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Volvo wants to sell American-made sedans to Americans
14 September 2020
WASHNGTON: Volvo Cars, a Swedish company that’s owned by a Chinese billionaire and builds vehicles at a plant in the American South using crucial parts made in Mexico, is a poster ...
Trevo kicks off exercise, invests RM2mil to attract new host...
14 September 2020
From left: Teoh, Foong, Wee and Trevo Malaysia regulatory affairs head Agyl Wan Hassan. KUALA LUMPUR: Trevo, the people-to-people (P2P) car-sharing marketplace mobile application,...
Camouflaged BMW M4 sparks curiosity with new exhaust placeme...
14 September 2020
An M4  spied undergoing testing. — Image Credit: @autokind MUNICH: What you see above and below is not the standard BMW M4 but is purportedly the M4 GTS prototype as exemplified b...
Lexus on an SUV promotion spree
14 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Riding on Penjana, the government-initiated incentive to boost car sales through sales tax reduction, Lexus Malaysia is running a campaign to promote its range of lu...
JPJ can't bar cyclists from highways
14 September 2020
IPOH: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) says it will work with other enforcement agencies over incidents involving cyclists on highways. Its director-general, Datuk Seri Shaha...
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport goes through final testing before p...
14 September 2020
PARIS: Bugatti will soon start production of the new Chiron Pur Sport as the model goes through final testing in Italy. And according to its test driver, the hyper car is shapin...
BP says era of oil-demand growth is over
14 September 2020
BP's Looney is shrinking oil and gas output by 40% over the next decade and spending up to US$5 billion a year building one of the world’s largest renewable-power businesses. — AFP...
British firm creates digital twin of Tokyo highway to hasten...
14 September 2020
LONDON: British simulation software specialist rFpro has created the highest accuracy digital twin of Tokyo’s famous Shuto Expressway, Inner Circular route, specifically for ve...
Man in dangerous motorcycle stunt surrenders himself to poli...
14 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A man who was caught on a viral video riding a motorcycle with his feet on the handlebar and a packet of drinks in his hand in Jalan Kuching here recently is now in r...
Sturgis Motorcyle Rally linked to more than 265,000 cases of...
14 September 2020
NEW YORK: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally might be rolling into the record books as the largest known coronavirus super-spreader event in the US to date. A new study that analysed ...
10,000th Aventador goes to Thai client
14 September 2020
BOLOGNA: The 10,000th Aventador Lamborghini has made is bound for a customer in Thailand. The car with chassis number 10,000 is an Aventador SVJ Roadster in Grigio Acheso (grey)...
Hyundai develops Soapbox ride
13 September 2020
FRANKFURT: Hyundai Motor has designed the Hyundai Soapbox ride which parents can build together with their children and groups of friends can create. The soapbox was developed b...
Fart noises and silver goblets: The car world's quirkiest fe...
13 September 2020
FRANKFURT: If you are interested in buying a new car that is really tailored to your wants and needs, perhaps skip the yard at your local dealership and instead pick up a manufactu...
New Land Rover Defender gets 110 P400e PHEV powertrain optio...
13 September 2020
LONDON: The lineup of the new Land Rover Defender now has a  new P400e plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to join its stablemates. The P400e combines the use of a 300PS 2.0-l...
Suzuki reveals commercial version of Jimny
13 September 2020
TOKYO: Suzuki has introduced its new two-seater light-commercial vehicle version of its small and lightweight off-roader - the Jimny for the European market. Since its launch in...
European Commission to propose more ambitious emissions limi...
13 September 2020
BRUSSELS: The European Commission will propose that the European Union further tighten its auto emissions limits, according to a draft document seen by Reuters, prompting a pushbac...
Proton releases actual images of X50 in run-up to launch
12 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: The hottest thing coming out of Proton isn't out yet. But it will be - soon. It's none other than the X50 compact SUV, the little "brother" to the X70. Drummin...
'Electric Feels' like the next step for Hyundai UK
12 September 2020
LONDON: Hyundai has announced an exclusive new track called "Electric Feels", written and performed by UK artiste Ren Harvieu. Hyundai commissioned Ren to create the song, relea...
Lucid in the cloud with ZeroLight
12 September 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Lucid Motors has partnered with ZeroLight to launch a cloud-powered buying experience for customers interested in the new Lucid Air EV luxury sedan. The Lucid Air...
Once a handset superpower, Nokia still commands a potent wea...
12 September 2020
A move to change how its patents are monetised has led Nokia into court with Daimler AG. — AFP NEW YORK: A good decade after Nokia Oyj’s mobile-phone business suffered a fatal blo...