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THINKING ALOUD

In the EV race, Japan’s most dangerous rival could be closer to home than China

Chinese carmakers may have pulled ahead in tech and value, but something else is holding the Japanese back

The MG4 Urban feels more like a car a responsible adult would consider.
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MG MG4 Urban review: Small EVs should be more like this for one reason

MG’s MG4 Urban is largely devoid of character, but it has a place for everything

The bZ4X's most appealing trait is that it rides and handles better than the EV norm.
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2026 Toyota bZ4X review: A facelift transforms Toyota’s first EV, but kept one thing the same

Toyota has been busy with its bZ, but it’s still an electric vehicle aimed at drivers tentative about switching to battery power

The Subaru E-Outback is a 4.8-metre long SUV that can cart families around, plus all the gear that makes their lives interesting.
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Subaru e-Outback review: Japan’s best EV uses one key Chinese component

The E-Outback is Subaru’s boxy, button-covered flagship, and the most convincing evidence yet that Japan is back in the electric fight

A BYD car on display in Thailand.

As Thailand’s EV adoption grows, its automotive market wrestles with aftershocks 

China EVs have brought price wars, consumer uncertainty and infrastructure concerns 

Toyota hopes a more compact engine will help revamp vehicle design by saving space under the hood.

Toyota, Subaru and Mazda commit to developing new engines

TOYOTA Motor and smaller Japanese automakers Subaru and Mazda Motor have each committed to developing new engines tailored to electrification, they said on Tuesday (May 28).

Nissan’s China sales to retail customers slumped 46 per cent during the quarter and those of Honda were down 5 per cent.

Weak yen gives Japan’s automakers temporary relief from China pain

JAPANESE automakers are getting much-needed cover from an old standby, as the weaker yen helps prop up profits amid declining sales in China and the increasingly tough shift to electric vehicles.

Subaru hopes to reach global production of 1 million vehicles next financial year, CEO Katsuyuki Mizuma said.

Japan’s Subaru cuts annual output target as chip shortage drags on

JAPAN’S Subaru slashed its annual output target by nearly 10 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 8) amid ongoing fallout from a semiconductor shortage that continues to hamper automakers around the world.

Subaru sold about 140,000 cars in US in its fiscal second quarter, up 3 per cent year on year and the only region outside Japan to show growth.

Subaru says US vehicle demand strong amid economic slowdown fears

DEMAND for new vehicles in the United States remains strong despite rising interest and loan rates, the chief executive of Japan’s Subaru said on Wednesday (Nov 2).