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Automakers win reprieve on EU pollution testing

Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)

The EU offered Europe's reeling auto industry a reprieve on Wednesday, agreeing to ease pollution limits for diesel cars despite the fallout from the Volkswagen...

Cyclists battle Philippine capital's 'Carmageddon'

Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)

Cyclist Jack Yabut is on a perilous and likely futile crusade to help the Philippine capital beat "Carmageddon", but even if his campaign fails -- he will have ...

Tokyo Motor Show: firms target digital-savvy, eco-conscious drivers

Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)

Toyota's three-seater exoskeleton car and an electric vehicle with touch screens that turn it into a "digital space" are among the concept models that will be o...

France slams EU delay in tougher auto pollution tests

Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)

France sharply criticised on Monday the years it has taken the EU to implement auto pollution tests that are to replace the easily riggable lab tests exposed by...

Peugeot sees Q3 car sales rise 3.2% despite China slowdown

Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)

French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen on Monday reported a 3.2 percent boost in year-on-year sales in the third quarter despite China's sputtering economy slowin...

Hands-free gadgets create safety hazards for drivers: study

Oct 23, 2015 (AFP)

Are those hands-free tech tools aimed at helping motorists keep their eyes on the road a safety hazard? A new study commissioned by the American Automobile Asso...

Tesla sells over 3,000 cars in China in 9 months: firm

Oct 23, 2015 (AFP)

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors sold more than 3,000 cars in China, the world's biggest auto market, in the first nine months of this year, it said Friday. Th...

VW examining if another engine has pollution cheating device

Oct 22, 2015 (AFP)

Germany's scandal-hit auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it was examining if another type of diesel engine had been fitted with software designed to cheat emis...

VW's 'dieselgate' puts spotlight on electric cars in Germany

Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)

The pollution-cheating scandal that has engulfed auto giant Volkswagen is turning up the heat on the German government to make more determined headway in its se...

Uber invests big in China in face of fierce rival

Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)

The head of Uber on Tuesday said the ride-sharing firm has spent a billion dollars to gain traction in China, where the local champ may not be playing fair. Ube...

Consumer Reports hits reliability of 'best car' Tesla

Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)

Two months after the influential Consumer Reports called Tesla's Model S the best-performing car ever, it pulled back slightly Tuesday, saying the luxury electr...

Oslo moves to ban cars from city centre

Oct 19, 2015 (AFP)

Oslo's new leftist city council said Monday it wants to ban private cars from the downtown area by 2019 as part of a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions by h...

Pakistani entrepreneurs launch 'Uber for rickshaws'

Oct 16, 2015 (AFP)

A group of young Pakistani entrepreneurs have launched an Uber-like rickshaw app service that is quickly growing popular with commuters struggling to find trans...

French love affair with diesel set to end

Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)

France's long love affair with diesel is set to draw to a close after the government announced a rise in the price of the fuel just weeks ahead of a major clima...

Tesla cars can now almost drive themselves

Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)

High-end electric vehicle maker Tesla is taking a major step toward self-driving cars by installing new autopilot software Thursday in North America to automati...

VW to recall 8.5 mn vehicles in Europe as Italian police raid offices

Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)

Volkswagen said Thursday it will recall a total of 8.5 million diesel vehicles Europe-wide as police raided the carmaker's office in Italy and those of its spor...

'Dozens of managers' involved in VW's pollution cheating: report

Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)

Volkswagen's pollution cheating programme was developed by dozens of managers, not just a handful of individuals as the company has suggested, news site Spiegel...

Uber slip exposes data of some US drivers

Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)

Uber on Wednesday confirmed that a software slip briefly exposed personal data of hundreds of US drivers. The controversial ride-sharing company said that it st...

Scandal-hit VW slams brakes on investment

Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)

German auto giant Volkswagen announced Tuesday it would slash one billion euros off its annual investment budget and push ahead with its drive to develop electr...

China auto sales in first rise for 6 months: industry group

Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)

Auto sales in China edged up in September from a year ago, snapping a five-month falling streak in the world's largest car market, an industry group said Tuesda...