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Hyundai Returns to Japan for First Time Since 2009; Will Sell Only Electric Cars Online

Hyundai Returns to Japan for First Time Since 2009; Will Sell Only Electric Cars Online

In a somewhat surprising move, Hyundai plans to return to the Japanese car market in 2022. The South Korean manufacturer arrived at that decision 13 years after it left Japan due to poor sales in the country. more

Nissan Launches 2017 Note e-Power Hybrid In Japan

Nissan has launched the new 2017 Note e-hybrid in Japan with the production of the car already having commenced at its Oppama factory in Japan. more

Watch Out Driverless Cars, Mirrorless Vehicles Are On Its Way

Auto manufactures are always on to something new. A Japanese company has already started conceptualizing mirrorless cars and here are reasons why this might just be the next biggest trend! more

Japan Creating 3D Maps To Help Boost Autonomous Car Technology

Japan is pushing hard to create 3D maps of its entire roadways which will serve as a backbone to feed autonomous cars with all the data it needs to driving on its own. more

Mitsubishi Motors Ordered to Stop Selling Eight Models Amid Fuel Scandal

Mitsubishi Motors has been warned to cease the selling of eight of their models after it was discovered that they had exaggerated the efficiency of the fuel of two of its car models. Their declaration effectively put an end to sales of vehicles, which impelled an intense decline in the market value of the car manufacturing giant. more

Nissan Aiming For Level 4 Autonomous Driving By 2020, Will Be Able To Tackle Intersection Then

Nissan announced its new ProPilot system will be smart enough to navigate more complex driving scenarios like navigating through an intersection by the turn of the decade. The automaker however refrained from divulging further details about how it aims to achieve the higher level of self-driving autonomy. more

Senior Management For North America Branch Of Nissan Changes, Mayra Gonzales Is First Ever Female Executive

Nissan will be changing their management in North America. Mayra Gonzalez has been tapped for the job. more

Nissan LEAF News And Updates: Sales in Japan For March 2016 In Upbeat, Stuns Crowd With Impressive Returns

Nissan LEAF released positive earnings for March 2016. more

Snake Found Inside Imported Nissan Leaf Has Been Killed

The reptile may had always been inside the car. more

Honda Recalls 143,000 Vehicles In Japan, Image On the Rocks?

Honda's image is treading on unstable grounds owing to the company's decision to recall 143,000 vehicles in Japan. more

Honda Plans For Green Cars To Make Up Two-Thirds Of Sales By 2030

Honda has made going green a top priority, as CEO Takahiro Hachigo revealed Wednesday that the company plans on partially or fully electric cars making up two-thirds of its sales by 2030. more

Honda's Odyssey Hybrid Minivan Goes On Sale In Japan, But Not In U.S.

Honda fans in America will be happy about a new Odyssey Hybrid arriving this week, but no so much about the vehicle currently only being available in its home country of Japan. more

Toyota Recalling 6.5 Million Vehicles Over Potential Fire Hazard

Toyota announced Wednesday that it is recalling 6.5 million vehicles worldwide due to defective window switches that could catch fire. more

Japan To Conduct Driverless Taxi Experiment In 2016

Robot Taxi announced Thursday that it will invite residents in Japan to try out taxis that capable of driving on their own on public roads in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture early next year. more

Nissan Hybrid Pathfinder No Longer In Lineup

Standard Pathfinder sales are up 12 percent over the last year. more

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