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Toyota pauses most Japan production after quake

Mar 18, 2022 (AFP)

The 7.4-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, derailing a bullet train and initially cutting power to over two million homes. Three deaths have ...

Indonesia begins electric car production with Hyundai plant

Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)

Indonesia is the world's largest nickel producer and also rich in cobalt, bauxite and copper ores, key materials in the manufacture of batteries for electric ca...

UN adopts resolution promoting bicycles to combat climate change

Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)

The resolution, proposed by Turkmenistan, was passed unanimously and like all General Assembly resolutions is non-binding. It calls on member states to "integra...

Ford to introduce 7 new EVs in Europe by 2024, invest $2B in EV plant

Mar 15, 2022 (UPI)

The seven to be introduced by 2024 will include three passenger vehicles and four new commercial vehicles, according to Ford's statement Monday. Among the passe...

China's ride-hailing giant Didi to halt Hong Kong listing: report

Mar 11, 2022 (AFP)

The company, once known as China's answer to Uber, has been enmeshed in red tape since a high-profile New York listing last June backfired after seemingly irkin...

US announces new emissions standards for trucks and buses

Mar 07, 2022 (AFP)

The proposed new standards for gasoline- and diesel-heavy vehicles would place stricter limits on nitrogen oxides (NOx) that cause smog and soot, and set new gr...

Sony and Honda plan joint electric vehicle firm

Mar 04, 2022 (AFP)

Major global carmakers are increasingly prioritising electric and hybrid vehicles as concern about climate change grows. Sony Group said Friday the two Japanese...

Polluting drivers may have to pay in all of London

Mar 04, 2022 (AFP)

The London Assembly introduced an ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in April 2019, forcing owners of more polluting vehicles to pay 12.50 pounds ($17.20) a day to ...

Ford unveils new structure as it speeds electric car push

Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)

Under the plan, which sent Ford shares sharply higher, the conventional internal combustion operations will be known as "Ford Blue," while the electric vehicle ...

Toyota halts Japan plants after reported cyber attack

Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)

"Due to a system failure at a supplier in Japan, we have decided to suspend the operation of 28 lines at all 14 domestic plants on March 1 (for both 1st and 2nd...

Lotus sports car group eyes stock market float

Feb 21, 2022 (AFP)

"We are considering" an initial public offering that would occur "in a window of 12-24 months" to raise several billion dollars, UK-based Lotus told AFP, confir...

Germany wants to keep fuel motor cars, but get rid of petrol

Feb 21, 2022 (AFP)

The European Commission proposed last year a ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from the middle of next decade, but the debate is far ...

Paris kicks car traffic reduction plan down the road

Feb 17, 2022 (AFP)

The ban on nearly all vehicle traffic in the Paris Centre district, formerly the first four arrondissements of the capital just north of the Seine river, was an...

As costs jump, Sao Paulo Uber drivers set to launch rival app

Feb 16, 2022 (AFP)

Surging inflation has left many Brazilians struggling to make ends meet, and ride-hail drivers have been especially hard-hit. Fuel prices increased nearly 50 pe...

Musk pushes the boundaries in Tesla autonomous campaign

Feb 13, 2022 (AFP)

Meanwhile, the company is launching new features in a US regulatory environment that has often taken a laissez-faire approach to emerging technologies, while us...

Volvo Cars and Mercedes boost profits despite sales slump

Feb 11, 2022 (AFP)

Chinese-owned Volvo Cars said the global shortage of semiconductors -- an essential tech component in modern cars -- caused sales and profits to fall in the las...

Toyota overcomes chip shortage to beat Q3 net profit forecast

Feb 09, 2022 (AFP)

The Japanese auto giant, which kept its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker in 2021, left its annual net profit outlook unchanged but slightly lowered its...

US Mazda drivers stuck listening to public news radio

Feb 09, 2022 (AFP)

Dozens of owners of the vehicles in the Seattle area are unable to change the channel from 94.9 FM, while others are doomed to watch their multimedia screens en...

Paris gives 6-month delay for new crackdown on polluting cars

Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)

Authorities have gradually been removing the oldest and most-polluting vehicles from Paris streets over the past several years with the introduction of mandator...

Hybrid car sales catch up to diesel in Europe

Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)

The figures come as the European Commission aims to ban the sale of new fossil fuel cars from 2035 and automakers have unveiled plans to transition to an electr...