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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The Nissan Note e-POWER NISMO S has gone on sale in Japan, offering buyers of the country’s best-selling car more power and sportiness. Also offered on the Nissan Serena minivan, the e-POWER system is a key part of Nissan’s electrification strategy. a series hybrid.

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JUNE 9, 2012

of new cars sold in Japan in May 2012 were hybrid cars, up 11 percentage points from last year. Looking at the different manufacturers, hybrid sales make up 25% of Honda sales in Japan, and a whopping 46% of Toyota sales. Honda’s percentage has actually dropped a little thanks to the success of its kei car minivan, the NBOX.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), available in the Serena minivan ( earlier post ), has been named Technology of the Year for 2019 by the Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC). Fun and comfortable to drive, the Serena e-POWER has been a hit in Japan. liter engine.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

launched the new Serena S-HYBRID in Japan. The Nissan Serena minivan has taken the Nº1 position in minivan sales in Japan for calendar year 2011, fiscal year 2011 and for the first half of calendar year 2012. Nissan Motor Co., Serena S-HYBRID. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

began sales of the VEZEL in Japan today. Honda says that the VEZEL fuses the dynamic qualities of an SUV, the elegance of a coupe, the functionality of a minivan and excellent fuel economy. Hybrids Japan' VEZEL HYBRID. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., The conventional VEZEL is equipped with a 1.5L liter engine. VEZEL HYBRID.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

today unveiled the Nissan Hyper Tourer, the third in its series of advanced electric vehicle (EV) concepts that will feature at the Japan Mobility Show starting October 25. This all-electric minivan focuses on nurturing and reinforcing the bond between people as they journey together. The Nissan Hyper Tourer.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Drawing on experience gained in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of eastern Japan, Toyota will introduce a 1.5kW power supply option for the Japan-market Prius within about half a year, and will expand the option to other hybrids in the near future.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

The prototype Nissan e-NV200 electric minivan was one of several vehicles available to drive on the test track at Nissan's GranDrive facility in Opppama, Japan, part of its annual.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Cumulative sales in Japan of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) hybrid vehicles—including plug-in hybrids— reached 2.04 In Japan, TMC produces 15 hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid vehicle model. Approximately 40% of Toyota’s sales in Japan and 14% of global sales are hybrid vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Sales of new vehicles in Japan climbed 12.9% jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. in July to 486,606 units, boosted by the government subsidy for environmentally friendly autos. The subsidies expire at the end of September. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% Honda Motor Co. s sales volume 25.3%.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Honda will begin sales of both hybrid models at dealerships across Japan on 11 November. Honda also will begin sales of the all-new Freed Hybrid minivan and Freed Spike Hybrid tall wagon at dealerships across Japan on 28 October. The Freed Hybrid and Freed Spike Hybrid will be Japan’s first 5-number class (i.e.,

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Other exhibits on the MMC booth will be the MITSUBISHI ENGELBERG TOURER—the mid-size electrified SUV concept, which was unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 2019 and being given its Japan debut this time; Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid electric SUV; Eclipse Cross crossover SUV; Delica D:5 – the minivan; eK Cross – the K height (..)

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

The first of these will be a 2012 Toyota Prius minivan, variously called the Prius Alpha or Prius Verso, though we don't yet know exactly what model name it will carry in the U.S. Toyota announced a year ago that it would apply the Prius model name not only to the current five-door hatchback, but to other hybrid vehicles as well.

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JULY 14, 2015

Toyota recently introduced a new minivan, and it's like nothing sold in the U.S. But this is the Sienta (with a "t"), the second generation of a much smaller minivan model first introduced in 2003. DON'T MISS: Forbidden Fruit: Toyota Esquire Hybrid Luxury Minivan (Oct.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

fell again after declines in Japan and China put an end to a short-lived recovery, while production was disrupted by domestic scandals and recalls abroad. --> Sales of Toyota Motor Corp. fell again after declines in Japan and China put an end to a short-lived recovery, while production was disrupted by domestic scandals and recalls abroad.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 5, 2011

Nissan took the next step in its aim to become the world leader in electric vehicle technology yesterday with the announcement that it was starting a global test program for an all-electric minivan.

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JULY 17, 2009

plans to begin selling hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan in 2011. Nissan’s Serena minivan is likely to be the first model to get the hybrid makeover. Nissan is introducing an electric vehicle in Japan and the US at the end of 2010. Hybrids accounted for about 9% of new-car sales in Japan last month.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

VEZEL, says Honda, offers the dynamic qualities of an SUV, the elegance of a coupe and the functionality of a minivan. In Japan, both hybrid and gasoline models of the VEZEL will go on sale. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda Motor Co., unveiled the VEZEL production model. L direct injection engine. L direct injection engine. VEZEL Hybrid.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The deal gives NTT Communications the exclusive rights to sell May Mobility’s product in Japan, with an ambitious plan to outfit government and operator vehicles with the company’s sensors and software starting in 2025. The vehicles are expected to include buses to start, before later including taxis and other automobiles.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

In the U.S., Honda hybrids have essentially gone on hiatus this year. For the 2016 model year, the only hybrid it sells is the aging CR-Z two-seater, which uses the carmaker's old Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) mild-hybrid system. The Accord Hybrid--and its more sophisticated full-hybrid powertrain--is taking the year off, but will return in an.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

The company also plans to release a hybrid version of the Freed next autumn—its first hybrid minivan. The new model will feature a wagon-type body that shares an identical front design with the Fit but is roughly 50cm longer.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

(Waymo will also receive 100 Chrysler Pacifica PHEV minivans from FCA built uniquely to support self-driving operation. Waymo CEO John Krafcik will have one of the autonomous PHEV minivans onstage for his keynote at NAIAS in January.). Earlier post.)

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MAY 22, 2012

of cumulative sales, with 2.631 million units sold—44% of those sales were in Japan, and 56% overseas. The expanded Prius family—Prius, Prius α/ v (138K), 81% in Japan; Prius Aqua/c (95.5K), 87% in Japan; and Prius PHV (7.3K), 64% in Japan—accounts for 71.8% of those sales outside of Japan.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The company will invest about $400 million to support global demand for the Highlander, which will no longer be built in Japan by late 2013. TMMI currently employs 4,800 and builds the Highlander, Sequoia full-size SUV and Sienna minivan. Toyota builds Highlander in China for that market only.

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JULY 29, 2023

Crown-based crossover: A square-backed model of Toyota’s low-volume lifted sedan imported from Japan will debut within the U.S. Sienna: The redesigned minivan arrived in overdue 2020 and can get a midcycle freshening in 2025, with a reengineering scheduled for 2027. The Corolla Go will likely be due for a freshening in 2026.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 22, 2023

Car shoppers on our continent had been steadily losing interest in wagons since the year of Peak Wagon (1977) , with de-wagon-ification really accelerating when minivan sales took off in the 1980s and the SUV craze took full effect in the 1990s. In Japan, this car was called the Scepter, and it was an American import.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

will unveil the Nissan Serena e-POWER, a new version of the popular minivan featuring the company’s e-POWER electric drive system ( earlier post ), at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. e-POWER was first introduced in November 2016, when the Nissan Note e-POWER was launched in Japan. Nissan Motor Co., one-pedal driving.

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MARCH 8, 2011

In Japan, TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and the Prius in December. Next came the second-generation Prius in 2003 and the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and hatchbacks. Sales of the Prius began in North America, Europe and elsewhere in 2000.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Over the past year, we’ve seen quite a bit of Nissan’s e-NV200, an all-electric minivan, and its taxi-based variant.

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JUNE 8, 2017

in Japan, where media were able to test-drive Honda automated vehicle technologies, including systems with advanced artificial intelligence (AI), in several complex driving scenarios. This new goal builds upon earlier-announced plans for Honda and Acura vehicles to have highly-automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) by 2020.

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MARCH 15, 2013

EPA suggests that the reduction in MY 2011 car and car parts production in Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters “almost certainly” contributed to both the apparent slight worsening in MY 2011 and the large projected improvement in MY 2012. l/100km) or more.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The new technology was inaugurated on 21 August and is initially being used to make rear bumpers for the Mazda Biante minivan. Mazda became an industry leader in bumper recycling when it began processing damaged bumpers collected from in-use vehicles through its dealer network in Japan.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 31, 2024

The certification system in Japan verifies whether a product meets the established standards, mainly in the areas of safety and environment, using measurement methods in accordance with the rules. It needs to be said that the certification process for vehicles manufactured inside of Japan is comparatively strict vs other regions.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

The EX30 is rolling out in Europe, Japan, and Brazil, with new markets coming soon. Volvo is also launching its first luxury electric minivan, the EM90 , in China. Electrek’s Take While several rivals, including Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz, and others, are pushing back EV initiatives, Volvo is plowing ahead.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Saloon looks like a minivan concept from the early 1980s — boasting a wedge shape and tons of glass. Assuming it keeps the name, the Saloon is supposed to launch in North America sometime in 2026, followed by subsequent Honda Zero model introductions in Japan, Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

The EX30 is already rolling out in Europe, Japan, and Brazil. Meanwhile, Volvo’s first electric minivan, the EM90 , will begin rolling out in China. The main driver last month was its new EX30, according to Volvo. Volvo sold 5,863 EX30 models through the first two months of 2024 as demand for affordable EVs heats up.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Students of auto industry history will recall that Honda rebadged an Isuzu Trooper as the Acura SLX, while Honda in turn provided Isuzu with an early generation of the Odyssey minivan—which Isuzu relabeled an Oasis and sold for the 1996 through 1999 model years. It seems safe to suggest GM probably won’t suffer that fate.

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