Mazda Motor announced the launch of its new CX-7 crossover in the Japanese market. The CX-7 went on sale nationwide at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealers. The concept for the CX-7 is a “sport crossover SUV”, fusing a sports car and SUV.
“The CX-7 exemplifies Mazda’s ‘Soul of a Sports car’ philosophy. […]

Spy photographers caught this mystery vehicle during a commercial shoot in downtown Los Angeles. No one seems to know exactly what it is, but it is right-hand-drive and has Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) vehicle stickers on the back hatch, which means the vehicle either meets or exceeds Japan’s 2010 fuel efficiency target and a star […]

Driven by high fuel prices, the market for kei cars is booming, and few automakers are benefiting from the upturn like Suzuki. Suzuki, the leader in Kei cars, has passed Honda, and taken third place behind Toyota and Nissan in Japanese domestic car and light commercial vehicle sales. Between January and October 2006, Suzuki outsold […]

Mazda announced that total production of the Mazda Demio — Mazda2 in overseas markets — passed the one million unit mark at the end of September 2006. Production of the Mazda Demio began in July 1996 ahead of the vehicle’s launch in August. The car has been built at Mazda’s Ujina Plant No. 1, which […]

Spy photographers caught a prototype of the next-generation Mazda2. Based on the Ford Fiesta, mildly disguised prototype is sporting a lot of Mazda styling cues, including RX-8-like front fenders. While still a tall vehicle, the Mazda2 lost has some of the tall-wagon styling for a more classic hatchback look.
We don’t expect Mazda to bring its […]

Lexus has provided details about its Pre-crash Safety System for its LS flagship sedan, which includes protection from both front and rear collision, the first in the world. The systems will be available in Toyota’s home market LS 460.
The system uses a rear-facing radar sensor to detect a vehicle approaching from behind. If the system […]

We knew it wasn’t going to take long before we saw the first aftermarket package for the new 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL Class. Wald International released an image of the its Executive package, featuring a revised front bumper and spoiler, vented front fenders, side skirts and rear bumper spoiler, and custom wheels.
The new 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class […]

While no laws were broken and Toyota did nothing wrong, the Japanese government will reprimand the automaker for failing to act more quickly in a recall case that is now under criminal investigation. Toyota will be issued administrative “guidance” — a public scolding — along with a demand that Toyota improve its recall procedures.
In Japan, […]

Even Toyota Motor, Japan’s largest automaker, is expected to experience a sales downturn back in Japan. The automaker is likely to revise its annual domestic sales target,citing sluggish passenger car sales in the Japanese market. Toyota is likely to cut its 2006 target to “more than 1.7 million units” from 1.78 million and would make […]

Honda officially announced its all-new second-generation Stream, which will go on sale Friday, July 14 in Japan.
The new Stream has more modern appearance using many styling cues from Honda’s current design language, including a large Honda “H” set in a large chrome strip (Civic and U.S. Accord), a front-end design inspired by the current JDM […]