Paul Smith and Mini Accelerate Into Underexplored Design Territory

Yet the only launch that attracted lines of selfie-seeking fans and prompted members of the audience to (very politely) cheer was that of the new Mini Paul Smith Edition. While there is a long history ...
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Meet the $7,000 mini EV that’s taking Japan by storm

It’s not a Toyota, Nissan, or a Honda, but this new mini EV is already a sensation. The mibot mini EV costs just ¥1 million ($7,000), or about half the price of Nissan’s Sakura, the top-selling EV in ...

BYD's mini-car ambitions may be a wake-up call for Japan

By Maki Shiraki, Yoshifumi Takemoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -BYD's Japanese mini-car will not go on sale until the end of next year, but it has already created buzz - at least among ...
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BYD’s new mini EV is ‘a huge threat’ to Japanese automakers and it’s coming soon

China’s EV leader is already starting to crack Japan’s auto market, where foreign automakers have struggled for years. BYD sold 2,223 EVs in Japan in 2024, accounting for 4% of overall electric car ...