Mexico and Canada joined talks for a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership that could increase automotive trading between the U.S. and 10 countries around the Pacific, Bloomberg News reports. Those countries have yet to accept Japan into the partnership — a contentious issue in the U.S. The Detroit Three oppose Japan’s inclusion due to the nation’s relatively closed auto market.
Tesla delivered its first Model S sedans, with customers picking them up at its California factory, Bloomberg News reports.
On the heels of Toyota cutting Japanese production over the coming years as a stronger yen hurts export profits, Nissan said it will cut production in Japan by 15% next month, Nikkei News reports via Reuters.