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Japanese Carmakers To Unveil 37 Models At Tokyo Motor Show
Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and other automakers will unveil a total of 37 car models at the Tokyo Motor Show, aiming to stem a drop in sales in the world’s third-largest auto market.

The number of world-premiere vehicles was released in a statement by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

Japanese carmakers plan to use the exhibition to stimulate auto demand in their home market, where sales slumped for 17 months through August. The Tokyo show, one of the five biggest international auto exhibitions, will feature both passenger cars and commercial vehicles at the same time for the first time in 10 years.

Domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses may fall 1.9 percent to 5.63 million units this year from 5.74 million in 2006, the auto group forecasts. That’s down 28 percent from an all-time high of 7.78 million in 1990. The tally fell 7.4 percent to 3.63 million for the first eight months of this year, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

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IS3andMEIS3andME - 9/24/2007 2:29:11 PM
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Cars that matter to me: Nissan GT-R, Lexus IS-F and LF-A, and maybe a Supra replacement, and the Honda NSX or the Acura TSX rear wheel drive coupe.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 9/24/2007 5:38:05 PMView My AgentSpace
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Don't be expecting a Supra replacement, an NSX or a RWD TSX any time soon.

I'm interested in the other three you mentioned, especially the GT-R and LF-A. The IS-F, we know about, but the LF-A especially is a mystery.


DaHarderDaHarder - 9/24/2007 7:05:57 PM
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Knowing the Japanese, 90% of these 'new' cars will probably be (endless) variations built on the same platform, and the majority will be Kei-Series cars that most U.S. residents will never see or care about.

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