Kenyan fabricator of passenger vehicle bodies Labh Singh Harnam Singh (LSHS) has been hired to build high-capacity buses for Tanzania government's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services as Nairobi prepares to import the same from South Africa next month. LSHS managing director Daniel Maundu said the firm was working on the first
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Fiat Chrysler recalls 5.3 million vehicles for cruise control defect
Washington (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling more than 5.3 million vehicles in North America over a defect that could prevent drivers from deactivating cruise control, the company said on Friday, warning owners not to use the function until they get software upgrades. The Italian-American automaker said no injuries
U.S Commerce Dept eyes car imports after China cuts tariffs
Donald Trump with US car industry leaders. The president has repeatedly stated his frustration at the difference between US tariffs on passenger vehicles and higher duties elsewhere. Photograph: Reuters The review could result in tariffs, akin to similar investigations into steel and aluminum imports that concluded earlier this year. The U.S Commerce
U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe
Automobiles are on a truck for delivery to a car lot in Queens, New York, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) - A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country’s main business lobbying group, which warned of a
Protests worldwide against US idea of auto import tariff
Beijing (AP) - China, Japan and the European Union condemned Thursday the Trump administration’s decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. President Donald Trump invoked a provision authorizing the president to restrict imports and impose unlimited tariffs
Toyota to ramp up hydrogen fuel cell vehicle sales around 2020
Employees of Toyota Motor Corp. work on the assembly line of Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) at the company's Motomachi plant in Toyota, Aichi prefecture, Japan, May 17, 2018. Picture taken May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato Tokyo (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday said it plans to set up a facility
Uber pulls up in Japan with taxi-hailing service
FILE PHOTO: Uber's logo is pictured at its office in Tokyo, Japan, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo. TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to other taxi providers, as it seeks to expand in the country where the
VW recalls 11,000 Audi cars in Russia: watchdog
FILE PHOTO: An Audi logo is pictured during the Volkswagen Group's annual general meeting in Berlin, Germany, May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s standards agency said on Tuesday it had been informed about the voluntary recall of 11,003 Audi cars sold since last year. The watchdog said the reason for
Toyota, Hyundai, Ford lead 9.6 percent European car sales gain
PARIS (Reuters) - European car sales rose 9.6 percent in April, led by Toyota, Hyundai and Ford, and boosted by an increase in the number of business days, according to industry data published on Thursday. Registrations in EU and European Free Trade Area countries advanced to 1.349 million cars last month
Self-driving technology hits speed bumps
A self-driving Volvo vehicle, purchased by Uber Multiple accidents have put automated cars and trucks in the hot seat. Automated vehicle technology in the United States has been gaining less support in recent months after various crashes have occurred involving self-driving cars. On March 18, an Uber Volvo SUV operating in self-driving mode