Filed under: Etc., Japan, Videos, Motorcycle, Canada With the longest coastline in the world, Canada is bound to get all sorts of weird things washing up on its shores from every which direction. But a Harley-Davidson motorcycle? That’s what one Peter Mark found while riding his ATV on a secluded island off the Pacific coast of British Columbia. It’s... 

Filed under: Performance, Japan, Hatchback, Mazda, Specialty And now for some good news from Mazda: it is doubling the run of its limited edition RX-8 Spirit R, adding 1,000 more units to production due to demand. Announced late last year, this Japan-only model celebrates the end of the RX-8′s nine-year existence. The final Wankel-engined four-door is... 

Filed under: Classics, Japan, Videos, Nissan Many privileges come with the title of CEO at one of the world’s top automakers. As top man at Nissan and Renault, Carlos Ghosn certainly has his share of perks. Take for instance unfettered access to Nissan’s heritage warehouse in Zama, Japan where 400 Nissan and Datsun vehicles are stored. Ghosn was... 

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Infiniti, Rumormill, Luxury We certainly like the idea behind the Infiniti Performance Line, but execution has left us largely underwhelmed. Instead of an M or AMG fighter, buyers are left with little more than fancy paint and a stiffer suspension. But according to Motor Trend, Infiniti may have something more impressive... 

Filed under: Hybrid, Wagon, Recalls, Toyota Toyota engineers have worked hard to get the emissions that come out of the tailpipe of the Prius V down to a low level, but that doesn’t mean everything is copacetic with the car’s exhaust system. To fix a known problem, Toyota has announced a service campaign for the Prius V, both in the U.S. and Japan. The... 

Filed under: Convertible, Budget, Japan, Daihatsu You may not have ever heard of a car called the Daihatsu Copen, but it’s ending production and we’re sad to report it. The Copen is (or was) made by the budget Toyota brand and stands as the only convertible kei car – those being the whimsical little cars that zip around Japan – still... 

Filed under: New York Auto Show, Nissan, Electric Carlos Ghosn is not backing down. Giving the keynote speech at the 2012 New York Auto Show today, the president and CEO of Nissan said that he stands behind his prediction that EVs will make up 10 percent of the market by 2020 in the places they are available. He also said that he expects Nissan to sell 1.5 million... 

Filed under: Hybrid, Etc., Japan Electric vehicle owners like to think of themselves as green, but that color may be taking on a more glowing, radioactive hue in Japan. The ecologically friendly reputation of electric cars in Japan is taking a hit since last year’s meltdowns of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant have made more people concerned... 

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Crossover, Toyota Sales of the RAV4 are down five percent so far in 2012, but that won’t stop Toyota from increasing North American production. Automotive News reports that Toyota will spend $80 million to retool its Woodstock, Ontario plant to increase production from 150,000 crossovers per year to 200,000. The increased... 

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupe, Performance, Japan, Subaru The Subaru BRZ is off to an impressive sales start in Japan. According to Subaru, the two-door is besting the automaker’s sales projections by wide margins. As of right now, Subaru has sold 3,551 of the coupes, which is around four times the company’s estimates. Fuji Heavy Industries put...