CPT Takes Low Carbon Technologies to Japan
17 May 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British company Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) announced today it will be taking its CO2 reducing technologies to Japan this weekend at an annual international congress for automotive engineers...
Japan Loves Toyota, 50% More Cars Sold in April
6 May 2010, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The millions of cars recalled worldwide by Japanese carmaker Toyota seems to have done little in shacking the decades of consumer loyalty towards the brand. Apparently, more and more people go for a...
Subaru Reports 48 Percent Sales Increase in April
4 May 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Subaru of America announced today the sales results for April 2010, the company's best ever sales for the aforementioned month. The Japanese automaker had an exceptional month in the U.S., repo...
Honda Recorded 28 Percent Higher Sales in Q1 2010
28 Apr 2010, 14:15 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Honda posted a $774 million profit for the first three months of the year, managing to overcome the difficult period of last year, when the company recorded losses. Increasing demand from China and ...
Mitsubishi Posts Net Profit for Fiscal Year 2009
27 Apr 2010, 09:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mitsubishi Motors has posted a net profit of $51.8 million for 2009, the company selling 960,000 vehicles in fiscal year 2009, a 10 percent decrease on fiscal 2008 (-106,000 units). In Japan, the...
Switchable Battery EVs Launched in Tokyo
26 Apr 2010, 10:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the opening of the first EV demonstration center in Israel, electric vehicle solutions provider Better Place has kicked off a 90-day switchable-battery electric taxi service in Japan. ...
Fuso Super Great Truck Unveiled
22 Apr 2010, 12:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) today began selling the new generation of the Fuso Super Great, featuring the 6R10 engine with BlueTec technology. The truck is MFTBC’s first ...
Tesla to Enter Asia Through Japan
22 Apr 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla announced today it has decided to expand its operations to Asia, with the first market to receive the electric Roadster being Japan. The carmaker already...
Honda to Stop Production of the Civic Type R Sedan
19 Apr 2010, 15:28 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After three years of production, Honda has announced it would stop selling the third-generation Civic Type R sedan at the end of August 2010. The car was being manufactured at the company’s Su...
New Lithium-Ion Battery Plant to Be Built in Japan
15 Apr 2010, 12:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A new factory that will build lithium battery cells for the new Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle will be built in Ritto City, Japan. The announcement was made by Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), the...
Mazda Recalls 90,000 Vehicles in China and Japan
15 Apr 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mazda is recalling some 90,000 cars sold in China and Japan because of a possible oil leakage problem. The recall concerns the compact Mazda3 model, of which 54,000 units are to be recalled in China...
Japan Silent over Toyota Fine
6 Apr 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The biggest fine handed to an automaker in the United States, the one NHTSA is poised to give Toyota, has not stirred much commotion in Toyota's home country, Japan. The country's official...
Japanese Public Transport Gets Citaro Buses
18 Mar 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Daimler announced today it has delivered ten new Citaro articulated buses to Keisei Bus, one of the top mass transit companies in Japan, which transports around 250,000 passeng...
Japanese Newspaper Announced Nissan Leaf Price
18 Mar 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As some automakers are getting ready to launch their all electric vehicles, more and more people are showing interest in such vehicles. One of the most important models coming this year is the Nissa...
Ralliart to Close in April
11 Mar 2010, 11:35 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though most of the media channels insist that some of the world’s economies are recovering, and the depression is over, we can still feel the aftershocks. Just today Ralliart, a Japanese high-...
Right-Hand Drive Camaro on Hold
10 Mar 2010, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Plans for a right-hand drive version of the Camaro have been put on hold due to a change of priorities within GM, Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman, said in an interview with journalists at the 2010...
Mitsubishi RVR Compact Crossover Goes on Sale
18 Feb 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Shortly after it first unveiling in December, the new compact crossover RVR from Mitsubishi can now be found in dealerships throughout Japan at an accessible price, the carmaker says. The RVR, which...
Toyota Presents Second Generation Passo
15 Feb 2010, 15:46 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota needs to forget all about its misfortunes and think about the future. As hundreds of thousands of recalled cars are waiting for some attention from the dealerships, the Japanese car manufactu...
iRacing NASCAR Simulators to Take Over Asian Markets
10 Feb 2010, 08:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Thanks to a recent partnership with Interush, iRacing.com will expand its online motorsport simulations gaming program into some of the world's fastest growing gaming markets, namely Japan, Tai...
Toyota Confirms Prius Has Braking Problems
4 Feb 2010, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the hits keep on coming... Following yesterday's reports that Toyota's hybrid Prius is experiencing braking issues, officials of the Japanese held a press conference in Japan confirmed...