15 Apr 2010, 12:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A new factory that will build lithium battery cells for the new Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle will be built in Ritto City, Japan.
The announcement was made by Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), the...
15 Apr 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mazda is recalling some 90,000 cars sold in China and Japan because of a possible oil leakage problem. The recall concerns the compact Mazda3 model, of which 54,000 units are to be recalled in China...
7 Apr 2010, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the fact that at one point the entire Toyota world seemed to crumble all around it, the hybrid Prius never appeared to be very affected by the recall frenzy of early 2010. As it did for the ...
6 Apr 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The biggest fine handed to an automaker in the United States, the one NHTSA is poised to give Toyota, has not stirred much commotion in Toyota's home country, Japan. The country's official...
30 Mar 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Nissan announced today the pre-order availability of the first electric vehicle for the masses, the Leaf. The EV will be available for order in Japan starting this April, with pric...
22 Mar 2010, 08:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Railways are the first means of public transportation and ever since the first train left the station, authorities around the world, together with companies and transportation departments, have stri...
18 Mar 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Daimler announced today it has delivered ten new Citaro articulated buses to Keisei Bus, one of the top mass transit companies in Japan, which transports around 250,000 passeng...
18 Mar 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As some automakers are getting ready to launch their all electric vehicles, more and more people are showing interest in such vehicles. One of the most important models coming this year is the Nissa...
16 Mar 2010, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the race to prepare the way for the next generation automobile heats up, not all taking part are looking into developing new vehicles. Although, so far, only a few manufacturers have engaged in e...
11 Mar 2010, 11:35 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though most of the media channels insist that some of the world’s economies are recovering, and the depression is over, we can still feel the aftershocks. Just today Ralliart, a Japanese high-...
10 Mar 2010, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Plans for a right-hand drive version of the Camaro have been put on hold due to a change of priorities within GM, Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman, said in an interview with journalists at the 2010...
5 Mar 2010, 14:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite all the media frenzy stirred across the world by the quality issues in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, the Prius hybrid remain the best selling car in Toyota's home market, after the carmake...
22 Feb 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi will attend the 2010 Geneva Motor Show to showcase the company's latest contraption, the ASX crossover which is already on sale in Japan as RVR. The car is projected to go on sale th...
18 Feb 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Shortly after it first unveiling in December, the new compact crossover RVR from Mitsubishi can now be found in dealerships throughout Japan at an accessible price, the carmaker says. The RVR, which...
15 Feb 2010, 15:46 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota needs to forget all about its misfortunes and think about the future. As hundreds of thousands of recalled cars are waiting for some attention from the dealerships, the Japanese car manufactu...
10 Feb 2010, 08:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Thanks to a recent partnership with Interush, iRacing.com will expand its online motorsport simulations gaming program into some of the world's fastest growing gaming markets, namely Japan, Tai...
4 Feb 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The United States is disappointed with Japan’s modifications to the latter’s cash for clunkers program. The Japanese scrappage scheme now allows U.S. cars but limits their number, accord...
4 Feb 2010, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the hits keep on coming... Following yesterday's reports that Toyota's hybrid Prius is experiencing braking issues, officials of the Japanese held a press conference in Japan confirmed...
3 Feb 2010, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / China is now the world’s largest car manufacturer, based on the 2009 figures, surpassing the U.S. and Japan, as China Business News reports.
Last year, China’s domestic car production...
1 Feb 2010, 07:46 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Renault-Nissan developed an alliance with All Japan Ryokan Association in order to promote and help develop charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in hotels affiliated with the association. T...