Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday that it would suspend operations on 18 lines at 11 domestic factories in Japan next week due to a parts shortage from suppliers hit by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake. The latest suspensions would reduce …
The Russian embassy in Ireland said it “appreciates” the co-operation of Irish authorities after a large truck was driven through its gates on Monday afternoon. The embassy had initially accused the Government of violating international law for allowing the incident …
United States automobile manufacturer Ford has suspended its joint-venture operations in Russia “until further notice,” citing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ford announced in a statement on March 1 that it has informed its partners that it was suspending its …
A cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars sunk in the Atlantic Ocean on March 1, nearly two weeks after it caught fire, the Portuguese navy and the ship’s operator said. The ship’s operator said in a statement that the …
Toyota along with its subsidiaries Hino and Daihatsuhas halted production in its plants in Japan due to an alleged cyberattack. Toyota’s 28 lines at 14 plants were halted after one of their suppliers, Kojima Industries Corp., was hacked and disrupted …
iA cargo ship reportedly carrying several brand new Porsche models and new Volkswagen cars was on its way from Germany to the US when it caught fire on Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean. The cargo ship Felicity Ace left Germany’s …
Japan’s Panasonic is reportedly set to begin producing new lithium-ion batteries for Tesla’s electric vehicles around 2023. The high-capacity batteries could boost the range of electric vehicles over 15 percent, the Nikkei reported, without saying where it obtained the information. …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Friday that the car company will now accept meme-based cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment for select merchandise items. Payments in dogecoin went live on Tesla’s website after Musk tweeted the announcement, with …
Beijing police said in a statement that Beijing police said that as part of the national zero-COVID strategy, residents should not even rush to help an Olympics vehicle should it crash to avoid violating the Games’ strict “bubble” against COVID-19. …
The Egyptian branch of French car company Citroen is facing accusations of ‘enabling sexual harassment’ for an advert that features acclaimed pop star Amr Diab. In the full clip, Diab nearly hits a woman crossing the road, then he takes …