Japanese Car Makers Roar Back

US and other auto manufacturers banking on increased car sales in China for 2012 have three reasons to be concerned. Blistering growth in Chinese auto sales is expected to plunge China is taking efforts to dampen foreign investment in autos Trade wars The Wall Street Journal reports

Automakers in China are bracing for another year of tepid single-digit growth in 2013, weighed down by sluggish demand for Japanese cars amid a diplomatic row between the two regional neighbors and government measures intended to restrict traffic in bigger cities.

Toyota and three other Japanese car makers will recall more than 3 million vehicles world-wide to replace defective air bag inflaters made by Japanese auto-parts supplier Takata.

Toyota and three other Japanese car makers will recall more than 3 million vehicles world-wide to replace defective air bag inflaters made by Japanese auto-parts supplier Takata.

Emerging Money submits: By Tim Seymour Volkswagen, Porsche, Ford (F) — global auto makers keep posting blow-out numbers, and even earthquake-wounded Japanese names look strong in the long run.

By Vatalyst: American automakers are likely to make gains against their Japanese rivals. Toyota's (TM) Lexus brand has been dethroned in the U.S. and the sale of Japanese auto sales in China are being damaged by brewing animosity between China and Japan. These and other factors are brewing a perfect storm for U.S. auto sales growth. American Cars Claim Luxury Sales

BEIJING (Reuters) - The diplomatic dispute between Japan and China over islands both have laid claims to is affecting sales of Japanese car makers in the world's biggest auto market, a senior official with the country's official industry group said on Monday. Dong Yang, secretary general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), told a news conference that Japanese car sales had slowed in August and he believes it was related to a recent political dispute between Japan and China. ...