New Cars
New Honda Freed Scores 20k Orders in 2 Weeks – 63% are Hybrids
Honda’s new compact minivan Freed went on sale in Japan on October 28th but has already racked up more t…
Read MoreJapan New Car Sales Up First Time in 14 Months
Japan’s October 2011 new car sales showed an increase of 25% over the previous year, when including sale…
Read MoreNew Fuel-Efficient Mazda CX-5 Gets New Diesel Engine – On Sale Spring 2012
The new Mazda CX-5 will go on sale Spring 2012 in Japan, with a line up including a new, enviromentally-friend…
Read MoreSubaru Teases With New Impreza Sport / Impreza G4 Site
Subaru Japan has set up a new website to give a tantalizing glimpse of the all-new Impreza model that will hav…
Read More2 Million Yen Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid in 2013 – Plans Leaked by MSN Japan
Oops! Looks like someone clicked the “publish” button before they were supposed to on this one: A …
Read MoreNew Rotary-Engined Car Coming: Mazda Tweet
The RX-8 will soon be no more. That was the news from Mazda last week. Rotary engine car fans wept. What could…
Read MoreJapan's Regular Car Sales Show YOY Increase For First Time in 13 Months
After a downward spiral that has lasted 13 months, and which was greatly accelerated by the earthquake disaste…
Read MorePrius Plug-In Hybrid On Sale January in Japan – Charging Stations at 5,500 Dealerships and Car Rental Locations
Toyota’s new plug-in hybrid Prius will go on sale in January in Japan and is expected to launch in Europ…
Read MoreNew Toyota Aqua Gets 40 km/l – Debuts At Tokyo Motor Show in December
Details are emerging of Toyota’s new Aqua model which will be unveiled in December at the Tokyo Motor Sh…
Read MoreRenault, Nissan and Daimler Join Forces to Develop EV for 2014
Renault, Nissan and Daimler have announced their intention to bring a jointly-devloped EV (electric vehicle) t…
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