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Fully remodeled Honda N-BOX minicar

Photo taken in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023, shows Honda Motor Co.'s fully remodeled N-BOX minivehicle. N-BOX topped the list of best-selling new cars in Japan in the April-September first half of fiscal 2023, with the new model set to be launched on Oct. 6.

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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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Toyota launches 1st minivehicle in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the Pixis Space, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first minivehicle under the Toyota brand, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011. Toyota launched sales of the vehicle in Japan the same day.

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Suzuki's remodeled MR Wagon minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. President and Chairman Osamu Suzuki stands by the automaker's new MR Wagon minivehicle in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2011. The car was fully remodeled for the first time in five years, equipped with a newly developed engine and continuously variable transmission.

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Daihatsu's remodeled Tanto minivehicle provides wider access

TOKYO, Japan - Teruyuki Minoura, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., poses with the remodeled Tanto minivehicle, which was put on sale on Dec. 17. It marks the first complete model change since the Tanto was released in November 2003. The remodeled car features a sliding rear passenger door. The lack of a support column between the front and rear passenger doors provides wider access for passengers and luggage.

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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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Daihatsu's fuel-cell minivehicle gets gov't test approval

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. has received authorization from the transport minister for tests of its fuel cell-powered hybrid minivehicle MOVE FCV-K-2 (photo) on public roads, the company said on Jan. 15. It is the first time for a minivehicle equipped with fuel cells to receive the authorization.

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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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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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Daihatsu's remodeled Tanto minivehicle provides wider access

TOKYO, Japan - Teruyuki Minoura, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., poses with the remodeled Tanto minivehicle, which was put on sale on Dec. 17. It marks the first complete model change since the Tanto was released in November 2003. The remodeled car features a sliding rear passenger door. The lack of a support column between the front and rear passenger doors provides wider access for passengers and luggage. (Kyodo)

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Daihatsu's fuel-cell minivehicle gets gov't test approval

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. has received authorization from the transport minister for tests of its fuel cell-powered hybrid minivehicle MOVE FCV-K-2 (photo) on public roads, the company said on Jan. 15. It is the first time for a minivehicle equipped with fuel cells to receive the authorization. (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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Honda introduces open-top sports-type minivehicle

Photo taken March 30, 2015, shows Honda Motor Co.'s S660 open-top sports-type minivehicle, which will go on sale on April 2. Honda provided a preview to the media in Tokyo for its first such minivehicle in 19 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota launches 1st minivehicle in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the Pixis Space, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first minivehicle under the Toyota brand, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011. Toyota launched sales of the vehicle in Japan the same day. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki's remodeled MR Wagon minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. President and Chairman Osamu Suzuki stands by the automaker's new MR Wagon minivehicle in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2011. The car was fully remodeled for the first time in five years, equipped with a newly developed engine and continuously variable transmission. (Kyodo)

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Honda N-Box

File photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2017, shows Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle. N-Box slipped from top spot in new car sales in Japan in November for the first time in two years and three months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Two men deny dangerous driving over fatal Hokkaido car accident

The Sapporo District Court has the first hearing on Oct. 17, 2016, for the two men who allegedly caused a car accident in Hokkaido in June 2015 that killed four of a five-member family and seriously injured one. The men denied charges of dangerous driving, while prosecutors accused them of racing when they hit the family's minivehicle. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo