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Ola plans to build world’s largest electric vehicle hub in I...
20 February 2023
NEW DELHI: India’s Ola Electric Mobility Pvt. plans to build what it says will be the world’s largest electric vehicle hub with an investment of 76.1 billion rupees (RM4bil) to loc...
Stellantis upbeat about future of Opel, says mag
20 February 2023
BERLIN: Franco-Italian carmaker Stellantis is upbeat about the outlook of its German subsidiary Opel which it believes will be able to keep operating as a separate brand, the compa...
Cuba's Harley-Davidsons a labour of love for island's super-...
20 February 2023
HAVANA: Cuban Carlos Pupo Sablon spared no effort to join up with his fellow Harley-Davidson enthusiasts. He got up at 4am to ride his electric blue Harley 660 km over 13 hours ...
Honda to dish up CR-V hybrid with 800hp
20 February 2023
LOS ANGELES: A Honda CR-V with 800hp? It's unimaginable — until now. The creative minds of the engineers at Honda Performance Development (HPD) and Auto Development Center (ADC)...
VW and Mercedes-Benz want Berlin to speed up EV charging net...
20 February 2023
BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz and VW have urged the government to do more to scale up the number of electric vehicle charging stations across the country, German paper Bild am Sonntag wrot...
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps app can spot driving errors us...
20 February 2023
BERLIN: If your car doesn't have a built-in navigation system, then you'll likely be using a smartphone app like Google Maps on your phone to help you navigate. This usually does t...
Why Porsche and Lamborghini are taking their sports cars off...
19 February 2023
STUTTGART: When Porsche published the first photos of the latest 911 variant a few weeks ago, there wasn't much of the usual shine to be seen. Instead, the car was dirty and du...
Audi UK announces TT Final Edition
19 February 2023
LONDON: For 25 years the iconic Audi TT has been a trailblazer in the sports car segment and to celebrate its success story Audi UK is launching a highly-specified Final Edition as...
Citroen's C4 and C5 X models gain new tech and assistance sy...
19 February 2023
The e-C4. LONDON: Citroen has introduced a raft of improvements for its C4, electric e-C4 and C5 X models. The C4 and e-C4 now benefit from Citroen’s latest Drive Plus infotain...
Formula 1 will never go electric, says Ecclestone successor
19 February 2023
LONDON: Formula 1 "will never switch to electric,” Stefano Domenicali, president and chief executive officer of the motor sport group, said in an interview published by Italian new...
Renault’s Alpine seeking women drivers for its Formula 1 tea...
19 February 2023
LONDON: Renault SA’s Alpine is once again in the run for a Formula 1 championship this season but with a much bigger prize in mind than just gaining a few podiums. It’s seeking wom...
EVs priced from RM120K coming by mid-2023
18 February 2023
PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is encouraging the introduction of more affordable electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia in order to advance th...
How self-driving cars could make traffic lights obsolete in ...
18 February 2023
LONDON: Traffic lights could become obsolete in 20 years, an engineer supporting a groundbreaking self-driving cars trial said. Thomas Tompkin of the UK's Smart Mobility Living ...
Facelifted VW Touareg undergoes final tests in Arctic Circle
18 February 2023
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is providing a first preview of the update for the Touareg ahead of its world premiere in summer. The German automaker said its large premium SUV would hav...
Home Ministry finalising new Malaysia-Indonesia border cross...
18 February 2023
TUMPAT: The Home Ministry is finalising the new border crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia following the development of Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, in Kalimantan. ...
Tough testing for new electric Rolls-Royce Spectre as launch...
18 February 2023
LONDON: Rolls-Royce's all-electric Spectre coupé has now covered almost 2 million kilometres in what is claimed to be the toughest testing programme in the brand's 118-year history...
EV charging is a mess. This little box could help fix it
18 February 2023
NEW YORK: For all its progressive politics, New York City is largely an EV charging desert. Home to about 2 million registered vehicles, the city has just 1,000 Level 2 public c...
Vehicle sales in January ride up 19%
18 February 2023
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales in the country rose by 19% in January 2023 to 49,461 units from 41,533 in the same month of last year. Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), howev...
Toyota GR and GR Sport models arrive
17 February 2023
SEPANG: Themed ‘Awaken the Beasts’, UMW Toyota Motor and Gazoo Racing Malaysia, for the first time, launched five new Gazoo Racing models comprising three GR and two GR Sport varia...
Gazoo Racing festival Season 6 takes off this weekend
17 February 2023
SEPANG: Entering its sixth season, Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia returns in a very big way with a grid of new faces and young drivers, putting up close to RM1mil in prize monies and...