Getty Images France has ordered the recall of 2.5 million cars equipped with defective airbags that can explode on impact and have caused a series of deaths. It follows a fatal accident earlier this month in Reims, east of Paris, in which a 37 year-old mother driving a Citroen C3 was struck in the head...
Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare BBC “Sir Wicknell”, who started out as a wages clerk for a bus firm, has become such a celebrity that his face is decorating minibus taxis A flashy tycoon in Zimbabwe has a nation entranced – some beguiled, others alarmed – by his habit of giving away cars along with...
Eight police vehicles were intentionally set on fire early Thursday morning in Brooklyn by two unidentified men. Arsonists torched at least eight NYPD vehicles in a targeted attack in a Brooklyn parking lot early Thursday — with undetonated explosive devices also found after two masked suspects were seen running away, police and sources said. Police...
Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC Theo will be responding to reader comments about this article between 12pm and 1pm today. Go to the comments section at the bottom of this page to share what you think about the rise of these more affordable EVs. In China, they call it the Seagull, and it has...
Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla is “not interested in manufacturing in India”, the country’s heavy industries minister has said. The remarks were made on Monday as the Indian government issued detailed guidelines for a scheme to promote EV manufacturing in the country. This is the first time that India has publicly admitted that...
Sweden-based car maker Volvo Cars says it will cut around 3,000 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures. The firm says the layoffs will mainly impact office-based positions in Sweden, representing about 15% of its white collar workforce. Last month, Volvo Cars, which is owned by Chinese group Geely Holding, announced an 18 billion Swedish...
Getty Images/Pool/AFP The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and UK. The announcement offers relief for key UK industries from some of the new tariffs announced by President...
Hundreds of cars were left with flat tyres after a truck travelling along one of Australia’s busiest highways spilled 750kg (1,653lb) of sharp metal shards on the road. The truck travelled for 30km (18 miles) before the scrap metal spillage was detected, authorities said. The incident forced city-bound lanes to close for hours on Friday,...
*checks notes* Yup. That’s what it says right here. How bad is California’s housing crisis? A first-in-the-nation bill would let students live in cars. So…what in the wide, wide world of sports would compel someone to bring that up as a suggestion on any given campus, less mind introducing it as a legislative act? Well,...
A ‘cars and coffee’ venue in Devon has been given permission to serve alcohol. RE: Fuel Southwest, which brings car and motorbike enthusiasts together over food and refreshments, applied for an alcohol and entertainment licence so that it could open as a restaurant and host events in the evening. Mid Devon District Council’s licencing sub-committee...
A five-vehicle crash involving police cars has closed part of the A1 in Newcastle. The collision happened just before 02:30 BST on the northbound carriageway near junction 75 and the Denton Burn roundabout. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said five people were taken to hospital. Pictures from the scene show damaged police vehicles and a...
Heavy rain caused flash flooding on the Greek island of Paros on Monday, with water surging through the streets and sweeping vehicles away. Schools were closed and authorities urged residents to avoid travel, according to local media. Further heavy rainfall is expected to hit this week. Read full article at source...
Mark Savage Music correspondent Jimmy Fontaine Alex Warren has kept Chappell Roan off the top of the UK singles chart for the last two weeks Alex Warren is on top of the world. Ordinary, a song he wrote for his wife Kouvr after their wedding last year, is at number one in six different countries....