World Daihatsu to resume all shipments after safety test scandal Tokyo – Japan will lift a sweeping shipment ban on Daihatsu vehicles, the Toyota subsidiary said Friday, following a scandal... Read more 19 Apr
World Toyota to invest $2.2 bn in Brazil hybrid production Tokyo – Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to invest 11 billion reais ($2.2 billion) in... Read more 6 Mar
Technology Tesla files recall on 2 million vehicles to fix autopilot software New York — Electric car maker Tesla has initiated a recall of over two million vehicles in the United... Read more 13 Dec, 2023
Business BMW to produce plug-in hybrid car in SA Johannesburg – German automaker BMW said on Thursday it will inject millions into its South African plant, making it... Read more 30 Jun, 2023
World Elon Musk meets Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing Beijing — Elon Musk met Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on Tuesday, the ministry said, as the Tesla... Read more 30 May, 2023
Benin Europe’s cars get a second life in Africa, but at a cost Cotonou – His Toyota Matrix has driven the equivalent of four times around the world and it would never... Read more 21 Sep, 2022
Business Elon Musk to hand over first ‘made in Germany’ Teslas Berlin – US electric car pioneer Tesla will on Tuesday inaugurate its new “gigafactory” near Berlin, with CEO Elon Musk... Read more 22 Mar, 2022
Technology Tesla, after probe, deactivates video games in moving cars Washington – Electric automaker Tesla will update its vehicle software to prevent drivers from playing video games on the console... Read more 24 Dec, 2021
Business Europe’s car industry faces worse year than 2020 Paris – Europe’s automobile industry is facing a worse year than the Covid-battered 2020 with sales falling a fifth straight... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Rwanda turns to electric motorbikes to drive down emissions Kigali – When Rwandan motorcycle taxi driver Evode Niyorurema converted his fuel guzzler to an electric motorbike, he had no... Read more 13 Dec, 2021