Nicholas Takahashi

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Nicholas Takahashi

In the rural suburbs of Hiroshima, a Japanese startup is trying to kick-start the nation’s electric vehicle market with the smallest, cheapest car it can possibly make. KG Motors has developed a battery-powered one-seater that more resembles a futuristic golf cart than it does a modern EV, much less a traditional car. And yet well over half of the 3,300 units it plans to deliver by March 2027 have already been pre-sold to customers.

1 week ago | bloomberglinea.com | Tsuyoshi Inajima |Nicholas Takahashi |Andre Malerba

Bloomberg — Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MUFG) está aumentando los precios de algunos modelos de vehículos en Estados Unidos mientras la industria lidia con las consecuencias de los aranceles del presidente Donald Trump a los automóviles y repuestos importados. Los precios en EE.UU. de tres modelos —las versiones de gasolina del Outlander, el Outlander Sport y el Eclipse Cross— aumentarán un promedio del 2,1 % a partir del miércoles, según informó la compañía en un comunicado.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Tsuyoshi Inajima |Nicholas Takahashi

(Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is raising US prices for some vehicle models as the industry grapples with the fallout of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported cars and parts. The US prices of three models — the gasoline versions of the Outlander, Outlander Sport and Eclipse Cross — will be raised an average of 2.1%, effective Wednesday, the company said in a statement. The increase is part of a regular adjustment that includes measures to counter inflation, it said.

1 week ago | bloomberglinea.com | Yui Hasebe |Nicholas Takahashi |Akio Kon

Bloomberg — El impulso de Nissan Motor Co. para inyectar nueva vida a su gama de vehículos supondrá el debut de una nueva versión del Leaf, el automóvil familiar compacto de la marca, que fue el primer vehículo eléctrico (VE) de consumo masivo en el mundo. Desde su lanzamiento en 2010, el Leaf ha vendido casi 700.000 unidades, lo que convirtió a Nissan en pionera de los VE.

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Yui Hasebe |Nicholas Takahashi

Nissan Motor Co.’s push to breathe new life into its lineup will see the debut of an updated version of the Leaf, the struggling brand’s compact family car that was the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle. The Leaf has sold almost 700,000 units since it was originally released in 2010, making Nissan an EV pioneer.