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Tokyo Preview: Daihatsu to show e:S concept with auto start/stop

While almost every foreign automaker has bailed out of next week's Tokyo Motor Show, Japanese domestic companies, including Daihatsu, will be there in force. Most Americans probably won't recognize that brand, but cars from Daihatsu were sold here under that name for several years in the late '80s and early '90s. Since withdrawing from this market, Toyota has taken a majority stake in the company and has used Diahatsu to build some cars, including the first-generation Scion xB. In Tokyo, Daihatsu will show half a dozen concepts including a ... Read more →

Daihatsu wants to make hybrids electric cars Domenick Yoney

Though its existence in the American market was short-lived and ended in 1992, Daihatsu still has a presence in as many as 37 countries today. The Japanese company sells a range of vehicles from ...

Europe's 15 lightest cars Xavier Navarro

One of the keys to saving fuel is being light. However, the latest technologies in safety and the array of power accessories we all have in our cars all add weight to our cars, hurting fuel economy ...

New cheap car coming from Toyota under new brand? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Tata Motors may have some serious competition on its hands if Toyota does indeed enter the low-cost automotive sweepstakes as is currently rumored. Renault's Dacia brand may be the most credible cheap ...

The Seat Ibiza Ecomotive wins the Eco Tour 2008 Xavier Navarro

The EcoTour was a 7-day tour through nine European countries with 42 of the most fuel-efficient cars. The tour started 12 September in Barcelona, Spain, and finished 19 September in The Hague in the ...

Piaggio sells an all-electric Porter van in the UK 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We usually know Piaggio for its scooters and the great MP3 three-wheeled scooter, but it also builds a "microvan" based on the Daihatsu Hijet kei-car sized van. The vehicle, which is quite common for garden services in big European cities, uses a 660 cc engine. But there's an electric version as ...

Toyota to counter GM's hybrid SUV onslaught with a mini hybrid onslaught? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The unexpected stars of this year's Geneva Motor Show were small cars. I expected hybrids or electrics to really make news but small cars stole the show. One of those small car stars was the Toyota iQ which will be released in half a year or so. How did Toyota do that? I think they had some help ...

Japan: Daihatsu-sponsored EV race at Tsukuba circuit 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This past weekend, Daihatsu apparently sponsored a day of EV racing at Japan's Tsukuba Circuit. Based on our Google-translated interpretation of the source article, it appeared that there were 30-minute race sessions for classes that ranged from EV karts to full-blown EV conversions of regular ...

Interview with Ian Bruce, founder of Venture Vehicles, part two - safety and sales 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of 29 images of the VentureOne concept and the Carver three-wheeler. This is the second part in an interview with Ian Bruce, founder of Venture Vehicles, where he talks about safety aspects of the VentureOne concept, and projected sales growth. In the first part of ...

Interview with Ian Bruce, founder of Venture Vehicles, part one - background and design 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of 29 images of the VentureOne concept and the Carver three-wheeler. It is my pleasure to bring you a comprehensive interview with Ian Bruce, founder of Venture Vehicles and their EVP Design & Engineering. Venture Vehicles are creating the VentureOne, a new, ...

Suzuki Cervo enters crowded minicar market in Japan 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The demand for small cars in Japan never lets up. The Suzuki Cervo is the 10th new minicar offered this year. Industry observers say the minicar segment may top 2 million units for the first time in 2006. Suzuki has been Japan's biggest minicar builder for 33 years but may trim production to ...

Latest hybrids, fuel cells on display at EVS-22 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota, Hino and Daihatsu will showcase their latest hybrids and fuel cell vehicles at the upcoming 22nd International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Symposium & Exposition (EVS-22). The event will take place Oct. 23-28 in Yokohama, Japan. Toyota will have the Lexus GS 450h hybrid and ...


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