We Need the Subaru Levorg and We Need It Now

If there was one automaker that could bring a small wagon to market and make a success of it, you’d have to believe it would be Subaru.

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2018 Subaru Crosstrek Review

For one of the most densely populated countries on the planet, there are plenty of places in Japan that feel far less so.

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Subaru's STI Performance Division Keeps a Low Profile

It’s on the top floor of a Subaru dealership in suburban Tokyo where some of the wildest products to bear the brand’s name are born.

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Toyota Recalls Another 3 Million Cars Fitted With Takata Airbags

Toyota is expanding its Takata airbag recall once again to 2.9 million more vehicles in Japan, China, Australia, and more.

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Panasonic Solar Roof Will Energize Toyota Prius Prime in Japan

Yesterday Panasonic unveiled a next-generation solar roof panel that will be optionally used on the Japanese-market Toyota Prius Prime.

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Poll: Acura NSX or Ford GT?

Arguably, Italy is the country best known for building ultra-exotic automobiles.

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Subaru's Parent Shuts Down Industrial Division to Focus on Passenger Vehicles

It was a bombshell decision that Fuji Heavy Industries describes as “extraordinary.”

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Japan's Auto Industry Could Consolidate to Just Three Brands by 2021

Major changes could transform Japan’s automotive business in a major way over the next five years.

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Top Five Cars of the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

To one side is Tokyo Bay, to the other, Japan’s capital and largest metropolitan area on planet Earth. In between these leviathans is a world-renowned biennial motor show. Maybe you’ve heard of it?

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Toyota's Top Female Executive Resigns

Toyota’s global public relations director has resigned.

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Suzuki Chief's Son Takes Over as Chairman and COO

Out with the old, in with the new. Japanese automaker Suzuki is getting a fresh president and chief operating officer.

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Japan Has More EV Charging Stations Than Gas Stations

Electrified vehicles are being heavily embraced in Japan.

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Toyota Breaks Ground in Texas

Maybe you haven’t heard the news: Toyota is closing up shop in Southern California and moving to the Lone Star State.

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Radioactive Used Cars Still Being Exported From Japan

Three years after the devastating Fukushima earthquake in Japan, radioactive used vehicles are surfacing in Central Asia.

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Chinese Drivers Dislike Japanese Cars: Study

Half of Chinese car buyers say they wouldn’t buy a Japanese car.

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