3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (549+ words) By YUJI YAMASHITA/ Staff Writer May 28, 2026 at 15: 49 JST A concept render of an electric vehicle from new car brand EMTA (Provided by EMT Co.) A group of Japanese auto industry companies'along with a major Chinese automaker and supply firms has…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (600+ words) March 5, 2022 at 07: 55 JST Two big names in Japanese electronics and autos are joining forces to produce an electric vehicle together. Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to set up a joint venture this year to start selling an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (446+ words) By CHINAMI TAJIKA/ Staff Writer May 23, 2026 at 07: 00 JST The TZ SUV under the Lexus brand is unveiled on May 7 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. (Tadashi Mizowaki) Toyota Motor Corp. showcased its new electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) under the luxury Lexus…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (294+ words) By KOHEI KONDO/ Staff Writer May 12, 2026 at 15: 53 JST Toyota Motor Corp. said May 11 it will build a fourth vehicle assembly plant in India that will raise total annual production capacity to about 500, 000 units in the world's third-largest auto market. Toyota…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (322+ words) By KOHEI KONDO/ Staff Writer May 11, 2026 at 07: 00 JST A large robot, which was used to carry automobile bodies at the now-defunct Higashi-Fuji Plant, is shown at Inventor Garage, a development hub at Toyota Woven City in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (748+ words) May 2, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Nissan Motor Co. President Ivan Espinosa unveils the new X-Trail SUV at a news conference in Yokohama on April 14. (Jumpei Miura) YOKOHAMA'Amid its large-scale restructuring efforts, ailing automaker Nissan Motor Co. announced a long-term vision that will…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (524+ words) By YUKIO HASHIMOTO/ Staff Writer June 2, 2025 at 18: 30 JST Honda Motor Co. unveils a prototype of its new Prelude at the Osaka Auto Messe on Feb. 7. (Yukio Hashimoto) In a bold move against market trends, Honda Motor Co. is set to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (99+ words) By MAKOTO ODA/ Staff Writer April 4, 2026 at 07: 00 JST The steering wheel, seats and all the other parts created by wood model maker Kenji Yamada, characterized by an uncompromising attention to detail (Makoto Oda) TAKASAKI--Like most car buffs, Kenji Yamada…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (415+ words) By KOHEI KONDO/ Staff Writer July 25, 2023 at 13: 39 JST Hiroyuki Kaneshige announces his resignation as president of Bigmotor Co. on July 25. (Shota Tomonaga) The president and vice president of used-car retailer and workshop chain Bigmotor Co. are resigning after revelations that…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (569+ words) October 26, 2023 at 14: 00 JST A child on a stroller holds a sign, as United Auto Workers (UAW) members strike at a General Motors assembly plant that builds the U. S. automaker's full-size sport utility vehicles, in another expansion of the strike in Arlington,…...