Japan

BYD launches first non-Japanese electric kei car: the Racco

October 31, 2025

Kei cars are Japanese car culture at heart. So it’s symbolic and sensitive at the same time that Chinese automaker BYD has pulled the wraps off its first kei car, the Racco, at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show. Though the car is small, it is a bold step into Japan’s compact-car market.  The Racco writes […]

Toyota teases its future, a Corolla-branded ‘people’s electric car’

October 14, 2025

Ahead of the upcoming Japan Mobility Show (JMS) 2025, which will take place from October 30 to November 9, Toyota is teasing a Corolla-branded concept car that is reportedly chargeable. Meaning it is either fully electric or a plug-in hybrid, a bridge between the traditional Corolla and the carmaker’s fully electric future, as it is […]