Hans Greimel

Toyota’s Area 35: The cost-saving plan to make 3.5 million EVs — or whatever customers want

Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs as CEO Uchida shifts to ‘emergency mode’

Toyota profits slide as quality, certification problems dent sales, production

Honda earnings fall as company warns of possible Trump tariff impact on Mexico

Hyundai Initium concept previews fresh design language, next-generation hydrogen fuel cell

New Toyota CEO targets 1.5M EV sales in 2026, plans U.S.-built crossover EV

Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss push full-windshield holograph video display

Hyundai Mobis is teaming with optics specialist Zeiss to turn the entire windshield into a head-up video screen thanks to a downsized holographic projection system the South Korean automotive supplier hopes to put into production around 2027.

Subaru’s next-generation strong hybrid, to be optioned in the Crosstrek and Forester crossovers, achieves across-the-board improvements in engine power, motor output, torque, battery capacity, fuel economy and driving range.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan pivot to startups as reinvented Japan Mobility Show convenes for new schedule

The reinvented Japan Mobility Show kicks off its new annualized schedule outside Tokyo with a business-to-business agenda focused on matching startups with such giants of Japan Inc. as Toyota, Nissan and Honda.

Honda goes all-in on new 0 Series EVs to ‘survive' global industry shift

The world’s biggest automaker is pushing back the start of EV production in the U.S. to the first half of 2026, after reportedly slashing its global sales outlook for battery electrics.

Toyota delays EV output at Ky. plant for ‘production’ issues

Kia goes commercial with EV fleet gambit in new markets, including Japan

Kia enters the finicky Japan market for the first time in decades with plans to sell its Platform Beyond Vehicle commercial EVs to fleet customers. The Korean carmaker pushes PBVs that stretch its carefully curated, consumer-oriented brand image.

The fear is that vehicles wired with suspect software could become a sleeper cell fifth column ready to be turned on the American public with the flip of a switch in Beijing or Moscow.

The unveiling of the brand's debut full-electric Avenger compact crossover in Japan tests this hybrid-loving market's appetite for EVs.

Jeep to study traditional hybrids as demand zooms for alternatives to plug-ins, EVs

Honda is still weighing whether it can start its ambitious Tokyo robotaxi service on time as its partner in the project, GM's Cruise, deals with a safety scandal and keeps production paused on its self-driving people mover.