The decision to ban the use of Land Cruisers has negatively affected internal travel and travel from the capital of Ed Daein to the rest of East Darfur, especially as it is the only practical way to move around in the rainy season.

A travel agent told Radio Dabanga that the decision to ban the use of four-wheel-drive vehicles led to a rise in prices of tickets from Ed Daein to Abu Jabra from SDG 80 ($12) to SDG 250 ($37), while the price of a ticket"...

At a highly-anticipated private gathering during the famed Monterey Car Week, a 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina, from the Monaco-based Destriero Collection, was named winner of the prestigious second-annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. Only four Berlinetta-bodied sports cars from Pinin Farina were ever produced, and this exquisite model is considered to be the best preserved, as it is the only one that retains its original chassis and body. Custom ordered by the Roman dealer of the marque, the sports car is based on the very successful 2-liter racing car developed by the Maserati brothers. Its uncompromising sporting style is highly representative of the coachbuilding artistry of the 1950s, helping it win Best in Show at last year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Originally debuted at the 1954 Paris Motor show, the automobile was first......

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272)(ISIN:JP3942800008) announced today that in the first half of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, consolidated net sales of 828.1 billion yen were up 6.4% from the previous year. The company achieved all-time highs in operating income of 82.2 billion yen (up 25.7%), ordinary income of 83.5 billion yen (up 51.1%), and net income for the period attributable to parent company shareholders of 60.8 billion yen (up 87.5%). In emerging markets, motorcycle sales rose and operating income was significantly higher thanks to sales of higher priced products and cost reductions due to the advancement of platform-based products. In developed markets, motorcycles, marine, industrial machinery & robot products and electrically power-assisted bicycles contributed to increased sales and income. Motorcycle net sales rose 6.6%, supported by brisk business in emerging......

The BX7 SUV, one of the first new models of the BORGWARD Group AG to be launched in the GCC, is granted the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) certificate.

The E.U.'s latest WVTA certification is based on the European Economic Commission Regulations and European Union Directives and Regulations. Considered the strictest certification system, WVTA testing is part of a well thought out strategy by BORGWARD ahead of their expansion plans"...

(ME NewsWire)-- Inteva Products, LLC, a leading global Tier One automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, received its second consecutive innovation award in the annual Innovation Awards program sponsored by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA). This year’s recognition was for Inteva’s structurally integrated panoramic sliding sunroof developed in cooperation with Daimler for the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe.

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Toyota is developing an electric car which runs on ‘solid state’ battery technology. This development will drastically improve driving charge and reduce charging times, according to a report from Japan.

According to the Chunichi Shimbun daily newspaper, the vehicle will be based on a new platform and will likely go on sale in 2022. The news report states that Toyota is working on all-solid-state batteries, a recently developed technology"...

(ME NewsWire)-- Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of global private sector companies, announced today that David Braunstein will join TSR as president on July 24. Braunstein is a seasoned business leader with deep global and emerging technologies experience within the private sector.

“Safe roads are important to our families, communities and our businesses and TSR is more committed than"...

BORGWARD Group AG, the global automotive manufacturer, has unveiled details of its new production facility in Germany that, in the future, will supply automobiles to key global markets including the Middle East.

The homecoming of the brand marks its rebirth guided by the BGW strategy - BORGWARD brand, German engineering and worldwide footprint. With the superior products of German design, BORGWARD is dedicated"...

French company Faurecia, a world leader in car parts manufacturing, is planning to build in Morocco its third plant specialized in car interiors and emissions control devices.

The plant will open its doors next year in the coastal city of Kenitra, Faurecia Chief Executive Patrick Koller said in a statement, following the inauguration of the company’s second Moroccan production site, a seating facility, in Salé, capital Rabat’s"...