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VW offers pay-offs for employees who quit major Russia plant
09 June 2022
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is offering pay-offs to its employees at a car assembly plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, if they agree to quit voluntarily, the carmaker said on Thursday. ...
Hyundai Mobis to present latest innovations in Europe
09 June 2022
SEOUL: Hyundai Mobis aims to quickly develope its presence in Europe with fresh technologies for autonomous driving, infotainment and electrification. It will hold a Tech Show o...
Catch the online launch of updated Proton X70 on June 9
08 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: If you are in the market to get the Proton X70, wait till tomorrow. The X70 has undergone a mild facelift and will be launched online on Proton's Facebook page at...
Lamborghini Huracan STO debuts in Malaysia
08 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur today held a track day-cum-launch of the Huracan STO at the Sepang International Circuit. CarSifu was given the chance to drive the track...
VW-led research team to recycle batteries multiple times for...
08 June 2022
WOLFSBURG: Partners from the industrial and scientific communities want to jointly prove that the most valuable components of traction batteries can be recovered and reused several...
Didi pursuing EV stake, say sources
08 June 2022
Didi headquarters in Beijing. — Reuters HONG KONG: China's Didi is in talks with state-backed Sinomach Automobile to buy a third of its electric-vehicle unit, two sources said, si...
With or without legislation, sales of new combustion engine ...
08 June 2022
UPDATE: EU lawmakers back ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035   STRASBOURG: Members of the European Parliament will discuss and vote today on the eight proposals made ...
BYD executive says it will supply batteries to Tesla 'very s...
08 June 2022
SHANGHAI: China's BYD is preparing to supply Tesla Inc with batteries "very soon", a senior company executive told a state media anchor in a video released early today. "We are ...
VW's Cupra to launch three electric models by 2025
08 June 2022
BARCELONA: Volkswagen's Spanish brand Cupra will launch three electric models by 2025, including what would be its first fully electric vehicle to be made in Spain, Cupra said on T...
Automakers back US restoring California emissions authority
08 June 2022
WASHINGTON: Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden's administration to restore California's abil...
Grab enters digital maps business, targets app builders in S...
08 June 2022
SINGAPORE: Grab announced today plans to enter the digital maps business, offering other businesses access to its GrabMaps mapping and location technology. The service is being ...
June 9-15: RON97 petrol up 2 sen, rest unchanged
08 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will go up by two sen to RM4.72 per litre from June 2 to 8. In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said the prices of RON95 pe...
Polestar 3 to debut in October, set to be its first electric...
07 June 2022
GOTHENBURG: The world premiere of the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV is set for October this year. The launch of the company’s first SUV marks its entrance into one of the ...
Carsome launches its largest experience centre to-date in Pe...
07 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Carsome has launched the Carsome PJ Automall along the Federal Highway, the company's largest experience centre to-date. The automall, which occupies 100,000sq ft...
Will SST exemption be extended? Finance Ministry has final s...
07 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to extend the automotive sales and service tax (SST) exemption scheme is the Finance Ministry's prerogative, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Tran...
Apple's next-gen CarPlay with widgets, greater integration
07 June 2022
Cook speaking at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose. — Reuters SAN JOSE: Apple Inc on Monday announced significant updates to CarPlay at the Worldwide Deve...
Atlas automotive operating system launched, partners announc...
07 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian tech company ACO Tech today launched its Atlas automotive operating system (OS). It also announced it has partnered with Fass Payment Solutions, UOB Bank...
Lamborghini Urus achieves new production feat with 20,000th ...
07 June 2022
BOLOGNA: Lamborghini today said the Urus is its best-selling model in the shortest time ever. Since its market debut in 2018, 20,000 units have been produced, setting sales reco...
Vehicles parked illegally around Mont Kiara towed away durin...
07 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Owners of illegally parked vehicles in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, were taken aback when their cars were towed away by the authorities. Since June 1, Kuala Lumpur C...
Russian car sales collapse as isolation hits once-hot indust...
07 June 2022
MOSCOW: Russian car sales plunged 84% in May, as sanctions and international isolation brought an industry that had once been a showcase for foreign investment to a near standstill...