TOKYO — If import manufacturers are serious about selling cars in Japan, they need to do it the old-fashioned way, said Till Scheer, president of Volkswagen Group's Japanese unit — through hard work.

After eight full years on the job, the old Volkswagen Tiguan has been replaced by the all-new model in Japan. The SUV is going to be offered in three grades but with only one engine: the 1.4 TSI ...

Almost two weeks have passed since the Japanese devastating quake and tsunami, but it appears there is no end to the drama which continues to unfold in the leveled cities on the northeastern coast of ...

Most major automakers have nailed their colors to their mast when it comes to alternative powertrains for the future. For Volkswagen, that's electric vehicles at its most extreme. Japanese automaker ...

Volkswagen has reportedly announced price cuts in Japan that could take up to almost US$1,500 off the price of its Golf model as it looks to win back customers amid the ongoing adverse publicity from ...

The initial prognosis for the Volkswagen Up! in Japan is going the same direction as the name of the car: three weeks after launch, 3,000 orders have been placed in Nippon. That beats Ford’s sales ...

The Volkswagen Golf is an internationally popular car and it’s adding one more trinket to its trophy case, winning this year’s Car of the Year Japan. This is a big milestone for the Golf, as this win ...

Suzuki chief Osamu Suzuki has launched a stinging attack on Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn as the Japanese company terminated a framework agreement, demanding that the German carmaker return its ...

Whatever the globalized future of Japanese corporations, joint ventures or deep strategic alliances with foreign companies are unlikely to become a major feature. In the automobile industry, probably ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Transport Ministry said it had cautioned Volkswagen AG over the German carmaker's delay in issuing recalls of more than 20,000 cars after some 50 complaints from users, some from as ...

Mazda Motor Corp. led Japanese carmakers lower as Tokyo resumed trading for the first time since Friday, when the U.S. environment regulator called out Volkswagen AG for cheating on pollution tests.

Japan’s auto industry has another high-profile drug case to gossip about, as a top executive of Volkswagen Japan was arrested yesterday for alleged drug use. Per Japan’s national public broadcasting ...