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Motor vehicles

Startups

Vietnam startup Dat Bike seeks slice of third-largest EV motorbike market

Friday’s court decision had calmed the industry’s worst fears about the size of the bill it would face over improperly disclosed commissions on car loans - a sum analysts had estimated could run to tens of billions of pounds.
International

UK’s FCA proposes £9 billion to £18 billion redress scheme for motor finance claims

ABSD is a powerful tool that curbs private housing demand and prioritises local first homebuyers.
Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Should the COE system for cars borrow ideas from the ABSD regime for homes?

A Nissan Ariya electric sports utility vehicle on display at the Japan Mobility Show in Chiba, Japan, on Oct 15, 2024..
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Japan hopes electric cars were just a bad dream

General Motors reported a 2.2 per cent fall in quarterly sales, as demand weakened for some of its big pickup trucks such as its best-selling Silverado.
Transport & Logistics

US new vehicle sales fall in Q3 on fewer selling days, inflationary headwinds

Motorists without a valid Vehicle Entry Permit, which acts like an identity card for foreign vehicles in Malaysia, risk being denied entry into Johor or fined up to RM2,000 (S$600).
Singapore

Visits to VEP info counter in Woodlands by appointment only; bookings can be made online

The Electronic Road Pricing On-Board Unit to be installed in all Singapore-registered vehicles. The unit is mounted roughly where the current in-vehicle unit typically sits.
Singapore

LTA to waive S$10 ERP admin charge for missed payments settled within 5-day grace period

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - APRIL 11: The new Ford F-150 truck goes through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. Both the new F-150 and the all-new Ford Ranger trucks were launched today at a celebratory event at the Dearborn plant. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by BILL PUGLIANO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Transport & Logistics

Ford recalls 668,000 2014 F-150 pickup trucks over transmission issue

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the new rule will save at least 360 lives annually and prevent at least 24,000 injuries.
Transport & Logistics

US to require new cars to have emergency braking systems by 2029

The trade-offs of a one-time rise will need to be studied carefully, says Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat.
Transport & Logistics
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2024

Singapore ‘open to’ idea of one-off rise in vehicle population, with higher usage-based charges: Chee

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