Toyota Adds Night Shift for Yaris Production
30 Jul 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Yaris is experiencing growing demand in most markets as government incentives across the globe encourage consumers to look for more efficient and smaller displacements models. As a result, th...
Rolls Royce Opens New Store in Japan
29 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rolls Royce has just announced that it has appointed a new authorized dealer in Japan. Nicole MotorCars in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, which has an experience in the luxury car market of around 3...
Japanese Carmakers Lose Ground in Europe
24 Jul 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While some automakers are simply jubilating after posting very high sales thanks to European scrappage schemes, Japanese companies are still losing ground on the Old Continent as they fail to take a...
Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec C Launched
23 Jul 2009, 07:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Subaru today announced the launch of the Impreza WRX STI spec C, a new model based on the Impreza WRX STI that comes with engine and chassis upgrades. Already available in Subaru dealerships in Japa...
Sound Generators for Quiet Hybrids
5 Jul 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if they’re protecting the environment and help their owners save some money usually spent on gasoline, hybrid cars might actually become a threat for our lives. This is what some Japanese...
Toyota's Prius, Not Tree Hugging but Tree Cutting
3 Jul 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Here's a piece of news that might keep fake city environmentalists and Prius owners up all night, curled up in a fetal position. While largely perceived as a company devoted to the preservation...
Revised Mazda Premacy Now on Sale
3 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Mazda announced it has released for sale in Japan the revised version of the Premacy, known elsewhere as the Mazda5. Mazda will charge in between 1,820,000 and 2,195,000 yen ($...
Volkswagen Eyes Suzuki Alliance
26 Jun 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic turmoil has seriously shaken the auto sector and, beside the well-known sales of popular brands - Opel, Saturn, Saab and even Volvo - automakers around the globe tend to join forces to ...
New Mazda Biante Available in Japan
25 Jun 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Mazda released today a revised version of the Biante (Ambient), an eight seater minivan sold locally for a little over a year. The new Biante has a MSRP of 2,131,500 yen ($22,...
Toyota, Nissan Sorry for Poor Performance
24 Jun 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic chaos slaughtered automakers all across the globe so it's shouldn't surprise anyone if a certain company reports poor sale results. But Toyota and Nissan executives feel they ...
Toyoda Unlikely to Bring Drastic Changes in Toyota
24 Jun 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / At least, this is what a Japanese auto analyst says, explaining that that new board will most likely continue the things started by the previous management team. For this reason, Akio Toyoda is unik...
2008 Toyota Land Cruiser Got Pimped: Black Bison Edition
23 Jun 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although they rarely make the headlines, Japanese tuning houses exist too and today's piece of news does nothing more than to confirm this. Wald International, a tuning firm based in Japan, rec...
Mazda2-Based Small Roadster in the Works
9 Jun 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Mazda is apparently planning a new small roadster that would be based on Mazda2 and will be released in several major markets. According to a report by Best Car, the new roadster ...
Mitsubishi Debuts Production Ready i-MiEV
5 Jun 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi has just rolled out the production ready version of i-MiEV, the company's little electric vehicle expected to hit Japanese showrooms in late July. The car will be priced at $45,369 i...
GM's Bankruptcy Could Affect Japanese Industry
1 Jun 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' bankruptcy is surely a major thing and, as we said earlier this day, it would become the third largest bankruptcy filing in US history and the largest in the auto sector. Since ...
Not Enough Priuses for the US Due to High Demand in Japan
27 May 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrids are indeed very popular nowadays as people are always searching for more fuel efficient means of transportation. But Toyota's Prius is surely more popular than even its parent company h...
Mazda Upgrades RX-8 in Japan
25 May 2009, 13:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda today announced that a couple of new features have just been made available on the Japanese version of the RX-8, with the upgraded models to go on sale across the country today. Basically, we&...
Daimler Prepares Job Layoffs for Japanese Truck Unit
13 May 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic recession is still putting pressure on companies involved in the automotive industry and, if you consider American automakers are not the best example, have a look at Daimler. The world...
Mazda Verisa Gets New Clothes for Japan
11 May 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Unknown for most of the world's markets, the Mazda Verisa, a compact car destined for the Japanese market, got some fresh tweaks for the summer to come. Including both interior and exterior mod...
Pedrosa Upset with Wrong Configuration in Motegi Practice
24 Apr 2009, 12:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spaniard Dani Pedrosa is afraid that the wrong configuration his team picked on the Friday practice might influence his performance in the Japanese Grand Prix. Pedrosa admitted Honda took the wrong ...