23+ hour, 15+ min ago  (524+ words) Tokyo, April 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will release the all-new Insight on Friday, reviving the model, which was the company's first hybrid vehicle, as an electric vehicle after three and a half years. The new…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (202+ words) Yokohama, April 14 (Jiji Press)--Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that it plans to equip 90 pct of its future vehicle models with artificial intelligence-based autonomous driving technology. The plan is included in the company's long-term vision released on the day. The…...

2+ day, 8+ min ago  (151+ words) Fukuoka, April 15 (Jiji Press)--An electric vehicle sales company based in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has filed for bankruptcy protection with Tokyo District Court under the civil rehabilitation law. The application, filed Tuesday, was accepted immediately,…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (163+ words) Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday announced measures to promote public-private investments in the shipbuilding sector, including the utilization of artificial intelligence and robots for domestic ship repairs, as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's goal of…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (474+ words) Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. said Friday that it will release a new compact electric vehicle model, the Super-ONE, in Japan in late May. The Super-ONE weighs 1, 090 kilograms, "one of the lightest in its class among all passenger…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (174+ words) Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)--The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday fell 2. 80 yen from a week earlier to 167. 40 yen per liter, down for the third straight week, industry ministry data showed Wednesday. The pump price…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (124+ words) Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)--Mazda Motor Corp. will halt production of vehicles for export to the Middle East at least until May because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, company officials said Monday. The Japanese automaker instead plans…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (13+ words) N-Box Ranks 1st in New Auto Sales for 5th Straight Year'nippon. com...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (129+ words) Nagoya, April 3 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. released two U. S. -made models in Japan on Thursday. The Highlander SUV and the Tundra pickup truck were put on sale by a dealership in Tokyo. Nationwide sales will begin as early as this…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (569+ words) New York, April 1 (Jiji Press)--Combined new vehicle sales by six Japanese automakers in the U. S. market fell 5. 4 pct to 1, 416, 619 units in the first quarter of the year from a year earlier, according to data released by the companies Wednesday. All…...