Car News
Japan's Trade Balance Back in Black with Car Exports Bouncing Back
Japan’s trade deficit is back in the black again after 3 months of negative figures caused by the earthq…
Read MoreNew Daihatsu e:S Gets 30 KM per Liter (70.6 MPG) for 800,000 Yen
Daihatsu showed off its new 3-cylinder engine technology to Japanese journalists on July 19th. The result is t…
Read MoreThe New Honda: Cars, Bikes and …. Home Power Generation
The idea of what they are calling “co-generation” doe not get as much publicity as the latest Hond…
Read MoreHonda Fit Takes 2011 First Half Honors, Edging Out Toyota's Prius
Honda’s Fit is claiming top honors for new car sales in Japan for the first half of 2011. The addition o…
Read More77.9% of Cars Sold in May in Japan Qualified for "EcoCar" Tax Break
I have previously mentioned how Prius Alpha customers may well not get their cars until after the EcoCar tax b…
Read MoreNissan Aims for 8% Market Share in Next 5 Years
Nissan’s 5-year plan announced on June 27th has the company aiming at 8% market share by 2016. The focus…
Read MoreMitsubishi Chooses Super-Efficient Toshiba SCiB Battery For EVs
Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC) have selected Toshiba’s SCiB battery for its i-MiEV and Minicab-MiEV …
Read MoreNissan Launches New Lafesta Highway Star in Japan
“Lafesta Highway Star” is a bit of a mouthful, so much so that a journalist at the launch even ask…
Read MoreJapanese Successfully Develop 100-Cell Multi-Layer Ceramic Battery
Announcing technology in a similar vein to the long-awaited EEstor electrical storage device, developers Namic…
Read MorePrius Alpha Nets 52,000 Orders in May
We have been following the story of the exceptionally strong demand for the new Prius Alpha (Prius V in the US…
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