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So you really want a convertible? Here are a few tips
27 June 2021
FRANKFURT: When the weather is right, thoughts can turn to the pleasures of driving with the top down. But what are the options for buying a convertible and what do you need to...
Petronas SRT teases electric kick scooter
27 June 2021
SEPANG: Petronas Sepang Racing Team has announced a new partnership with leading urban kick scooter manufacturer Velocifero with a concept limited edition Mad Air electric kick sco...
VW to end sales of combustion engines in Europe by 2035
26 June 2021
BERLIN: German carmaker Volkswagen will stop selling combustion engines cars in Europe by 2035 as it shifts to electric vehicles, but later in the United States and China, a board ...
Tesla 'recalls' vehicles in China for online software update
26 June 2021
BEIJING: Chinese regulators said today Tesla Inc would "recall" nearly 300,000 China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y cars for an online software update related to assisted dr...
BMW picks Goodwood fest to launch new 2 Series Coupé
26 June 2021
MUNICH: BMW will celebrate the return of the Festival of Speed in 2021 with its first ever world premiere at Goodwood, England. The all-new BMW 2 Series Coupé will make its glob...
Aston Martin makes special Vantage trio honouring 100-year-o...
26 June 2021
LONDON: Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc has struggled in recent years to gain its footing during the auto industry’s most dynamic era in more than a century. It saw sig...
Bosch picks Hartung as new CEO to tackle industry transforma...
25 June 2021
Hartung (left) and Denner. FRANKFURT: Robert Bosch GmbH chief executive officer Volkmar Denner will hand over the reins to automotive unit head Stefan Hartung at the end of the ye...
Renault-Nissan rejig how they manage Daimler partnership
25 June 2021
PARIS: Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is set to scrap a role overseeing ties with Daimler in favour of individual relations with the German group, three sources say, as they tr...
Limited-run Rolls-Royce Landspeed Collection featuring Wrait...
25 June 2021
LONDON: Rolls-Royce has introduced the Landspeed Collection featuring the Wraith and Dawn Black Badge that commemorates the records set by British engineer Captain George Eyston in...
Penang tow truck operators have hands full with stalled cars...
25 June 2021
GEORGE TOWN: Modern cars can be temperamental as owners are finding out when after a few days of inactivity, these vehicles refuse to start. During the lockdown, tow truck opera...
E-hailing drivers and delivery riders to be vaccinated from ...
25 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: E-hailing drivers, delivery riders and courier delivery personnel will be vaccinated starting July, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Ministe...
Panasonic sells Tesla stake in move to reduce over-reliance
25 June 2021
A Panasonic spokesman said the stake sale would not affect the partnership with Tesla. — Reuters TOKYO: Panasonic Corp sold its stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc for about 400...
US infra deal would fund electric buses, charging stations
25 June 2021
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan US$1.2 trillion (RM5tril) infrastructure framework does not contain new money for electric vehicle rebates but would spend US$15 billion (RM62.4bil) to boo...
Ferrari 296 GTB debuts, it's a V6 plug-in hybrid
24 June 2021
MARANELLO: It panned out as StarCarSifu had expected last week. Ferrari's latest model is an entry level mid-engine sports car that has a turbocharged V6 engine — and it's a plug-i...
Safer Mercedes-Benz car care with Cycle & Carriage's contact...
24 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: In view of social distancing required to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Cycle & Carriage has rolled out a slew of contactless services to ensure the timely mainte...
Volvo's electric XC90 SUV to include lidar as standard next ...
24 June 2021
DETROIT: Volvo Cars plans to make lidar sensors standard equipment in a new generation of its XC90 SUV next year as part of a strategy to deploy more advanced safety and automated ...
Mercedes' launches C-Class as notchback and estate
24 June 2021
  STUTTGART: The latest generation of the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 rival is launching both as a saloon and as an estate with a large tailgate and a bit more muscle under th...
Honda hopes new Civic hatchback to be basis for more efficie...
24 June 2021
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co unveiled its latest Civic hatchback designs today, with hopes that the all-new model will become a foundation for developing cars more efficiently. The ele...
Tesla's 11,000-page plan to win the battery race
24 June 2021
The site of the Tesla battery plant for electric cars in Gruenheide near Berlin. — AP BERLIN: Elon Musk says Tesla’s new Model S Plaid is “crazy fast” — and various videos circula...
US tyre industry harmed by Korea, Taiwan, Thailand tyre impo...
24 June 2021
WASHINGTON: The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Wednesday that US manufacturers are "materially injured" by imports of passenger vehicle and light truck ...