Recent Posts Tagged With 'jdm'

• Toyota introduces Prius Plug-In Hybrid

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 04:04 in hybrid, lithium-ion, tmc, plug in, ev, jdm, hv, phv, toyota prius phv, トヨタプリウスプラグインで

  Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan has today confirmed the introduction of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, a plug-in version of the third-generation Prius petrol-electric hybrid vehicle.  The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) offers greater range...

• Prius Plug-in Hybrid\' Lease Discussions Begin in Japan

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 10:33 in hybrid, lithium-ion, tmc, plug in, jdm, toyota prius phv, トヨタプリウスプラグインで

    TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that it has started discussions with potential users in Japan of the newly developed "Prius Plug-in Hybrid". Approximately 200 units will be leased through a leasing company to designated parties such...

• Toyota SAI Hybrid sedan: Prius\' big brother revealed

  Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 01:24 in hybrid, jdm, upcoming models, lexus hs 250h, modellista, toyota sai

  Long-time Carscoop reader Marcus sent those revealing JDM brochure scans of the new Toyota SAI hybrid sedan that is due to make its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later this week. Toyota's second dedicated hybrid model after the Prius is in esse...

• Honda to introduce Freed hybrid in 2011

  Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 01:54 in hybrid, rumours, jdm, honda freed, upcoming models

  According to a report by Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Honda will introduce a hybrid version of its Freed minivan in 2011. Honda’s new president Takanobu Ito also told Nikkei that Honda will introduce a battery electric vehicle by 2015.“The co...

• Tuned-up version of the iQ by Gazoo-Racing in Japan

  Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 07:04 in small cars, jdm, toyota iq, トヨタiq, gazoo-racing

  Gazoo Racing who's working on the Lexus LF-A while racing at the Nurbugring, today announced a tuned iQ, the iQ GAZOO Racing MN, where M stands for Master and N for Nurburgring…The little Gazoo Racing iQ will be sold in Japan starting November 13th...

• Toyota to boost production of 2010 Lexus HS 250h to meet demand

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 13:37 in hybrid, usdm, car sales, jdm, lexus hs 250h

  The brand new Lexus HS 250h, which just made its debut last month in Japan and the U.S., is selling like hot-cakes. According to Japan’s Nikkei, Toyota was targeting 500 sales per month, but has already received close to 9,000 orders.Toyota, which ...

• Lexus HS Hybrid pulls in 1,500 preorders in Japan

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 02:06 in hybrid, car sales, jdm, upcoming models, lexus hs 250h

  The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. has received about 1,500 preorders for its Lexus HS hybrid car in Japan, roughly three times more than the firm’s monthly sales target.Meanwhile, Toyota’s new Prius hybrid, released in May, has been sell...

• Toyota, Honda slash production as car demand falls

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 01:59 in toyota, honda, production, usdm, car sales, jdm, financial meltdown

  Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Japan’s two largest carmakers, reduced production last month as rising unemployment in the U.S. has hammered car sales.Toyota’s output dropped 39 percent to 442,621 vehicles in May from a year earlier, the ...

• Mitsubishi aims to cut price of electric car

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 01:49 in production, lithium-ion, plug in, small cars, zero emission, jdm, mitsubishi imiev, ev technology

  Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the maker of the i MiEV electric car (earlier post), plans to cut the vehicle’s purchase price by more than half to less than 2 million yen ($21,000) as government incentives and tighter emission rules boost demand for fuel...

• Toyota books 180,000 Prius orders 1 month after debut (３代目プリウス　受注状況について)

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 05:01 in hybrid, jdm, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009

  Toyota Motor Corp., Japan’s biggest automaker, said it booked 180,000 domestic orders for the new Prius gasoline-electric hybrid within a month of the car’s debut. The company had set a sales target of 10,000 units a month in Japan, it said in a...

• トヨタ、「クラウン ハイブリッド」の特別仕様車「スペシャルエディション」

  Posted on Tuesday June 16th, 2009 at 01:48 in hybrid, jdm, toyota crown hybrid, トヨタクラウン ハイブリッド

  　トヨタ自動車は、ハイブリッドカー「クラウン ハイブリッド」の特別仕様車「スペシャルエディション」を7月1日に発売する。価格は540万円。　スペシャルエディションは、クラウン�...

• Hybrids in Japan grabbed 12% new vehicle market share in May

  Posted on Saturday June 6th, 2009 at 19:15 in car sales, jdm, jada

  Hybrids represented 12% of new light-duty vehicle sales—excluding minicars—in Japan in May, according to figures from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.With a total of 21,601 units sold, this was the first time that the monthly new vehicle...

• Mitsubishi Motors to bring new-generation EV i-MiEV to market (三菱自動車、新世代電気自動車『i-MiEV』を市場投入)

  Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 02:01 in production, lithium-ion, plug in, ev, small cars, ssd, zero emission, jdm, mmes, zev, mitsubishi imiev, ev technology

  - Delivery to corporate, governmental and local authority users starts late July -- Sales to individuals to start April 2010 -Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today, on World Environment Day, unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV *1 *2 new-gener...

• Prius top selling car in Japan in May

  Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 06:15 in hybrid, jdm, jada, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009

  Toyota’s new Prius was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in May, according to new car sales rankings—excluding minicars with displacements of less than 660 cc—released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). The Prius posted 10,915 unit...

• FHI to launch "Subaru Plug-in STELLA" EV in Japan

  Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 01:33 in lithium-ion, plug in, ev, fhi, subaru stella, jdm, ev technology

  Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced the launch of its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV), which is equipped with a high-performance lithium-ion battery. The model will be sold in Japan directly ...

• Toyota to lease 200 PHEVs in Japan starting at end of 2009, 500 globally; Gen3 Prius plus Li-ion pack

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 16:04 in hybrid, lithium-ion, tmc, plug in, jdm, toyota prius phv, トヨタプリウスプラグインで

  Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. This will be the first time a lithium-ion battery is...

• High demand in Japan imperils U.S. Prius

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 07:23 in hybrid, usdm, jdm, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009

  Booming Japanese demand for the new-generation Prius could mean fewer U.S. deliveries of the popular hybrid vehicle when it goes on sale next month.Toyota Motor Corp. booked 80,000 advance orders for the car in Japan before its Monday, May 18, sales ...

• Mazda delivers first Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid to Iwatani Corporation (マツダ、『プレマシー ハイドロジェンRE ハイブリッド』第一号車を岩谷産業株式会社に納車)

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 03:09 in mazda, hybrid, hydrogen, re, jdm, mazda premacy hydrogen re hybrid, jhfc

  Mazda Motor Corporation today delivered the first Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid (earlier post) to Iwatani Corporation, an energy development company based in Japan. The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazda’s latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) veh...

• Modellista reveales full lineup of bodykits for new 2010 Toyota Prius

  Posted on Tuesday May 19th, 2009 at 15:40 in aerodynamics, hybrid, jdm, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009, modellista

  The 2010 Toyota Prius went on sale in Japan yesterday and the company’s in-house tuner, Modellista, is already offering body kits.The Aero Tourer Kit is available in two different versions with upgrades including a new front bumper, grille, front a...

• Toyota launches 3G Prius sales in Japan and new 2G model; Combined target of 12,000 units per month (TOYOTA、２代目プリウスを刷新し、新グレード「EX」として発売)

  Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 14:41 in toyota prius, ff, hybrid, jdm, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009, トヨタプリウス

  Toyota began sales in Japan today of the third-generation Prius, with a monthly sales target for Japan of 10,000 units. The 2010 Prius starts at ¥2,050,000 (~US$21,400).Toyota is also releasing a new grade of its second-generation Prius aimed mainly...

• Toyota Prius orders mount; shake-up looms

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 12:59 in hybrid, jdm, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009

  Toyota Motor Corp, under pressure ahead of a scheduled management shake-up, has won 75,000 orders for its new Prius hybrid, the Nikkei business daily said, promising a fierce battle for Honda Motor Co's rival Insight hybrid.Toyota, facing a potential...

• Insight becomes first hybrid vehicle to rank as best-selling vehicle in Japan (インサイトがハイブリッド車として初めて登録車販売台数の第1位を獲得)

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 01:11 in car sales, jdm, honda insight ym2010, ホンダインサイト, 本田インサイト2009

  Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that Insight ranked as the industry's best-selling car among new vehicle registrations* in Japan for the month of April 2009, with sales of 10,481 units (source: Japan Automobile Dealers Association). It is the f...

• 2011 Infiniti M / Nissan Fuga?

  Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 03:06 in infiniti, hybrid, jdm, eudm, upcoming model, 日産フーガハイブリッド2010, nissan fuga hybrid 2010, infiniti m hybrid 2010

  This may be the new Infiniti M... The new Infiniti M, which is sold in Japan as Nissan Fuga (Premium Factory), is due in 2010. The new Fuga (JDM) will be introduced in fall 2009 and a hybrid version will be launched in autumn 2010. The new Infiniti ...

• Toyota preparing "non-Lexus" version of upcoming HS250h for JDM

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 14:41 in toyota, hybrid, rumours, jdm, upcoming models, lexus hs 250h

  Toyota is preparing a "non-Lexus" version of the upcoming HS250h, which is based on the new 2010 Prius. The Toyota version will not have a hatch, just like the Lexus. But a new front end and revised interior. So far it is only for the Japanese mark...

• Toyota readying sporty Prius GT? (ハイブリッド時代に突入すれば、実用的なクルマだけでなく、スポーツモデルが復活！)

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 14:35 in hybrid, rumours, jdm, best car mag, トヨタプリウスgt, toyota prius gt (3g)

  According to the Japanese grapevine, Toyota is developing a sporty, or rather a sportier, version of the new 2010 Prius Hybrid that will initially be available in the Land of the Rising Sun beginning from next year. Provided that the information is t...

• Japanese customers reportedly lining up to order next-gen Prius

  Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 16:38 in hybrid, jdm, upcoming models, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009

  Newspaper reports suggest that Toyota Motor Corp. could have about 40,000 pre-orders in hand come mid-May when its third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid goes on sale in Japan.Reuters cites two newspaper stories as stating that Japanese dealers already...

• New Japan-market 'Prius' gets world's best fuel efficiency (トヨタ自動車、新型プリウスが世界トップ＊1となる燃費性能38.0km/L＊2を実現)

  Posted on Sunday April 5th, 2009 at 14:32 in hybrid, tmc, fuel consumption, jdm, mlit, upcoming models, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009

  TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that the Japanese-market version its third-generation ''Prius'' gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle has achieved the best fuel efficiency in the world1 for a mass-produced vehicle, as measured using the 10-15 tes...

• Toyota will include low-price 2010 Prius model to compete with Honda

  Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 16:16 in hybrid, usdm, jdm, upcoming models, toyota prius ym2010, トヨタプリウス2009, honda insight ym2010, ホンダインサイト, 本田インサイト2009

  Toyota Motor Corp. says it will try to compete directly with rival Honda Motor Co.'s new Insight hybrid in the Japanese market by introducing a downscale base-model of its 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid priced at the U.S. equivalent of $20,750 - about the ...

• Japan releases fuel-efficient car ranking; Prius tops list

  Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 07:25 in japan, hybrid, honda civic hybrid, jdm, toyota iq, mlit, トヨタプリウス, トヨタiq, ホンダシビック ハイブリッド, oyota prius

  Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced the ten most fuel-efficient gasoline cars in 2008, releasing a list of the gas mileages of various cars.Hybrids took the top two positions. Of all gasoline vehicles comb...

• 【レクサス RX 日本発表】ハイブリッドの実用燃費はどうなるか

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 01:41 in hybrid, fuel consumption, jdm, lexus rx 450h

  新型レクサス『RX』のハイブリッドモデル、「RX450h」のハイブリッドシステム「＋E-Four」は、4.5リットル車並みのパワーとクラス世界トップの燃費性能を両立したという。内燃機関の排�...