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Ramadan cheer from Ducati in Malaysia
11 May 2021
PETALING JAYA: In conjunction with the up-coming Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Ducati Malaysia and Ducati Official Club Malaysia (DOCM) organised a "Ramadan Basket" programme last week.
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Actor Jim Carrey gives RM165,000 car to film crew member
11 May 2021
Carrey's gift of a car was won by a grip crew member. — AFP
LOS ANGELES: Some people express their gratitude with a thank you note. Others, like Jim Carrey, do so by gifting a ...
F1 great Gordon Murray to develop electric vans, SUVs for ca...
11 May 2021
LONDON: Supercar maker the Gordon Murray Group said today it plans a £300 million (RM1.7bil) expansion over the next five years, which includes developing electric SUVs and deliver...
Tesla puts brake on Shanghai land buy as US-China tensions w...
11 May 2021
File pic of a Model 3 on display last April at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. — Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc has halted plans to buy land to expand its Shanghai plant and make i...
US opens safety probe into 1.1 million Honda Accord vehicles
11 May 2021
The 2013 Accord sold in the United States.
WASHINGTON: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it was opening a formal safety probe into more ...
Electric cars will be cheaper than combustion models within ...
11 May 2021
PARIS: The main obstacle for drivers interested in getting on board with this new generation of cars is the fact that the price of electric vehicles is expected to drop considerabl...
Goods vehicles free to move during Raya season
11 May 2021
PUTRAJAYA: Goods vehicles are allowed to travel on public roads during this Aidilfitri festive season, says the Transport Ministry.
“Due to a blanket ban on all interstate and i...
Multimedia University team shines at Shell Eco-Marathon 2021
11 May 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Team Grüne Welt from Multimedia University (MMU)’s Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) emerged as the only Malaysian team recognised at this year’s Shell Eco-...
Automated steering 'not available' on Texas road where Tesla...
11 May 2021
WASHINGTON: US safety officials investigating the cause of a Tesla Model S crash that killed two men in Texas last month said on Monday that testing suggested the vehicle's automa...
New VW Polo GTI teased ahead of June world premiere
11 May 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is offering a first peek at the new Polo GTI ahead of what would have been the traditional GTI weekend meet near Lake Wörthersee in Austria.
The annual eve...
Nationwide MCO from May 12-June 7
10 May 2021
PETALING JAYA: The whole country will be placed under the movement control order from May 12 to June 7 due to rising Covid-19 cases, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
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Digital version aids real all-electric Porsche Macan prototy...
10 May 2021
STUTTGART: By the time the all-electric Porsche Macan is launched in 2023, it will have covered some three million test kilometres worldwide in varying conditions.
The prototype...
Investors chide Toyota’s Toyoda for questioning combustion c...
10 May 2021
TOKYO: Some Toyota Motor shareholders have criticised its president Akio Toyoda for questioning Japan’s plans to ban conventional cars only days after the firm said it was reviewin...
Porsche Taycan launched in Australia with a sizzle and a cra...
10 May 2021
SYDNEY: While the Porsche Taycan has already been on sale in Malaysia since last year, it took a while for it to reach Australia. Well, better late than never.
Its Australian de...
China tech giants bet US$19bil on global electric car frenzy
10 May 2021
SHANGHAI: China is shaping up to be the first real test of Big Tech’s ambitions in the world of carmaking, with giants from Huawei Technologies Co. to Baidu Inc. plowing almost US$...
Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 debuts in 'Asphalt 9: Legends' vid...
10 May 2021
BOLOGNA: The Essenza SCV12, the track-only hypercar with production limited to 40 units, will make its debut on May 13 in Asphalt 9: Legends, the latest game in the Asphalt racing ...
SEAT introduces autonomous mobile robots in Barcelona plant
10 May 2021
BARCELONA: SEAT has introduced new autonomous robots to work with its staff at the Martorell factory near here.
The autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) – also known as EffiBOTs – wo...
Cars keep getting pricier and the commodity boom makes it wo...
10 May 2021
MANCHESTER: Cars are back in vogue courtesy of the pandemic. They’re also getting more expensive, thanks in part to surging commodity prices.
Many of the essential ingredients f...
Musk boosts his brand, and NBCUniversal’s, on ‘Saturday Nigh...
10 May 2021
Musk opened his monologue by telling an audience in more than 100 countries he is 'the first person with Asperger's' to host SNL. — Reuters
NEW YORK: Billionaire Elon Musk dropped...
Here are 8 VW Golf GTI facts you need to know
10 May 2021
WOLFSBURG: It is often red, has checked seats and does not just have a sporty look – most people could tell you that much about the Golf GTI
A host of interesting stories and fa...
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