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Mystery electric car startup unveils prototype
Jan 05, 2016 (AFP)
The mystery electric car startup Faraday Future, which seeks to "redefine mobility," unveiled its first prototype vehicle on Monday while offering few details o...
US sues VW for at least $20 bn over emissions cheating
Jan 04, 2016 (AFP)
The US government sued Volkswagen Monday for installing equipment on nearly 600,000 diesel cars that intentionally subverted clean-air regulations, resulting in...
Tesla shares dive as deliveries hit low end of forecast
Jan 04, 2016 (AFP)
Tesla shares careened sharply lower Monday after the US luxury electric-car maker reported deliveries at the bottom end of its forecast for the 2015 fourth quar...
Smog-choked Delhi gears up for car ban
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
Millions of Delhi residents will have to find alternative ways to work from Friday, when authorities launch a trial of draconian traffic restrictions to try to ...
Uber takes billionth ride in sign of upheaval
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
Uber said Wednesday it made its billionth trip in a new milestone for the global ridesharing service. "Marvin and Ara just made our day. Their 5 London pounds u...
Uber partners with major Chinese auto maker
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
Uber on Tuesday announced a partnership with a major Chinese auto maker as the controversial ride-sharing service revved its efforts in the country. Uber and Gu...
VW drops out of race to become world's biggest carmaker: CEO
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
Embattled German auto giant Volkswagen is abandoning its ambition to become the world's biggest carmaker ahead of Japanese rival Toyota, its new chief executive...
VW to rotate staff to improve oversight: chairman
Dec 20, 2015 (AFP)
German car giant Volkswagen, scrambling to contain a massive pollution test cheating scandal, said Sunday it would begin rotating staff to keep better tabs on i...
European lawmakers to probe EU role in VW scandal
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
European lawmakers approved on Thursday a wide-ranging probe into the Volkswagen emissions scandal and allegations that EU regulators turned a blind eye to susp...
China's Panda New Energy orders electric cars from Nevs, ex-Saab, for $12 bln
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese energy vehicle leasing company Panda New Energy has placed an order for 250,000 electric cars from Chinese-owned carmaker Nevs, formerly Saab, for $12 b...
California proposes rules for self-driving cars
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
California motor vehicle department officials on Wednesday proposed self-driving car regulations that included mandating that a person could take the wheel if n...
India's top court bans new diesel cars in capital
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
India's top court Wednesday ordered a temporary ban on large new diesel cars in New Delhi as part of a series of tough measures aimed at cleaning up the world's...
Ford to test self-driving cars on California roads
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Ford on Tuesday said that it has a green light to test self-driving cars in California, and should have them on roads in the most populous US state next year. T...
Facebook Messenger lets users call Uber cars
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Facebook on Wednesday announced an alliance with Uber that lets people summon cars from the ride sharing service using the Messenger smartphone application. The...
EU probes VW for alleged misuse of funds
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Embattled German auto giant Volkswagen faced new troubles Wednesday after the European Union said it was investigating allegations it misused EU funds, while Ge...
Chinese NGO sues Volkswagen over emissions fraud
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
A Chinese court has agreed to hear a case brought by a local environmental organisation against Volkswagen over its emissions-cheating scandal, the campaign gro...
Seattle lets Uber drivers join union in US first
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Seattle has passed a measure allowing drivers of smartphone-based taxi companies like Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and other working conditions, the first...
India court mulls ban on new diesel cars as Delhi chokes
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
India's top court on Tuesday said it was considering banning new diesel-guzzling SUVs and luxury cars from the streets of New Delhi in a bid to improve the capi...
EU lawmakers blast plans to ease diesel pollution limits
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
EU lawmakers on Monday firmly rejected plans by the European Commission to allow diesel car makers to continue to exceed pollution limits. The Commission had sa...
Volkswagen to start recalls in France in February
Dec 13, 2015 (AFP)
German auto giant Volkswagen, still reeling from its massive pollution cheating scandal, will begin recalling some 940,000 vehicles in France in February, VW Gr...
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