Topic: Japan
Prius tops Japan car sales for 15th month, bringing Toyota hybrid sales in Japan to a millionToyota's Prius topped Japan sales rankings in July for the 15th straight month, getting a perk from incentives for green cars and helping Japanese sales of ...
Toyota adding weeks to vehicle development for quality checks after recallsToyota Motor Corp. is extending the time it takes to develop new vehicles by about four weeks for more quality checks in the wake of its massive safety-related recalls, a top executive ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co will recall 76,415 cars across 10 models in Japan due to a possible defect that may cause engine failure, a filing with the transport ministry showed. A Nissan spokesman said it would also recall 2,300 cars ...
Toyota unveils new hybrid-only model in Japan to follow hit PriusToyota Motor Corp. has unveiled a more expensive and bigger hybrid-only model than its hit Prius, underlining the Japanese automaker's ambitions to make green technology more widespread. The "Sai" sedan is Toyota's ...
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor, wants speedy reforms at the world's biggest carmaker but many want him out of the fast lane. Toyoda, 53, is an ardent racing fan who last month took part in the 24-hour ...
Toyota rolls out revamped Prius amid hybrid price war; aims to sell up to 400,000 a yearToyota rolled out the revamped Prius on Monday, and said it already had 80,000 advance orders in Japan for the remodeled hybrid amid intensifying competition with ...
Vaughn Gittin Jr. has made a name for himself in the world of drift racing as an aggressive competitor in his iconic 2005 Ford Mustang. Now, JR takes Japan by storm behind the wheel of brand-new, 500-horsepower 2010 Mustang. The Ford Racing ...
Beleagured Japanese automakers slash production, jobs, costs to ride out global slumpHonda Motor Co. said it was slashing 3,100 workers Friday as it and other top Japanese automakers announced another round of production cuts to grapple with sinking global demand. On top ...
Mitsubishi Motors is preparing to cut some 900 more jobs as Japanese automakers downsize to cope with a slump in demand for cars, media reports said Wednesday. Japan's fourth largest automaker will not renew contracts for selected temporary workers at a factory ...
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