TOKYO (Reuters) -BYD's Japanese mini-car will not go on sale until the end of next year, but it has already created buzz - at least among officials in Tokyo worried about the challenge from China's ...

What Makes Kei Cars So Appealing for U.S. Buyers? Money's scarce, and times are tough. If only cars weren't so damned expensive. Alas, this seems to be the world we live in these days, but recent news ...

View post: A Million Square Feet And 2,000 Brands: The 2026 SEMA Show Is Shaping Up To Be Enormous The BYD Racco sports the typical boxy proportions associated with kei cars; a short hood, almost ...

While not as popular outside of Japan and sometimes ever ridiculized, these five mini-sports cars proved that you don't need big power to have fun, becoming icons in the process. The kei (short for ...

China’s EV leader is already starting to crack Japan’s auto market, where foreign automakers have struggled for years. BYD sold 2,223 EVs in Japan in 2024, accounting for 4% of overall electric car ...

From Honda’s top-selling N-Box to the Suzuki Every microvan, Japan’s perfectly formed mini cars will take you the distance. The wider world is finally waking up to the joys of the kei car; even Donald ...

Meet mibot, the $7,000 tiny EV that’s about take Japan by storm. It may be small, but the mini EV is already seeing strong interest with the first models now being delivered. The $7,000 mibot mini EV ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

N-ONE e: passenger mini-EV. Credit: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Honda Motor has introduced its inaugural kei-class passenger mini-electric vehicle (EV), the N-ONE e:, in ...

We select the machines we reckon are the most important and finest examples from the Land of the Rising Sun ...

View post: Ford Maverick Is Still The Compact Pickup To Beat For 2027 Kei cars are affordable, fuel-efficient, and offer unique urban-friendly features for U.S. buyers. Models like the Nissan Sakura, ...