Toyota Motor Corporation factories in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido are looking to resume factory production following last week’s earthquake. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake has seen 16 of Toyota's 18 domestic full-assembly facilities shutdown, caused by the ceasing of its transmission factory production in Tomakomai.
Honda Australia won’t bring the Urban EV Concept production model into Australia. The company confirms reports it has “no plans for electric vehicles locally at this stage”, including the Urban and the Sports versions.
Uber's vision for the future of transport has been outlined at the company’s Elevate Asia Pacific Expo in Tokyo. A journey planner is one of the key features that was highlighted at the conference.
Toyota is recalling about 1.03 million hybrid models, including the Prius and its plug-in variant, due to a wiring issue that could pose a fire risk. The vehicles were produced between June 2015 and May 2018. Half a million of the affected models are in Japan.
BMWs get an “intelligent personal assistant” from March 2019. The digital on-board character responds to the prompt “Hey BMW”.
Australasian New Car Assessment Program’s boss has promised luxury brands he will "smash your cars".
A new car fact sheet outlining consumers’ legal rights has been produced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) so they are better informed during the purchasing process.
BP is going green, but electric vehicle chargers at its service stations are not yet on its list. The company says there needs to be certainty in energy policy to underpin investment in renewables.
There will be a more balanced relationship between car dealers and manufacturers if Labor reclaims power at the next election, the party says.
Getting up to the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds near Queenstown takes an early start - which we undertook this week thanks to Mazda New Zealand, to experience its vehicles, particularly its i-Activ all-wheel drive system on the snow and ice.
