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Ford delays return to offices, weighs vaccine mandate
26 August 2021
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co will delay bringing most workers back to offices until January, and is still considering whether to require employees to get vaccinated against the coronavir...
Tesla has been a major trending topic on Weibo this year
26 August 2021
BEIJING: Tesla regularly kindles passionate commentary among web users in China.
In Weibo's ranking of the topics that trended most on the social network, the American company i...
UK car output falls to lowest July level since 1950s
26 August 2021
LONDON: British car output fell to its lowest July level since 1956 as a global shortage of semi-conductor chips and staff having to self-isolate due to Covi-19 hit the sector, a t...
Two lanes merge: What drivers need to know about the 'zipper...
26 August 2021
BERLIN: Two lanes of traffic are headed in the same direction, then one lane ends. What happens next?
The drivers all politely merge into one lane? Not always, as anyone who's e...
Kia reveals first sketches of all-new European-market Sporta...
25 August 2021
FRANKFURT: Kia Europe has revealed the first official sketches of the all-new European-market Sportage. For the first time in its history, Kia is launching a dedicated Sportage des...
Range Rover Sport SVR Ultimate edition comes with fancy pain...
25 August 2021
LONDON: Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations has launched a special edition Range Rover Sport SVR with new solid glass flake paintwork options for the first time.
Featuring a...
Opel's cheap new electric microcar can be driven by 14-year-...
25 August 2021
FRANKFURT: Opel is planning a small car for small people: a tiny new urban electric that can be legally driven by teenagers as young as 14 in parts of Europe.
The Rocks-e microc...
US lets Huawei buy auto chips, say sources
25 August 2021
WASHINGTON: US officials have approved licence applications worth hundreds of millions of dollars for China's blacklisted telecom company Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto c...
Denso readies war chest to become world's top car part suppl...
25 August 2021
TOKYO: Japan's Denso Corp is gunning for the title of top-selling automotive parts supplier by stoking its electrification push with a bond sale and setting aside hundreds of billi...
Mercedes' Citan panel van to become electric in second gener...
25 August 2021
STUTTGART: Mercedes plans to start selling the second generation of its small panel van in the coming months, with the new Citan reaching the first customers before the end of the ...
Now, like Waze, Google Maps can determine the cheapest route...
25 August 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Maps will soon integrate the price of tolls in its display and will even be able to suggest the cheapest routes for long-distance driving, whether you're goin...
Aug 26-Sept 1: RON97 petrol down 2 sen, rest unchanged
25 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will go down by two sen per litre while prices for RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged.
RON97 will now retail at RM2.72 per l...
Auto division drive Sime Darby’s RM44bil record revenue
25 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd’s automotive division’s performance in most markets underpinned its stellar performance as it posted a new high in revenue of RM44.48bil in the financi...
Will Tesla share its self-driving system with other car make...
25 August 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk has indicated that Autopilot, Tesla's autonomous driving technology, could at some point be distributed to other automakers, although he did not give any n...
Earn extra income by subscribing out your car to Flux
25 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Flux has unveiled a new plan which lets owners of underused cars make some income by subscribing out their vehicles to the car-sharing company.
Typically, Flux sou...
Harley-Davidson of Penang is top dealer in Asia Emerging Mar...
25 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Harley-Davidson Penang (H-D Penang) was recently declared "Best Dealer For Q2 2021" in Asia Emerging Market by Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
The award is in reco...
New Ford Focus ST Edition promises more intense fun
24 August 2021
LONDON: Ford today announced a new, special edition version of the Focus ST five-door hot hatchback that enhances driving dynamics with upgraded suspension and light-weight wheels ...
AirAsia introduces ride-hailing service
24 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: AirAsia Group Bhd has launched its very own ride-hailing services dubbed as AirAsia ride as the airline industry continues to struggle with the Covid-19 pandemic and...
As real as it gets: Grown-up kids playing real life cops and...
24 August 2021
LONDON: Grown-up kids are playing real life cops and robbers by driving in simulated "police pursuits" that are as real as possible to those seen on popular police chase TV shows a...
Ford doubling Lightning production target, say sources
24 August 2021
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co has doubled its production target for the F-150 Lightning because of strong early demand for the full-sized electric pickup truck ahead of its 2022 launch, a...
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