19-05-2017 09:40
NEW YORK: Four automakers including Toyota and BMW agreed on Thursday (May 18) to pay US$553 million to settle a US lawsuit over the defective Takata airbags blamed for 11 deaths in the United States alone.
20-04-2017 09:07
Chinese automakers are seeking opportunities to co-operate with Vietnamese partners to develop the production of heavy duty truck parts.
29-03-2017 20:53
The proposal on the application of Euro 4 emission standards as of March 31, 2017 made by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) may become a barrier to domestic automakers, while promoting imported products.
01-03-2017 09:34
WASHINGTON: Leading auto manufacturers, including BMW and Nissan, equipped their cars with Takata airbags despite knowing they were dangerous, according to legal filings reviewed on Tuesday (Feb 28) by AFP.
11-02-2017 10:54
Foreign automakers and importers step up their game to adapt rising auto imports following tariff reductions throughout the ASEAN.
12-11-2016 08:40
The Government will work with automakers to turn the national automobile industry into a key economic sector, contributing to the country’s economic growth and meeting the public’s demand for autos, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.
07-10-2016 09:57
Russian and Belarusian automakers are likely to face significant challenges in Viet Nam, although some of their vehicles will enjoy zero-per-cent tariffs when entering Viet Nam from yesterday, experts said.
04-07-2016 11:05
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will likely continue to require importers of complete built up (CPU) cars with less than nine seats to show proof that they are authorised dealers for foreign automakers. The requirement was mentioned in the ministry’s Circular 20, which came into effect in June 2011 but was scheduled to become invalid on July 1 this year.
23-04-2016 09:23
Around 630,000 Audi, Mercedes, Opel, Porsche and Volkswagen cars are to be recalled in Europe owing to irregularities in their emissions values, a German government source told AFP on Friday.
14-03-2016 10:48
Automakers sold 11,718 cars in Viet Nam in February, a 49 per cent drop over the previous month, a report released by the Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) said.
17-11-2015 09:26
Many National Assembly delegates have expressed concerns about difficulties domestic automakers would face if the special consumption tax is deeply reduced.
12-05-2015 14:53
April was a positive month for Vietnamese auto sales, though carmakers have claimed difficulties conducting business in the country's unstable and undeveloped automobile industry.
04-02-2015 13:49
Major automakers on Tuesday (Feb 3) reported large gains in January US sales as the improving economy and low fuel prices kept demand high for larger vehicles.
19-11-2014 18:00
US safety regulators pushed on Tuesday (Nov 19) for a nationwide recall of cars with defective Takata air bags, increasing the pressure on both the Japanese firm and automakers ahead of a Senate hearing into the deadly problem.
23-08-2014 08:45
Workers at South Korea's two largest automakers went on a limited strike on Friday (Aug 22) to press their demands for wage reforms, their unions said.