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Japanese carmakers to tap rising green sector
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The Tokyo Motor Show starts tomorrow with Japanese automakers showcasing their latest electronic technology and green cars aimed at the growing low-emissions sector.
The biennial event, held from tomorrow to December 1, features domestic makers of passenger cars, commercial vehicles and trucks alongside most of their European competitors.
The show will focus heavily on high-tech offerings and environmental technologies as firms look to tap the burgeoning green-vehicle sector, seen as the next evolution of the global automotive industry.
A total of 177 exhibitors, including parts suppliers, from a dozen countries will be at the eventÕs 43rd edition.
But US-based automakers, which have not attended since before the global financial crisis, are staying away again, as are South Korean producers, with the exception of Hyundai.
Toyota, the world’s biggest automaker, will be among the major firms at the show, after recovering from a series of crises in recent years including the global meltdown, Japan’s quake-tsunami disaster and the recall of millions of vehicles. The recalls badly dented Toyota’s reputation for safety and quality.
A pioneer of hybrid vehicles, Toyota is set unveil its latest fuel-cell concept car with an expected commercial rollout two years away.
The four-seater sedan has a range of 500 kilometers — longer than previous versions — and can be recharged in just three minutes through hydrogen gas tanks stored inside the vehicle.
Fuel cell vehicles are seen as the holy grail of green cars because they emit nothing but water vapor from the tailpipe and can operate on renewable hydrogen gas.
Toyota’s concept vehicle seeks to jump two key hurdles that analysts say have hindered consumer buying of so-called green cars, including electric vehicles — range and re-fuelling infrastructure.
The big European firms will have a close eye on boosting their presence in the world’s third-largest car market after China and the United States.
Luxury German brands including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche, which have seen significant success in Japan, will be among this year’s attendees along with Audi, Volkswagen, Renault, Peugeot-Citroen, Britain’s Land Rover and Sweden’s Volvo.
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