{
  "id": 16445439,
  "title": "World : Japanese Carmakers To Cut Development Times To Counter Chinese Rivals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/world-japanese-carmakers-to-cut-development-times-to-counter-chinese",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2625358"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO, Oct 25 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japanese automakers are stepping up efforts to shorten their vehicle development times as they seek to catch up with Chinese rivals that offer new models to global markets more quickly and to better respond to changing customer demand, Kyodo News reported.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}