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In 1898, a Panhard Levassor car-French is considered the first car introduced in Japan.
A sketch drawn by Georges Ferdinand Bigot, who witnessed the car driven by a French trader February 2, exists.
The ten seats, 25 hp steam Yamaba may be the first car manufactured in Japan It was built in 1904 by Torao Yamaba to carry his large family.
One report indicates that a total of four Yamaba cars were made.
In 1907, the Automobile Trading Company produced 1 January 85 liters, benzine, car called Takuri Twelve were made.
Between 1910 and 1911, the Automobile Works Kunisue produces a cylinder 2, 5hp car How Tourer.
A luxury sedan 4 cylinder 16 hp was produced jointly by Kunisue and work of the Tokyo motor vehicles between 1911 and 1912 no more than 50 were made was the car called Tokyo What cc.
A prototype car was produced by the company in 1922 Otha production models were produced between 1934 and 1957.
The models include the 736 cc and 23 hp Phaeton, 903 cc, Otha P A How many of each were produced information about other necessary models.
Between 1924 and 1927, the car was produced by Otomo Junya Tokowawa The car was powered by an air-cooled engine 944 cc How this HP.
Daihatsu Motor Company was established in 1951.
The company was called Hatsudoki Seizo company was founded in 1907 and initially produces internal combustion engines.
In 1930, the company produced a three-wheeled trike.
The first car, a three wheeled car called the bee was built by Daihatsu in 1958.
Cooperation with Toyota began in 1967 with Toyota taking a majority stake in 1999.
Between 1963 and 1970 the company produced about 120,000 Compagno models, including a 41 hp 797 cc sedan from 1963 to 1967, the 800 Spider convertible cabriolet from 1965 to 1967 and 55 hp 958 cc convertible sedan 1965-1970.
The company started production in 1977 Charade model.
were produced four generations of this model; 50 hp 993 cc G10 from 1977 to 1983, the three-cylinder 1-liter G11 1983-1987, the G100 and G200 from 1987 to 1994 1994 to 2000, including a 1 liter 5 Charade sedan car How many were produced.
In 1911 Masujiro Hasimoto, with the help of three investors initials of their first name was D A T Motor Car Works formed Kwaishinsha.
Note Japanese DAT Datto means running hare or rabbit in flight.
In 1912, he had built an experimental car that was followed in March 1914 by a prototype for the 4-cylinder 2000cc DAT 31; a model that was produced in 1915 the production of the Do 31 stops in 1916.
The five-seat model, 11kW 15 hp 4-cylinder 2300 cc, DAT 41 was launched in 1916 and remained in production until 1925 was a version of 20 hp also available How many did.
Models 31 and 41 were handmade; the magneto, wheels and tires are not made in Japan.
The name was changed to Kwaishinsha Motorcar Company in 1918 then, in 1925, to DAT Motorcar Co Note A report says Kwaishinsha Motors changed its name in 1917 to DAT Motor Vehicle Co.
In 1923, the year the big earthquake hit Japan the company produced the type 51 Torpedo model Have they been made until 1926 How What is the size of the engine, etc.
Car production ceased in 1926 when the DAT Motorcar company merged with Jitsuyo Jidosha Seizo to form the company DAT Automobile Manufacturing See Article 8 November 6 Jitsuyo Jidosha Seizo.
Note Jitsuyo Jidosha Co Ltd was founded in 1919 to manufacture cars designed by the American engineer William Gorham.
In 1931, the DAT company has built a two-seater, the Type 10, which was less than the previous model Type 51 Torpedo, calling Datson son of DAT.
He had an engine 10hp 4 cylinder 495cc A version with four seats, the type 11 was also produced in 1931 How many types 10 and 11 models were made between which dates.
These two models, which are entered into three body styles; roadster, sedan and Tourer has a maximum speed of 35 mph 56 km h.
The production of the Phaeton model began in 1932, had an engine 10hp 4 cylinder 495cc.
In 1934, Nissan took over the company and, because his son can also mean loss in Japanese, changed the name Datsun.
The Honda Motor Company was founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda to produce motorcycles.
In June 1963 Honda produced its first vehicle with four wheels, the T360, a small 356 cc pickup truck.
531 cc T he sports car S500 was the first Honda production car in 1363 and were made from October 1963 to September 1964.
The car weighed only 680 kg 1500 lbs and a maximum speed of 80 mph 129 kph.
The model S360 roadster was developed in 1962 but did not enter production.
The small wheel drive before, 354 cc Honda 2 door sedan N360 was produced from March 1967-1970.
In 1969, the company introduced the 599 cc N600 more powerful, to officially import the first Honda car in the United States.
The N600 has a top speed of 81 mph 130 km and was produced until 1972.
A N1300 model is also available from 1968 until 1972.
I n July 1972 Honda introduced the Civic as a two-door coupe, followed two months later two three-door hatchback versions have 1169 cc transverse engine and front wheel drive.
In 1979, a 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback version was available.
In 2005, more than 16 Honda Civics 5 million had been produced sixth best selling car in the world.
The eighth generation Honda Civic was introduced in 2006 with engines of up to 2 liters available.
The model agreement was produced by Honda in 1976, 68 bhp two-door hatchback, a four-door sedan added in 1979.
The third generation of sedan models produced between 1985 and 1989 included the lifting headlights on strike.
In 2002, Honda introduced the seventh generation agreement with a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe, with 2 0 4 and 3 liter engines.
In addition to Japan of the Agreement was made in China India Malaysia Mexico Pakistan Thailand and the United States where it has been the best selling Japanese car 1982-1997.
In 1986, Honda began producing 151 hp Acura Legend.
It was followed in 1987 by the Prelude, the first passenger car in the world equipped with technology leadership in four wheel drive.
Models produced in 2007 include Jazz, CR-V, FR-V, Civic, Accord, Fit, Odyssey and S2000.
In 1918, the construction of the engineering Ishikawajima Shipbuilding Co started the British Wolseley licensed cars, production of the first car, the model A9, in 1922.
In 1933 the company name changed to Automotive Industries Co after the production of Sumida and Chiyoda When these two cars cars information necessary, HP, maximum speed, etc.
From 1953 to 1963 When assembled Isuzu UK car Hillman Minx.
Between 1963 and 1973, the company produced a car of their own design; Bellet sedan and 2-door the fail GT version that was launched in 1964 1 3, 1 5, 1 6, 1 8 2 0 liter engines were available.
170.737 models were produced Bellet Check that total.
The Bellet was replaced by Florian 4-door model in 1967. In 1983 when production ended, 145836 was manufactured.
From 1974 to 2000 five new generations of the Gemini range of cars were produced and sold under a variety of names, including Domani, Impulse, I-Mark, Piazza, sunbeam, Spectrum, Stylus, in several different countries.
Production of the Aska model began in 1983 and ended in 2002 when Isuzu stopped producing cars in 2003, the company produced 16 million diesel engines.
In 1918, William Gorham, an American, developed a 880 cc 7 2 5 hp 4kW three wheels two cylinders The prototype was produced in 1918.
The Jitsuyo Jidosha Seizo Company was established in 1919 to manufacture Gorham car with three wheels, whose production began in 1920 How many were built and how long until 1922.
Using the same engine 880 cc, a version with four wheels was produced between 1922 and 1923 Gorham 4-Wheeler used a steering system free car name bar has been changed for Lila 1923 How many were built.
In 1923, the company produced Lila BC model has been equipped with a four-cylinder, air-cooled, 850 cc 10 hp 7 5 kilowatts How engine were built and for how long Until 1926.
A four-door 1924 and a roadster version used when the chassis of JC model and engine 850 cc were also produced How many of each type were built and for how long Until 1926.
The Jitsuyo Jidosha Seizo Company merged with the DAT Motorcar Company in 1926 to form the DAT Automobile Manufacturing Company.
In 1960, Toyo Koygo produced its first car, a 836 lb, 380 kg lightweight keicar called the Mazda R360.
16 hp 12 kilowatts 356 cc two-seater has a top speed of about 52 mph 84 kph The car was produced over a period of 6 years.
A version four places was introduced in 1962 followed by a convertible in 1964.
During 1960, the company launched five other cars, including the model Cosmo Sports 110S A total of 1519 of these hand-110S cars were produced from 1967 to 1972.
It was the first car to be equipped with a Wankel rotary engine 2-rotor.
Three other generations of cars bearing the name Cosmo were also produced by the company between 1975-1980 and 1981-1990 1990-1995.
In 1963, the company had produced its one millionth vehicle car truck and its five millionth in 1972.
During the twelve were launched different models of cars 1970, followed by another 12 in 1980 and 15 in 1990.
In 1984, the company changed its name to the Mazda Motor Corporation.
Between 1978 and 2002 Mazda produced a sports car called the RX-7 A total of 811,634 of these cars, which were equipped with the Wankel rotary engine, were produced.
A Wankel 3-rotor motor, capable of producing 550 hp 410 kilowatts, can be mounted on the third-generation RX-7 1992-2002 models instead of the standard 2-motor rotor.
The third generation model RX-7 had a maximum speed of over 200 mph 320 kph.
Cars produced in 2008 include Mazda 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, Verisa, MX-5, MX-7, rotary engine RX-8 and RX-9.
I n 1917, the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company was producing seven seats, 35 hp 26 kW 2 8 liters Model A car has a top speed of 20 mph 32 kph.
In 1922, when production ceased, 22 of these hand built cars, which were based on the model Tipo 3 of Fiat, was built.
The first motor vehicle diesel engine developed in Japan on July 6 liters 69 hp 51 kilowatts model 450AD, was produced by the company in 1931 or 450AD 445AD.
In 1934 the company, now renamed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries began development of PX33, a prototype 4-wheel drive sedan for military use.
Four models were built, as well as a version in development that was equipped with the diesel engine 450AD when the project was canceled in 1937.
Regional 1951-1954 East Japan Heavy-Industries Company imported Mitsubishi Motor Henry J Kaiser model.
The American car, which was supplied in kit form, had a 68 hp motor 51 kilowatts Or was it 80 hp.
Between 1960 and 1965 Mitsubishi Product Model 500 1960 359 cc two-stroke, motor car before Minica kei Colt 1962 and four models 600, 1962, 1000, 1963, as well as the 800 and 1500, 1965.
The 20 hp 15 kilowatts 500 model was manufactured by Shin Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The 493 cc rear engine, the vehicle was the first car produced in Japan after WW2 Production ceased in 1962.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation was established April 22, 1970.
Newer models are the Colt 2004 C2C 2005, rallying Version-R 2005 and 2006, the MIEV, which used electric motors at each wheel.
The first in a line of cars was produced Galant 1969-1973 In 1971, they became the first Mitsubishi car to be sold in the United States where they were called the Dodge Colt.
A ninth-generation Galant, who was also called Grunder, was launched in 2004.
In 1998, the company launched the seventh generation 657 cc Minica kei car A 5 door hatchback, the 659 cc Mitsubishi i, was launched in 2006.
In addition to Japan Mitsubishi vehicles were manufactured in Australia Netherlands Philippines Thailand and the United States.
In 1928 Yoshisuke Aikawa formed Nippon Industries, which during 1930 became Nissan abbreviated.
In 1931, Aikawa DAT Motors took control and service of auto parts in 1933 Nissan Tobata Casting was merged with DAT Motors.
On 1 June 1934, a new subsidiary of Tobata Casting was established which was called the Nissan Motor Company.
Datsun models produced between 1935 and 1937 include the 722 cc 14 CV Type 14 1935 722 cc 16 CV Type 15 Phaeton and type 16 1936 17 17 1937 CV type.
Type 14, 15 and 16 models have a maximum speed of 80 mph 128 kph.
The 3,600 cc 85 hp Nissan 70, an American car Graham-Paige built under license, was produced in 1937.
In 1942, the company produced 1468 cc 35 hp Nissan 50.
In 1938, the company was producing the Model 70 Phaeton.
In 1947, the Datsun DA model was the first car produced by Nissan after WW2 He used the same engine as the pre-war Datsun Type 17.
Datsun models of products in the early 1950s are the 860cc 20hp Deluxe DB 1951, DB-2 Thrift Sedan in 1952 which was a 4-door version of the DB Deluxe and Deluxe 1954.
In 1955, they started the production of the 2-door model A 110 A 4-door was sold as Convar.
The 1498 cc Datsun Austin A50 Cambridge was produced in 1956.
In 1966, Nissan merged with Prince Motor Company see Section August 11 10 Production of the existing Prince Skyline and Gloria range of cars continued.
Peak production model Skyline was between 1972 and 1977, while more than 670,500 were Production generation Skyline Twelfth began in 2006; V36 sedan 4 door.
The first Nissan Cedric, 30 series was produced between 1960 and 1961, he had a 1488 cc engine, with an option 1,883 cc version of the name Cédric has been removed from most export versions of the 230 series have was produced from 1971 to 1975, the exported car called 200C, 220C, 240C, 260C and Gloria.
Cedric L series ended in 2004, replaced by the Nissan Fuga.
In 1966, Nissan launched the Sunny series that was exported Datsun 1000 Two body styles were available, a B10 two-door sedan and a station wagon van VB10.
A second generation of Sunny, also known as the Datsun 1200, was launched in 1970. A break and a coupe version has been added to the range.
The Lecturer versions were called the Tsuru Sentra in Mexico and the US The Sunny name has also been used on other models, such as the export version of the Nissan Pulsar.
Production of the 240Z 2393 cc model began in 1969; a car that had a top speed of 125 mph 200 kph Nearly 173,000 had been made when production ceased in 1973.
In 2006 Nissan produced nearly 16 million vehicles bearing the name of Sunny 5.
The sunny model was still in production for African and US markets in 2006 production for the Japanese market ended in 2004, be replaced by the Sunny Nissan Tiida.
Other cars produced by Nissan Micra include Mars, Bluebird, Primera, Almera and Altima.
Shortly after the end of WW2 and the companies had Nakaima Tachikawa were merged to become part of the larger organization Fuji Sangyo.
Around 1947 Fuji Sangyo decided to develop an electric car that has become known as the Tama notes in Japanese means ghost Tama, mind, soul.
Production began some time between 1949 and 1952 when just three versions of Tama were produced; the E4S-47 and Junior 4-seater and 5 leading spaces.
The car, which weighed 2,425 lbs 1,102 kg lead acid batteries, had a range of about 60 miles and 96 klm a maximum speed of 22 mph 35 kph Check these figures.
In 1950, Fuji Sangyo was reorganized into 12 smaller parts; the machine being Fuji Precision Company NMAF.
Two years later, in 1952, Tama Motors Company was established under NMAF In 1955 it was renamed the Prince Motor Company and the production of the Tama ceased production of the East-end Tama in 1955.
The company began developing a gasoline car in about 1955.
The 1482 cc, 60 hp 45 kilowatts, the Skyline ALS1-1 model was introduced in April 1957 Both versions sedan and coupe were available between 1957 and 1963 nearly 34,000 were made.
A second model of horizon generation, the product S50 was 70 HP 1963 to 1967 when it was replaced by the 88 hp, 1500 cc S57.
In 1961, the company introduced the series model Gloria Prince BLSIP-2 On 1 9 liter, 80 hp 60 kilowatts car was a luxury version of Skyline Production ended in 1962.
E-S40 Gloria series was produced between 1961 and 1966, it was the first car Prince to be equipped with a 6-cylinder engine A 2 Version 5 liters, the S41 was also produced.
In 1966, the Prince Motor Company merged with the Nissan Motor Company.
In 1909, Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Company Michio.
Between 1937 and 1939, the company produced 13 hp more 9 7 kilowatts car prototypes These compact, less than 800 cc, the cars were equipped with a cooled liquid, then advanced 4-stroke, 4-cylinder engine.
The name Suzuki Motor Company was adopted in 1954.
The company produced in 1955 its first production car, the front wheel 360 cc 2-stroke model Suzulight When will cease production How many did.
A model called Cervo, also called the SC100 and Whizzkid, was produced from 1977 to 1982.
The company built its first car in 1979 Alto kei The 1061 cc 62 hp Model 46 kw, which had a maximum speed of 94 mph 150 kph, was produced until 1984.
Other versions are the 796 cc Mk II, which has been marketed in Europe under the name SB308 Alto and turbocharged 660cc Alto Works RS-X and RS-R.
The Alto was produced in India by Maruti Udyog Maruti 800, Alto and Zen, Pakistan by Pak Suzuki 800 cc and 1000 cc Alto Mehran and China by the Jiangnan Automobile Corporation Mk II Suzuki Alto SB308.
In 1983 the company introduced the Cultus model car was provided with either a 993 cc or 1,324 cc engine.
T he Crescent, a 4- to 10 cm longer version of Cultus, was produced from 1995 to 2002.
Cultus also called Esteem and Baleno Maruti in India, was still in production in 2007.
From January 2003 to October 2005 Suzuki produced the Twin, a kei car that was also available as a hybrid Besides a 658 cc engine, the hybrid version is equipped with an electric motor 7 hp five kilowatts.
The car, which had a top speed of 75 mph 120 kph, was reported to be able to achieve 94 miles per gallon 33 liter 4 km.
The Toyota Motor Corporation was formed when a manufacturing textile machinery, owned by Sakichi Toyoda, has created a new division to produce cars.
The company has produced its first engine in 1934 and a prototype car, the A1 model, the following year, in 1936 the production of the model car AA started.
I n 1937, the Toyota Motor Company was established as an independent company and in 1944, he had produced nearly 2000 cars.
It is believed that the name was changed from Toyoda to Toyota because 8 is a lucky number in Japan and is the number of strokes it takes to write Toyota in Japanese Katakana script.
The first car was allowed the company to produce after World War 2 was the type SA.
It was followed in 1949 by the type D, a taxi car with a top speed of only 47 mph 75 kph and the Crown in 1955.
T he series Toyota Corolla E10 was introduced in October 1966 and four sedans Two doors and a coupe version was available with an engine 1 1 or 1 to 2 liters.
The following month the first model has been exported to Australia.
T he fourth generation model was produced from 1979 to 1983 In 1980 the daily average record 2,346 cars production.
fifth generation models, the E80 series that were produced from 1983 to 1987 were the most popular cars Corolla, with about 3 by 3 million.
I n 1997, the Corolla became the best selling car in the world, with over 30 million sold in 2007 part 2, the last 100 years, Section 1 April.
In addition to Japan, Corollas were produced in 14 countries; Brazil, Canada, China, Great Britain, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, United States and Venezuela.
In October 2006 Toyota introduced the tenth generation Corolla; the E140 series.
The Camry name was used in 1980 with Toyota Celica Camry.
The first line regardless of model called the Toyota Camry is a compact hatchback, four-door, which was launched in 1982 for model year 1983.
Over the years cut, sedan and wagon were produced.
In 2007, the sixth generation Camry was being assembled in Australia China Japan and the United States.
In 1989, Toyota began production of the Lexus and in 2003 over 30 variants were produced.
Other models produced by the company include the Celica, MR2, Supra, Prius, Avalon, Matrix and Yaris.
In 1923, there were about 65,000 cars in Japan, most of them taxis.
In 1953, Hino Motors began producing Renault 4CV licensed cars.
The company has built his own car, the Comtesse 900 in 1961, the car had a 893 cc, 35 hp rear-mounted engine 26kW.
Two models introduced in 1300 in 1964 had a 1251 cc engine which developed 60 CH 44 kW or 70 hp Sedan cut 51 KW.
In 1966 the company was taken over by Toyota and Hino stopped producing cars in 1967.
Between 1957 and 1961 Mikasa built a sedan, a station wagon and a convertible All three models have been equipped with air-cooled 2-cylinder 20 hp motors 15 kilowatts.
The main producers of cars in Japan in 2005 were 1 million Toyota figures 22M, 21M 1 Honda, Suzuki 92m 0 0 8M Mazda, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu 0 0 55M 54M.
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