A new company out of Japan called HW Electro wants to be the first manufacturer of electric vehicles in the country’s hotly contested commercial kei car segment. Its first concept, the Puzzle, is a ...

The marketing of the Wagon R Smile appears to be aimed with laser focus at city-dwelling Japanese women in their 20s and 30s, or at least people who aspire to be like city-dwelling Japanese women in ...

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The last time Americans could buy a new kei car from a real dealership in the United States was 1971, when Malcolm Bricklin was still attempting to make the Subaru 360 a sales hit here (no, the ...

Fans of kei vans rejoice, as Suzuki has just unveiled a special edition of the Every. The J Limited adds crossover-inspired bits and cool decals to the LCV-based model, as well as a turbo engine and a ...

This Hijet, a sixth-generation micro van, would have had no more than 40 or 50 horsepower when it was new, so the bike engine is definitely making more. One downside of using an entire bike in the ...

In the Land of the Rising Sun (aka Japan), there's a thriving market for tiny vehicles, known as kei cars. Over the years, local automakers have produced a myriad of cool miniature vehicles, which ...

Building a micro camper van is quite a challenge. Building a micro camper van using a kei van as a base vehicle is even more difficult, but not impossible, as proven by the unique project I’d like to ...

Every time a small and affordable EV gets revealed in another country, especially Japanese kei cars and vans, there are tons of people online that will shout from the rafters about how it should be ...

After years of delays and development setbacks, Japan’s long-awaited electric kei vans from Toyota, Daihatsu, and Suzuki have officially made the leap from concept to production. The three brands have ...