Kei Cars
Hybrids 19.7% of New Cars Sold in May 2012 in Japan
19.7% of new cars sold in Japan in May 2012 were hybrid cars, up 11 percentage points from last year. There we…
続きを読むMitsubishi Mirage Gets Kei-Car Rivaling 27.2 km / L Fuel Economy
It seems like just yesterday that I was writing here about how Nissan had improved fuel economy for their Moco…
続きを読むNissan's Moco Kei Car Improves "Idling Stop" To Get 27.2 km / L
Nissan has improved the fuel efficiency of it’s kei car Moco, as well as evolving the “idling stop…
続きを読むHybrids Now 16% of Market in Japan as Prius Wins Annual Sales Crown Again
Let’s get this Prius story out the way first so we can get to the really interesting stuff: Toyota’…
続きを読むOpen Copen Production Closin'
Man, I had to think long and hard to get that tongue-twister title. And I hope it brought a smile to your face…
続きを読むThe Littlest Kei Fire Truck – World's Smallest?
According to NHK, this is the smallest full fire truck in Japan — and perhaps the world. Just brought in…
続きを読むJapan's January Car Sales Ranking Driven By Hybrids and Kei Cars
Japan’s January car sales rankings have just been announced — and the effect of the December decis…
続きを読むSubaru 360s Reborn as Electric Vehicles (EV) — The Cutest Retro EVs Ever?
The Subaru 360 is a little bundle of automotive cuteness that sold 392,000 units in Japan between 1958 and 197…
続きを読むTop Ten Japan Car Blog Posts of 2011
The sun hasn’t quite set on 2011 just yet, but this is a good time to take a look back over the last yea…
続きを読むCar of the Year Japan 2012 Top Ten Contenders Announced
Japan’s own Car of the Year (COTY) top ten contenders have been recently announced. The overall winner o…
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