The Honda CR-Z has been rather well received in Malaysia. Launched in November last year, Honda Malaysia targeted to sell 100 units of the RM115k hybrid by the end of 2011, but has received over 300 bookings within a month of the launch. In December, Honda Malaysia announced the availability of three new colours – Storm Silver Metallic, Milano Red and Crystal Black Pearl. This year will also see HM bring in a CVT version of the CR-Z, now only available with a six-speed ...

Two years ago, in the midst of the worldwide financial crash, the 2009 Tokyo motor show felt like a tiny regional event as Western manufacturers abandoned ship. Not this year. The 2011 Tokyo motor show was different, with Audi (A1 Sportback), BMW (ActiveHybrid 5) and VW (Cross Coupe concept and Passat Alltrack) all unveiling new metal. But much more important was what was on offer from the domestic brands. The Japanese delivered in spades at Tokyo 2011, and two themes ...

The Sri Lankan delegates for the Motor Vehicle Summit 2011, consisting of 26 members arrived on the 5th of December, 2011. The delegates were led by Mr. Yoga Perera, President of the Motor Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL). The 26 Sri Lankan delegates from leading vehicle and auto parts importers from Sri Lanka were warmly welcomed by Jagath C. Ramanayake (President of RamaDBK and SLBCJ) and fellow SLBCJ members at the Narita Airport. During their ...

For the first time in Japan the Sri Lankan Motor Vehicle Summit was organized by the Sri Lankan Business Council of Japan (SLBCJ) together with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tokyo. The Summit successfully took place from the 8th December to the 11th December 2011 at the Grand Price Hotel, Takanawa. Over 100 motor traders took part in the summit with 26 participants from Sri Lanka. H.E. Ambassador Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda was the chief guest at the seminar held on the ...

Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan (SLBCJ) together with the Sri Lankan embassy of Tokyo has organized “SLBCJ Motor Vehicle Summit 2011”. RamaDBK’s President Mr. Jagath Ramanayake who is also the president of the Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan said.. “during this summit it is being scheduled to make useful dialogs among the participants broadly on the concerns on Sri Lankan imports as well as the Japanese exports. Further, we have organized a tour to visit ...

Vehicle sales in Japan rose by 28.3 percent in October from a year earlier to 247,927 vehicles, figures from Japan Automobile Dealers Association showed Tuesday. This is the second consecutive month when the Japan Automobile Dealers Association announce increases in vehicle sales, after a sharp decline in August. Sales at Toyota Motor Corp. , without the Lexus brand, rose 20.4 percent, while Nissan Motor Co increased 32.5 percent and Honda Motor Co gained 19.5 ...

RamaDBK had the pleasure of welcoming a long term customer of ours, Mr. Quin and his family to our head office in Yokohama. Mr. Qin, who is originally from Taiwan has been visiting Japan for the past 10 years. Presently, Mr. Quin is employed in the tourism industry of Pacific Ocean countries. Tourism plays an important role in the economy of South Pacific countries, with people from all over the world visiting to enjoy white sand beaches, clear blue skies, and tropical ...

RamaDBK welcomed new customers from the paradise-like sunny islands of Fiji to our head office in Yokohama. Due to the abundance of forests, minerals, and fish resources, Fiji is one of the most developed economies in the Pacific Ocean. A high demand for machineries and trucks can be identified amongst the Fijian people to exploit their natural resources. Mr. Biara and his two friends are prominent employees of a construction engineering company in Fiji. They visited ...

Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century has forced a number of parts makers and Japanese manufacturers to halt production in Thailand, raising fears the flooding may affect manufacturing worldwide. The Yomiuri news paper reported today that all five key industrial zones were under water in the historic city of Ayutthaya, about a one-hour drive north of Bangkok. Many Japanese automobile and electronics manufacturers are located in the city. It has been impossible ...

Toyota, which has suffered through a bout of recalls and the Japan earthquake, is pinning its hopes for the future on its crown jewel, the top-selling car in the U.S. Toyota executives are betting on the new Camry to jump-start the company’s future. The new 2012 model isn’t radically different from its predecessor, but it’s harder to redesign the mass-appeal Camry than a Ferrari. The new Toyota Camry looks lower to the ground, is less rounded and has slightly ...

At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Toyota peeled back the sheets to finally reveal its 2012 Prius Plug-in production model. Toyota describes the plug-in hybrid as the “greenest, most technically advanced Prius yet,” and with an electric-only driving range of 14.3 miles, fuel consumption targeted at 112 miles per gallon equivalent and CO2 emissions listed at 49 grams per kilometer, we’re inclined to agree with the Japanese automaker’s bluster. Unlike ...

Still reeling from the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, Japan has not only been forced to deal with energy shortages, the island nation has been forced to rethink the security and capacity of its electric grid, as well as the policies necessary to make any substantive changes in it. But boosting capacity from any energy source takes time, no matter how urgently it is needed. One untapped distributed energy source that could provide up to two days of electricity ...

The government of Bangladesh plans to implement new regulations on the import of used and reconditioned vehicles. According to the new rules, dealers would be allowed to import only passenger cars that are no more than 3 years old. The current vehicle age limit for importing a used car is of 5 years. Moreover, the technical inspection of the vehicles would have to be obtained from a private company, JEVIC (Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Centre co ltd.), which standards ...

On the 18th July, 2011 RamaDBK participated as a sub-sponsor in a 400 persons lunch giving to people affected from the earthquake tsunami which hit the Northeast coast of Japan on the 11th March, 2011. This event was organized by the Machiya Japanese School which has been operating for over 15 years with volunteers teaching Japanese to foreigners in Japan. The temporary housing project which is provided by the government for the Northeast Earthquake victims was located ...