Tesla hunts for design chief to create cars for China, say s...
11 January 2021
A potential buyer checking the inside of a China-made Tesla Model Y SUV at the Tesla showroom in Beijing last week. — Reuters
BEIJING: Tesla Inc is searching for a design dire...
Saudi crown prince plans car-free city for future beyond oil
11 January 2021
Mohammed announcing the zero-carbon city called 'The Line' to be built at Neom. — Handout via Reuters
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed Salman unveiled his latest vision for Saudi Ara...
MG Linghang uses Luran S polymer for glossy look and high we...
11 January 2021
SHANGHAI: Chinese automaker SAIC will use the polymer Luran S from INEOS Styrolution for its new MG Linghang model.
Luran S or known chemically as acrylonitrile styrene acrylate...
Apple and Hyundai set to agree electric car tie-up, says Kor...
11 January 2021
An Apple store in Columbus, Ohio.— Bloomberg
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production around ...
They're cheap and last for years: Where's your car fire exti...
11 January 2021
BERLIN: A small fire under the car bonnet can quickly spread into a large, destructive blaze if its source isn't extinguished.
And yet it's rare to find a fire extinguisher in m...
Tesla China rival Nio ups competition with ET7 electric seda...
10 January 2021
SHANGHAI: Chinese electric-car maker Nio Inc. is pitting itself further against market leader Tesla Inc., unveiling its first sedan in direct competition with the US company’s most...
Motorists find peddlers on roads a menace
10 January 2021
IPOH: Peddlers who sell things on the roads or near traffic light junctions are endangering themselves and also motorists, say worried motorists.
Bank officer Michael Chang, 40,...
GM invites ‘Everybody In’ as it gears up for an EV future
10 January 2021
DETROIT – General Motors is debuting a new marketing campaign as part of the company’s comprehensive efforts to accelerate mass adoption of electric vehicles. The “Everybody In” ca...
Renault to revive bestselling cars with electric makeover, s...
10 January 2021
PARIS: Renault’s new boss Luca de Meo will revive some best-selling models from the 1960s to 90s era as electric cars under a turnaround plan aimed at improving sales and repositio...
Three-row family-friendly mud-plugger: Jeep's new Grand Cher...
10 January 2021
DETROIT: Jeep is freshening up its top dog and has unveiled a brand new version of the Grand Cherokee, set to begin tackling dirt roads in several countries in the course of 2021.
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K.I.T.T. going once: World's favourite talking car up for au...
10 January 2021
LOS ANGELES: One of TV's most famous cars is going under the hammer.
David Hasselhoff, best known as the crime-fighting and beach-strutting star of 1980s TV shows "Knight Rider"...
Hyundai walks back confirmation it’s in talks over Apple car
09 January 2021
By naming Apple initially, Hyundai risks the ire of the technology giant known for its secretiveness when it comes to new products and partnerships. — Reuters
SINGAPORE: Hyundai M...
Audi to phase out combustion engines in 10-15 years, says we...
09 January 2021
BERLIN: Volkswagen’s premium carmaker Audi aims to phase out combustion engines and offer only electric cars in 10 to 15 years, at the latest, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche report...
Honda has developed an air filter that works like a face mas...
09 January 2021
TOKYO: Some of the cars made by Japanese brand Honda will soon get an air-filtering device capable of blocking virus from entering the car and also of catching virus droplets insid...
Chip shortage forces Ford, Toyota, Nissan, FCA to cut vehicl...
09 January 2021
TOKYO/DETROIT: Ford Motor Co, Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Friday they would cut vehicle production this month due to a shortage of ...
Tesla launches cheaper variant of Model Y SUV
09 January 2021
Visitors checking a China-made Tesla Model Y at the electric vehicle maker's showroom in Beijing. — Reuters
SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc launched a cheaper variant of the Model Y, bringing...
Just a week into COO role, Kia exec Bill Peffer quits
09 January 2021
UPDATE: Bill Peffer has left Kia to head Maserati North America.
LOS ANGELES: Kia Motors America’s chief operating officer Bill Peffer resigned on Thursday after only ...
Elon Musk now world's wealthiest person, say US media
09 January 2021
Musk. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk, the outspoken and envelope-pushing chief executive of Tesla, overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's wealthiest person, US medi...
GR-eat start for GR Yaris and Vios GR-Sport
08 January 2021
SHAH ALAM: Launched just under a month ago, response to the new Toyota GR Yaris and Toyota Vios GR-Sport have been exceptionally positive and strong, with orders exceeding expectat...
Motoplex PJ support for Vespa Club Malaysia
08 January 2021
Juan (fourth from left) shaking hands with Mohd Haniff at the MoU signing. With them are Pang (third from left) and VCM vice-chairman Danny (fifth from left).
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