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TOKYO, Jan 30, 2024 (AFP) – Toyota’s chairman said Tuesday he was “ashamed” of recent scandals involving subsidiaries of the Japanese auto giant, as the firm announced record vehicle sales of 11.2 million across its brands last year. The bumper figure — an industry record — sees Toyota retain its position as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth successive year, thanks to a recovery in demand and easing chip shortages. Taking only the Toyota […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his call for the passage of a law that would require prospective vehicle owners to show proof they own a parking space for the new vehicle. In pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 201, also known as the Proof-of-Parking Space Act, Gatchalian noted that based on figures from the Land Transportation Office, the number of registered motor vehicles from the year 2015 until 2017 reached 10,410,814, with an estimated […]
by Luc Olinga Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A day after launching one of its cars into space, Tesla moved Wednesday to ease concerns on earth over production delays for its Model 3, the key to future growth for the star electric carmaker. In its quarterly earnings update, the carmaker led by entrepreneur Elon Musk said it is moving ahead toward its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week by […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s Volkswagen said Wednesday it sold a record number of vehicles in 2017, putting it on track to hold on to the title of world’s largest carmaker two years after its “dieselgate” emissions scandal. Some 10.74 million vehicles from VW or its subsidiaries ranging from Porsche and Audi to Skoda and Seat rolled out of dealerships last year — an increase of 4.3 percent over the previous year, the […]
DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Volkswagen said Sunday that its namesake brand sold more vehicles worldwide in 2017 than ever before, a sign it is recovering from a bruising emissions-cheating scandal three years ago. “We finished 2017 with the best performance ever for Volkswagen,” Herbert Diess, chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand, said Sunday night at the Detroit Auto Show. Global sales rose 4.2 percent to 6.2 million, with […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda announced Wednesday they will build their $1.6 billion joint US manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama. In August, the companies revealed their plans for the factory, which will eventually employ up to 4,000 people. Production at the plant of vehicles for the US market is expected to begin in 2021. They also plan to jointly develop technologies for electric vehicles. “Welcome to sweet home Alabama,” […]
by John Biers Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Automakers were on track Wednesday to report the first annual decline in US sales since the financial crisis, a dip offset by continued strength in the sales of trucks and other large vehicles. The three leaders in the US market — General Motors, Ford and Toyota — all reported modest declines Wednesday in annual sales compared with 2016, a record-setting year for the auto […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadian telecommunications software company BlackBerry and China’s web giant Baidu on Wednesday announced a partnership for autonomous and connected vehicles. “The two companies will collaborate to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers worldwide,” they said in a statement. BlackBerry’s operating system will be “the foundation for Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving open platform,” the statement said. In September, Baidu announced a $1.5 billion investment […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Honda is recalling about 800,000 of its Odyssey minivans in the United States over faulty parts blamed for 46 minor injuries, the company said, just a month after settling a huge lawsuit on other defects. The recall, which affects the 2011-2017 models sold in the US, may later be expanded to include vehicles sold in Canada, Mexico and South Korea, spokesman Teruhiko Tatebe said. The fault relates to a latch that […]
(Eagle News)– Authorities on Thursday, July 6, started implementing nationwide the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA) with new implementing rules and regulations (IRR), and have caught 33 violators so far. Under the improved IRR, drivers of all types of vehicles, whether private or public, who are caught fiddling with their cell phones and other entertainment devices while driving will be fined. Drivers are only exempted from the law if they need to use their phones because […]
by Rob Lever NATIONAL, HARBOR, United States (AFP) — A new maker of self-driving vehicles burst onto the scene Thursday in partnership with IBM’s supercomputer platform Watson, and it’s ready to roll right now. The vehicle — a 3D-printed minibus called “Olli” capable of carrying 12 people — was unveiled by Arizona-based startup Local Motors outside the US capital city Washington. Olli was designed as an on-demand transportation solution that passengers can summon with a […]
