VW joins electric car price war as global rivalry heats up
13 March 2023
WOLFSBURG: A new version of Volkswagen's flagship ID.3 electric car model will go on sale from the end of March for just under 40,000 euros (RM192,000), the VW brand announced this...
Great Wall Motor’s US$1.5mil Internet troll-fighting plan ba...
13 March 2023
HONG KONG: A Chinese automaker’s plan to pay cash rewards to people exposing Internet trolls has backfired, with social-media critics saying it should have spent the money making b...
No news on free MRT rides yet
13 March 2023
Media members looking at the route board during the preview of the Putrajaya MRT line today. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: Public transport users hoping for free train rides in conjunction...
UMW Toyota Motor commits to mangrove rehabilitation efforts ...
13 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: As part of creating sustainability and preserving the environment, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) recently held a tree planting programme hosted by the Malaysian Nature Society...
VW to preview entry level-EV on March 15
13 March 2023
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen will be previewing a new entry-level electric model.
The preview of the compact and affordable electric vehicle (EV) would be livestreamed from Hamburg acr...
Safely back in the saddle: Preparing to get back on your mot...
12 March 2023
MUNICH: Good weather especially lures motorcyclists back to their bikes. Some may not have ridden in years and they need to prepare adequately for getting back in the saddle becaus...
GM explores using ChatGPT in vehicles
12 March 2023
DETROIT: General Motors Co is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft Corp, a company executive told Reuters.
"ChatGPT is going to be in e...
Micromobility vehicle feasibility testing ongoing in Shah Al...
12 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: The Transport Ministry has launched the National Regulatory Ground Test for micromobility vehicles to gauge the feasibility of its operation here.
Deputy Transport Mi...
Audi to use even numbers for BEVs, says mag
12 March 2023
LONDON: Audi will be revising the naming convention for its car models as it introduces more electric cars, according to a British motoring magazine.
Auto Express reported that ...
EU offers e-fuel exemption to Germany in bid to save combust...
12 March 2023
BRUSSELS: The European Union is offering Germany a declaration that would explain a possible role for so-called e-fuels after a combustion-engine ban takes effect after 2035, setti...
Ford set to resume F-150 Lightning production on March 13
12 March 2023
WASHINGTON: Ford Motor Co said on Friday it was on track to resume production of F-150 Lightning vehicles on Monday after the No. 2 US automaker recalled 18 electric trucks due to ...
Babyark presents 'world’s safest car seat'
11 March 2023
LONDON: Israeli child safety tech startup Babyark has come up with a baby seat it claims is the world’s safest car seat.
Designed by Frank Stephenson, the product known by the s...
Great Wall latest Chinese automaker to embrace green car fut...
11 March 2023
HONG KONG: Great Wall Motor Co., the maker of Haval SUVs and pickup trucks, unveiled its new energy vehicle strategy Friday evening, pledging to double down on plug-in hybrid elect...
Drunk drivers’ cars are being sent to Ukraine by Latvia
11 March 2023
RIGA: Cars seized by Latvian authorities as part of drunk-driving violations are being shipped to Ukraine in an act of solidarity with the war-battered country.
Authorities in t...
EV adoption targets unachievable within regulatory timelines...
11 March 2023
ZURICH: New global research commissioned by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that more than half (59%) of respondents beli...
Carmakers can kiss pre-pandemic combustion car sales goodbye
10 March 2023
OSLO: There are growing signs that global auto sales will continue their comeback from the pandemic, chip shortage and other supply chain snarls.
As the recovery takes shape, it...
Modenas Vulcan S ABS priced from RM36,500
10 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: Edaran Modenas Sdn Bhd (Emos), the subsidiary of Motosikal dan Enjin Nasional Sdn Bhd (Modenas) has unveiled the price of its latest Modenas Vulcan S (ABS) sports cruise...
VinFast delays US electric vehicle plant operation to 2025
10 March 2023
HANOI: VinFast said today it will push back its plan to start operations of its electric vehicles factory in the United States until 2025, citing a procedural delay.
The unit of...
JPJ hauls up operator of Maxim app for breaching ehailing ru...
10 March 2023
PUTRAJAYA: The ehailing operator managing the Maxim application has been hauled up by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) over a violation of the Land Public Transport Act 2010.
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Women entrepreneurs making headway in automotive aftermarket...
10 March 2023
PETALING JAYA: For years, men and women have been pigeonholed into certain occupations that are traditionally considered a woman’s or a man’s.
Today, more women are stepping up ...
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