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  Carlos Ghosn charged with financial misconduct – Nissan indicted for filing false financial statements

  10 December 2018 / 0 comments

  Japanese prosecutors officially charged former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn today with financial misconduct, essentially for under-reporting his income. Both Ghosn and former representative director Greg Kelly were indicted for violating the Japan financial instruments and […]

  
  

   

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  Independent auditor to be appointed to study toll issue

  10 December 2018 / 0 comments

  The works ministry says it will appoint an independent auditor in January to study the issue of toll collection, and will assist the government in obtaining data and recommendations pertaining to the matter, Bernama reports. […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota to continue passenger car focus for US market

  10 December 2018 / 6 comments

  While its American competitors are heading away from traditional body-style car models and shifting their focus on SUVs and pick-up trucks, Toyota says it will continue to ply the passenger car route because there is […]

  
  

   

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  Nissan to recall another 150,000 vehicles in Japan as a result of improper testing done during final inspection

  7 December 2018 / 24 comments

  Nissan has announced that it will recall an additional 150,000 vehicles in Japan due to improper testing being carried out during final inspections. The automaker said via a press statement that it had found several […]

  
  

   

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  Japanese gov’t looking to indict Nissan along with Carlos Ghosn, charges expected to be filed next week

  7 December 2018 / 4 comments

  Japanese prosecutors are planning to indict former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn for financial misconduct next week. They are also expected to file charges against the automaker’s former representative director Greg Kelly as well as Nissan […]

  
  

   

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  Volkswagen to reduce model complexity and trim engine variants as it makes transition to electrification

  7 December 2018 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen is looking to raise its profit margin faster than previously planned, aiming to achieve a six percent operating return on sales in 2022, three years ahead of the initial forecast. It is also set […]

  
  

   

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  Nissan finds new cases of improper vehicle testing

  6 December 2018 / 16 comments

  It never rains but it pours. Nissan, still reeling from the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn over financial misconduct allegations, may be up for another setback, having reportedly found further cases of improper testing […]

  
  

   

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  Fiat Panda gets zero-star Euro NCAP safety rating – BMW X5, Jaguar I-Pace and Volvo S60 get five stars

  6 December 2018 / 17 comments

  The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has released the test results of its latest vehicle crash test set, and seven out of the nine vehicles tested have obtained the maximum five-star rating. Two […]

  
  

   

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  MAI to be rebranded as Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), to expand scope and focus

  5 December 2018 / 35 comments

  The Malaysia Automotive Insitute (MAI) is being rebranded as the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii). The agency said the rebranding exercise, which was announced at its MAI Car of The Year awards show […]

  
  

   

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  IM special number plate series – one more for the road

  4 December 2018 / 10 comments

  Earlier this year, the government announced that the practice of issuing special number plate series to NGOs was to be stopped. Those that were previously approved before the decision was announced would however be able […]

  
  

   

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