News And Information On Japanese Brands

Smyrna plant starts production on Suzuki midsize truck (The Tennessean)

Production of the new Suzuki Equator midsize pickup has begun at Nissan’s Smyrna assembly plant, and the trucks will begin arriving at dealerships in late November or early December, a Suzuki spokesman said.

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Nigeria: ‘Nobody Can Stop ‘Tokunbo Cars Market’ (AllAfrica.com)

Mr. Ubani Chigozie is Managing Director, Sharp Cars Limited, and general secretary, Association of Automobile Dealers, Ikeja, Lagos. In this interview with Oladunjoye Phillip, he bares his mind on issues affecting the auto industry in the country and other issues.

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New tests: Chinese milk melamine-free (The Christian Science Monitor)

South Korean officials recall M&M’s and Snickers, as China’s production standards improve.

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Parents scramble for safe milk after China scandal (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Chinese families have swarmed stores in Hong Kong selling foreign-made milk products as trust in China-made products plummets.

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Parents scramble for safe milk after China scandal (Yahoo! Asia News)

HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese families have swarmed stores in Hong Kong selling foreign-made milk products as trust in China-made products plummets. Normally, mainland visitors to Hong Kong flood to luxury goods stores for handbags and jewellery during the national holiday.

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Meanwhile, in Malaysia … The style shines bright (The Star)

They walk down the streets in platform heels and with frilly umbrellas held in gloved fingers. Their dresses are bedecked with lace and trimmed with ribbons, their expressions innocent yet coy.

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Parents scramble for safe milk after China scandal (TODAYonline)

A Filipino laboratory technician tests samples of Chinese milk products at a laboratory in Manila in September.

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New tests: Chinese milk melamine-free (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

China’s widening poisoned milk scandal ensnared some of the world’s top food brands Monday, as South Korean authorities recalled Chinese-made M&M’s, Snickers bars, and Ritz crackers.

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Food scandal touches new dairies and Hong Kong (International Herald Tribune)

Melamine has been found in milk powder from 15 more Chinese dairies, the authorities said Wednesday, and Hong Kong’s food safety agency said its tests had found melamine in a Japanese-brand cheesecake that is made in China.

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United States Autos Report Q3 2008 (download) (just-auto)

Following a 2.6% contraction in 2007, the US new vehicle market is set for a further slump in 2008. Based on data for the first half of the year, BMI has revised its forecast downwards again to sales of 14.3mn units.

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