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Jan 26-Feb 1: Fuel prices unchanged
25 January 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol, and diesel will remain unchanged for the Jan 26-Feb 1 period.
The Finance Ministry said today that RON97 petrol remain...
Malaysia Autoshow returns from May 4-7
25 January 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Autoshow is set for a return from May 4 to May 7 this year at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) after a three-year hiatus due to the Covi...
Polestar updates 2 with more performance and extra range
25 January 2023
LONDON: Polestar has announced a major update for its 2 electric vehicle.
The five-door "fastback" has been equipped with new electric motors, while those versions using just a ...
Volkswagen Design gets new chief
25 January 2023
Mindt.
WOLFSBURG: The design team at the Volkswagen Group will undergo a reshuffle in 2023.
The German automaker announced on Monday that its design team will be headed by Andr...
Honda to create division to speed up electrification develop...
24 January 2023
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co said today it would create a new division in a bid to strengthen and speed up its electrification business as part of an overhaul of its organisational struct...
Bigger is better in India’s nascent electric car market
24 January 2023
NEW DELHI: In India, where an increasing number of consumers aspire to own bigger cars to cope with the country’s notoriously potholed roads and bad traffic, automakers are betting...
Volvo Cars recalls around 106,900 cars worldwide
24 January 2023
UPDATE: Volvo Car Malaysia has announced that 545 units of cars sold in Malaysia are being recalled over the same issue. They cover the 2023 models of the XC40, C40, XC40, S60, V6...
Honda in deal to develop power supply on moon
24 January 2023
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co has signed a research and development contract with Japan’s space agency for an electric power supply system for vehicles used in lunar exploration.
The co...
Two million vehicles expected on NSE after CNY celebrations ...
24 January 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy traffic is expected on several highways as many return home after the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Departm...
Viral video of child sticking out of sunroof sparks police p...
24 January 2023
A screenshot of the viral video showing a child standing up out of the sunroof of a moving vehicle that was posted on Twitter.
PETALING JAYA: A viral video of children standing up...
New suppliers race to plug in to electric car market
24 January 2023
Fry with the IPG5 inverter. — Reuters
WOKING (Britain): The global auto industry has committed US$1.2 trillion (RM5.2tril) to developing electric vehicles (EVs), providing a golde...
Hyundai changes official pronunciation to 'Hyun-day'
24 January 2023
LONDON: Hyundai is formally adopting a new pronunciation of its name in the UK after admitting in a new advertising campaign that many people get it wrong.
Hyundai is changing t...
Geely plans to turn maker of London black cabs into EV power...
23 January 2023
COVENTRY: China's Geely is planning a big investment to turn the maker of London's iconic black taxis into a high-volume, all-electric brand with a range of commercial and passenge...
Mazda sheds more light on new CX-90
23 January 2023
LOS ANGELES: Mazda is reeling out more teasers of the CX-90 ahead of its Jan 31 world premiere.
The most recent was a video teaser revealing the exterior and the face of the CX-...
EV batteries could be key to boosting energy storage, study ...
23 January 2023
PARIS: Electric car batteries could be used to boost power storage in the future, injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or storing electricity during periods...
Renault's top executives to join key Nissan alliance talks v...
23 January 2023
De Meo (left) and Senard. — Reuters
PARIS/TOKYO: Renault's chairman and CEO will not travel to Japan for a board meeting on how to reshape the French carmaker's alliance with Niss...
Honda, GS Yuasa to team up on lithium-ion batteries
23 January 2023
TOKYO: Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd and battery maker GS Yuasa Corp said today they will collaborate in the high-capacity, high-output lithium-ion battery business, and pl...
New Volkswagen ID.7 features smart air conditioning
22 January 2023
WOLFSBURG: The upcoming ID.7 will be the first Volkswagen model with intelligent control of the vents in the cockpit, optionally for air distribution over a large area or with the ...
BMW announces latest software upgrade for over 4 million car...
22 January 2023
MUNICH: The BMW Group is once again updating the software in its vehicles with BMW iDrive Operating System 7 and 8.
At present, about 4.7 million BMW vehicles are upgradeable th...
JPJ: More than 100 vehicles seen driving on NSE emergency la...
21 January 2023
Two vehicles seen using the emergency lane during the four-hour period. — Photo from JPJ Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 vehicles were spotted and recorded driving on the em...
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