Used car sales hold steady despite pandemic
28 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian used car industry, which was severely impacted by the pandemic but saw a resurgence in sales following government incentives, is expected to record fla...
VW CEO sees Apple mounting major challenge with auto push
28 December 2020
Volkswagen's Herbert Diess praised Apple's latest move, saying 'the unbelievable valuation and the practically unlimited access to resources instill a lot of respect in us.' — dpa...
Malaysia's first autonomous vehicle testing route okayed
28 December 2020
A general view of Cyberjaya.
CYBERJAYA: Futurise Sdn Bhd (Futurise) — a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cyberview Sdn Bhd — has announced that Malaysia’s first self-driving vehicle te...
French investigators to meet Carlos Ghosn in Beirut on Jan 1...
28 December 2020
Ghosn speaking to reporters in Jounieh, Lebanon, in September. — Bloomberg
PARIS: French investigators will arrive in Beirut on Jan 18 to speak with Carlos Ghosn, the former chair...
Aston Martin switch focus to customer racing for 2021
28 December 2020
LONDON: World Endurance GT Champion and 24 Hours of Le Mans double-class winner Aston Martin will switch the focus of its Vantage GT motorsport programme to concentrate on cust...
BMW aims to build 250,000 more electric cars through 2023, s...
28 December 2020
MUNICH: BMW AG plans to produce an additional quarter of a million electric cars in the coming three years, according to the German automaker’s chief executive officer.
"We alre...
Why the future of four-wheel drive is electric
27 December 2020
FRANKFURT: The air is foggy with dust, there are sprays of gravel and arcs of mud - it's just business as usual at the offroad park in the German state of Swabia.
The only thing...
Driving with a caravan for the first time? Here's what to wa...
26 December 2020
BERLIN: Practice makes perfect. That holds especially true for driving with a trailer attached, with newbies encouraged to precisely plan out their next road trip and to drive with...
Toyota C+pod city car with 150km rolls out to selected users
25 December 2020
TOYOTA CITY: Toyota announced today a limited launch of the "C+pod" ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) to corporate users, local governments and other organisations that ...
Expressways facing slow-moving traffic on Christmas morning
25 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on major expressways in the country as at 10am today was reported to be slow-moving with the increase in the number of vehicles leaving the city on Chris...
Help pours in for family living in car
25 December 2020
GEORGE TOWN: Financial help and donations are pouring in for security guard Ganesh Sounderajah's family, including from celebrity preacher Ebit Lew who is helping them secure a ren...
Drive-in Christmas services allow Germans to worship despite...
25 December 2020
HAMBURG: A church in Hamburg is hosting a Christmas service at a drive-in cinema to enable Germans to worship safely without fear of catching the novel coronavirus.
Some 80 cars...
Dec 26-Jan 1, 2021: Fuel prices up
25 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will surge up 2 sen across the board from Dec 26 to Jan 1, 2021.
The Finance Ministry said RON97 petrol would be priced at RM2.10 per litre, while the...
EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord
25 December 2020
A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London. — Reuters
LONDON/BRUSSELS: Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days...
VW produces last e-Golf, prepares to ramp up ID.3 rollout
24 December 2020
DRESDEN: Volkswagen is phasing out the e-Golf, which is being replaced by the ID.3
The last e-Golf rolled off the production line at the Transparent Factory here on Wednesday. W...
Now your BMW can join in the festive celebrations!
24 December 2020
MUNICH: BMW has a special surprise in store for its drivers as the New Year dawns.
Starting Dec 31, an animation can be played in the vehicle display – a New Year’s message acco...
Rimac C_Two electric hypercar starts pre-series production
24 December 2020
ZAGREB: Rimac Automobili is advancing towards full-scale production of the C_Two all-electric hypercar in 2021.
The build of six pre-series vehicles is starting at the Rimac fac...
New Land Rover Defender as support vehicles in Dakar Rally 2...
24 December 2020
LONDON: Land Rover’s most capable and durable 4x4 is taking on the ultimate all-terrain challenge with two Defender 110 support vehicles destined for the Dakar Rally 2021.
The J...
LG and Magna in JV to expand e-powertrain component market
24 December 2020
SEOUL: LG Electronics and Magna International Inc have announced a joint venture (JV) to make e-motors, inverters, and on-board chargers and, for certain automakers, related e-driv...
Jaguar Land Rover not facing UK port problems so far
24 December 2020
LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover has not seen any impact so far from issues at UK ports, its parent Tata Motors said today, even as many countries cut transport ties with Britain due to a...
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