Imported car prices have also shot up because of the higher ... Among the major automakers in Japan, production and sales continued to decline year-on-year, due to the difficulty of securing ...

While Japan and many Western nations have imposed ... remaining at a higher level than before. The higher the car price, the more benefits the buyer can gain from the stronger ruble.

Sales of EVs in Japan have dropped sharply as buyers prefer hybrids, but foreign brands like Tesla, BYD and Hyundai have made serious inroads in the country ...

The Japan launch of the Hyundai Inster follows attempts by Tesla and other foreign brands to enter a country seeing a slow take-up of EVs. With the Inster, Hyundai will take a low-price strategy akin ...