Hiroshi Okuda’s Real Legacy Isn’t the Prius. It’s Teaching Toyota to Build Where It Sells
Hiroshi Okuda died this week at 93, and most tributes will lead with the Prius....
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Japan’s Earthquake Barely Touched Honda’s Closest Factory. A Plant 600 Miles Away Still Can’t Build A Civic
Honda’s factory in Ozu, Kumamoto, sits close enough to the epicenter of Japan’s July 28...
Toyota And Nissan’s Kyushu Plants Just Got Hit By A Killer Earthquake — Again
Toyota builds its most profitable SUVs in a corner of Japan that keeps shaking itself...
Final Nissan GT-R R35 Rolls Off the Assembly Line After 17 Years of Production
It’s the end of an era.
Big Three Throw Hissy Fit Over Japan Trade Agreement
It really doesn’t make sense.
Ferrari 458 Spider Reduced To Ashes In Japan
The owner seems to feel he’s cursed with bad luck.
The Honda Vamos Embodies Japanese Kei Quirkiness
It looks like something out of a cartoon but is all too real.
A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Wheel Manufacturing
This is better than any ASMR video.
Nissan Finally Has Leverage Over Renault — and It’s Using the EV Transition to Get It
It’s finally happening.