Tokyo Motor ShowFINAL ASSEMBLY Again, Tokyo show a no-go for Detroit 3 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013 The Detroit 3 will sit out the Tokyo Motor Show, no-shows for the third straight time.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Tokyo show gets rebranded as a technology fest 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012 The Tokyo Motor Show has taken a beating in recent years. Its tally of global concept and production-vehicle debuts and its attendance have fallen, even as rival shows in China have risen in global importance and prestige. Now organizers are attempting to rebrand the Tokyo event as the world's top showcase of automotive technology.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Tokyo auto show rebranded as technology show 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 12, 2012  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.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Tokyo Motor Show rebranded as technology show 1:29 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 10, 2012  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.... Read More »
Toyota wants to make 'tens of thousands' of hydrogen cars by 2020s 7:04 am U.S. ET | March 7, 2012  Toyota, the world's largest seller of hybrid vehicles, wants to be able to supply thousands of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles annually in the next decade in anticipation of demand for petroleum-free autos.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Once on the ropes, Tokyo's auto show shows signs of life 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 19, 2011  The beleaguered Tokyo Motor Show staged a comeback this year. When its doors closed Dec. 11, the one-time pre-eminent biennial Asian auto exhibition had hosted 842,600 visitors -- up 37 percent from the last show in 2009 and just about back to the pre-financial-crisis level of 2007.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Tokyo show finds its feet after forgettable 2009 12:12 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 14, 2011  The beleaguered Tokyo Motor Show staged a comeback of sorts this year.... Read More »
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Nissan to add performance models in U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011  Nissan Division plans to offer more Nismo performance models in the United States, bringing down the cost of the packages and introducing them on less expensive vehicles. Company officials said during the Tokyo Motor Show that details of the expansion are not final. But Nissan has made Nismo a new business initiative in markets outside of Japan, where Nismo products already are popular.... Read More »
RICHARD JOHNSON Tokyo show comes back, but it's a new world 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011  The weird, wacky wonderfulness of past Tokyo Motor Shows is trying to make a comeback. Just look at Toyota's Fun-Vii concept, which Akio Toyoda called a "smartphone on wheels," or Honda's stylish small electric sports car concept, the EV-Ster. But much has changed since my first Tokyo show 20 years ago Richard Johnson is managing editor of Automotive News.... Read More »
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW FR-S aims to spice up Scion lineup 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011  Toyota President Akio Toyoda is hoping a 200-hp rear-wheel-drive sporty car branded as a Scion can spice up the Toyota brand. The Scion FR-S, unveiled at a Formula One track before the Tokyo Motor Show, has been in the works for five years as a joint project with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., which makes Subarus. Production of the car begins in the spring.... Read More »
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Toyota concept is rolling toy chest that drives itself 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011  The Toyota brand has a new slogan in Japan: "Fun to drive, again." And Toyota has a new concept to showcase that slogan: a car that can run on autopilot while occupants play with their smartphones.... Read More »
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW The new face of VW's SUVs 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011  Volkswagen AG says the Cross Coupe concept shows the new face of the brand's future SUVs. That face is dominated by a wide grille that integrates the xenon headlights and turn signals.... Read More »
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW BMW shows off twin-turbo 5-series hybrid 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011 BMW introduced its 5-series hybrid sedan, which it calls the ActiveHybrid 5, in Tokyo because "Japan is the nation that has made hybrid cars so well known," said company r&d boss Klaus Draeger. Draeger said it's the most powerful and efficient hybrid in its segment with a 0 to 60 mph time of 5.9 seconds and fuel economy of 40 mpg.... Read More »
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Honda: With Civic, we lost sight of rivals, customers 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2011 Honda Motor Co. executives at the Tokyo Motor Show were both apologetic and circumspect about their recent missteps with the widely criticized redesign of the Civic small car. President Takanobu Ito took personal responsibility for the bad reviews, while the company's global r&d chief conceded they took their eyes off the competition and the customer.... Read More »
RICK JOHNSON Japan's automakers inject a little spectacle back into Tokyo show 8:53 am U.S. ET | Nov. 30, 2011  The weird, wacky wonderfulness of past Tokyo Motor Shows is trying to make a comeback. Just look at Toyota's Fun-Vii concept, which Akio Toyoda called a “smartphone on wheels,” or Honda's stylish small electric sports car concept, the EV-STER.... Read More »
2011 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Subaru BRZ sports car debuts in production form 1:24 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 30, 2011  Subaru finally rolled out an undisguised, fully finished production version of its highly anticipated BRZ sports car at the Tokyo motor show.... Read More »
Mazda may revise export plan on low U.S. demandNov. 30, 2011 14:40 CET  Mazda may revise its plan to raise exports because of stagnating demand in the U.S., CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said. The automaker had hoped to boost U.S. sales to about 400,000 units by 2016 as part of a strategy to sell 1.7 million autos worldwide in the same period... Read More »
2011 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Honda CEO Ito takes responsibility for Civic's U.S. troubles 3:40 am U.S. ET | Nov. 30, 2011  Honda Motor CEO Takanobu Ito today took personal responsibility for the redesigned Civic's poor reception and sales performance in the U.S. market since its April launch. “The ultimate responsibility rests with me,” Ito said during a roundtable with journalists at the Tokyo motor show. “We take inputs from the various markets with sincerity ... and try to work out the best actions for what we have observed. Those decisions rest with me.”... Read More »
2011 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Honda unveils next-generation engines 8:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 29, 2011  Honda unveiled a lineup of four- and six-cylinder engines, as well as a family of continuously variable transmissions, that will reach the market over the next two years.... Read More »
2011 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW VW previews new SUV styling with Cross Coupe concept 9:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 29, 2011  VW unexpectedly previewed the bold new look of its second-generation Tiguan crossover at the Tokyo Motor Show on Wednesday with the unveiling of a four-wheel-drive, hybrid-powered concept vehicle called the Cross Coupe.... Read More »
Toyota starts taking orders for plug-in Prius hybridNov. 29, 2011 11:09 CET  Toyota said it would start taking orders for its first plug-in hybrid car, the Prius PHV, in Japan, touting it as the world's most practical green car and aiming to steal thunder from pure battery-powered vehicles.... Read More »
2011 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW Toyota unveils ‘smartphone on wheels’ concept car 11:04 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2011  Toyota President Akio Toyoda today unveiled a “smartphone on wheels” concept car that he said portends a future of interconnected vehicles that are as customizable as cellphones.... Read More »
2011 TOKYO AUTO SHOW Volkswagen to debut Alltrack Passat in TokyoNov. 24, 2011 09:57 CET  Volkswagen have released pictures of the new Passat Alltrack, which will receive its debut at the Tokyo auto show, ahead of Europe sales in early 2012. Based on the European-market Passat, the car is designed for light off-road driving.... Read More »
2011 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW BMW 5-series hybrid to receive Tokyo debut 4:56 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 22, 2011  BMW will introduce a 5-series hybrid sedan called the ActiveHybrid 5 at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month as part of an unfolding strategy to improve fuel economy without compromising driving dynamics.... Read More »
2011 TOKYO AUTO SHOW PREVIEW PART 2 Japanese brands try to rev up a slumping show 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 21, 2011  Japan's carmakers are going all out to put some zing back into the beleaguered Tokyo Motor Show. The global financial crisis nearly wiped out the last show in 2009, when virtually every major foreign automaker sat out. The Detroit 3 are staying home again this time. But other major players -- including BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Land Rover, Jaguar, Audi and Porsche -- will be back. BMW and Volkswagen even promise a few global premieres. But the domestic brands will dominate.... Read More »
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