Motoring

Hyundai recalls over 390K vehicles for possible engine fires

File – This July 26 2018 file photo shows the logo of Hyundai Motor Co. in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai is recalling over 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, for problems that can cause engine fires. In one recall, owners are being told to park outdoors until repairs are made.

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Toyota Presents World Debut of the New GR 86

Photo: Credit Toyota TGR’s new GR 86 Toyota City, Japan―On April 5, 2021, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) gave the new GR 86 its world debut in an online event held together with Subaru Corporation (Subaru). Following the GR Supra and GR Yaris, the new GR 86 is the third global model in TGR’s GR series

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Goodbye gas: Volvo to make only electric vehicles by 2030

Volvo car is parked behind the Volvo logo in the lobby of the company’s corporate headquarters, in Brussels. Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But for those who want one, they will have to buy it online. The Swedish automaker said Tuesday, March 2, 2021, that it is phasing out the

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Hyundai Motor to replace battery systems in $900 million electric car recall

By Heekyong Yang, Joyce Lee Hyundai Motor Co will replace battery systems in some 82,000 electric vehicles globally due to fire risks – a costly $900 million recall that lays bare the thorny issue of how car and battery makers split the bill when problems arise. The recall is one of the first mass battery

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Toyota to add electric, plug-in hybrid vehicles next year

A Toyota corporate logo appears on a screen as a visitor watches a video showing the assembly line procedures of a Toyota Motor Corp.’s plant at the automaker’s exhibition hall in Toyota, central Japan, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Toyota says it will roll out two new battery-electric vehicles and one plug-in gas-electric hybrid in the

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Tesla to recall 134,951 U.S. vehicles under pressure from auto safety regulators

A Tesla Model S electric car is seen at its dealership in Seoul, South Korea July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall last month, according to a

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Kenyan dealer loses Porsche franchise

Porsche Centre Nairobi at Sameer Business Park. By VICTOR JUMA Porsche Centre Nairobi, the Kenyan dealer which has been selling the high-performance German sports cars, has had its contract terminated effective the end of this month. The franchise owner, Stuttgart-based Porsche AG, is expected to transfer the dealership to a new entrant or one of

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Wealthy Kenyans sell luxury vehicles as Covid hits incomes

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (Land Cruiser 150. Wealthy Kenyans have been racing to dispose of their high-end cars in the wake of Covid-19 economic hardships, online listing of vehicle sales shows. Findings of a Tifa Research survey released on Wednesday show that 34.4 per cent of the 151,000 cars listed for sale on Cheki —

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Sh2m fine for fake used vehicle mileage records

Car dealers face a Sh2 million fine and five-year jail term for misleading online advertising and declaring false mileages on imported vehicles under a proposed law meant to protect consumers from dishonest business practices. The Bill, sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly Amos Kimunya, seeks to update the current

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Turkey successfully tests its 1st flying car

Cezeri ascends to 32.8 ft in prototype flight tests, says Istanbul-based manufacturer Turkey’s first indigenous flying car, called Cezeri, was successfully tested in Istanbul, its manufacturer said on Tuesday. Designed and manufactured by Turkish engineers, Cezeri ascended to 10 meters (32.8 feet) in its 230 kilograms (507 pounds) prototype flight tests, manufacturer Baykar said in

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