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Daihatsu's Tanto forecast as 2014 Japan best seller

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Tanto minicar that is believed to have become the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2014 for the first time, with sales estimated at around 234,000 units.

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Suzuki's cumulative minivehicle sales top 20 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the first model of the Alto minicar, released in 1979 by Suzuki Motor Corp. The company said Sept. 13, 2012, its cumulative domestic sales of minivehicles with engines of up to 660 cc had topped 20 million units the previous day, becoming the first carmaker to pass the threshold.

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Honda to release all-new Life minicar on Nov. 7.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui stands by the company's new Life G type minicar during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 6. Honda will release the new Life minica in three variations on Nov. 7 after making a full model changeover for the first time in five years.

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Suzuki Motor releases all-new Wagon R minicar

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. on Sept. 25 launched a new version of the Wagon R minicar, the bestselling vehicle in Japan, for the first time in some five years. The fourth-generation Wagon R features a wider interior space and higher fuel efficiency.

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Daihatsu aims to grab minicar market leadership with new Mira

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Teruyuki Minoura poses for photos with a new line of its Mira minicar released on Dec. 18, which was fully remodeled for the first time in four years.

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Suzuki launches Twin hybrid minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki stands by his company's new environmentally friendly gasoline-electric hybrid minicar, Twin, launched at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The Twin, with an engine displacement of 660 cc and seating two, is the first commercial hybrid minivehicle to be put on the market.

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Ghosn says Nissan aims at 2.8% of minicar market

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks with the media in Tokyo on April 10. He said Nissan will aim to take 2.8% of Japan's minivehicle market with its first minicar model Moco.

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Nissan launches its 1st minicar model in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn stands by the company's first minicar model, the Moco, made by Suzuki Motor Corp. for Nissan, at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 10. The Moco is available with four-speed automatic transmission and a DOHC engine with a variable valve-timing mechanism, or a turbo-charged DOHC engine.

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Daihatsu Motor's new Tanto

On April 9, Daihatsu announced the launch of the fully remodeled Tanto (photo), a tall minicar, the fourth generation since the first generation Tanto was launched in 2003. Based on DNGA, a new development platform for minicars and compact cars, the vehicle's chassis and powertrain have been completely redesigned to improve basic performance such as handling stability and flat ride comfort. The price including consumption tax ranges from 1,224,400 to 1,873,800 yen. The sales target is 12,500 units per month. At a press conference held in Tokyo on the same day, President Soichiro Okudaira expressed his confidence in the new model, saying, "Basic performance such as handling stability and quietness have been raised to a very high level, raising the car's status one or two notches. Inside the vehicle, the driver's seat slides backward 54cm to create a passageway to the rear seat, and the sliding door automatically opens and closes to make it easier to get in and out from the sidewalk.

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Ghosn says Nissan aims at 2.8% of minicar market

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks with the media in Tokyo on April 10. He said Nissan will aim to take 2.8% of Japan's minivehicle market with its first minicar model Moco.

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Nissan launches its 1st minicar model in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn stands by the company's first minicar model, the Moco, made by Suzuki Motor Corp. for Nissan, at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 10. The Moco is available with four-speed automatic transmission and a DOHC engine with a variable valve-timing mechanism, or a turbo-charged DOHC engine.

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Daihatsu aims to grab minicar market leadership with new Mira

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. President Teruyuki Minoura poses for photos with a new line of its Mira minicar released on Dec. 18, which was fully remodeled for the first time in four years. (Kyodo)

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Honda to release all-new Life minicar on Nov. 7.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui stands by the company's new Life G type minicar during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 6. Honda will release the new Life minica in three variations on Nov. 7 after making a full model changeover for the first time in five years. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki launches Twin hybrid minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki stands by his company's new environmentally friendly gasoline-electric hybrid minicar, Twin, launched at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The Twin, with an engine displacement of 660 cc and seating two, is the first commercial hybrid minivehicle to be put on the market. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors resumes production of scandal-hit minicars

Workers head to Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s Mizushima plant in the western Japan city of Kurashiki on July 4, 2016. The automaker the same day resumed the production of four minicar models that had been subject to its fuel economy data manipulations for the first time in about two and a half months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki Motor releases all-new Wagon R minicar

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. on Sept. 25 launched a new version of the Wagon R minicar, the bestselling vehicle in Japan, for the first time in some five years. The fourth-generation Wagon R features a wider interior space and higher fuel efficiency. (Kyodo)