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Toyota recalls 2 million Prius citing crash risk

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling more than 2 million of its iconic Prius hybrids globally on the risk that a software malfunction could end in a crash. Of a total of about 2.43 million vehicles affected, 94 percent are the Prius and its derivatives, with the hybrid version of the Auris compact hatchback making up the remainder, Toyota spokesman ...

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India’s IL&FS misses debt payments

Bloomberg Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd. (IL&FS) is missing more debt obligations, even as the Indian government pledged to prevent further defaults, underscoring the challenges its new board faces in fixing the firm’s mounting debt problems. IL&FS failed to service principal and interest on loans from banks, inter-corporate deposit and commercial papers totaling Rs 33.9 crore due for the ...

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Automakers lose policy clout in EU as more emission caps loom

Bloomberg Carmakers are discovering there are limits when it comes to influencing European Union climate policy. A decade after the EU crafted its first caps on carbon dioxide from autos by heeding manufacturers’ calls to go easy, the bloc will likely ignore similar pleas regarding the next set of proposed reduction targets. Slated for 2025 and 2030, these limits will ...

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