8 Nov 2010, 09:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The headaches Japanese carmakers are experiencing because of the strengthening of the Japanese currency, the yen, are getting more and more unbearable. As still the largest carmaker in the world and...
4 Nov 2010, 13:29 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Toyota today announced a voluntary recall of almost 136,000 compact cars in Japan and Europe. The cars are recalled on account of a steering problem, the latest in a series of problems that have dim...
1 Nov 2010, 11:27 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Strong from last year success, Honda decided to give it another go and introduce a new model year of the British-built Civic Type R Euro in Japan.
Sad news for hot hatch enthusiasts: sales in mos...
1 Nov 2010, 10:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda has been presented with a limited edition sheet of postage stamps that feature iconic Mazda vehicles, with the collection using the “History of Mazda Motor Corporation Hiroshima (with mo...
28 Oct 2010, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / By the time this year is over, the automotive history books will have noted that 2010 was the “recall year.” The huge Toyota recall in the beginning of the year continued with countless ...
22 Oct 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is constantly working to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, and other industries are also making efforts to support this. The latest automotive-related development ...
21 Oct 2010, 09:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The series of special edition BMW M3 models continues, this time in Japan, with the release of the M3 Competition Package for the local market. Wrapped in the same Fire Orange paint which adorns the...
9 Oct 2010, 14:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Dubbed Fit Hybrid in its home market, the 2011 Honda Jazz Hybrid went on sale today in Japan with a starting price of 1.5 million yen (approximately $19,300 at the current exchange rate). This way,...
29 Sep 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan is taking its efforts of promoting greener motoring to a new level during the CEATEC JAPAN 2010 IT & Electronics expo in the beginning of October by bringing to the ...
10 Sep 2010, 11:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg will have the whole road to his own tomorrow, during the second day of action in Rally Japan. The Norwegian managed to keep away from his rivals after the first 10 stages of the event...
8 Sep 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The promotion tour announced by Japanese manufacturer Nissan in July and meant to promote the Leaf electric vehicle in Japan has already completed its first two stages in Kanagawa Prefecture, the bi...
27 Aug 2010, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda has released the production, Japanese domestic sales and export results for the month of July 2010. The company also announced that it has managed to achieve a record for any month of producti...
10 Aug 2010, 10:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Coming as a means to fill in the gap between the 250cc and 600cc class, the newly launched 400cc sportsbike from Kawasaki is the Ninja we’ve all been waiting for. Well, some of us might still ...
10 Aug 2010, 08:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki has recently took the wraps off its 2011 ER-4n, a 400-cc naked sport bike which comes to fill in the demand for ordinary motorcycle license holders. The bik...
9 Aug 2010, 12:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota has reached a hybrid vehicle sales milestone, announcing that its Japanese domestic market hybrid vehicle sales have topped the 1 million units mark, with the global statistics showing sales ...
30 Jul 2010, 08:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just like we said earlier today, Alfa Romeo keeps throwing one Centenary party after another. This time, the automotive producer is even offering itself a present (it comes in red).
Alfa has crea...
16 Jul 2010, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced today the development of the 1.2l HR12DDR engine, a unit which is said to be capable of achieving power outputs similar to the ones of a bigger, 1.5l engine, w...
13 Jul 2010, 11:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Finally, the moment all little girls were waiting for: a new Hello Kitty-branded product has surfaced. Now don’t get all excited, girls, as you will probably only be able to use this product w...
13 Jul 2010, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The German car brand has launched a new, limited edition model, named after a shopping street in Mayfair, central London, famous for its traditional men's bespoke tailoring. According to the ma...
13 Jul 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The moment Japanese manufacturer Nissan was waiting for is here, as the March (or Micra, as it is known worldwide), the so called global compact car, has entered dealerships across Japan. The new Ma...