Apple hires ex-BMW executive for its rebooted car project
11 June 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc. has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW AG’s electric car division, to help lead its own vehicle efforts, according to people familiar wi...
Hispano Suiza to auction 12 Carmen electric hypercars as NFT...
11 June 2021
BARCELONA: Hispano Suiza says it would create 12 units of the electric hypercar Carmen, which will be auctioned as Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) through the Trillion Collection platfo...
Lockdown expected to be extended as Covid-19 cases still hig...
11 June 2021
UPDATE: The Government has announced that the nationwide lockdown will be extended for another two weeks from June 15-28.
PETALING JAYA: The current two-week lockdown which is...
Electric cars to beer cans risk getting pricier over aluminu...
11 June 2021
TOKYO: To understand why everything from a can of beer to an electric vehicle is likely to get pricier, negotiations over aluminum fees in Japan provide a vivid lesson.
Producer...
Time for Norway to tax luxury electric cars, say IMF economi...
11 June 2021
WASHINGTON: Norway should begin taxing high-end battery-powered cars to lower the overall cost of its generous electric vehicle (EV) incentives, economists at the International Mon...
After phone boxes, charging points may become new icon of Br...
11 June 2021
LONDON: Electric vehicle charge points could join red phone boxes and post boxes as an "iconic" sight on British streets under new design plans.
A contract valued at £200,000 (R...
G-7 eyes ambitious shift to electric cars and away from oil
10 June 2021
LONDON: Group of Seven leaders are discussing ambitious plans to shift the balance of car buying away from gasoline to greener vehicles by the end of the decade, as part of a packa...
G-7 venue Cornwall crowned as Europe’s most pinned road trip...
10 June 2021
LONDON: Cornwall has been revealed as the most "pinned" road trip destination in Europe, according to a new study.
The research conducted by Honda used Pinterest data to loo...
How changing the position of EV batteries could help boost v...
10 June 2021
LONDON: British startup Page-Roberts has unveiled a concept electric vehicle (EV) promising a 30% increase in range, notably by repositioning the battery vertically in the centre o...
Alibaba to develop self-driving trucks with logistics unit C...
10 June 2021
Cheng Li speaking next to a Cainiao autonomous delivery robot in Hangzhou today. — Reuters
HANGZHOU: Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to develop self-driv...
Harley-Davidson of Petaling Jaya wins 'Best After Sales' awa...
10 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Harley-Davidson of Petaling Jaya took the "Best 1st Quarter 2021 After Sales" award, beating its fellow counterparts in Malaysia and across Asia.
Rivals from the ...
June 10-16: RON97 petrol price up 2 sen to RM2.65
09 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Here we go again. It's time to track the fuel prices for the following week.
The RON97 petrol retail price is up 2 sen to RM2.65 per litre for the week of June 10...
'Phua Chu Kang' star Gurmit vows to be a better driver and r...
09 June 2021
SINGAPORE: Singapore actor Gurmit Singh famous for his role in the 'Phua Chu Kang' sitcom has vowed to be a better driver after he was fined S$800 and banned from driving for three...
Gurmit Singh of 'Phua Chu Kang' fame gets 3-month driving ba...
08 June 2021
SINGAPORE: Actor Gurmit Singh was caught speeding at around 130kph with his son in the car, on a road with a speed limit of 70kmh.
The 56-year-old celebrity, known for his role...
Apple in talks with CATL, BYD over battery supplies for its ...
08 June 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc is in early-stage talks with China’s CATL and BYD, about the supply of batteries for its planned electric vehicle, four people with knowledge of the matter...
Extended sales tax holiday set to boost vehicle sales
08 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: The recently extended vehicle sales tax holiday is a timely move, as it will help boost sales and absorb the impact of the multiple lockdowns imposed this year.
A...
Cruise gets a Californian permit to carry passengers in self...
08 June 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, has won approval to participate in California's first pilot program to provide driverless transportation services. An importa...
Bosch opens German chip plant, its biggest-ever investment
08 June 2021
DRESDEN: Robert Bosch opened a €1 billion (RM5bil) chip plant in Germany on Monday, a record investment by the leading automotive supplier as it stakes a claim to equipping the la...
Indian court orders state to set uniform Covid-19 rules for ...
08 June 2021
The Ford plant outside Chennai. — Reuters
CHENNAI: An Indian court tasked industrial safety officials today with visiting carmakers in the southern state of Tamil Nadu to draw up ...
Brabus tunes up Mercedes' GLE and GLS with 800hp of muscle
06 June 2021
FRANKFURT: So the AMG factory tuning of the Mercedes SUV is still not enough for you?
Then you might want to take a look at what Brabus has done. The German tuning shop has mana...
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