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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Three Supreme Japanese Automakers

By Carl Keller

Japan has been producing automobiles for almost as long as America, to the wonder of some. Because the American automobile trade has modified, thus has Japan's. To this day, but, Japan still has the highest concentration of automakers of any country on earth: 9 to be exact. Three, but, are real standouts producing not solely prime quality vehicles but reaching well beyond Japan to all corners of the planet. Let's take a look at the top 3 and the way they are impacting the North American market.

Toyota - As the largest of all Japanese automakers, Toyota ranks only second to General Motors in international production. Toyota cars were first introduced to the North American market in the Nineteen Sixties and were, at the time, widely panned by critics as being too little and inferior in quality. By the late Seventies, Toyota excellence levels began to exceed the trade standard. Nowadays, some take into account Toyota the benchmark by which all car lines are judged; the corporate's Lexus line of luxury cars and Scion brand of youth oriented vehicles are leaders in their respective classes.

Honda - The only issue Honda lacks versus Toyota is size. Still, once you compare Honda cars with comparable Toyota models, Honda holds its own. The primary Honda, a Civic, was introduced to the North Yank market in'71 and was soon followed by the Accord in addition as the Prelude. Routinely, the Accord battles Toyota's Camry for the prime spot in U.S. automotive sales year in and year out, whereas the Honda Odyssey battles the Toyota Sienna for the highest quality minivan [Chrysler's minivans still are the most effective sellers]. Acura is Honda's luxury automobile division which has additionally competed successfully with Toyota's Lexus line up.

Nissan - Toyota and Honda are the only 2 fully independent Japanese automakers left in the world today as Nissan has since ceded control to Renault, France's largest automaker. The primary Nissans to hit the North American market did so within the Nineteen Sixties beneath the Datsun model name. By the early'80s the Datsun name was jettisoned in favor of Nissan and nowadays the Nissan name is equated with some of the very best quality cars on the road. In the late'80s Nissan launched the Infiniti division, a maker of luxurious automobiles that routinely battles with the likes of BMW, Lexus, Acura, Cadillac, and Mercedes as a prime provider of opulent vehicles.

So, there you've got it. Three prime Japanese brands that have created a reputation for themselves. You may not own a Toyota, a Honda, or a Nissan, however you have got to give credit where credit is due: all 3 automakers are proven leaders in a very highly competitive and every changing industry. - 21393

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