Honda Motor's logo is seen on Civic sedan car at its showroom in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co plans to end production at its Sayama plant in Japan by 2022, cutting domestic capacity by around 24 percent as it shifts focus to electric
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Japan Raids Two Nissan Vehicle Plants Over Improper Quality Checks
OKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s transport ministry said on Wednesday it had carried out spot inspections at two plants producing Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) vehicles as part of a probe into final checks, days after irregularities forced the automaker to recall 1.2 million cars sold in Japan. The two inspections on
Kenya Minibus “Matatu” convert passengers to internet users
Travelling from Nairobi central business district (CBD) to the working-class suburb of Rongai normally takes 45 minutes to two hours, depending on traffic. Inside the “Ferguson” Matatu (A decoreated minibus or Taxi Used in Kenyan)– named for its colourful images of the former Manchester United manager – half a dozen passengers
General Motors, Ford, Toyota post sharp Sept sales gains
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Ford Chief Outlines Investment Shift Away From Passenger Cars
Jim Hackett, chief executive of Ford Motor, had promised a plan to improve the company’s “fitness” and strategic direction. CreditJoe Vaughn for The New York Times New York (NYT) - Ford Motor’s new chief executive offered a blueprint on Tuesday to take advantage of changing customer tastes and new technologies such as
How G.M. and Ford Plans to Expand Electric Car Models
DETROIT (NYT)— China has said it will eventually ban gasoline-powered cars. California may be moving in the same direction. That pressure has set off a scramble by the world’s car companies to embrace electric vehicles. On Monday, General Motors, America’s largest automaker, staked its claim to leadership. Outlining a fundamental shift
Fiat Chrysler recalls 646,394 SUVs for brake issue
FCA US LLC, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's U.S. arm, said it was voluntarily recalling about 646,394 SUVs in the United States to check shields that protect brake boosters for proper installation. FCA US was aware of a single potentially related accident, the company said on Tuesday. The shields are designed to protect
Toyota closes its plant in Australia
Toyota To Cut 100 Jobs From Melbourne Plant: News ...closure latest in Australian Carmageddon SYDNEY (AP) — After looming for four years, “Carmageddon” has hit the Australian auto industry. Toyota closed its factory in Melbourne on Tuesday, ending 54 years of production by the Japanese firm in Australia, the first country outside of Japan
GM to launch new EVs, says future is all-electric
AFTER MORE THAN a century peddling vehicles that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel. GM, the American automotive giant said Monday, it is working toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future. That starts with two new, fully electric models next year—then at least 18 more by 2023. The U.S. largest automaker
Dyson, famed for vacuum cleaners, aims to build electric car
LONDON—Dyson Ltd., the British technology company known for its high-end vacuum cleaners and ubiquitous hand dryers, said Tuesday that it was developing an electric car to hit roads by 2020 or 2021. The company’s founder, James Dyson, revealed few details about the vehicle, which will rival those of electric-car Tesla Inc.