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Nissan to test self-driving cars

Photo taken in Yokohama near Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2025, shows a Nissan Motor Co. vehicle to be used for a self-driving test scheduled from late November to late January. Nissan will use five Serena-based minivans with passengers chosen from the general public, seated without taking the wheel, with the aim of commercializing self-driving services in fiscal 2027.

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Toyota, Daihatsu jointly release compact 7-seat minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Toyoda (L), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Teruyuki Minoura, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., shake hands in front of Toyota's Passo Sette (L) and Daihatsu's Boon Luminas minivans during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 25. Toyota and its subsidiary Daihatsu jointly launched the compact 4.2-meter-long, seven-seat minivan.

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Nissan launches fully remodeled Serena minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Toshiyuki Shiga stands beside a fully remodeled version of the Serena minivan at a press conference in Tokyo on May 31. Nissan said the eight-seat vehicle with 2-liter engine is one of the roomiest minivans in its class in Japan.

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Honda launches new luxury minivan Elysion

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui stands by the company's new eight-passenger Elysion minivan during a presentation ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on May 13. ''We achieved a performance that had never been seen for large minivans'' in developing the Elysion, Fukui said.

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Nissan begins auto production at Mississippi plant

CANTON, United States - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a news conference at its new assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, on May 27, as the company launched the production of Quest minivans at the plant the same day.

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Toyota releases remodeled Alphard, Vellfire minivans

Toyota Motor Corp. releases the fully restyled Alphard (R) and Vellfire high-end minivans in Japan on Jan. 26, 2015. ==Kyodo

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Toyota, Daihatsu jointly release compact 7-seat minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Toyoda (L), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Teruyuki Minoura, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., shake hands in front of Toyota's Passo Sette (L) and Daihatsu's Boon Luminas minivans during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 25. Toyota and its subsidiary Daihatsu jointly launched the compact 4.2-meter-long, seven-seat minivan. (Kyodo)

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Honda launches new luxury minivan Elysion

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui stands by the company's new eight-passenger Elysion minivan during a presentation ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on May 13. ''We achieved a performance that had never been seen for large minivans'' in developing the Elysion, Fukui said. (Kyodo)

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Nissan begins auto production at Mississippi plant

CANTON, United States - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a news conference at its new assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, on May 27, as the company launched the production of Quest minivans at the plant the same day. (Kyodo)

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Toyota launches Alphard minivans on market

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on May 22 launched its new Alphard minivans on the market, claiming they are the roomiest of any minivan produced in Japan. The minivans -- the Alphard G and Alphard V -- are equipped with 3.0 liter V6 and 2.4-liter in-line four engines and priced between 2.65 million yen and 3.99 million yen.