The ongoing disaster in Japan caused by Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami is forcing many automakers to extend production halts on domestic plants well into next week. Today, Toyota announced that it has decided to …

Consumers will find a bit of Toyota at Mazda dealerships by 2013. Mazda will become the second manufacturer, after Nissan, to borrow Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive technology as part of a licensing agreement aimed at …

Osamu Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Suzuki Motor Corp. and Martin Winterkorn, from Volkswagen AG, have agreed “to establish a close longterm strategic partnership” with each other. The partnership means VW will buy 19.9% of …

The Mark X might be an unfamiliar midsize to most, but that’ll change in October when Toyota introduces the next generation RWD sedan as its latest “world car”. World car is Japanese car jargon that …

Back in June 11 1959, Honda established itself in the States selling motorbikes out of small stores. Now, to celebrate it’s 50th anniversary, they’ve remodelled the lobby of their American headquarters to look like the …

There’s more doom and gloom, and it goes beyond Chrysler and GM bracing for bankruptcy. Toyota and Nissan are now counting their own record losses.
Toyota’s entry into the long list of carmakers in crisis mode …

The world economy’s taking a real toll on car makers and customers alike. And autoshows are caught right in the middle of the crunch.
With sales declining and calls to cut costs increasing, Honda has decided …

The credit crisis has finally hit Toyota’s financial services unit and they’re looking for a cool $2 billion loan. The lending arm does 70% of its business in North America where car sales have plummeted and credit …