CHITWAN: Chitwan has strong potential to become a major automobile business hub as the city continues to grow as an economic center, according to local entrepreneur Gopal Bhattarai. Bhattarai, who is active in Chitwan’s automobile sector and currently serves as…

KATHMANDU: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is preparing to stop printing more than 311,000 driving licenses that have less than one year of validity remaining. The licenses are part of the department’s backlog of around 2.9 million unprinted licenses.…

KATHMANDU: Malaysia has introduced stricter rules for importing completely built-up (CBU) electric vehicles, making it harder for many affordable Chinese EV brands to bring new models into the country, according to Malaysian media reports. The new policy took effect on…

KATHMANDU: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands posted a stronger performance in June 2026, signaling a recovery after a slow start to the year. Sales had declined steadily until April due to intense competition and policy changes, but the market began…

KATHMANDU: Laxmi Motor Corporation has started preparations for commercial production of the new-generation Hyundai Venue in Nepal. The company has successfully completed trial assembly of the SUV using imported CKD kits and is now ready for mass production. According to…