Topic: Japan

This rental costs 1.8 billion yen and only has one bedroom. See why it's so pricey.    Read More

Given the history of Ford’s Mustang, I shouldn’t have been surprised at the reaction I heard this morning to an article in the Wall Street Journal.    Read More

Kazuo Hirai's brief honeymoon as Sony new chief has ended abruptly as the struggling electronics giant doubled its annual loss forecast, sending its shares tumbling.    Read More

Back in 2008 when gas prices spiked above $4 a gallon, the demand for hybrids was so great dealers charged more than the MSRP for some models and had waiting lists of buyers more than willing to pay up for a gas-electric car. Compare that with the way people are looking at hybrids right now.    Read More

Where there's smoke, you usually find fire. For some owners of Jeep Wrangler and Chevy Cruze models the fire is in the engine. It's a scary scenario and one that has happened enough times to prompt the Federal government to investigate what's causing the fires.    Read More

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda frequently entertains dignitaries from all over the world, but he was a touch star-struck on Thursday when he hosted a young billionaire with a whiff of celebrity: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.    Read More

After years of fumbling to find its way in the U.S., Volkswagen has hit its stride and is ramping up production to keep pace.    Read More

You knew it was only a matter of time until we saw the rotation into small cars put the squeeze on buyers.    Read More

Big 3 executives will be careful to publicly play down expansion talk, but make no mistake, they see the need coming much faster than anyone expected.    Read More

Want to know how rapidly China’s auto market is growing? A new report from IHS Automotive forecasts annual auto sales in China will grow by 74% to more than 30.6 million vehicles a year.   Read More