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A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks past the logo of Honda Motor Company Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Tokyo. Honda swung into the black in January-March, recording a 213 billion yen ($2 billion) profit, despite the ongoing uncertainties unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, the results, released Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Honda returns to quarterly profit despite pandemic damage

By Yuri Kageyama May. 14, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

A worker prepares for press day at the Audi booth during Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on Monday, April 19, 2021. Automakers are looking to China, their biggest market by sales volume and the first major economy to rebound from the pandemic, to revive sales and reverse multibillion-dollar losses. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
New SUV models star at China auto show under virus controls

Apr. 19, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

This 2020 photo provided by Honda Motor Co. shows Toshihiro Mibe. Japanese automaker Honda said Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, Mibe replaces Hachigo effective April 1, and subject to shareholders’ approval at a meeting in June. (Honda Motor Co. via AP)
Honda taps tech expert as chief to steer in ecological times

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 19, 2021 04:28 AM EST

A woman wearing a face mask walks in front of a Honda Motor Co. showroom in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Japanese automaker Honda reported Tuesday its fiscal third quarter profit more than doubled to 284 billion yen ($2.7 billion) despite the coronavirus pandemic as auto sales grew in Japan and the U.S. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan automaker Honda's profit rises despite pandemic damage

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 09, 2021 02:06 AM EST

People walk by a Honda car displayed in front of a Honda Motor Co. showroom in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 that its profit rose 23% from a year earlier in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic

By Yuri Kageyama Nov. 06, 2020 02:36 AM EST

A visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks by the logo of Toyota Motor Corp. at its showroom in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Toyota’s July-September profit fell 11% as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan’s top automaker appeared to be holding up well, compared to weaker rivals that have sunk into the red. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan's Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic

By Yuri Kageyama Nov. 06, 2020 12:20 AM EST

Visitors walk at Toyota Motor Corp.'s gallery in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2020. Toyota’s April-June profit plunged 74% as the coronavirus pandemic crushed vehicle sales to about half of what the top Japanese automaker sold the previous year, reported Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Toyota's profit plunges as pandemic halves vehicle sales

By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 06, 2020 02:07 AM EDT

Japan's Honda sinks for quarter as pandemic crashes sales

By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 05, 2020 03:49 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda reported Wednesday it sank into the red for the April-June quarter, as its sales plunged over the coronavirus pandemic,...

Signs for Wall Street are shown, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in New York. Stocks are falling on Wall Street Thursday after reports showed that layoffs are continuing at a stubborn pace and that the U.S. economy contracted at a nearly 33% annual rate in the spring. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Asian benchmarks tumble, looking to earnings, central banks

By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 30, 2020 05:23 AM EDT

In this photo released by Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, center, speaks during a shareholders meeting in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, June 29, 2020. Uchida told shareholders he is giving up half his pay after the Japanese automaker sank into the red amid plunging sales and plant closures in Spain and Indonesia. Uchida apologized for the poor results and promised a recovery by 2023, driven by cost cuts and new models showcasing electric-car and automated-driving technology. (Nissan Motor Co. via AP)
Nissan officials face angry shareholders on red ink, scandal

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 29, 2020 12:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo, a man wearing a face mask to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus stands in a middle of a walking street in the Shinjuku ward in Tokyo. Recession-hit Japan's exports plunged nearly 22% in April, the country's worst drop in more than a decade as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Recession-hit Japan's exports, imports fall due to pandemic

By Yuri Kageyama May. 20, 2020 11:09 PM EDT

World shares mostly lower ... Toyota profit drops on virus outbreak ... Honda sinks deeper into quarterly losses

May. 12, 2020 06:35 AM EDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in world markets on today as worries over fresh outbreaks of coronavirus cases overshadowed hopes over reopening...

FILE - In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Honda cars are displayed at the automaker's headquarters in Tokyo. The Japanese automaker sank deeper into losses for the fiscal quarter ended in March, 2020, as the damage to the industry set off by the coronavirus outbreak hurt sales and crimped production. Tokyo-based Honda reported Tuesday, May 12, 2020, a January-March loss of 29.5 billion yen ($276 million). (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Honda sinks deeper into quarterly losses on virus outbreak

By Yuri Kageyama May. 12, 2020 03:02 AM EDT

A sole pedestrian crosses Lansdowne Street which would normally be bustling with Boston Red Sox baseball fans watching the team's first game of the season being played in Toronto on Opening Day at bars around Fenway Park, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Boston. This year's baseball season has been postponed in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Walmart limits store access; US airlines sign up for grants

The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:04 AM EDT