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Toyota Mirai fuel-cell cars delivered to gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., attend a ceremony to deliver Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedans to the government in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. Three of the fuel-cell vehicles, which run on electricity generated through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in an onboard fuel cell, were delivered for the government's official use.

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Maserati Ghibli

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan arm of Italian luxury car maker Maserati SpA. unveils its new Ghibli sedans in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2013.

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Lexus IS sedan

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows the hybrid model of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus IS luxury sedan. Toyota Motor said on June 18, 2013, it has sold around 7,600 of the remodeled Lexus IS luxury sedans in Japan since the May 16, 2013, launch, nearly 10 times the initial sales target of 800 vehicles a month.

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Shanghai motor show

SHANGHAI, China - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand model is displayed at an international motor show in Shanghai on April 21, 2013. Toyota is considering manufacturing Lexus luxury sedans in China, a Toyota executive said the same day.

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Toyota begins exporting vehicles from India to S. Africa

CHENNAI, India - Toyota Motor Corp. holds a ceremony at Ennore Port near Chennai, India, on April 4, 2012, to mark the beginning of exports of Etios series sedans and hatchbacks that it produces in India to South Africa.

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Toyota begins exporting vehicles from India to S. Africa

CHENNAI, India - Toyota Motor Corp. begins exporting Etios series sedans and hatchbacks that it produces in India to South Africa, at Ennore Port near Chennai, India, on April 4, 2012.

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Japan automakers to provide 'eco' sedans to G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese automakers plan to provide fuel cell sedans, plug-in electric cars and other clean-burning ''eco'' vehicles for trial use at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido in July. The photo shows a fuel cell sedan from Toyota Motor Corp. for use at the summit venue around Lake Toya.

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Japanese carmakers seeking to revive demand for sedans

TOKYO, Japan - People admire the new Gallant Fortis sport sedan displayed in front of the headquarters of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Tokyo.

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Toyota rolls out all-new Premio, Allion sedans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses bedside an all-new Premio sedan at a press conference in Tokyo on June 4. The carmaker also rolled out Allion in Japan, hoping the two models will help revive the sedan market that has been shrinking in recent years on the back of strong demand for smaller leisure-oriented vehicles.

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Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe sits in the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system.

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Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses with the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system.

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Toyota launches redesigned Crown luxury sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho poses with the company's redesigned model of the Crown Royal sedan at a presentation at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 22. The new Crown Royal sedans are priced between 3.15 million yen and 4.99 million yen.

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Nissan unveils new Cima luxury sedan

TOKYO, Jan. 12 Kyodo - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn unveils the restyled Cima luxury sedan equipped with a new safe-driving support system in Tokyo on Jan. 12. The new Cima, which has a 4.5-liter V8 gasoline engine, has a fuel consumption rate of 10 kilometers per liter. Nissan hopes to sell 1,200 of the sedans a month.

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S. African-made Mercedes Benz cars to go to Japan

EAST LONDON, South Africa - Employees at a new DaimlerChrysler AG factory in East London, South Africa, work on Mercedes Benz cars. The German-U.S. automaker said Oct. 11 the factory is manufacturing right-hand-drive sedans bound for markets in Asia, including Japan, and Britain. Until now, only Mercedes Benz models made at the company's Bremen plant in Germany have been shipped to Japan.

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Clean energy vehicle development contributes to China's green efforts

STORY: Clean energy vehicle development contributes to China's green efforts DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: JINZHONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of methanol trucks 2. various of gas station 3. various of Methanol Automobile Industrial Park in Shanxi Province 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO CHUNDE, Professor at Tianjin University 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG ZHAOHUAN, CBO, Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group 6. various of traffic 7. various of solar panels and wind turbines STORYLINE: Since China announced its aim to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, it has made great efforts to meet the target. One of the latest clean energy progress came from the country's coal-rich Shanxi Province. Chinese carmaker Geely delivered methanol hybrid sedans to the market in Jinzhong city at the end of August this year. Methanol, widely considered a clean and sustainable fuel, can greatly reduce harmful emissions and help imp

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China's Geely starts test runs of e-methanol vehicles in Denmark

STORY: China's Geely starts test runs of e-methanol vehicles in Denmark DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen taking part in a test run of Geely's e-methanol-fueled sedan at Port of Aalborg 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TRINE BRAMSEN, Danish Minister for Transport 3. various of Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen taking part in a test run of Geely's e-methanol-fueled sedan at Port of Aalborg 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LASSE FRIMAND JENSEN, Chairman of Port of Aalborg 5. various of the pilot program of e-methanol production in Aalborg University 6. various of wind energy and solar power in Denmark STORYLINE: Chinese company Geely began test runs of green e-methanol vehicles in the Danish port of Aalborg on Monday. The two sedans and one heavy truck run on e-methanol produced by Power to X (PtX) solution, a sustainable, carbon-neutral, renewable fuel. Denmark wants to promote this type of fuel

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Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe sits in the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system. (Kyodo)

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Lexus hybrid flagship sedans launched in Japan ahead of overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses with the LS600h, the company's Lexus premium brand car, during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on May 17. The LS600h and LS600hL, in either standard or long wheelbases, feature the world's first hybrid system, combining a newly developed 5-liter V-8 engine and a high output motor with a full-time all-wheel-drive system. (Kyodo)

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Japan automakers to provide 'eco' sedans to G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese automakers plan to provide fuel cell sedans, plug-in electric cars and other clean-burning ''eco'' vehicles for trial use at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido in July. The photo shows a fuel cell sedan from Toyota Motor Corp. for use at the summit venue around Lake Toya. (Kyodo)

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Toyota 'Mirai' fuel-cell cars delivered to local gov'ts in central Japan

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (far R) and Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Nobuyori Kodaira (2nd from L) join other officials in a ceremony at the Aichi prefectural government office in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 20, 2015, marking the delivery of two of the automaker's "Mirai" fuel-cell sedans for official use by the prefectural and Toyota city governments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota rolls out all-new Premio, Allion sedans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe poses bedside an all-new Premio sedan at a press conference in Tokyo on June 4. The carmaker also rolled out Allion in Japan, hoping the two models will help revive the sedan market that has been shrinking in recent years on the back of strong demand for smaller leisure-oriented vehicles. (Kyodo)

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Toyota begins exporting vehicles from India to S. Africa

CHENNAI, India - Toyota Motor Corp. begins exporting Etios series sedans and hatchbacks that it produces in India to South Africa, at Ennore Port near Chennai, India, on April 4, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Toyota begins exporting vehicles from India to S. Africa

CHENNAI, India - Toyota Motor Corp. holds a ceremony at Ennore Port near Chennai, India, on April 4, 2012, to mark the beginning of exports of Etios series sedans and hatchbacks that it produces in India to South Africa. (Kyodo)

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Toyota launches redesigned Crown luxury sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho poses with the company's redesigned model of the Crown Royal sedan at a presentation at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 22. The new Crown Royal sedans are priced between 3.15 million yen and 4.99 million yen. (Kyodo)

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S. African-made Mercedes Benz cars to go to Japan

EAST LONDON, South Africa - Employees at a new DaimlerChrysler AG factory in East London, South Africa, work on Mercedes Benz cars. The German-U.S. automaker said Oct. 11 the factory is manufacturing right-hand-drive sedans bound for markets in Asia, including Japan, and Britain. Until now, only Mercedes Benz models made at the company's Bremen plant in Germany have been shipped to Japan.