250 Nissan Leafs to Be Used for Free in Osaka, Japan
3 Jul 2012, 11:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Osaka is Japan’s second largest industrial and manufacturing center, after Tokyo, and it is home to as many as 8.8 million people. However, new and stricter emissions regulations for the area ...
Mazda to Boost CX-5 Production
3 Jul 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has already announced that it will boost production of the CX-5 capacity from 160,000 units to 200,000 units in August 2012. Now though, they have boosted this even further 240,000 crossovers ...
Tuned Toyota Supra Slams Into Guard Rail on Japanese Mountain Road
2 Jul 2012, 15:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Keen Japanese drivers have been modifying and driving their Toyota Supras hard ever since the car was first launched, back in 1992. It was an excellent sports car and highly mod-friendly. The guy wh...
Mazda Rebadge Suzuki Kei Car and Give It Ironic Name
28 Jun 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While kei cars are extremely popular in Japan, Westerners have been struggling to understand their appeal for years. Apparently, they are so successful in Japan (and India) that Mazda has rebadged a...
Carlos Ghosn May Be Leaving Nissan
25 Jun 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Carlos Ghosn was named CEO of both Nissan and Renault in May 2005, becoming one of the most powerful people in the automotive world. However, despite being highly successful at pretty much everythin...
BMW 1M Coupe by Studie AG Japan
21 Jun 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Studie, a Japan based tuner, started their initial tuning process for the BMW 1-Series M Coupe last year with a set of KW Club Sport suspension shocks and some beautiful black BBS light alloy wheels...
Saab Reborn as EV Maker?
14 Jun 2012, 08:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having followed the Saab story closely from the very beginning, we are finally relieved that the ailing Swedish carmaker has been purchased and is set to restart actual car production at some point ...
Great Reflexes and Anticipation Avoid Crash
12 Jun 2012, 13:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After seeing so many crashes posted here, it’s time for a video that’s a little more positive - something from which we can learn without any car damage or injuries. Pulling out from a s...
Woman Assumes Role of Gandalf in Traffic
11 Jun 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some traffic-related events are easily explainable by driver error, frustration or sheer stupidity. This incident, though, is different as its trigger is unknown and unexplainable. There’s a w...
Toyota's Twizy to Be Launched in Japan for €10,000
9 Jun 2012, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota first showed the COMS in public at the Tokyo motor show, back in 2007, purely as a concept for a very small city-dwelling EV. As the title of this article suggests, this is identical in conce...
Mercedes SLS AMG Matte Editions for Japan
8 Jun 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes recently showed respect to the Japanese customers, announcing three SLS AMG Matte Editions that are exclusively destined for the country and come with an ultra-high level of exclusivity. ...
Toyota GT 86 Drifting at Indonesia Launch
5 Jun 2012, 08:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Scion version of the Toyobaru has made its way to US dealers, but with the Fuji Heavy Industries factory cranking them out at full tilt, the launch of the new sports coupe has also taken place i...
Japan: Star Wars Robots Promote Prius Plug-In
4 Jun 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / On a scale of 1 to 10, Japan’s commercials usually go up to 11 for their weirdness, and this one is no exception. To promote their latest car, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota used a couple of...
Japan Auto Production Rises 174% Compared to April 2011
31 May 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that last year’s tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan disrupted not only people’s lives, but also Japanese car production. But, Japan being Japan, they have recovered...
Mazda Demio / Mazda2 Gets Model Year Upgrade for Japan
31 May 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda has recently introduced a new model year update for the Demio in Japan (the car is known as the Mazda2 overseas), with the most important ugrades being offered for the 13C-V Smart Edition, whi...
Saab May Be Bought by Swedish Electric Car Firm
25 May 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Saab story has definitely saddened the automotive world, but it’s not finished yet, and from the looks of it, it’s going to be more of an on-going thing, until everything is sorted o...
New Fuso Canter Hybrid Truck with Dual-Clutch Transmission Revealed
24 May 2012, 07:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you have a business and need something bigger than a van, but smaller than a full-sized truck, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading truck manufacturers, ...
Toyota CEO Names Favourite Cars from Other Brands
18 May 2012, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In a world, the back stage of which is shrouded in secrecy, we so rarely hear about stuff like this. What cars does someone whose opinion maters like? Well, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has recently made ...
Next Subaru WRX Previewed by Advanced Tourer Concept
18 May 2012, 13:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru has already stated that the next WRX will be much different from the regular Impreza sedan in terms of both looks and the architecture. For a while now, we had no idea what this meant, but a ...
Lexus Discontinues Slow-Selling HS250h Sedan
18 May 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lexus HS was introduced back in 2009 as a ‘dedicated hybrid’ vehicle, which was also affordable. It never really caught on, selling only 20,226 units in the US and 8,494 units in Jap...