The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we’re cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.
click above image to view just how much legroom this truly mini vans havePity poor Suzuki. Japan’s vast market for mini vehicles has bee…
9
Aug
Video: Under the hood, 2008 hybrid Yukon
Published in Japan, Hybrids, Green, GM
I took that video late July, when GM brought the Volt to Washington, DC. The 2008 hybrid Yukon tagged along for the trip. It’s not out until November 2007, so I thought I would give everyone a peak with some comments from GM staff. whether you want a increasingly detailed, unbiased look, check…
20
Jul
Japan’s domestic new-car sales continued their slide in the April-June quarter. Still, some analysts and industry executives say the worst could be over.
“With July as the turning point and the product cycle acting as the driver, it looks as though we can expect domestic sales gradually t…
31
Dec
Arrival of Acura in Japan put on hold
Published in Japan, Honda, Car Buying
It appears that Acura will remain banished from its homeland for the foreseeable future, despite Honda claiming nearly two years ago that it would start selling its luxury sort in Japan by 2008. At the same assembly that week during which Honda CEO Takeo Fukui announced that there’d be a redesig…
