# Japan: launch of the Suzuki e SKY and growth of electric kei cars **In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 3 events involving Suzuki, BYD, Honda and 1 more, in Japon, followed from 31 October 2026 to 5 November 2026. 6 articles from 5 sources (launches and reviews, electric and batteries); last updated on 5 November 2026 at 06:16. - Status: ongoing - Scope: National (Japan) - Category: Launches and reviews, Electric and batteries - Countries: Japon - Brands: Suzuki, BYD, Honda, Nissan - First detected: 31 October 2026 at 08:10 - Updated: 5 November 2026 at 06:16 - Web page: https://mecapress.com/stories/89-japan-launch-of-the-suzuki-e-sky-and-growth-of-electric-kei-cars ## Sources by country and language - Japan: 4 articles, 3 outlets - France: 1 articles, 1 outlets - United States: 1 articles, 1 outlets **Languages**: Japanese (4), French (1), Spanish (1) ## Timeline (3 events) ### 31 October 2026 — [Suzuki e SKY kei EV arrives in Japan at 1.55 million yen](https://mecapress.com/events/578-suzuki-e-sky-kei-ev-arrives-in-japan-at-1-55-million-yen.md) The new Suzuki e SKY electric kei car is about to go on sale in Japan at around 1.55 million yen, sparking a surge of inquiries at dealerships. 4 sources, 4 articles · Japon ### 1 November 2026 — [Le Japon entre dans l'ère des kei cars électriques](https://mecapress.com/events/1464-le-japon-entre-dans-l-ere-des-kei-cars-electriques.md) Après la Nissan Sakura et la Honda N-ONE e:, la Suzuki e SKY est lancée en octobre avec un objectif de 1 000 unités par mois, tandis que BYD prépare sa kei car Racco pour le Japon. 1 sources, 1 articles · Japon ### 5 November 2026 — [Suzuki exposera sa kei car électrique e SKY au FIELDSTYLE EXPO 2026](https://mecapress.com/events/4714-suzuki-exposera-sa-kei-car-electrique-e-sky-au-fieldstyle-expo-2026.md) Suzuki présentera les 14 et 15 novembre à Aichi Sky Expo le modèle de série de sa kei car électrique e SKY, dont la commercialisation est prévue le 16 novembre. 1 sources, 1 articles · Nagoya — Japon --- Cite as: Mecapress, “Japan: launch of the Suzuki e SKY and growth of electric kei cars”, https://mecapress.com/stories/89-japan-launch-of-the-suzuki-e-sky-and-growth-of-electric-kei-cars Methodology: https://mecapress.com/methodology