Japanese Cars
Japanese Car Auction Finds: 2010 Honda CR-Z
This latest Honda CR-Z currently occupies a unique place in the hybrid car market in that it is an affordable …
Read MoreToyota Revises Profit Forecast for 2011 Q1 Upwards
After a rough 2010, Toyota is revising its expected operating profit in 2011 Q1 up from 380 billion Yen ($4.6 …
Read MoreToyota Vitz (Yaris) Hybrid Coming Soon
The upcoming Vitz (in Japan) / Yaris (everywhere else) hybrid is something else that is likely to be stealing …
Read MoreFit Trumps Prius
The former king of the sales charts in Japan has been usurped. The Toyota Prius has held its position througho…
Read MoreJapanese Government Eco Car Incentive Scheme Not "Eco" At All?
This study seems to indicate that there is more benefit to leaving cars on the road properly maintained over r…
Read MoreUS New Car Sales Grow by 17%
I thought this story about US vehicle sales was an interesting counter-point to the post I wrote yesterday abo…
Read MoreJapan's New Car Sales Slump in January 2011
New vehicle sales in Japan have slumped in January 2011 by 21.5% compared with the same period last year. This…
Read MoreMazda Introducing New Demio-based EV in 2012
Mazda Japan announced a new addition to the burgeoning EV (electric vehicle market) today with a new model bas…
Read MoreJapanese Car Auction Finds: 1976 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-EX (GC111)
I mentioned the classic Japanese sports cars in an earlier post, and here is a 1976 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-EX…
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