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WASHINGTON: Honda Motor Co's U.S. unit said on Wednesday it is recalling 118,000 new U.S. SUVs following reports of three injuries tied to sudden air bag deployments. The Japan-based automaker said it is recalling the 2019 Honda CR-V to replace steering wheel wire harnesses and supplemental ...

TORONTO: Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft are expected to alter the state of car ownership toward subscription-based services and shared ownership, auto industry experts said at a conference on Wednesday (May 22). At the annual Collision Conference, speakers said ride ...

Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc are expected to alter the state of car ownership toward subscription-based services and shared ownership, auto industry experts said at a conference on Wednesday.

Brazil's Natura SA said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement to buy rival Avon Products Inc via a share swap, creating the world's fourth-largest beauty company with a redoubled focus on direct sales.

LONDON: People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95per cent more likely to report success than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aids, according to the results of a large study in England. The research, funded by the charity Cancer Research UK and published in...

WASHINGTON: As the U.S. government prepares to defend the 2020 presidential election from cyber threats, the federal agency charged with helping administer elections, the Election Assistance Commission, says it is “strained to the breaking point,” according to Chairwoman Christy McCormick ...

The company wasn’t caught blindsided by the White House, says China commentator Tom McGregor.

REUTERS: A Silicon Valley chip startup has accused a top executive of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Deputy Chairman Eric Xu, of participating in a conspiracy to steal its trade secrets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing court documents. The allegations were made in a ...

General Motors Co faces pushback over its request that U.S. regulators waive some automobile safety standards to make it possible to deploy a ride-sharing fleet of driverless cars without steering wheels or other human controls.

YIELD-HUNGRY retail investors can look forward to a new bond issue by Temasek Holdings-linked private equity vehicle Astrea V. The public offer tranche is expected to be larger than the S$121 million from Astrea IV last year, The Business Times understands.