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Bridgestone rolls out Potenza Sport performance tyre
05 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: Bridgestone today rolled out its new flagship Potenza tyre - Potenza Sport. According to Bridgestone, the new tyre exploits advanced tyre technologies and offers ...
Hyundai Kona Electric coming this month, sub-RM150K estimate...
05 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: More electric cars are making their way to Malaysia. And the latest government incentives certainly play a big part in spurring the move by automakers. The latest...
Order-taking starts for updated Toyota Hilux, Fortuner and I...
05 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd today announced the start of order-taking for the updated Toyota Hilux, Fortuner and Innova. Orders can be made at all authorised Toyota ...
Audi revives Horch name for China-bound A8 limo
05 November 2021
BERLIN: Audi is harking back to the historic Horch brand name for a prestige Chinese market version of its refreshed A8 flagship limousine. The long wheelbase Horch L for China ...
Hertz in talks with Tesla for EV delivery timeline, says WSJ
05 November 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc and Hertz Global Holdings Inc are working out how quickly the rental car company can receive deliveries from its large order of Tesla's electric cars, the ...
VW CEO Diess still has backing of Porsche, Piech families
05 November 2021
FRANKFURT: The Porsche and Piech families, which control Volkswagen's largest shareholder Porsche SE, continue to support the carmaker's CEO Herbert Diess, a spokesman for Porsche ...
BMW cuts east German working hours to same as west
05 November 2021
BERLIN: BMW will cut working hours at its east German plant from 38 to 35, in line with its west German factories, it said today, in a move welcomed by the works council as bringin...
Thailand eyes tax rate for electric vehicles as part of ‘net...
05 November 2021
BANGKOK: Thailand's Finance Ministry has called on the Excise and Customs Department to come up with a tax rate for electric vehicles (EVs) soon, as part of the nation's goal to ac...
Auto Bavaria MINI and streetwear label TNTCO introduce appar...
05 November 2021
SHAH ALAM: Auto Bavaria MINI has partnered up with Malaysia’s streetwear label TNTCO to create a clothing capsule featuring jackets, hoodies and graphic t-shirts. According to t...
Rare bird, almost extinct: A ride in Mini's old Wildgoose ca...
05 November 2021
BERLIN: Talk about classic motorhomes and everyone thinks of the iconic VW campervan. Nobody has heard of the Mini Wildgoose camper and even fewer will have seen one, since only a ...
Hyundai teases new IONIQ addition via SEVEN SUV Concept
05 November 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Company revealed on Thursday teaser images of an all-electric SUV concept to be unveiled at AutoMobility LA later this month. The sleek and spacious SEVEN a...
Autoliv and Piaggio team up to develop scooter and motorcycl...
05 November 2021
STOCKHOLM: Autoliv and Piaggio are working to develop an airbag for powered two-wheelers. A joint development agreement was signed by the two parties for the purpose of developi...
Hyundai Starex continues to be available with Staria arrival
04 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) is keeping the Starex around with the arrival of the Staria. It is positioning the Staria Premium as a luxurious 7-seater MPV, wh...
Volkswagen to launch self-parking ID5 electric SUV in early ...
04 November 2021
BERLIN: Volkswagen is expanding its ID family with the ID5, set to roll up beside the ID4 and ID3 at the beginning of 2022. At around €47,000 (RM227,000), VW's first SUV coupe i...
Proton sales exceed 2020 volume
04 November 2021
SUBANG JAYA: Domestic car maker Proton has now exceeded its year-to-date (YTD) sales volume from last following a 28.7% sales growth in October over the month before. By selling...
PM to launch new packages of Sabah Pan Borneo Highway on Nov...
04 November 2021
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is scheduled to launch four new packages of the Pan Borneo Highway project this Saturday at Dataran Tamu Pekan Kota Kin...
First details emerge of new MINIs planned from 2023 onwards
04 November 2021
MUNICH: After a series of uninteresting updates and forgettable facelifts, MINI is now finally gearing up to launch a new generation of cars, starting with two very different versi...
Police foil tyre smuggling attempt in JB, two held
04 November 2021
JOHOR BARU: An attempt to smuggle 727 tyres worth more than RM600,000 through the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) have been busted by the cops he...
Tesla added to Uber London plan to boost EV uptake
03 November 2021
LONDON: Tesla cars from today will be available to Uber drivers here looking to buy or lease a green vehicle as part of an incentive scheme to boost electric car use, the ride-hail...
Volkswagen committee to discuss future of CEO Diess, say sou...
03 November 2021
HAMBURG: A specially convened Volkswagen committee will discuss the future of CEO Herbert Diess, three people familiar with the matter said today, a week after a longstanding confl...