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After eight full years on the job, the old Volkswagen Tiguan has been replaced by the all-new model in Japan.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 ...

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 Japanese car market has bottomed and should avoid further declines next year according to a Volkswagen Japan exec. Volkswagen Group Japan Chief Executive Gerry Dorizas told reporters in Tokyo that ...

In a somewhat surprising move, Mercedes-Benz is set to become the best selling foreign carmaker in Japan by the end of 2015, sliding past Volkswagen in the midst of the Dieselgate scandal. Despite the ...

TOKYO — Japanese regulators have begun an inquiry into whether Volkswagen’s vehicles sold in the country comply with emissions standards, adding to investigations of the automaker after it admitted to ...

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.

The push is the German car manufacturer’s first for Japan since it transferred its creative account to the Omnicom Group agency from Fallon in April. At the centre of the initiative is a website ...

TOKYO --Tokyo on Tuesday ordered some of the country's biggest automakers to report on whether their diesel vehicles meet Japanese standards, in the wake of a scandal that saw Volkswagen (IW 1000/7) ...