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Swipe right on Volkswagen this Valentine’s
10 February 2020
PETALING JAYA: This Valentine’s Day, Volkswagen Malaysia is playing Cupid with an exciting new social media campaign, 'Score a Fling'. The campaign will run from Feb 9 to 29, 20...
Carmakers can’t turn out EVs cheap enough to convert Indians
10 February 2020
The Mahindra & Mahindra Atom concept electric vehicle was unveiled at Auto Expo 2020 near Delhi last Wednesday. — Bloomberg MUMBAI: More so than anywhere else, automakers are ...
Ducati breaks new ground in history of mean machines with th...
10 February 2020
BOLOGNA: Ducati has presented the Superleggera V4, the most powerful and technologically advanced production motorcycle ever to be made by the Italian manufacturer. Only 500 units ...
Jeep's new 2020 Gladiator Mojave gets the desert-travel stam...
10 February 2020
CHICAGO: Jeep's 2020 Gladiator Mojave is the first vehicle by the company to earn the brand's Desert Rated badge of honour. Jeep announced at the Chicago Auto Show last week...
Humble urban garbage truck gets high-tech battery makeover
10 February 2020
The 16-ton Volvo FL Electric truck that can be turned into a garbage truck or for delivering goods. BERLIN: Automakers from Tesla Inc. to Ford Motor Co. are developing ever-sleeke...
Lower toll charges at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints from March...
09 February 2020
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s toll charges for cars, buses and taxis at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints will be reduced from March 2, 2020, according to the republic's Land Transport A...
Ford shakes up top management, promises faster turnaround
09 February 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co on Friday shook up its top management, naming strategy chief Jim Farley as chief operating officer of the No. 2 US automaker and promising sceptical investor...
Delhi's horsepower parade is no ordinary car show
09 February 2020
The Skoda Vision IN study. NEW DELHI: India's annual car show here is not as glitzy as other key automotive events but at first glance it is a motor show like any other. There ...
Shanghai to help Tesla resume production amid coronavirus sp...
09 February 2020
Tesla production in Shanghai would restart on Feb 10 and that but car deliveries would be temporarily delayed. — AFP SHANGHAI: Tesla’s factory in China’s financial hub of Shanghai...
Ford's ‘emoji jacket' improves cyclist safety
08 February 2020
DETROIT: As part of the brand's Share The Road campaign, an initiative designed to promote the safe travel of cyclists on the same streets aså≈ cars, Ford has revealed a jacket des...
Malaysians rush to install RFID tags on cars ahead of free o...
07 February 2020
A BMW X5 gets stickered on the headlamp.   UPDATE:  Last day to install the RFID tag for free is Feb 11, not Feb 14. TnG announced on Feb 10 that Feb 12-14 dates are no lo...
BMW Group steps up expansion for production of electric powe...
07 February 2020
MUNICH: The BMW Group is expanding production capacity and increasing its staff at the Competence Centre for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing faster than originally planned. Due...
Aerodynamic wheels for upcoming BMW iX3
07 February 2020
MUNICH: The BMW Aerodynamic Wheel is making its debut together with the BMW iX3, whose market launch is planned for 2020, the new combination of aluminum base wheel and individuall...
Black Badge Rolls-Royce Cullinan shines in photo exhibition
07 February 2020
LOS ANGELES: Automotive culture photographer, Mark Riccioni, was invited by Rolls-Royce to create a pictorial series of Black Badge Cullinan greeting fellow automotive subcultures ...
Porsche Asia Pacific marks 41% increase in 2019 for vehicle ...
07 February 2020
SINGAPORE: Porsche Asia Pacific managed to deliver 3,025 vehicles in the region together with its importer partners in 2019 to record an increase of 41% year-on-year. “2019 was ...
Feb 8-14: All fuel prices down
07 February 2020
Squabble at Sarawak petrol station leads to alleged arson
07 February 2020
MIRI: A quarrel between a motorist and petrol station workers over payment led to the motorist allegedly setting fire to a car and two motorcycles at the kiosk. A male suspect w...
Puspakom centre in KL offers commercial vehicle road tax ren...
07 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Puspakom inspection centres are now offering road tax renewal services, with its Wangsa Maju branch here being the first to do so beginning Feb 3. For now, the ser...
Touch ‘n Go targets 2 million RFID tag users
07 February 2020
Syahrunizam explaining that the RFID tag could in future be used to pay parking charges and petrol, among other things. PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go (TnG) is targeting to double the...
Global automaker supplies threatened by China coronavirus cr...
07 February 2020
DETROIT: The threat from the coronavirus crisis closed in on the global auto industry on Thursday, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV warned that a European plant could shut down with...