TOKYO Mercedes-Benz will introduce two diesel-powered cars in Japan next year, as it attempts to persuade customers here to appreciate the advantages of the technology. "Our aim is also to convince Japanese drivers of the advantages offered by our...
TOKYO Audi AG will decide early next year whether a business case can be made for its 2-door station wagon introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show here. The upscale Shooting Brake, which uses the aluminum-steel chassis of the next-generation Audi TT...
TOKYO Renault SA is counting on its 2005 Formula 1 championship to add to its notoriety in Japan, but the auto maker says it plans no special promotion on the subject. Despite its alliance with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Renault is tiny in Japan. It...
TOKYO Volkswagen AG surprises the Tokyo Motor Show with the unannounced Ecoracer concept car. The carbon-fiber sports car is capable of 143 mph (230 km/h), yet achieves 69 mpg (3.4L/100 km) in normal European driving, thanks to its lightweight and...
TOKYO If there is a theme to this month's 39th Tokyo Motor Show, it has to be hybrids and hydrogen. But the exhibition also will have its share of conventionally powered, if not conventionally designed vehicles. Press previews begin this week and...
TOKYO Suzuki Motor Corp. is one of two auto makers that dominate the minivehicle scene here. So it is no surprise the company has a mini model as the centerpiece of the exhibit planned for this year's Tokyo Motor Show, opening to the public for 16...
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will show 25 passenger cars at its booth at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Honda has selected the theme “feel FINE!” for its automotive display at the show, which includes the new eighth-generation Civic and second...
Mazda Motor Corp. will be showing a new concept vehicle, the Senku, and the new Mazda MPV minivan, as well as other concept and production models at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show this month. On Oct.19, Mazda will unveil the Senku at its press...
DETROIT – Michelin Group unveils at the North American Auto Show three vehicles it believes best represent the “form follows function” philosophy of German design, the theme for the 2005 Michelin Challenge Design, an annual...
There’s a sheetmetal feast on display in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show. It includes a mouth-watering assortment of concepts and key production vehicles, yet there have been rumblings that this year’s show leaves...