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„As an added bonus, the G model meets Japan's 4-star emissions standard and exceeds the 2010 fuel economy standards by an additional 10-percent. Economical, quirky, and practical -- the Cervo looks like another hit for Suzuki in Japan, where the consumer appetite for new kei cars is nothing short of voracious. We wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn that initial orders smash the first month's sales projections to bits. Such has been the case with many new kei launches this year so far.“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/suzuki/ - Cached

Here Come The Chinese Cars - Popular Mechanics (#)

„As an increasing number of consumers (in the USA and EC)are affected by down-sizing and lean-workforce principles they will be easily enticed to get more buck for their money and in the process lured into the lower cost cars. Especially when these cars are offered with (seamingly) better Warranties than offered on the US or Japanese cars. Anyone in the automobile industry not worried about the impact the Chinese will make should have their head examined ...“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 2083122.html - Cached

Subaru Legacy "tuned by STi" edition in Japan (#)

„1c3d0g - for the last time, STOP BEING AN IGNORANT BIASED DUMBASS AND HATING EVERYTHING FROM JAPAN EVEN THOUGH THEY MAKE BETTER CARS (THIS LEGACY PROVES IT) THAN YOUR BELOVED DOMESTIC BRANDS. here you are seeing a beautifully executed car, an incredible car, looks great, performs great, and of course you like it dont you, of course you do, everyone does, but you have to say something negative because you hate everything japanese you bigoted prejudiced piece of shit. FUCK YOU.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/08/09/.../ - Cached

Toyota Sits Atop the Auto Kingdom, but for How Long? - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Starting with the choice of cheap materials for interiors of the cars, cheap plastic (perhaps they don't see difference between the quality of plastic used inside the 12 years old Nissan Primera, which I gave to my son recently, and cheap-feeling materials hey put in cars today. They don't see the difference between the old-fashioned engines they use and modern engines used in premium Japanese and European cars. I find it just strange ...“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 4207202.html - Cached

2006 Beijing Auto Show - Auto Shows - Car and Driver February 2007 (#)

„China is the fastest-growing car market in the world and will soon take the No. 2 spot from Japan (the U.S. remains the biggest buyer of cars). There are more than 100 automakers in China, although consolidation into a handful of large companies is expected. The most likely exporters — Chery, Geely, Great Wall, Nanjing Motor, and Shanghai Automotive (SAIC) —  could become familiar to car buyers in the States within the next five years.“

http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshows/12181/ 2006-beijing-auto-show.html - Cached

Spied: 2008 Nissan GT-R (#)

„It was pretty much every single one of the "Japanese Supercars" (Supra, GT-R, NSX, GTO, RX-7, SVX, 300ZX TT) that had some fudging done to the numbers. In the cases where the cars were sold in both Japan and the rest of the world (so every one except the Skyline), the exact same cars often post different horsepower numbers ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/10/09/spied-2008-nissan-gt-r/ - Cached

The Auto Blog (#)

„After examination of the various new models introduced in 2006, the jury proclaimed the winners in their respective categories. However, upon a closer look on the list of winners, one can see that Japanese and American cars are conspicuously absent from the list. Europe does offer some of the most stunning of automobiles, but do they have the monopoly when it comes to aesthetics? We don™t think so.“

http://www.partstrain.com/blog/ - Cached

Erick’s Blog (#)

„Most of the world assumes their cars are poorly designed, use cheaper parts and require far more maintence. Isolated in Detroit and divorced from the rest of reality, they may well insulate themselves from the fact that the people only buy American cars when they cannot afford a European or Japanese one.“

http://fejta.com/record/ - Cached

Mitsubishi Accelerates Electric Vehicle Work, Announces New Research Vehicle and Testing Partners (#)

„The new Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle (i MiEV) will be used for joint research programs with Japanese power companies beginning this year, and in fleet tests in 2007. Mitsubishi had earlier planned to begin selling electric cars in Japan in 2010. (Earlier post .)“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/10/ mitsubishi_acce.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/10/12

Toyota Camry Hybrid named 2007 Canadian Car of the Year - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„Japanese makes make great cars and Honda even makes fantastic engines. You can't credit Lexus for the self parking feature any more than you can credit Audi for DSG. These technologies were made by suppliers.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

Straightline (#)

„This year forty-five cars made the list of most satisfying vehicles. Twenty-six are Japanese, 11 European, and 7 American--almost twice as many domestic cars as a year ago.“

http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline - Cached

Japan Planning Even Tougher Fuel Economy Requirements (#)

„It doesn't sound too bad. 20% improvement over 2004 cars by 2015 - I think the Japanese motor industry can and will easily achieve that. BUt it is good to keep the pressure up with regulation.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/12/ japan_planning_.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/12/05

2008 Lexus IS-F revealed (#)

„haha. i hope you can tune it well like with most japanese cars. anyway nice car, id take it over the RS4 and the others until the C63 and the M3 comes out and then we can decided again.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/08/2008-lexus-is-f/ - Cached

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Cornes 30th Anniversary Edition - 20 cars, for Japan only - Autoblog (#)

„Yeah Japan is RHD, but many expensive European cars are brought in as LHD models because it gives the appeal of a more exotic car.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/12/.../ - Cached

GM previews 2008 Chevy Malibu, Cadillac CTS, STS to dealers (#)

„It was a similar story with the GMC Acadia. "The interiors of both these cars look like they came straight from Japan."“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/10/16/.../ - Cached

Chevrolet Camaro Concept announced (#)

„Still buying Japan cars here, by the way more made in America than ANY so-called 'American' make.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/07/.../ - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„ If one of us were a bat-crazy dictator, we'd have all sorts of fun issuing nonsensical edicts and impossible-to-follow commands like "Increase the day to 32 hours!" "Make the toilet water flush clockwise!" "Upgrade my computer to Windows Vista!!!" Stuff like that is why we love to hate Kim Jong-il ...“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/ - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:48 PM