TOKYO (Reuters) -BYD's Japanese mini-car will not go on sale until the end of next year, but it has already created buzz - at least among officials in Tokyo worried about the challenge from China's ...

Sales of electric vehicles are on the rise in Japan, with the figure for the first half of 2026 reaching 59,337 units -- 2.1 times the previous year's first-half figure -- and accounting for a ...

Electric vehicle sales in Japan have never quite taken off, but disruptions are underway. For nearly 15 years, Nissan held the top spot in the country’s EV market, thanks largely to the Leaf. Now, ...

TOKYO, 2nd July, 2026 (WAM) -- New car sales in Japan rose 1.8% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, increasing for the second straight year as a series of new model launches boosted demand, ...

Photos of the first kei car not from a Japanese manufacturer have hit the web ahead of its reveal this week. The BYD Racco EV will go on sale around the middle of next year and will only be available ...

Chery’s global appetite shows no sign of slowing, and the Chinese brand has now identified its next target: Japan’s kei car segment. The company is taking part in a newly formed joint venture built ...