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Tokyo: Automaker Toyota has revealed that personal information of nearly 300,000 customers may have been exposed since July 2017. In a statement, the car maker said that e-mail addresses and customer management…

Tokyo, October 13:  A new electric car company that brings together two big names in Japanese business, Honda and Sony, officially kicked off on Thursday, with both sides stressing their common values of taking up…

The first production vehicle from Renault Group’s partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in South Korea will launch in 2024 as a midsize hybrid crossover with a fastback silhouette. Renault released a silhouette image of the…

Suppliers have so far been largely successful in obtaining pricing relief from automakers, according to attorneys and consultants involved in the discussions. But as suppliers intensify their efforts for price increases, and automakers…

LONDON -- BYD received a coveted five-star Euro NCAP safety rating for its electric Atto 3 crossover, the latest Chinese automaker to receive top marks as it seeks to gain a foothold in Europe's competitive car market. Ratings from the…

BERLIN -- Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft announced a partnership using Microsoft Cloud for a data platform intended to improve production efficiency at over 30 passenger car plants globally. The data platform, called MO360, is already…

NEW YORK -- Authorities found children as young as 13 working at a Korean-operated supplier to automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp., and have fined the company and a labor recruiter, the U.S. Department of Labor and the…

"Over four decades, Honda has continued investing in Ohio, establishing comprehensive production, purchasing and product development capabilities," said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda's corporate services. The state…

Stellantis says it aims to generate more than $2 billion through its circular economy business unit by 2030 and reach carbon net-zero status by 2038. The automaker said the main objectives of the business unit are "extending the life of…

The company could not be reached for comment. Strobl Sharp PLLC, which is representing it in the bankruptcy case, did not return a request for comment. Since its peak in 2015, when the company was acquired by WGS Global Services, annual…

MOSCOW -- Nissan will hand over its business in Russia to a state-owned entity for 1 euro ($0.97), it said Tuesday, taking a loss of around $687 million and exiting the country months after it was forced to halt production there. The…

The global automotive industry has witnessed major changes in the last 2 decades from technology and digitization to a shift in brand loyalty. The world’s top brands have been on their toes to bring in innovative…

Rivian said Friday that it’s recalling roughly 13,000 of the 14,000 electric trucks and SUVs made at its assembly plant in Normal, Ill., because of concerns that a bolt in steering assemblies wasn’t sufficiently tightened.  No accidents…

BERLIN – Chinese electric startup Nio will bring its new mainstream electric brand to Europe a few months after it launches in China in 2024, Nio president and co-founder Lihong Qin said. Nio announced the foundation of the mass-market…

Federally funded electric vehicle tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law this summer have Volkswagen Group, and especially Audi, taking a hard look at expanding its manufacturing footprint in North America —…

Automakers and suppliers have announced $11 billion in electric vehicle battery investments since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August as they look to localize supply chains to meet sourcing requirements and tap new…

Polestar said supply issues that lingered after China’s COVID-19 lockdowns earlier this year will weigh on results the electric-car maker is releasing next month, though it’s sticking with its full-year deliveries target. The Volvo plant…

Stellantis has been hit with another odor violation at its Detroit Assembly Complex on Mack Avenue, marking the sixth time in a year that state regulators have flagged the Jeep plant for air pollution. The assembly and paint complex on the…

Musk said when Tesla first unveiled the Semi in November 2017 that it would go into production two years later. While would-be customers including Walmart Inc. and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA put down deposits, the automaker ended up…

San Francisco: Tesla has started the production of its long-delayed Semi Truck that will have a 500 miles (800 km) range and will first reach Pepsi facilities, Elon Musk announced on Friday. The electric-car-maker…

What went wrong Production of both the bZ4X and Solterra at Toyota’s Motomachi assembly plant has been suspended ever since as Toyota Motor Corp. raced to find a remedy. The defect stemmed from not accounting for the high torque exerted on…

BERLIN – Volkswagen Group is planning a significant investment in a joint venture in China for software production, sources with knowledge of the matter said. An official announcement is expected next week, one person close to negotiations…

New Delhi: Road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) has urged the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Nitin Gadkari to withdraw the notification making six airbags mandatory in…

"I think the relationship, the understanding and the respect of different cultures, 'guanxi,' truthfully is crucial," he said. "I would say number one, even more important than technological capability in this cross-border investment." The…

Michigan officials have approved a bundle of incentives valued at $715 million for a $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery plant to be built by a Chinese manufacturer in the Big Rapids area. The incentives for Gotion Inc., given the green…

Our Next Energy will spend $1.6 billion on a new battery cell plant in suburban Detroit and begin production of lithium iron phosphate cells and battery packs in 2024, company officials said Wednesday. Known as ONE, the company signed a…

PARIS – This year’s Paris auto show will look very different than the one that was last held in 2018. For one, it is being combined with the Equip’Auto exhibition of aftermarket supplies, in an effort to offer a broader experience for…

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it produced 7,363 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 6,584 vehicles in the quarter ended Sept. 30. The company, in a statement Monday, also reiterated its full-year…

New Delhi: Kia India on Tuesday said it is recalling 44,174 units of its latest model 'Carens' to inspect and fix any potential error in air bag control module software. As a responsible corporate, the company has…

Georgia state officials said on Monday they were disappointed after a local court rejected a joint proposal to secure local incentives for Rivian Automotive Inc.'s $5-billion manufacturing plant in the state. "We remain undeterred in our…