Automobile

Autonomous driving firm Pony.ai said on Wednesday it has raised $462 million in its latest funding round, led by an investment by Japan’s largest automaker Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota invested around $400 million in the round,...

Car sales in China fell 92% in the first half of February as the coronavirus shutdown took its toll, according to an industry trade body. Car dealerships have remained closed while buyers have stayed away to...

Jaguar Land Rover has flown in parts in suitcases as the effects of coronavirus take a toll on the carmaker’s supply chain. It said it could start to run out of Chinese parts for its UK...

Tesla has been ordered to temporarily halt preparations for a car factory in Germany after environmentalists won a court injunction on Sunday. The electric carmaker had been clearing forest land near the capital, Berlin, ahead of...

General Motors has said it will retire the iconic Australian car brand Holden as it leaves more markets. The American car giant said it will wind down Holden sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and...

Fiat Chrysler says the impact of the coronavirus epidemic could halt production at one of its European car plants within four weeks. Car firms are on alert over possible disruption to Chinese factories and suppliers, but...

Cruise, the self-driving car start-up, majority owned by General Motors, has unveiled its first vehicle designed to be driverless. The electric-powered Cruise Origin was developed by Honda, which also has a stake in the company. The...

The all-new 2020 Nissan Versa was awarded “Best Car of the Year” by the Inter-American Federation of Automobile Journalists (FIPA) in Latin America. FIPA includes specialized journalists from the auto industry in 21 countries in the Americas and...

Japan’s Subaru Corp set a target on Monday for all the vehicles it sells worldwide to be electric by the first half of the 2030s, in a move toward its long-term goal of a carbon-free society....

Wireless charging for electric taxis waiting in their rank is to be trialed in Nottingham. The government is putting £3.4m towards fitting five charging plates outside the city’s railway station. The six-month pilot project will see...