U.S. automakers are worried about a deal U.S. President Donald Trump struck with Japan to cap U.S. tariffs on Japanese vehicles at 15 percent because they say they will face higher U.S. tariffs than their competitors on the steel, aluminium, and parts they import to make the vehicles. “We need to study the details of the deal, but this is a deal where Japanese cars without American parts will be subject to a lower tariff,” said Matt Blunt, president of the American Auto Policy Council, which...

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro says the Ksh 44.7 billion bond floated for Nairobi’s planned Talanta Sports Stadium could balloon into a Ksh 100 billion bill for taxpayers. The 60,000-seat arena, billed as the marquee venue for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, will be financed through a securitized bond issued by private vehicle ‘Linzi Finco’. Nyoro, a former chair of Parliament’s Budget and Appropriations Committee, calls the approach “a second set of debt books” that hides the real cost from...

A 29-year-old Camp Hill woman has been charged after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a therapy dog inside yesterday, July 23. Around 4.20pm, a 44-year-old Greenslopes man exited his Mazda 3 on Logan Road. Upon returning, it will be alleged the vehicle had been stolen. Police approached the vehicle and allegedly located a 29-year-old woman inside, who was attempting to drive away. She was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of suspected stolen prope...