They work hard, they're nimble enough to squeeze down the back lanes of Tokyo and Kyoto, and if you're a gardener or landscaper in Japan, a kei truck is an absolutely indispensable tool.

But some of the most popular cars made for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) are almost unknown in America. Kei trucks are miniature vehicles that offer a flatbed or customized rear rig behind a ...

A Stellantis executive is pushing for Europe to embrace Japan's tiny, affordable Kei cars. Discover why this radical shift ...

Tiny Japanese trucks that cost as little as $5,000 are winning over some Americans. Kei trucks are about 11 feet long and are typically limited to about 25 miles an hour. According to Japan Car ...

Kei trucks, built to satisfy Japanese light automobile regulations and known as “keitora” (meaning “light truck”) in Japan, are vehicles that have been enjoying a surge in popularity in ...

And it’s light, small, and easy to squeeze into tight places, making it ideal for those quick commuter/errand-running trips that make kei cars – a Japanese vehicle category for tiny highway ...

However, Japanese drivers will typically shun high-end models for kei cars, an ultra-small range of vehicles that are almost entirely unique to their domestic market. Originally devised by the ...

The kei car class was created by the Japanese government after WWII as a way of incentivizing people to buy cars, and they're strictly governed by size and displacement limits. The earliest kei ...

A new breed of electric vehicles is drawing inspiration from Japanese kei cars, tiny cubes-on-wheels that are highway-legal but not likely to pass muster with US or EU safety standards.

Kei cars are the antithesis of the big American SUV. Where EPA regulations effectively penalize automakers for building smaller, more efficient cars, Japan's Kei car regulations cap size ...

ATLANTA — Owners of “miniature” Japanese Kei cars in Georgia are closely watching legislation that could return them to the road. It’s been a frustrating and confusing experience for car ...