Egypt News Egypt moves to ease vehicle imports for people with disabilities Nada Ali Sep 3, 2025 0 Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar convened a ministerial meeting on Wednesday to streamline procedures…
Featured Jaguar Land Rover resumes US shipments amid Trump tariffs Aya El Sayed May 4, 2025 0 Jaguar Land Rover resumed shipping vehicles to the United States after a nearly month-long pause prompted by US…
Africa News S. Africa urges new US trade deal after tariffs Aya Anwar Apr 3, 2025 0 South Africa's presidency responded to new US tariffs on Thursday, calling for the negotiation of a new trade deal…
Featured EIB supports Valencia’s zero-emission bus fleet with €69m Aya El Sayed Dec 24, 2024 0 The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a €69 million loan with Valencia's Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT)…
Featured Egypt to convert 1.5m vehicles to natural gas in 2025 Aya El Sayed Dec 23, 2024 0 The Egyptian government is set to roll out a new initiative in early 2025 to convert 1.5 million vehicles to…
Industry & Trade Eurozone trade surplus narrows to €6.8b in Oct. ’24 Nada Ali Dec 17, 2024 0 The eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €6.8 billion in October 2024, a decline from the €9.4 billion surplus…
International News Brazil’s retail sales continue positive trend in Oct. ’24 Nada Ali Nov 12, 2024 0 Brazil's retail sales sector maintained its positive momentum in October 2024, posting a 2.1 per cent…
Industry & Trade Cambodia’s exports surge 17% in 9m of ’24 Nada Ali Oct 10, 2024 0 Cambodia's exports have experienced a significant boost in the first nine months of 2024, reaching a total value of…
Featured Kasrawy Group targets 23,000 vehicles in 5 years – Cabinet Aya El Sayed Aug 18, 2024 0 Egyptian automotive conglomerate, Kasrawy Group has set an ambitious goal of producing 23,000 vehicles over the…
Featured Euro area records €22.3b trade surplus in June ’24 Aya El Sayed Aug 18, 2024 0 The euro area reported a €22.3 billion trade surplus in June 2024, up from €18.0 billion a year earlier, according…
Africa News Afreximbank: Africa’s economies expected to grow by 3.8% in ’24 Aya Anwar Jun 13, 2024 0 African economies are expected to grow by 3.8 per cent in 2024, exceeding the global forecast of 3.2 per cent, with…
Egypt News Egypt’s licensed vehicles reach 9.9m – CAPMAS Nada Ali Apr 21, 2024 0 The number of licensed vehicles in Egypt edged up 0.04 per cent to 9.95 million vehicles at the end of 2023.
Industry & Trade Renault sales increase by 9.4% in ‘23 Nada Ali Jan 17, 2024 0 The French automaker Renault Group registered a substantial worldwide sales increase of 9.4 per cent with 1,548,748…
Featured Hyundai, Kia expect 2% rise in auto sales in 2024 Sama Mousa Jan 3, 2024 0 South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co and its affiliate Kia Corp said on Wednesday they expect their combined global sales…
unclassified Ford cuts prices on its electric F-150 Lightning pickups by $10K Nada Ali Jul 17, 2023 0 Ford Motor announced on Monday that it cuts prices for its electric F-150 Lightning pickup, saying its efforts to…
Tech news Toyota customers face data leak risk due to server error Sama Mousa May 31, 2023 0 Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Wednesday that customers in some countries in Asia and Oceania may have been facing…
Money Misr Insurance wins mandate to cover Egyptian Copper Works’ assets Eslam Abdelhameed Jul 3, 2019 0 Egyptian state-owned Misr Insurance won an insurance policy bid of 560 million Egyptian pounds ($33.7 million) to…
Tech/AI Toyota brings crop of electric vehicles to Shanghai Auto Show Amwal Al Ghad English Apr 18, 2019 0 Toyota brought a crop of hybrid and fully electric vehicles to the Shanghai Auto Show this year.
Featured Egypt, Japan’s Nissan reach tentative deal to produce 100,000 vehicles Amwal Al Ghad English Mar 20, 2019 0 Egypt has reached an initial deal with Japan's Nissan Motor to produce vehicles in Egypt with the aim of exporting,…
unclassified Egypt settles $39mn dispute with Mercedes-Benz importer Amwal Al Ghad English Jan 14, 2019 0 Egypt has settled a 700 million Egyptian pound ($39.2 million) dispute between its customs authority and an…
Egypt News Cairo International Airport raises parking fees by 100% Amwal Al Ghad English Jul 3, 2018 0 Cairo International Airport increased parking fees on Monday by 100 percent. The Cairo Port Authority, which…
Tech news UPDATED: Egypt’s court ban on Uber, Careem may go into effect within weeks Yomna Yasser Mar 22, 2018 0 Egypt's administrative court on Tuesday issued an order banning taxi-hailing services Uber and Careem from…
Egypt News Egypt’s Cabinet drafts first major reforms to traffic laws in 44 years Yomna Yasser Oct 19, 2017 0 Egypt's Transport Minister Hisham Arafat announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet has approved a draft traffic law…
Industry & Trade Solar cars begin race across Australian desert Yomna Yasser Oct 8, 2017 0 The World Solar Challenge began on Sunday with 42 solar cars crossing Australia’s tropical north to its southern…
Industry & Trade Mercedes-Benz in talks to return to Egyptian markets after 2-year hiatus Yomna Yasser Sep 16, 2017 0 Egypt has succeeded in initial talks with Mercedes-Benz officials to bring the international automobile…
Industry & Trade VW spends billions more on electric cars in search for mass market Yomna Yasser Sep 12, 2017 0 Volkswagen is stepping up its shift to electric cars and plans to invest more than 20 billion euros ($24 billion)…
Industry & Trade 2017 auto exports hit $69 mln in seven months: Egyptian minister Yomna Yasser Sep 10, 2017 0 Egypt’s auto exports have registered $69 million until July 2017, compared to $129 million in 2016, Minister of…
Industry & Trade Ford to offer incentives to scrap older cars Yomna Yasser Aug 22, 2017 0 Ford is offering car buyers in Britain a 2,000-pound ($2,570) incentive to trade in older vehicles for newer, less…
Tech news BlackBerry working with automakers on anti-hack tool Yomna Yasser May 17, 2017 0 BlackBerry Ltd is working with at least two automakers to develop a security service that would remotely scan…
International News Four dead, man arrested in Sweden truck attack Yomna Yasser Apr 8, 2017 0 Four people were killed and 15 injured when a stolen truck ploughed into a crowd of people outside a busy…
Tech news Ford recalls F-250 pickups that could roll while in park Yomna Yasser Apr 2, 2017 0 Ford Motor Company (F.N) is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the United States and Canada because…
MENA News Iraq forces foil ISIS attempt to flee to Syria: spokesman Yomna Yasser Feb 15, 2017 0 Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 militant fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar towards…
International News US tanks and troops to begin arriving in Poland nada nasser Jan 12, 2017 0 US tanks and armoured vehicles along with more than 3,000 US soldiers start arriving in Poland on Thursday. They…
World Asian shares in the red; Nikkei drops 1.2% Yomna Yasser Dec 29, 2016 0 Asia markets were under pressure on Thursday, with Japan's Toshiba tumbling on credit downgrades while Takata…
Tech news BMW seeks to be ‘coolest’ ride-hailing firm with autonomous car Ghada Ismail Dec 5, 2016 0 BMW will test autonomous vehicles in Munich next year as it seeks to keep up with ride-hailing firms like Uber…
Tech news Delphi, Mobileye to use Intel chip for self-driving car system Ghada Ismail Nov 29, 2016 0 Auto parts maker Delphi Automotive Plc and Israeli technology firm Mobileye NV will put an Intel Corp chip at…
Tech news Toyota works to develop advanced electric-car battery Ghada Ismail Nov 24, 2016 0 Toyota Motor Corp said it aims to develop a more advanced electric-car battery "in a few years" that will allow…
Tech news Toyota to sharpen focus on electric cars through new in-house unit Ghada Ismail Nov 17, 2016 0 Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is setting up a new in-house unit to develop electric vehicles as the…
Tech news Uber partners with GM’s Maven car-sharing programme Ghada Ismail Nov 2, 2016 0 Uber Technologies Inc said Tuesday it would partner with car-sharing service Maven, operated by General Motors, to…
Tech news BlackBerry seals software deal with Ford, first with an automaker Ghada Ismail Nov 1, 2016 0 BlackBerry Ltd has signed a deal to work directly with Ford Motor Co to expand the carmaker's use of its QNX secure…