Earnings, deals and disclosures from Japan's listed autos & transport companies, in English.
JTEKT closed the sale of seven auto-parts subsidiaries serving European customers on 31 July after taking an ¥18.895bn fair-value loss, while business profit for the half-year rose 52.8% to ¥50.7bn.
Fukuyama Transporting's transport segment raised operating profit 152.3% to ¥5.80bn in the half to September while revising freight rates, though the report does not isolate how much of the gain came from pricing.
Startup costs in the Americas, delayed tariff pass-through and a European loss cut Sanoh Industrial's first-half operating profit to ¥1.54bn on sales of ¥86.3bn, yet it has kept its ¥5.5bn full-year target.
Fukuyama Transporting says clients stockpiling and shipping early on expected naphtha shortages pushed freight volume 1.2% above plan, helping interim operating profit beat its forecast by 37.5% and prompting a higher full-year guide.
Nippon Express Holdings raised its operating profit forecast for the year to December 2026 by ¥15bn, citing Asia freight volumes, the Metro Supply Chain Group consolidation, structural reform and expected property sale gains, without sizing each.
Honda booked a further ¥508.7bn for EV supplier compensation in the half to September, yet motorcycles earned ¥439.0bn against a ¥5.7bn auto operating loss, and a ¥152.3bn purchase lifted its Astemo stake to 61.0%.
Nissan swung to an ¥80.0bn first-half operating profit but still lost ¥39.7bn at the net level, and it is keeping its ¥200bn full-year target, which assumes ¥120bn of operating profit in the second half.
Subaru's first-half operating profit rose to ¥116.0bn on yen weakness, lower US tariff impact and warranty savings, even though global sales fell 6.1% to 444,000 vehicles; full-year guidance stands.
Morita Holdings will pay €65mn to Mutares for all of Magirus, which reported a €49.2mn operating loss in 2025; completion is planned for May 2027, pending regulatory approvals.
Japan Engine finished its first commercial hydrogen-fuel marine engine in September 2026 and plans to ship it in January, though building it dented interim engine sales while repair and parts income drove a raised full-year forecast.
ARCHION's half-year results show ¥72.0bn of operating profit before a provisional ¥225.8bn negative-goodwill gain, with year-earlier comparisons resting on unaudited combined figures and an interim dividend of ¥4 a share.
Honda's planned Ohio plant, built for up to 240,000 cars a year and targeted to start in 2029, would raise its North American capacity from 1.67 million to 1.91 million units; the company calls the near-term earnings effect minor.
A Kawasaki Heavy Industries turbine that can run on 0% to 100% hydrogen is now installed at RWE's Emsland plant, but the emissions, durability and operability checks that would prove it still lie ahead.
Skymark says its two Boeing 737-8s are about 15% more fuel efficient than its 737-800s, while first-half revenue hit a record ¥59bn, a ¥323mn currency loss weighed, and full-year guidance stayed unchanged.
SG Holdings' delivery unit handled 4.7% more parcels but saw operating profit fall 18.0% to ¥24.9bn on pay and subcontractor costs, while group profit rose on acquired forwarding business; a filed-tariff revision is planned for January 2027.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines earned ¥179.3bn in the half year, helped by container rates and ¥64.1bn from Ocean Network Express, and kept its ¥300bn full-year forecast on the premise that the Persian Gulf and Red Sea stay impassable.
Mazda earned ¥59.1bn in operating profit for the half to September after a ¥53.9bn loss a year earlier, and raised full-year ordinary profit guidance to ¥160bn while holding sales, operating and net profit forecasts.
JR East's first-half operating profit rose 13.6% to ¥262.9bn on fare revisions and more riders, the company lifted its full-year forecast, and it took 60% voting control of a merged property developer on October 1.
SG Holdings expects more parcels at lower average prices and higher fuel and outsourcing costs, so it cut its delivery profit forecast to ¥73bn while raising group operating profit to ¥100bn on global logistics.
Toyota is offering ¥2,725 a share for up to 108.75mn of its own shares held by non-life insurers, a cash cost of about ¥296.4bn, with the shares to be cancelled.
Keisei Electric Railway has applied to the transport minister to lift fares 14.1% from March 2028 while holding student passes, scrapping the barrier-free fee and still showing a ¥8.18bn average loss under its own method.
Toyota will set up a robotics unit under its production chief and an education division led by its chairman from January 1, 2027, and replace regional heads in North America, China and Asia.
Toyota's first-half operating profit rose 9.2% to ¥2.19tn on a weaker yen, and it lifted its full-year forecast by ¥500bn to ¥3.9tn while booking a ¥95.4bn loss on Hino.
Toyota raised its buyback ceiling to ¥1.3tn from ¥1tn and will tender for up to about 108.75 million shares held by Tokio Marine, Sompo Japan and MS&AD units at a 10% discount, using cash on hand.