Toyota Developing Next-Generation Taxi for Japan

Toyota Motor Corp. says it aims to introduce a next-generation taxi for the Japanese market in 2017.

Nissan Shows e-Bio Fuel Cell Concept Vehicle

Nissan Motor Co. unveiled its e-Bio Fuel-Cell concept model this week in Brazil.

Nissan to Shed Battery-Making Operations

Nissan Motor Co. aims by year-end to sell its 51% stake in a battery-making venture with NEC Corp. and shed independent battery production operations in the U.K. and U.S., sources tell The Nikkei.

Korea Readies Ban on Older Diesel Vehicles

New emission standards in South Korea will outlaw older diesel-powered vehicles unless they can be equipped with emission controls or newer engines.

Two More German States May Sue VW Over Diesel Scandal

The German states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Hesse are mulling plans to join Bavaria in suing Volkswagen Group for damages related to the company’s diesel-cheating scandal, Reuters reports.

VW Asks U.S. Court to Dismiss Investor Lawsuit

Volkswagen AG has petitioned a U.S. district court in California to dismiss a class-action lawsuit on behalf of investors whose VW shares lost value after the company admitted rigging 11 million diesel engines to cheat on emission tests.

Nissan: EV Charging Stations in the U.K. to Surpass Fuel Stations by 2020

Within four years there will be more public locations to charge electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the U.K. than the number of traditional fuel stations there, according to Nissan Motor Co.

Toyota Delays Launch of Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Toyota Motor Corp. says it is pushing back the launch of the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid model by several months in Japan to late this year or early 2017.

Bavaria to Sue VW Over Cheater Diesel Scandal

Bavaria expects next month to become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sue Volkswagen AG for damages linked to the carmaker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal, Reuters reports.

ZF Buys Stake in Lidar Supplier

ZF Friedrichshafen AG has acquired a 40% stake in Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based supplier of lidar and other technologies aimed at self-driving vehicles.