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Zimbabwe Thwarts Citizens' Dreams: Moves to Tighten Import Laws
While the talk of a complete ban on imports of cars from Japan to Zimbabwe seems a little exaggerated, by rest…
Read MorePrius Alpha Buyers Could Wait Up To 1 Year – Lose Tax Breaks
Although Toyota is going to be increasing Prius Alpha production in Japan from 3000 to 5000 units per month, T…
Read MoreJapanese Developer's 5 Minute EV Recharging System Wins Patent
One of the main drawbacks in selling the idea of an electric vehicle to the buying public is the time it takes…
Read MoreKei Cars Overtake Regular Cars in May New Car Sales
In Japan, car types are divided into “regular” passenger cars and mini “kei” cars. Kei…
Read MoreImport Car Sales in Japan Up 31% in May
While Japanese manufacturers saw their domestic sales drop 33.4% in May 2011, sales of non-Japanese import car…
Read MoreForeign Brands Take Lexus Market Share in Japan
Foreign brands such as BMW and Audi have been responsible for the recent significant drop in Lexus market shar…
Read MoreJapan's New Car Sales Dropped 33.4 % in May
New car sales in Japan are showing some signs of recovery as the major manufacturers are getting their product…
Read MoreToyota Expects June Production To Reach 90% Normal Levels
Toyota and Honda had their production hit hardest by the March 11th earthquake of all of Japan’s car mak…
Read MoreMercedes Launches New C Class – Prices from 3.99 to 7 Million Yen
Mercedes launched the new version of its compact sedan-based C Class in Japan on May 3oth. The new model boast…
Read MoreGM Japan Adds Chevrolet Captiva To Line Up From July
General Motors Japan announced May 30th that it will be putting the Chevrolet Captiva on sale in Japan from Ju…
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