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Thursday, November 12, 2009

3 Best Japanese Automakers

By Carl Keller

Japan has been producing automobiles for nearly as long as America, to the wonder of some. As the American automobile business has modified, thus has Japan's. To the current day, however, Japan still has the highest concentration of automakers of any country on earth: nine to be exact. 3, however, are real standouts manufacturing not only top quality vehicles however reaching well beyond Japan to all corners of the planet. Let's have a look at the prime three and how they are impacting the North American market.

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

Honda - The sole thing Honda lacks versus Toyota is size. Still, after you compare Honda vehicles with comparable Toyota models, Honda holds its own. The first Honda, a Civic, was introduced to the North Yank market in'71 and was soon followed by the Accord further as the Prelude. Routinely, the Accord battles Toyota's Camry for the top spot in U.S. automobile sales year in and year out, while the Honda Odyssey battles the Toyota Sienna for the very best quality minivan [Chrysler's minivans still are the most effective sellers]. Acura is Honda's luxury automotive division which has additionally competed successfully with Toyota's Lexus line up.

Nissan - Toyota and Honda are the only two totally independent Japanese automakers left in the world nowadays as Nissan has since ceded control to Renault, France's largest automaker. The primary Nissans to hit the North American market did so in the Sixties beneath the Datsun model name. By the early Eighties the Datsun name was jettisoned in favor of Nissan and these days the Nissan name is equated with some of the highest quality cars on the road. In the late Eighties 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 supplier of opulent cars.

Thus, there you have it. 3 top Japanese brands that have made a name for themselves. You will not own a Toyota, a Honda, or a Nissan, however you have to provide credit where credit is due: all 3 automakers are proven leaders in a very highly competitive and every changing industry. - 21396

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