For years now, the way to get around in Cambodia were ‘tuk-tuks’ and ‘motor-dups’; the first is a rickshaw hooked up to a motorbike, the second is a motorbike taxi that you could hop on for a lift to your destination. More than a decade ago, in 2011, there was an attempt to introduce a public bus system, which was met with indifference. After a short trial, the idea was scrapped.
When there are no rules, everything seems perfect because there is no yardstick to determine between right and wrong; when rules are established, flaws and weakness will be uncovered and ugliness is placed under the limelight.
The final death knell for the Aussie car industry has been struck by Toyota after they announced the cessation of vehicle production by 2017 in Australia, ending 50 years of local production.
In a surprise move on Tuesday, the Chinese authorities has announced that subsidies for electric vehicles will not be reduced as aggressively as previously stated in an attempt to encourage greater market penetration of EVs and thus further combat the massive pollution currently plaguing the country.
As Malaysia is digesting the latest National Automotive Policy which sets the country on a course towards becoming an EEV hub for South East Asia, out of nowhere, the Australian Lynas Corporation Ltd emerges to ride on the waves.
Once again, Toyota is facing possible recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) in the US has launched an investigation into the 2007 and 2008 Camry Hybrid after receiving 59 complaints about intermittent occurrence of delayed and failed braking.