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Tesla Motors Co Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Sunday the automaker was updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving and other improvements that likely would have prevented a fatality in May. Musk said the…
Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) Sdn Bhd will be the official distributor of Volkswagen cars in the domestic market. VPCM is managed by European automotive retail specialist, Porsche Holding Salzburg, the car distributor said in a statement. The…
Riding on a sustained double-digit growth in scooter volumes, Japanese auto major Honda has seen India emerge as its biggest two-wheeler market this financial year. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) recently overtook the company’s volumes from the…
By 2020, Beijing says automakers must meet tough new green standards to cut epic pollution in China’s cities. As domestic firms bet heavily on electric cars to meet that goal, foreign peers are set to stay in a different, petrol-driven gear. In the latest…
The Australian consumer watchdog on Thursday said it had sued the Australian arm of world No. 2 carmaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) for intentionally selling more than 57,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions. “These allegations…
Audi is recalling 1,534 A8 cars in South Korea due to a stalling problem, the transport ministry said on Wednesday, adding it was the first country where the German carmaker was recalling the model for such a defect. The Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) division will…
Ford Motors said on Wednesday it was recalling about 91,000 vehicles worldwide to replace faulty fuel-pump parts that could potentially cause a car to stall without warning. Ford said it would replace fuel-pump control modules in about 88,151 vehicles,…
Mitsubishi Motors Corp overstated the fuel economy on eight of its vehicle models, in addition to four others the embattled Japanese automaker admitted to earlier this year, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. Japan’s transport ministry, which had been…
Japanese auto major Toyota plans to introduce its new global architecture and latest safety technologies in future vehicles as it seeks to play a major role in bringing down fatalities in road accidents. The company, which has introduced its Toyota New Global…
Volkswagen decided against suing South Korea which last month suspended sales of most of its models and slapped a fine of 17.8 billion won ($15.93 million) on the German carmaker. Instead, Volkswagen will try to achieve certification for the affected models…
Toyota will continue its major investment plan in Indonesia, particularly in manufacturing, up to Rp20 trillion by 2020. PT Toyota Motors Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) deputy president director Warih Andang Tjahjono in Tokyo, Japan, said Sunday, August 28,…
Tata Motors today said its Indonesia unit has launched two new generation commercial vehicles in that country. PT Tata Motors Distribusi Indonesia (TMDI), a unit of Tata Motors, has launched the Tata Ultra 1012 light truck and the Tata Xenon XT D-Cab 4×4…
Volkswagen and two of its auto parts suppliers were pushing to resolve a contract dispute early on Tuesday, spokespeople said, but had no progress to report despite 17 hours of talks as the conflict threatens to cost the carmaker thousands of vehicles in lost…
Electric vehicle charging companies are calling for independent oversight of the $2 billion Volkswagen AG is required to invest in clean car infrastructure, saying VW should not have the power to shape the nascent electric car charging space. The German…
Indonesia’s tax amnesty could boost industrywide car sales by a fifth as people spend their newly declared wealth on big-ticket items, according to the local unit of Honda Motor Co. “The car ownership ratio in Indonesia is relatively low and there’s enough…
Tesla Motors has begun taking online reservations in Korea for its electric cars, Model S, Model X, and Model 3, the company said Friday. With a deposit of 2 million won ($1,800) for the Model S, 5 million won for Model X and 1 million won for model 3,…
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