70% of Japanese vehicles sold in America are built here, too

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Honda, Nissan, Toyota

A new study by the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association has found 70 percent of Japanese vehicles sold in the U.S. were built on a North American assembly line.

According…

MotorWeek recalls the genesis of affordable Japanese luxury cars

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Sedan, Etc., Videos, Infiniti, Lexus, Humor, Luxury

Today, Japanese automakers have an iron grip on the affordable luxury segment, but it wasn’t always so. All it takes is a quick…

Honda resuming production at Japanese plants

Filed under: Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Honda

Honda has announced it will resume production at its Japanese plants effective April 11. Though the factories are ready to be up and running at full capacity again, Honda is keeping production levels at 50 percent due to a shaky parts supply.

The…

Update on Japanese automakers recovering from earthquake

Filed under: Japan, Honda, Nissan, Toyota

Prius production resumes, Honda further delays restarting plants

Japanese automaker news resulting from the March 11 earthquake is coming in fast and furious right now, so we’ve packaged the latest information in one convenient spot.

Toyota announced some good and bad news…

Would you wait to buy a Japanese car? [w/poll]

Filed under: Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota

It may be some time before consumers in line for a new Japanese car get their hands on their new ride.

Besides killing thousands of people, shocking the nation’s infrastructure and setting off the worst…

GM plant shut down due to Japanese parts delay

Filed under: Truck, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet, GMC

2010 Chevrolet Colorado – Click above for high-res image gallery

General Motors has announced that the automaker is stopping production at its Shreveport, Louisiana assembly plant next week due to…

Report: Japanese auto stocks battered as Nikkei plunges post quake *UPDATE

Filed under: Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, Earnings/Financials

A 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated much of Japan, with staggering death-tolls and estimates of $100 billion in property damage. As one might expect, Japan’s auto industry has been and will…

Report: Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Nissan close plants in wake of Japanese earthquake

Filed under: Etc., Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Safety, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota

As you’ve no doubt heard, a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan. In the wake of the seismic event; Toyota, Honda, Subaru and…

Chrysler looking to boost Japanese sales by 21% with launch of new Grand Cherokee

Filed under: Japan, Crossover, Chrysler, Jeep

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Click above for high-res image gallery

The Jeep Grand Cherokee is selling like hotcakes here in the States, with sales of the new crossover…

Video: Japanese comedians don’t take well to ice drifting

Filed under: Etc., Japan, Videos, Mitsubishi, Humor

Drifting on ice causes facial distortion in some passengers – Click above to watch video after the jump

Drifting on ice sounds a lot more exciting…