVs in most of its cars for sale in North America in a move to counter hybrid cars offered by its main rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.

Mitsubishi, Nissan to join transmission businesses

Mitsubishi, Nissan to join transmission businesses

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Vice President Hiroshi Yajima, Jatco TransTechnology Ltd. Chairman Kenichi Sasaki and Nissan Motor Co. Accounting Officer Kiyohito Shinohara shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 4. MMC and Nissan announced an agreement to integrate their automatic transmission (AT) and continually variable transmission (CVT) businesses. MMC will spin off its AT and CVT divisions into a new company to integrate it with Nissan's transmission subsidiary Jatco TransTechnology by the middle of 2002.

Nissan Motor plans to boost output of CVT-equipped cars

Nissan Motor plans to boost output of CVT-equipped cars

AQUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Officials from Nissan Motor Co. and Jatco Ltd., Nissan's auto parts affiliate, cut the tape to open a continuously variable transmission (CVT) plant at Aguascalientes in central Mexico on Jan. 12. Nissan officials said the company is planning to install CTVs in most of its cars for sale in North America in a move to counter hybrid cars offered by its main rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. (Kyodo)

China arms of Japanese firms recruit students in Japan

China arms of Japanese firms recruit students in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of the Chinese arm of Jatco Ltd., a Shizuoka Prefecture-based auto parts maker, interviews a foreign student studying in Japan on Oct. 16, 2010, at a recruitment event in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Mitsubishi, Nissan to join transmission businesses

Mitsubishi, Nissan to join transmission businesses

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Vice President Hiroshi Yajima, Jatco TransTechnology Ltd. Chairman Kenichi Sasaki and Nissan Motor Co. Accounting Officer Kiyohito Shinohara shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 4. MMC and Nissan announced an agreement to integrate their automatic transmission (AT) and continually variable transmission (CVT) businesses. MMC will spin off its AT and CVT divisions into a new company to integrate it with Nissan's transmission subsidiary Jatco TransTechnology by the middle of 2002.