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First drive of Toyota bZ4X electric SUV
18 December 2022
BURI RAM (Thailand): The media had a brief test drive of the all-electric Toyota bZ4X at this weekend's (Dec 16 to 18) Idemitsu 1500 Super Endurance race at the Chang International...
Taxi ride in hydrogen-powered Toyota Corolla Cross H2 Concep...
18 December 2022
BURI RAM (Thailand): The media had a brief taxi ride in the Toyota Corolla Cross H2 Concept, which burns hydrogen instead of petrol, at this weekend's (December 16 to 18, 2022) Ide...
First drive of second-gen Toyota Mirai FCEV
18 December 2022
BURI RAM (Thailand): The media had a brief test drive of the all-electric Toyota Mirai, which is a fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) at this weekend's (Dec 16 to 18) Idemitsu 1500 ...
3D printed gold process showcased in Bentley Mulliner Batur
18 December 2022
LONDON: Bentley Motors has introduced 3D printed solid gold in the exclusive Mulliner Batur – the first time such a ground-breaking process is believed to have been used in the aut...
Meridian to introduce ‘EbM’ services at CES 2023
18 December 2022
LONDON: British audio specialist Meridian has launched a new commercial offering focused on its go-to-market activities in audio engineering consultancy and technology licensing se...
Citroën meets Asterix: Citroën creates 2CV concept chariot f...
18 December 2022
PARIS: Citroën has reinterpreted its iconic 2CV as a chariot that features in the new Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom movie, as part of a partnership between the French ca...
Rolls-Royce car factory workers get record pay rise in UK
18 December 2022
LONDON: Workers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. will receive as much as an 18% increase in compensation for next year, which the Unite union claimed was a record increase. Around...
Audi activesphere concept reveal on Jan 26
18 December 2022
INGOLSTADT: Audi is about to introduce the next member of a family of four concept cars: the Audi activesphere concept. The electric crossover coupe will celebrate its world pre...
Indonesia to implement mandatory 35% biodiesel blending star...
17 December 2022
JAKARTA: Indonesia is set to raise mandatory biodiesel blending to 35% starting Jan 1, 2023, to reduce fuel imports amid high global energy prices and to shift to cleaner energy, t...
BMW’s discontinued i3 is already an EV cult classic
17 December 2022
NEW YORK: When BMW launched its electric-hatchback i3 in 2013, it was the carmaker’s first ever mass-produced fully electric vehicle. A quirky little car, with four seats, rear-...
Petron Malaysia and Türkiye Tourism Board kicks off Jom Jala...
17 December 2022
KUALA LUMPUR – Petron Malaysia, in collaboration with the Türkiye Tourism Board has launched the ‘Jom Jalan-Jalan Türkiye’ nationwide promotional campaign, running from Dec 15 to M...
Vehicle sales up 7.3%
17 December 2022
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales in the country rose by 7.3% in November 2022 to 64,404 units from 60,047 units in the same month last year. The automotive industry continued to fil...
Glove craze out, electric vehicle craze in
17 December 2022
PETALING JAYA: Two years ago, Malaysia saw a flurry of companies rushing into glove manufacturing as they tried to get a slice of the pandemic-driven demand. But the craze quick...
Proton sends first batch of workers to Geely, China for trai...
16 December 2022
SUBANG JAYA: Proton has seen the writing on the wall. Electric mobility is gathering pace and it wants to ride the wave. The car company today announced it has sent 16 employees...
First Honda Civic e:HEV RS owner feted
16 December 2022
Chin posing with his new car alongside Yoshimura (right) and Honda Malaysia president and chief operating officer Sarly Adle Sarkum. KUALA LUMPUR: Honda Malaysia today held a cere...
Perodua helps out Sri Lanka partner
16 December 2022
Yatawara (second from right) and Gunatilaka (right) at the gift voucher handover ceremony to staff representatives. KUALA LUMPUR:: Perodua has sent aid to the staff of its distrib...
Europe's car repairers call for competition rules rewrite
16 December 2022
LONDON: Europe's car repair and spare parts industry is calling for a rewrite of EU competition rules, arguing they allow carmakers and franchise dealers to disadvantage independen...
Mick Schumacher switches from Ferrari to Mercedes
16 December 2022
PARIS: Mick Schumacher was dropped by Ferrari as a reserve driver on Thursday and immediately signed with their rivals Mercedes in the same role. After Ferrari announced the 23-...
Renault to renew chairman's term of office
16 December 2022
Senard (left) and de Meo. PARIS: French car maker Renault will propose at its general shareholders' meeting next year to renew the term of its chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, it s...
Ford hikes price of cheapest F-150 electric truck variant to...
16 December 2022
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co has raised the price of the cheapest variant of its F-150 Lightning electric truck by 9% to US$55,974 (RM248,000), the company's website showed on Thursday. ...