• Civic versus Corolla is an old rivalry. While there are plenty of other sedans in the market, these two always contend for the top.

• The Asian auto manufacturer is making a $550 million deal to acquire Lyft's self-driving vehicle division.
• Toyota will pay Lyft $250 million in advance, while the remaining $350 million will be paid out over the course of five years.

• More than 258,000 families of Islamabad will benefit from the government's Sehat Insaf Card scheme launched under Sehat Sahulat Program.
• “Similarly, about 328,00 households in Gilgit Baltistan will be able to get free medical treatment through the heath card facility,” Dr. Sultan said.

• Norway's new restrictions require travelers coming from India, Bangladesh, Iraq, Nepal, and Pakistan to stay at a quarantine hotel for seven days.
• In a separate development, Iran also announced the closure of its borders with Pakistan in fear of the new variant found in India.

• The SF5 is a hybrid SUV available in two powertrain options, a 2-Wheel-Drive (2WD) option that is powered by a single electric motor, and an All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) option with two electric motors.
• This premium C-Segment compact crossover SUV debuted at the 2019 Guangzhou Motor Show in China.

• “It was found during the inquiry that because of the accused’s false tweet, several persons made allegations against the government,” the police told The Wire.
• Yadav had made the SOS tweet on Monday and had tagged actor Sonu Sood, without mentioning anything about coronavirus.

• Changan Pakistan is conducting technology testing on its new SUV, UNI-T.
• The futuristic UNI-T is equipped with an AI-chip-based intelligent vehicle system, creating a best-in-class human-machine interactive experience.

• Dr. Faisal Sultan said that people of this age group can visit any nearby vaccination center with their national identity cards and mobile phones to get the jab.
• While people between 40 and 50 years of age can register for vaccination by sending their CNIC numbers on 1166 via SMS.

• Surgeries were halted at CDA Hospital, NIRM, Government Services Hospital, PIMS, and Polyclinic.
• The capital administration says the surgeries will remain suspended until further notification.

• "Though Jahangir Tareen is my dear friend, even he needs to be answerable on questions related to a sudden hike in sugar prices," PM Khan said.

• We are here with leaked interior pictures of the 2022 land cruiser, giving car enthusiasts a peek inside their favorite SUV.

• In just three and a half years of launch, the EV left behind the BMW 3 Series, and the Mercedes E-Class to become the world’s leading executive sedan.

• Reports highlighting the gravity of the situation revealed that the shortage could last for almost an entire year.
• Several technical features in most new vehicles heavily rely on these computer chips to function properly. Therefore, the shortage is directly impacting production lines.

• Pak Suzuki reported a profit of Rs. 777.85 million in the first quarter of this year, as opposed to a loss of Rs. 941.14 million in the same period, last year.

• Reportedly, Proton has overwhelmingly high demand in the Malaysian market. Once the local demand is catered, the SUV will be exported to the foreign market, including Pakistan.

• The 1.6 liter, three-cylinder race engine runs on compressed hydrogen sourced from the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field.

European automakers seek to reduce their dependence on Asian manufacturers as they ramp up the production of EVs and meet tougher environmental rules in the European Union.

• The car was introduced in Pakistan in January 2021 and was touted as the cheapest 1,000cc hatchback in the market.

• Pakistan High Commissioner says the country must not be bracketed with Covid-hit India, as it has managed the pandemic well due to its strategy of smart lockdowns.

• Twitter has been ordered by the Indian government to censor 52 tweets that criticized India’s handling of the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• This includes tweets by Revanth Reddy, a sitting Member of Parliament; Moloy Ghatak, a West Bengal state minister; actor Vineet Kumar Singh; and two filmmakers, Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das.