Charges against Greg Kelly, the former aide to ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, do not constitute a crime, a former Japanese prosecutor says. He added that Ghosn probably would have been cleared on at least one charge.

Mazda is considering how and when to bring the ultra-efficient, high-torque mild-hybrid powerplant to its biggest market. The automaker still wonders whether it can satisfy U.S. buyers who prefer larger engines.

Attorney Junichiro Hironaka told reporters that he was holding his client's passports under the conditions of his bail and would never secretly hand them over.

The Japanese brake supplier is closing some U.S. plants. A cautionary tale about the dangers of diving too deep into one market.

The open-cockpit two-seater is a mixture of buggy and SUV, designed with no top or doors.

The Fit's November launch in Japan was delayed because Honda changed specifications on the car's electric parking brake. Honda decided to switch to a disc-type parking brake in all Fit models because it was unable to secure a sufficient supply of drum-type brakes.

Mitsubishi Motors unveiled a small, plug-in hybrid electric crossover concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, but the company stopped short of saying how close to production the vehicle may be.

Nissan is floating a "sleek, sexy and seamless" design for a new all-electric crossover that could be hitting U.S. markets with a grilleless face, flat floor and minimalist instrument panel.

U.S. response to Mazda's CX-3 has been mild so far, but the company believes its new CX-30 will capture a more youthful market.

The automaker is readying a dedicated platform for bigger, better electric cars for America and beyond. It's part of a technology blitz executives just announced.

Mitsubishi's chairman defends his company's alliance with Nissan and Renault amid a barrage of shareholder skepticism, saying the carmaker needs the expertise and scale of its larger partners.

Japanese prosecutors on Monday indicted Carlos Ghosn for a fourth time, alleging that he misappropriated $5 million from Nissan for personal use during his time as head of the automaker.

Now that Japanese prosecutors have taken Carlos Ghosn back to jail and confiscated his wife's cell phone, his attorney doubts the ousted Nissan chairman can get a fair trial.