Japanese automakers are more commonly associated with fuel-efficient gasoline engines ... only diesel truck unavailable in the USA. Although the Mitsubishi Triton is currently only for sale ...

In point of fact, just a single derv-burning model, the Toyota Landcruiser Prado, remains on sale ... diesel sales in Japan tanked. But with the rise of cleaner diesel and more efficient engines ...

To further help the diesel engine's case in Japan, it is priced 20 percent cheaper than gasoline. Today Hans Tempel, president of DaimlerChrysler Japan, introduced in Tokyo the new E Class ...

Hino Motors, a Toyota unit, has been charged with fraud in the U.S. for unlawfully selling diesel engines that didn't meet emissions standards. A report revealed falsified data going back to 2003, ...