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India's Royal Enfield targets new riders with 'unavoidable' EV shift
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (194+ words) MUMBAI -- Ishmeet Kaur Muker, who has owned a Royal Enfield Interceptor motorbike for about eight years, was first taken by the brand when as a child India's Royal Enfield targets new riders with 'unavoidable' EV shift Flying Flea offers different…...
Isuzu teams up with Toyota on new light-duty fuel cell truck
22+ hour, 12+ min ago (507+ words) TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan -- Isuzu Motors plans to develop a light-duty fuel cell commercial truck with Japanese compatriot Toyota Motor to focus on smaller Isuzu teams up with Toyota on new light-duty fuel cell truck Automaker delays bigger model with Honda…...
Suzuki Motor, after India success, sets sights on 10% of African market
1+ day, 22+ min ago (380+ words) TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor sees in Africa a vast market that could become its next India. The company aims to replicate its success in In Suzuki Motor, after India success, sets sights on 10% of African market Japanese company aims…...
Malaysia's Perodua aims to bolster long-term EV value to fend off China rivals
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (456+ words) Nikkei Asia Malaysia's Perodua aims to bolster long-term EV value to fend off China rivals National car brand prioritizes after-sales support in Southeast Asia's top auto market KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's largest automaker, Perodua, will prioritize after-sales support for its electric…...
Amazon Autos adds Mazdas, Subarus to offerings in US
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (404+ words) NEW YORK -- American e-commerce giant Amazon is broadening Amazon Autos, a service available only in the U. S. , to include such Japanese carmakers as M Amazon Autos adds Mazdas, Subarus to offerings in US E-commerce site partners with local dealers to streamline…...
Tesla's Shanghai factory can build humanoid robots, China boss says
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (219+ words) SHANGHAI -- Tesla's factory in Shanghai has the capacity to produce humanoid robots, the electric vehicle maker said Tuesday. The Shanghai Gigafactory, Tesla's Shanghai factory can build humanoid robots, China boss says Vehicle plant has potential to solve mass-production challenge SHANGHAI…...
Japan's Asahi Kasei to delay Canada plant opening on Honda EV slump
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (351+ words) TOKYO -- Japanese materials supplier Asahi Kasei will postpone the opening of a battery materials plant under construction in Canada until 2029 or lat Japan's Asahi Kasei to delay Canada plant opening on Honda EV slump Chemical maker looks to new demand…...
Nissan cuts model lineup by 20% as it unveils new AI tech strategy
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (446+ words) YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Struggling carmaker Nissan Motor unveiled a long-term technology strategy on Tuesday that includes an artificial intelligence-power Nissan cuts model lineup by 20% as it unveils new AI tech strategy Struggling carmaker aims to equip 90% of vehicles with advanced driving…...
Japan's Minebea Mitsumi eyes Cambodia as 'strategic base' for exports to US
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (281+ words) PHNOM PENH -- Japanese precision parts supplier Minebea Mitsumi plans to turn Cambodia into "a strategic base," Chairman and CEO Yoshihisa Kainuma told Japan's Minebea Mitsumi eyes Cambodia as 'strategic base' for exports to US Plant will produce sensor components used…...
Gas price surge kick-starts US demand for used EVs
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (473+ words) Nikkei Asia Gas price surge kick-starts US demand for used EVs New electric vehicle sales rebound from Germany to Australia, fueled by Iran war TOKYO/NEW YORK -- Soaring fuel prices amid the turmoil in the Middle East are boosting sales…...