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Two people have died after an accident with a car carrying migrants. The incident happened in the night between Wednesday and Thursday.

Toyota Motor Corp  is establishing a new venture to develop electric vehicle technology with partner Mazda Motor Corp , seeking to catch up with rivals in an increasingly frenetic race to produce more battery-powered cars, Reuters reported. 

Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp  plan to build a .6 billion U.S. assembly plant, the two said on Friday, as part of an alliance that will also see the Japanese automakers jointly develop electric vehicle technologies, reported Reuters.

Japanese auto giant Toyota and smaller rival Mazda said on Aug. 4 that they agreed a capital tie-up to focus on joint development of electric vehicles, while building a $1.6 billion factory in the United States which will create up to 4,000 jobs.

The move comes as the automotive industry is faced with a major shift towards greener transport and greater use of information technology.

Japan donates 150 eco-friendly cars to Serbian government

BELGRADE -- The government of Japan donated 150 eco-friendly cars worth around EUR 3.5 million to the Serbian government.

The donation is meant to help boost the environmental protection and cost-cutting measures introduced by the government.

BELGRADE - The government of Japan donated 150 eco-friendly cars worth around EUR 3.5 million in total to help boost the environmental protection and cost-cutting measures introduced by the Serbian government.

The keys to the cars were handed over to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Monday by Japanese Ambassador to Serbia Masafumi Kuroki.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that 1,537 official cars have been slated to go on sale.

The Serbian government decided last month to auction off 1,583 state-owned passenger vehicles.

A decision by Mazda's Greek representative and official importer, Elma SA, to file for bankruptcy was expected to result in the loss of hundreds of jobs and see Mazda owners facing the possibility of being unable to locate spare parts for their vehicles and trucks.

The move was made by Elma on Monday following 27 years of local operations.