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EU, China boost efforts to avert electric-vehicle tariffs, s...
20 September 2024
BRUSSELS: The European Commission and China agreed to intensify efforts to avert EU import tariffs on China-built electric vehicles and could re-examine a minimum-price deal previo...
Leapmotor C10 EV previewed ahead of October launch
19 September 2024
SUBANG JAYA: Leapmotor Malaysia, under the stewardship of Stellantis Malaysia, has previewed the C10 sports utility vehicle (SUV) ahead of its official launch. Due to be unveile...
Upgraded Mitsubishi Xpander unveiled from RM99,980
19 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has upgraded the Xpander multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with new features and sportier looks. Available in two variants, the Xpander ...
Waymo in talks with Hyundai Motor to produce self-driving ta...
19 September 2024
SEOUL: Alphabet's Waymo is in talks with South Korea's Hyundai Motor to outsource manufacturing of its self-driving vehicles, South Korean newspaper, Electronic Times, reported. ...
To succeed in Europe’s EV market, BYD will have to win over ...
19 September 2024
LONDON: If you’ve spent most of your life driving an internal-combustion car, pressing down on an EV accelerator for the first time is hard to describe. "It just goes,” says Kev...
GM begins sales of adapters to tap into Tesla’s charging net...
19 September 2024
DETROIT: General Motors Co.’s electric vehicle customers are getting access Tesla Inc. Superchargers starting this month, following an agreement struck last year between chief exec...
How electric trucks could soon get charged up in just five m...
19 September 2024
HANOVER: Several major players in the transport sector are joining forces to develop an ambitious project for removable batteries for electric trucks. The idea is to be able to ...
BMW V2G joint venture ChargeScape starts operations
19 September 2024
NEW YORK: BMW, Ford and Honda have begun operations of the new joint venture that they announced last year and have appointed the first CEO and CTO. ChargeScape is a software pl...
Special edition Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ unveiled
19 September 2024
STUTTGART: Mercedes-AMG has debuted the exclusive 2025 AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ "Motorsport Collectors Edition" to mark the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. Only 200 units will be m...
Bosch chief sees stagnating growth in car markets worldwide
18 September 2024
HANOVER: German automotive supplier Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung expects very little growth in car and commercial vehicle markets worldwide this year and next, he said. "Demand on t...
More Chery goodies for Paris Olympic and Paralympic medalist...
18 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: In celebrating and recognising the achievements of Malaysian athletes at the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, Chery Malaysia rolled out further goodies i...
VW and China partner SAIC set to close car plant as sales sh...
18 September 2024
SHANGHAI: Volkswagen AG and its oldest Chinese partner plan to shutter one plant in China and possibly more in response to slowing demand for combustion-engine cars, in a further p...
Electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway
18 September 2024
OSLO: Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on tr...
EV growth in Malaysia on strong footing, says BMW
18 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption and charging infrastructure expansion are showing positive momentum in shaping the innovation transition in the mobility sec...
Malaysian vendors keen to work with China suppliers, says Pr...
18 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Local automotive vendors are keen to collaborate with China’s suppliers in distributorship, technology transfer, joint venture, skill development and investment. T...
Continental pushes ahead with pitches for auto spinoff
18 September 2024
LONDON: Continental AG is pushing ahead with preparations for a separation of its struggling car parts business, even as it grapples with recalls related to faulty braking systems ...
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices ret...
18 September 2024
HONG KONG: China’s electric-vehicle market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift towards batteries with no nickel or cobalt. For years, battery and auto manufacturers h...
Supercars line up at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples
18 September 2024
Supercars lining up with Angkor Wat as backdrop. — AFP SIEM REAP: The centuries-old temples of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat played host to a parade of Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and ...
This is the Lotus Theory 1
18 September 2024
LONDON: Lotus has introduced Theory 1, its first concept car that reflects the company's vision for the future of intelligent performance vehicles. This unveiling also marks the...
If you're hoping air taxis are the future, researchers have ...
18 September 2024
KARLSRUHE: Vehicles for urban air mobility (UAM), such as electric air taxis that lift off vertically, perform much worse than we may think in categories such as travel times, cost...