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Scandal-hit Japan carmakers eye return to 'golden age'

They have enough technological prowess to succeed in the fast-growing electric segment, some analysts say

Published Thu, Oct 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Tokyo

REPEATED quality scandals, stiff foreign competition and lagging technology have knocked Japan's car giants off pole position but analysts said that the once world-beating sector could yet steer itself to a comeback.

Toyota, Nissan and small-car maker Suzuki were all showing off their next-generation wares at the Tokyo Motor Show this week, but the exhibition comes at a bad time for the industry.

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