
TOKYO -- Mazda and Mitsubishi Motors vehicles will cost more in Japan come fall as the nation's medium-size automakers begin passing on their rising raw materials costs and adjust to the weakening yen.
Mazda will raise prices for two models, including the flagship Mazda3 compact, by about 3%. Mitsubishi Motor's price hike will also be 3% and will apply to the Outlander PHEV, its mainstay SUV.