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This Toyota Group hybrid has small sales, huge size
Posted 7:06 am U.S. ET, March 27
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In fact, given they are light, medium and heavy-duty trucks, it's perhaps surprising that Hino Motors Ltd. sold any at all.
Hybrids are still a niche among passenger cars, ...
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Japan may crack open market to join U.S. free-trade agreement
Posted 10:22 am U.S. ET, March 6TOKYO -- Is Japan poised to open its market to more imports?
Japan's automakers are desperate for their country to enter a free-trade deal with the United States. But U.S. automakers oppose Japan's entry, saying Japan's market is closed.
Now local media in Japan say the government is secret ...
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Nikkei's take on bailout: Japan saved GM
Posted 5:50 pm U.S. ET, Feb. 28TOKYO -- Did the U.S. taxpayer save General Motors? Or was it really saved by the missteps and misfortunes of Japan's automakers?
An interesting line caught my attention in a recent article in the Nikkei newspaper, Japan's version of The Wall Street Journal and the official chronicle of Japan Inc.
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EV nor not? Nissan tiptoes around Le Mans question
Posted 8:08 am U.S. ET, Feb. 26YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Motor Co. just announced it will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race with a car sporting the brand's signature "electric powertrain."
But is it really a pure electric vehicle, such as the Leaf -- boasting the technology Nissan has staked its reputation on?
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Finally hints of new product for Mitsubishi?
Posted 7:21 am U.S. ET, Feb. 15TOKYO -- Could Mitsubishi Motors Corp., badly hurting for new product in the United States, be priming for a return to pickup trucks as well as its next generation of electric cars?
The Japanese carmaker says it will unveil two concept vehicles along those lines at next month's Geveva motor show.
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Mazda's diesel gambit pays in Japan. But in the U.S.?
Posted 12:51 pm U.S. ET, Jan. 10TOKYO -- Here's a good omen for Mazda Motor Corp.'s gamble on delving into diesels in the United States later this year.
In Japan, a country where diesels are all but non-existent, the diesel version of Mazda's CX-5 sold like crazy in 2012. The CX-5 small crossover went on sale here last February and sold 35,434 units by the ...
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Suzuki's split with VW may have forced its hand in the U.S.
Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Nov. 7TOKYO — It's a small stumbling block in the mountain of problems plaguing beleaguered Suzuki Motor Corp. in America.
But its ugly fallout with partner Volkswagen made it even more untenable for Suzuki to keep selling cars in the United States.
After splitting with one-time shareho ...
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Suzuki's split with VW may have forced its hand in the U.S.
Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Nov. 7TOKYO — It's a small stumbling block in the mountain of problems plaguing beleaguered Suzuki Motor Corp. in America.
But its ugly fallout with partner Volkswagen made it even more untenable for Suzuki to keep selling cars in the United States.
After splitting with one-time shareho ...
Continue reading "Suzuki's split with VW may have forced its hand in the U.S." » Nov 7, 2012 12:01 am U.S. ET Post Comment | Permalink
Just for the record, Toyota is not pulling out of China
Posted 1:00 pm U.S. ET, Oct. 22TOKYO -- How's this for red herring of the year?
Chinese media are saying that Toyota Motor Corp. denies press reports that it plans to pull out of the world's biggest auto market.
Gee, we knew tensions were running high between China and Japan over the countries' ongoing territorial sp ...
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Tokyo auto show rebranded as technology show
Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Oct. 12TOKYO -- The beleaguered Tokyo auto show, beset by fading importance and falling attendance, has taken a beating in recent years from bigger, brighter shows in China and beyond.
But organizers are now embracing competition in an effort to rebrand the event as the world's top motor show for automotive technology.
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Tokyo Motor Show rebranded as technology show
Posted 1:29 pm U.S. ET, Oct. 10TOKYO -- The beleaguered Tokyo Motor Show, beset by fading importance and falling attendance, has taken a beating in recent years from bigger, brighter shows in China and beyond.
But organizers are now embracing competition in an effort to rebrand the event as the world's top motor show for automotive technology.
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