Archive for the 'Automotive' Category

American Executives Rising in Ranks at Japanese Auto Companies

Rain Stockton asked:
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese auto parts supplier and partly owned by Toyota Motor Corp. the producer of high quality Toyota Corolla parts has chosen for the first time an American to head its US operations. This is part of the latest series of promotions of US executives at Japanese [...]

Why Should I Buy Used Japanese Cars Rather Than New Ones?

Sadayoshi Miyakuni asked:
Used Japanese cars have attributes that new Japanese cars (or cars from any country actually) may not have. For example, the design of used Japanese cars are radically different from new cars nowadays – but different and new does not automatically mean better. There are Japanese used cars which actually look very [...]

Toyota Top Engineer Speaks on Issue of Diesel-powered Vehicles

Correy Putton asked:
In the news: Reuters has recently reported that a top engineer of Toyota Motor Corporation manufacturer of high quality Toyota parts has stated during an interview last Monday that the diesel-powered vehicles that would be able to meet the strict clean-air regulations set in the United States would be too costly and [...]