Tokyo (AFP) Sept 28, 2007 - Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its new hydrogen powered fuel-cell car had successfully completed a long-distance road test and was shown to be 25 percent more fuel efficient than earlier versions.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. is curbing production in China as sales slow in the once-booming market, a company spokesman said Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 4, 2009 - Toyota Motor said Friday that global sales of its hybrid vehicles had topped the two-million mark since their launch in 1997, led by the Prius -- Japan's top-selling car for the past four months.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 26, 2012 - Japanese auto giants Toyota and Nissan said Wednesday they would cut production in China because demand for Japanese cars has been hit by the bitter diplomatic row over disputed islands.
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 12, 2013 - Moves to bar half of Baghdad's cars from the roads have left residents frustrated, with many doubtful that the rules will achieve the aim of curbing car bombs.
New York (AFP) Sept 22, 2015 - Volkswagen faces a criminal probe, myriad customer lawsuits and a grilling before hostile legislators in the United States over its emissions cheating scandal, dampening its prospects in a key auto market.
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 - US experts and lawmakers called Wednesday for tough laws to curb distracted driving, blamed for thousands of deaths and half a million injuries in the United States last year.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 - At a train station used by hundreds of workers at struggling Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, an advert is apparently trying to poach staff worried by their employer's precarious financial position.
Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 - AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement, a major music industry group told AFP.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - When David Ha started an AI company in Japan with his former Google colleague, they had a choice: create another huge, energy-intensive tool like ChatGPT, or go their own way.
New York (AFP) Sept 13, 2018 - New York Fashion Week wrapped up with Rihanna's outre Brooklyn party unveiling her new Savage X Fenty lingerie line, snatching an honor traditionally the preserve of creme-de-la-creme designer Marc Jacobs.
Chiba, Japan (AFP) Sept 17, 2015 - It may not quite be the Matrix, but videogames giant Sony took fans on a journey into its own virtual reality on Thursday when it unveiled its revamped Morpheus headset at the annual Tokyo Game Show.
New York (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 - Electric cars are widely hailed as the future of transport, but even though they eliminate the issue of fuel emissions from tailpipes, the problem of particle pollution as a result of tire wear hasn't been resolved.
New York (AFP) Sept 26, 2012 - Twitter is not readying a public offering nor is it seeking to be sold to another group, chief executive Dick Costolo said Wednesday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2013 - Apple has no intention of competing in the junk segment of the electronics market, chief executive Tim Cook says.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 14, 2022 - TikTok is serving up misinformation to users searching for news about politics, climate change, Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and more, according to a report released Wednesday.
