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May 07 Nissan, Toyota Focus on Graying Drivers (BusinessWeek) Apr 22 Sony to Offer Online Video Downloads Over PlayStation (Bloomberg) Apr 22 Honda system to warn motorists of crime hotspots (AFP) Apr 20 Cheap car shows poorer nations won't accept role as the First World's 'factory' (Japan Times) Apr 17 Hino to end output in California plant: official (AFP) Apr 15 Chrysler, Nissan unveil production alliance (Reuters) Apr 15 Battle of the hybrids: Toyota Prius vrs. Honda Civic Hybrid (motortorque) Apr 10 Toyota to Recall Nearly 630,000 Minivans in Japan Due to Fuel Tank Defect (AP) Apr 09 In Japan, a Car Apart from the Pack (BusinessWeek) Mar 31 Japanese mall showcases automobiles (delawareonline.com) (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks during a news conference in Tokyo May 8, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters) Mar 29 Electric cars could hit market by '09 (Yomiuri) Mar 26 Toyota Opens Mall to Boost Japan Sales (Washington Post) Mar 22 Toyota plotting sportscar return? (Crash.net) Mar 22 Lexus: Too Japanese for the Japanese (BusinessWeek) Mar 10 Honda to build 485-million-dollar factory in Japan (AFP) Mar 06 Carmakers see safety as the key to future sales (Yomiuri) Mar 05 Toyota unveils ultra-compact city car (AFP) Feb 28 Honda steering clear of ultra-cheap cars (Channel NewsAsia) Feb 27 The importance of Asia for Japan's automakers (BusinessWeek) Feb 19 Japanese car market conditions not conducive for price hikes (CNN) Feb 19 Toyota unveils hybrid version of flagship Crown (AFP) Feb 18 Toyota unveils first car under new cost-cut scheme (Reuters) Feb 17 Taking to the streets of tomorrow (Japan Times) Feb 08 Mazda zooms to success (detnews.com) Feb 08 The rise and fall of Mitsubishi Australia (Sydney Morning Herald) Feb 07 Sakura-colored small cars luring women (Asahi) Feb 06 Mazda Profit Rises on New Models in U.S., Currency (Bloomberg) Feb 06 Mitsubishi Motors axes Australian plant with 930 layoffs (AFP) Feb 05 Toyota Says Profit May Decline This Quarter After Slowest Growth in a Year (Bloomberg) Feb 03 Nano's low price comes at a cost (Japan Times) Feb 02 Japan Carmakers Ask: What Recession? (BusinessWeek) Feb 01 Why Nissan is in the driving seat (nebusiness.co.uk) Jan 31 China's cold snap hits Japanese car makers (Asahi) Jan 31 Isuzu to back out of US auto market (AFP) Jan 31 Honda posts record third-quarter profit, hikes forecasts (AFP) Jan 25 Japan leads field in green technology (FT.com) Jan 24 Toyota still No. 2 after falling just short of GM in global vehicle sales last year (Mainichi) Jan 19 Big China Plans for Japan's Big Three (BusinessWeek) Jan 17 Japan takes fresh aim at Detroit (Reuters) Jan 16 Toyota's 'plug-in' hybrid due by 2010 (Asahi) Jan 16 Japan takes fresh aim at Detroit (Reuters) Jan 15 2008 Detroit Auto Show: New Plug-in Hybrids From Japan, China (edmunds.com) Jan 12 Nissan Motor studying plan to supply compact car to Chrysler (CNN) Jan 10 Toyota to start Asian imports (Asahi) Jan 10 Japan Manufacturers Increasing Production of Hybrid Parts (Bloomberg) Jan 08 Japan's domestic auto sales hit low (AP) Jan 06 Japan set to have 'clean' diesel cars (UPI) Jan 04 Fuji Heavy to make sports car for Toyota (Yomiuri) Jan 01 Pursuing possibility of a greener car (Yomiuri) Dec 22 Japanese-built Prius carries energy bill (AP)