Suzuki CEO Steps Down Amid Fuel Economy Cheating Scandal
8 Jun 2016, 16:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 86-year-old Osamu Suzuki, the chief executive officer and chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., will step down from his role as CEO later this month
Land Rover Discovery Sport 7 Plus Special Edition Debuts in Japan
1 Jun 2016, 17:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Land Rover is launching the Discovery Sport in Japan with only one engine. This special edition of only 100 units will mark the event
2017 Nissan GT-R Starts at $109,990 In the United States of America
1 Jun 2016, 12:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Godzilla returns for the 2017 model year with a nicer interior, more aggressive looks, and 20 more horsepower from its twin-turbo V6
Brake Supplier In Japan Temporarily Halts Production, Toyota Could Be Affected
31 May 2016, 16:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Advics, a Japanese brake supplier known for working with Toyota, has halted production after an explosion at the factory. Four people were hospitalized
BMW M6 Celebration Edition Competition Packs 600 HP in Japan
28 May 2016, 20:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's nothing wrong with this 600 horsepower M6 coupe except that they will only make 13 of them and they have the wheel on the wrong side
Lamborghini Aventador Burns to the Ground in Tokyo, Firefighters Arrive Too Late
27 May 2016, 18:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The mighty Lamborghini Aventador is, once again, back under the spotlights, but this time it's for the wrong kind of reason
Japan Orders Seven-Million Vehicle Expansion of Takata Airbag Recall
27 May 2016, 17:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Takata's Airbag recall is getting worse. Japan's Transport Ministry ordered automakers to recall all cars fitted with defective airbag inflators from Takata
When a Drift Car Goes Rally Driving on Japan's Ebisu Circuit
26 May 2016, 17:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jumping from one motorsport discipline to another can be an interesting adventure, especially if you don't get to fully change the setup of your car
Drifters Beware: Tokyo Police Gets Nissan 370Z Nismo Patrol Vehicles
20 May 2016, 06:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the old-school aficionados that we are, we can't help but wonder how these Nismo machines would've interfered with the action in Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift
Remote Control BMW 7 Series Can't Be Used to Run People Over
18 May 2016, 17:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So only a hacker could use the 7 Series to give James Bond a slow and painful death. Remember, the Brosnan version had one of these
Mitsubishi Motors' President Leaves Company Amid Cheating Scandal
18 May 2016, 13:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tetsuro Aikawa, the President of Mitsubishi Motors, has decided to leave the company. He will be temporarily replaced by the company's CEO, Osamu Masuko
Toyota FJ Cruiser Production to End in August
13 May 2016, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Off-road enthusiasts, prepare to bid farewell to the Toyota FJ Cruiser, the most off-road capable vehicle currently produced by the Japanese automaker
Fuji Heavy Industries to Change Its Name to Subaru Corporation in 2017
12 May 2016, 15:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a release published by Fuji Heavy Industries today, the name change to Subaru Corporation will come into effect in April 2017
Nissan Considers Buying a Third of Mitsubishi Motors
12 May 2016, 08:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mitsubishi Motors might still have a big chance at staying on the market even after its cheating scandal. It appears that Nissan is considering a purchase
Drifting a Toyota AE86 on Japan's Ebisu: Keiichi Tsuchiya-Style Old School Moves
6 May 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When the Toyota AE86 name is pronounced, keyboard drifters simply assume hefty slip angles must follow, but things are not that simple in real life
Japanese Underground Car Park Filled with Lambos Is like Aladdin's Cave
4 May 2016, 14:59 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / An underground car park in Tokyo, Japan, is home to the most bizarrely tuned Lamborghinis, but the weirdest one is always around the corner
Mitsubishi Motors North America Complies to EPA Federal Test Procedure
29 Apr 2016, 11:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the North American market, Mitsubishi Motors played it safe and didn't falsify fuel economy data like it did in Japan
Mitsubishi Falsified Fuel Economy Data Since 1991
26 Apr 2016, 12:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A Mitsubishi Motors Corporation official told the Japanese media that the automaker had been using non-compliant fuel economy testing methods since 1991
Domino Effect Strikes US Auto Industry After Japan's Quake, GM Idles Four Plants
23 Apr 2016, 12:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / General Motors will idle four of its American plants for two weeks because of the earthquake that struck Japan last week. They are missing components from Japan
What's Under the Hood of a Lexus RC F Super GT Race Car
22 Apr 2016, 23:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We want to prove once and for all that racing cars are nothing like their road-going counterparts. They are carbon tubs that look like what we buy