13 Oct 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chances are that you’ve already heard of somebody else (Remi Gaillard or Freddiew) but if there’s something strange that needs to be done, you can leave it to the Japanese to overdo it.
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12 Oct 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota was the automaker that probably saw the biggest losses due to the March earthquake that crippled Japan and wrecked infrastructure. But a recent report from Bloomberg sheds light on how badly ...
28 Sep 2011, 17:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you seen one of those Hollywood blockbusters where the bad guys steal money with the help of a cunning plan to cut through armored cars with a plasma torch or blow it up with a rocket launcher?...
27 Sep 2011, 16:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Increased demand from China and the recovery of the Japanese automotive industry after the earthquake have resulted in a surge in demand for tires, but the downside is that it has also increased the...
27 Sep 2011, 16:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association has released a statement saying that the industry could see 14 percent fewer sales in 2011 than last year, since the March 11 earthquake has resulted i...
27 Sep 2011, 14:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW is celebrating its 30 years of presence on the Japanese market with a special edition model called the 528i 30th Anniversary Edition. The model has gone on sale today, with only 200 such 5-Serie...
22 Sep 2011, 15:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The powerful Typhoon Roke has hit Japan and four deaths have already been reported in a country that has not fully recovered from the massive and widespread earthquake and tsunami from this spring. ...
21 Sep 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kei cars are big business in Japan, as they get around the really heavy local taxes and are cheaper to run. They even make little, tiny pickup trucks and minivans on these platforms, and Toyota&rsqu...
19 Sep 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota’s hybrid models might be big among A-listers and tree-huggers in America, but it’s in Japan that the Prius shins the brightest.
The automaker still sources batteries, inverters...
7 Sep 2011, 15:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2012 Toyota Camry is almost ready to say “hello” to its first customers, but, technically speaking, Toyota’s best-seller, won’t be an “import” anymore. Toyota...
10 Aug 2011, 14:12 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Japanese yen looks to be strengthening after all the forecasts which predicted such a major change. As a consequence of the strengthening yen many Japanese businesses which made exports were af...
8 Aug 2011, 06:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second model equipped with SKYACTIV technology following the facelifted Mazda Demio (known overseas as the Mazda2) has started rolling off production lines in Japan. The automaker announced toda...
4 Aug 2011, 07:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan Motor Co. today announced it will be loaning 10 of its compact commercial vehicle, the NV200 Combi Taxi, at no cost to several taxi firms in the Tohoku region of Japan. This resource will hel...
2 Aug 2011, 13:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has created a system that allows a regular LEAF to provide electricity from its lithium-ion batteries installed onboard to ordinary households. Basically, you could “drive” your e...
2 Aug 2011, 06:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though consumers from around the world are unfamiliar with the model, the Mazda Verisa, a compact car destined for the Japanese market, just got some fresh tweaks, which include both interior and ex...
21 Jul 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some of you may not be familiar with the Hello Kitty phenomenon, so first let us introduce you to the Japanese fever: It’s a fictional character in the form of a female white bobtail cat with ...
20 Jul 2011, 14:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You know those little train sets you used to have as a kid? They usually come with an alternative current to continuous current converter that you could use to power every other electric motor in a ...
13 Jul 2011, 09:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Mazda has just announced a new variant of the Premacy, also known as Mazda5 in international markets, which comes to ease mobility for people with disabilities. We are talking ...
6 Jul 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi decided to release two new versions of its electric i-MiEV, which are to battle competition such as the Nissan Leaf in its home market. The company has thus announce...
6 Jul 2011, 07:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The tuners at Project Kahn decided to lend a hand to the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan by launching the new Project Kahn Miyagi edition, a Kahn Design Bali Blue Range Rover S...