Nissan’s In Trouble, GM Ren Cen Is Empty And The Miata Is In Danger In This Week’s News Roundup

Nissan’s In Trouble, GM Ren Cen Is Empty And The Miata Is In Danger In This Week’s News Roundup

Photo: Mazda October 1 marked the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2024, which means it’s time for quarterly sales reports. And if you’re a Mazda fan, I’ve got great news! With total of 313,452 vehicles sold through the end of September, Mazda’s year-over-year sales are up about 15 percent. What can I say? People … Read more

Cops Raid Toyota Plant In Japan

Cops Raid Toyota Plant In Japan

Photo: Yoshikazu TSUNO (Getty Images) Toyota is having a bad time. The company’s kei car wing has been forging crash test results, and its diesels have had “irregularities” in horsepower and torque ratings — irregularities so vast, apparently, that Japanese officials had to raid one of the company’s factories today. Jalopinions | The Best Type … Read more

The Lexus LBX Morizo Is The Luxurious GR Yaris Toyota Needs To Build

The Lexus LBX Morizo Is The Luxurious GR Yaris Toyota Needs To Build

Image: Lexus Toyota was lucky enough to give U.S. buyers the GR Corolla. It’s the textbook definition of a hot hatch, and we love it. Unfortunately, there are still some fun products that we don’t get, like the GR Yaris itself, and some stuff that some would rather stay off our shores, like the recently … Read more

Daihatsu Admits It Forged Crash Test Results For 30 Years

Daihatsu Admits It Forged Crash Test Results For 30 Years

Last week we reported on Daihatsu halting sales and shipments of all of its cars amid a probe into the Toyota subsidiary rigging safety tests of 64 different models, and now the situation has gotten even worse. On Wednesday, CNN reported that Daihatsu has now stopped production at all four of its Japanese factories, with … Read more