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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...
14th edition of BMW Shorties kicks off
12 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Malaysia announced on Friday the 14th year of the BMW Shorties, Malaysia’s longest running short film competition. BMW Shorties 2020 presents “CHARGE”, t...
Porsche Macan gets new goodies without a price hike
11 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP), the sole authorised importer and distributor of Porsche vehicles and parts in Malaysia, has enhanced its Premium Package for the M...
Perodua Tweckbot resumes with extensive health and safety me...
11 September 2020
RAWANG: Perodua has announced that its Tweckbot complimentary vehicle inspection service has resumed operations and this time certain health and safety measures have been implement...
Nissan LEAF hits half a million
11 September 2020
PARIS: Nissan marked the production of the 500,000th LEAF, the world’s first mass-market 100% electric car. With half a million LEAF built globally, customers around the world c...
Kia Seltos to make its Malaysian debut in October
11 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Kia Seltos mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV) will be landing in Malaysia and it'll be ready to serve in two variants. Available in two variants, orde...
McLaren 620R adds an R Pack
11 September 2020
LONDON: The McLaren 620R can now be ordered with an exclusive ‘R Pack’ from the McLaren Special Operations (MSO) bespoke division. This optional package, available to customers ...
Volkswagen Golf Estate makes world premiere
11 September 2020
WOLFSBURG: The new VW Golf Estate has made its world debut, offering even more space, dynamism and digital gear than before. The greater amounts of available space, comprehensiv...
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia launches three SUVs: GLE, GLE 53 and ...
11 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has just introduced three new premium SUVs  consisting of the  GLE 450 4MATIC Coupé, Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ Coupé and the  GLS 450 4MATIC...
Vingroup refocuses on cars, tech and real estate
11 September 2020
Labourers producing ventilators amid the spread of Covid-19 at Vsmart factory of Vingroup outside Hanoi last month. — Reuters HANOI: Vietnam's Vingroup is considering selling cont...
Sept 12-18: Fuel prices take a dive
11 September 2020
Nearly 170,000 Awas summonses issued since Sept 2018
11 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 169,315 summonses have been issued through the automatic Awareness Safety System (Awas) since the Road Transport Department took over the system’s operatio...
Honda Civic now serves the army
11 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has delivered 40 units of the Civic to the Royal Military Police Corps for law enforcement and policing duties. This delivery marks the inaugural p...
EV market heating up as Tesla plans exports from Shanghai pl...
11 September 2020
SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. plans to ship cars made at its Shanghai Gigafactory to other markets in Asia and Europe, according to people familiar with the matter. China-built Tesla Mod...
Hamilton's supercars running short of drive time
11 September 2020
Hamilton says he's making a lot of changes in his personal life. And that includes not driving the supercars he owns because of their high carbon footprint. — AP LONDON: Six-times...
McLaren may sell off HQ to raise cash
11 September 2020
LONDON: McLaren Automotive is considering a sale of its global headquarters as part of a refinancing strategy the company announced earlier this year. The British company has al...
Nikola accused of being a fraud in critical report by forens...
11 September 2020
NEW YORK: Shares of Nikola Corp fell 8% on Thursday after forensic financial research company Hindenburg Research shorted the stock and labelled the electric truck maker a “fraud” ...
Citroen pitches Ami at TikTok generation
11 September 2020
PARIS: France’s Citroen has a new vehicle it hopes will reach a market most major carmakers have not tapped - drivers as young as 14. The French automaker’s tiny two-seater Citr...
Tesla launches fast electric car charging in Berlin, says mo...
11 September 2020
The V3 charger allows Tesla Model 3 cars to charge within five minutes, enough to travel 120km.. — Reuters BERLIN: Managers at electric carmaker Tesla Inc on Thursday demonstrated...