Japan Auto Exports to US Plunge 76.5%
February 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
According to figures from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, passenger car exports from Japan plunged 60.9% in January to 200,347 units (including 7,560 knock down units), down 311,969 units year-on-year.
Auto shipments to the US plummeted 76.5% to 45,876 units; exports to Europe fell 63.2% to 50,864; Asia-bound exports fell 54.8% to 18,021; and shipments to Latin America dropped 54.4% to 19,941. Read more
Japanese Convenience Store to Provide Electric Cars for Customers
January 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Japanese convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. plans to add 150 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicles to its fleet in the summer of 2009. The company intends to add as many as 1,600 i-MiEVs eventually, according to the report in the Nikkei.
Before the full-scale introduction in the summer, the company plans to begin using a single i-MiEV in the Tokyo metropolitan area on January 12 to evaluate its ease of use and effectiveness in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Read more
