Toyota says consumer choice dictates pace of electrification
15 June 2022
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp pushed back against critics who say it has been slow to embrace battery electric vehicles (BEV), arguing it needed to offer a variety of car choices to sui...
Toyota CEO says his successor must have ‘unshakeable convict...
15 June 2022
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp is working to foster candidates capable of eventually helming the top job, president and chief executive officer Akio Toyoda told shareholders at an annual...
Paving the way for more level 3 self-driving cars from 2024
15 June 2022
DETROIT: The Stellantis group has announced that it has chosen to equip several models across its various auto brands with Valeo's third-generation LiDAR from 2024.
This will en...
EV battery startup Alsym aims to slash cost, eliminate lithi...
15 June 2022
DETROIT: Alsym Energy, a seven-year-old Massachusetts startup, aims to halve the cost of electric vehicle batteries with a new design that eliminates lithium and cobalt, two increa...
Geely acquires Alibaba-backed smartphone maker Meizu
15 June 2022
HONG KONG: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the satellite-to-automobile group controlled by billionaire Li Shufu, has bought a majority stake in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu Tec...
Daihatsu Gran Max get minor change from RM73,000
15 June 2022
SHAH ALAM: Daihatsu Malaysia has introduced the Gran Max with minor change (MC) 2022 that gets several new features.
Among the updates are power windows, a multimedia player sys...
Polestar to debut Polestar 5 prototype and Polestar 2 BST ed...
15 June 2022
GOTHENBURG: Polestar is returning to the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 23 and will debut a Polestar 5 prototype and the new high-performance, limited-edition Polestar 2 BST ed...
Tesla reports most automated system-involved crashes, says U...
15 June 2022
WASHINGTON: Tesla Inc. reported the vast majority of crashes involving automated driver-assist systems that have been disclosed to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administra...
Korean truckers return to work as strike ends but hurdles re...
15 June 2022
Members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity union taking part in a protest in front of an electronics factory in Gwangju on Tuesday. — Reuters
SEOUL: South Korea’s truckers began ret...
Ford recalls nearly 3 million US vehicles over rollaway conc...
15 June 2022
WASHINGTON: Ford Motor Co is recalling more than 2.9 million vehicles that could roll away because a damaged or missing part may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended...
June 16-22: RON97 petrol price up 11 sen to RM4.83
15 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will be higher by 11 sen at RM4.83 per litre, while the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged for the week from June 16 ...
Drivers shrug off soaring fuel prices, for now
15 June 2022
LONDON: Drivers around the world are tolerating record-high prices for road fuels, as mobility wins out for now over other spending in squeezed household budgets, data showed.
T...
No airbags or anti-lock brakes on Russian cars as sanctions ...
15 June 2022
PARIS: Russia will be forced to produce vehicles without basic safety features like airbags and anti-lock braking systems in order to restart local production, according to the pre...
BMW to test ONE's advanced battery in its iX electric SUV
14 June 2022
DETROIT: BMW will install and test a long-range battery developed by Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) in the German automaker's iX electric SUV, the companies said toda...
Porsche announces 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet America edition
14 June 2022
STUTTGART: Porsche will offer a special, market-specific sports car with the ‘America’ moniker. The limited Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet America will reach showrooms in late 2...
UMW Toyota Motor continues steady growth in May
14 June 2022
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor continues at a steady pace moving forward, registering sales of Toyota for the month of May at 7,442 units, while Lexus recorded a total sale of 137 uni...
UK ends subsidies for electric cars on surging demand
14 June 2022
LONDON: The UK said it would scrap the last remaining subsidies for electric cars, saying the move would free up cash to expand the charging network and encourage sales of other ba...
Brace for big changes in MINI cars
14 June 2022
MUNICH: MINI design is changing and the BMW-owned brand will unveil a concept study of a crossover model , which will provide the first full preview of the new design language for ...
Restored classic Mini Cooper blends iconic shape with e-powe...
14 June 2022
MONZA: The classic Mini Cooper makes a great basis for an electric car and that is exactly what the crew at an Italian workshop thought when they transformed the time-honoured runa...
GoCar expands GoCar Garage to outside Klang Valley
14 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has expanded its digital one-stop car service and maintenance solution, GoCar Garage, to Johor Ba...
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