Japanese Cars
Japan Car Auction Finds: Toyota Prius Alpha G (2011)
The Toyota Prius Alpha has been in the news a lot lately. Not only is it the first new iteration of the standa…
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 MoreNew Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid Poised To Steal Prius Alpha Customers
As I reported at the end of May, Honda delayed the launch of the new Fit Shuttle from March 18th until mid-Jun…
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 MoreOnboard Nissan's Leaf Racer Around Le Mans
Audi and Peugeot brought diesel to the Le Mans 24 hour race a number of years ago, and thrilled the crowd with…
Read MoreJapan's Used Car Sales in Earthquake Zone Increase 60% in May 2011
Now that 3 months has passed since the triple whammy of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown hit the north…
Read MoreJapanese Kids' Car Lowest In the World – Guinness World Record
The electric car built by Japanese high school kids that I reported on back in January has received official s…
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…
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…
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