Hans Greimel

Honda's little radiation-proof robot does nuke duty
In the highly radioactive crucible of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, there are simply some areas too hot and hazardous for humans to venture for cleanup. ...

Toyota's U.S. aces now run the Americas
North America and South America are radically different markets. But Toyota Motor Corp. has installed two familiar names from the United States to lead them. ...

Mitsubishi weighs Mirage sedan for U.S.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will show a sedan version of its Mirage hatchback compact car to visitors from North America this month in Thailand, to gauge prospects for export ...

Economic revival boosts foreign car sales in Japan
For months, U.S. ...

Made-in-America Prius fades into the future
Just a year ago, Toyota Motor Corp. executives envisioned building the Toyota Prius hybrid, the No. 10 best-selling car in the United States, in North America as early as ...

Toyota recalls 242,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch. ...

Resurgent economy bolsters foreign car sales in Japan
For months, American and European automakers have been fretting about the impact of the tumbling yen on local sales. But here's the flip side they don't complain about: I ...

Infiniti boss puts EV on hold, reduces sales expectations
Infiniti's new boss is calling for new priorities. Less than a year into his job as president of Nissan Motor Co.' ...

Japan's nonstop search for best stop-start system
Suppliers and carmakers are trying out competing energy-storage systems to power the fuel-saving engine stop-start systems that are increasingly common on vehicles. ...

Mitsubishi recalls EV and Outlander plug-in hybrid
Mitsubishi has formally recalled its i-MiEV electric vehicle in Japan. ...

Toyota recalls 250,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S.
Toyota is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch. ...

Mitsubishi recalls EV and Outlander plug-in hybrid in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors has formally recalled its i-MiEV electric vehicle in Japan, possibly paving the way for a similar callback in the United States. ...

Japan's nonstop search for best stop-start system
Suppliers and carmakers are trying out competing energy-storage systems to power the fuel-saving engine stop-start systems that are increasingly common on vehicles. ...

Infiniti boss puts EV on hold, reduces sales expectations
Infiniti's new boss is calling for new priorities. Less than a year into his job as president of Nissan Motor Co.' ...

Driver's license in Japan comes with lots of ritual
Japan's automakers complain about red tape that discourages young people here from buying cars. Add to all that the trials and travails of simply getting a driver's licen ...

Driver's license in Japan comes with a large helping of numbing ritual
Japan's automakers love to moan about all the red tape that discourages young people here from buying cars: high taxes, thickets of registration, the need to show proof o ...

F1: Turbo tutorial for Honda?
For average car buyers, the most important aspect of Honda Motor Co.'s return to Formula One racing, as an engine supplier to McLaren Automotive, could be its plans for d ...

Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
Infiniti President Johan de Nysschen, poached last summer from Audi, aims to push into new segments, restore profitability to Nissan's luxury marque and fix lackluster qu ...

Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti marque plans to add a halo nameplate above its Q70 flagship sedan and expand its crossover offerings, President Johan de Nysschen said. ...

Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback
Mazda Motor Corp.'s CEO designate, Masamichi Kogai, had a big hand in creating the more stable, profitable carmaker he inherits. But formidable challenges lie ahead. ...

Nissan debuts new corporate logo
Nissan has gone buttoned-down with a new steel-blue logo that spells out -- literally -- the distinction between Nissan the company and Nissan the brand. ...

Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
Nissan's premium Infiniti marque plans to add a new top-tier halo nameplate above its Q70 flagship sedan and expand its crossover offerings to build the brand and fuel sa ...

Infiniti to add new halo car, more crossovers
Nissan's premium Infiniti marque plans to add a new top-tier halo nameplate above its Q70 flagship sedan and expand its crossover offerings to build the brand and fuel sa ...

Renault-Nissan unlikely to hit 2016 EV target
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and Nissan, said the companies are unlikely to reach their goal of selling a combined 1.5 million electric vehicles by 2016. ...

Falling yen lifts outlook for Japanese
For five years, a rising yen undermined Japanese automakers' profits. Now the currency's sudden weakening has delivered dramatic gains, especially in the January-March qu ...