Toyota has asked 10 former members of Daihatsu’s top management to return their bonuses to the company. This comes following Toyota’s intense in-house clean-up at its compact car subsidiary Daihatsu after the latter was found to have falsified vehicle homologation and crash test data for decades. Former chairman Sunao Matsubayashi (resigned), former President Soichiro Okudaira (Yusuke Takeda), executive vice-president Hiromasa Hoshika, chief officer Yusuke Takeda (formerly Director, Sales & Cust
Hans
08.04.2024
A little surprising to have it on our shores it may be, but alas its real – the Tesla Cybertruck has just been previewed in Malaysia. We are its second ASEAN stop, following its initial session over in Thailand. This isn't local specifications, as the model in this sneak peek is still left-hand drive (LHD), imported straight from the Austin, Texas Gigafactory. The variant you see here is the dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) version; the single-motor rear-wheel drive (RWD) is not out for sale any
Sanjay
08.04.2024
The Toyota-Daihatsu jointly owned internal company; Emerging-market Compact Car Company (EMCC) will be dissolved effective today. The company was previously responsible for models like the AC100 generation Toyota Vios and the ASEAN market Toyota Yaris Cross. The reorganization comes after Daihatsu was revealed to have fudged vehicle homologation and crash testing data for many of its models, including those sold in Southeast Asia. Also read: Chairman Akio Toyoda is furious, suspends shipment of
Hans
08.04.2024
At the 2024 World Car Awards ceremony held at the New York Auto Show, the Kia EV9 received double awards for World Car of the Year and World Electric Vehicle. Selected by a jury of 100 distinguished automotive journalists representing 29 countries, the World Car Awards recognized the Kia EV9’s innovative design, spacious seven-seat interior and competitive price point. Established in 2003, the World Car Awards are renowned globally as a premier standard for automotive excellence and leadership,
CY Foong
08.04.2024
Chery Holding announced that a total of 181,585 vehicles were sold worldwide in March 2024 which was a 45.3% surge compared to the same month last year. With that, the Anhui carmaker saw its cumulative sales figure for the first quarter of 2024 (Q1 2024) climbed 60.3% to 529,604 units. Exports rose 40.9% to 253,418 units while new energy vehicles (plug-in hybrids and battery EVs combined) soared 124.3% to 60,133 units in the first 3 months of 2024. The company's Chery brand sold 350,314 vehicles
CY Foong
08.04.2024
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares does not believe in a one-size fits all carbon-neutral solution for the world’s transportation needs, reports Reuters and Automotive News Europe. Whether it’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) or battery electric vehicles (BEVs), Tavares says neither is an acceptable solution for the developing countries in the Global South, where transportation poverty and energy poverty is a bigger problem. "We should move away from a dogmatic thinking where one size fi
Hans
08.04.2024