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Hennessey’s new electric car costs US$3mil and has six wheel...
01 December 2021
LOS ANGELES: Famed supercar maker John Hennessey says he is building a new US$3 million (RM12.7mil) posh powerhouse. Code-name “Project Deep Space” has six wheels and runs only ...
Ford touts big savings with year-end and Chinese New Year se...
01 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) has introduced its year-end and Chinese New Year service promotion running from Dec 1 to Feb 15. Customers who book a service duri...
VW CEO, under fire over strategy, positive over recent talks
01 December 2021
HAMBURG: Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, currently under heavy fire from unions over strategy, struck an upbeat tone at a recent manager meeting on talks over the company's five-year...
Volvo Cars sees chip shortage extending into 2022
01 December 2021
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars warned on Tuesday that the sector-wide semiconductor shortage would continue into next year, as its first quarterly report since listing on the stock market a...
Nissan plans UK solar farm big enough to build every LEAF so...
01 December 2021
LONDON: Japanese carmaker Nissan said today it has received planning permission to build a 20-megawatt solar farm at its plant in northeast England that should generate enough powe...
Woman succeeds in appeal over claim for late husband's car i...
01 December 2021
A Mazda CX-5 SUV. For illustration purpose only. PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has awarded RM85,000 in a claim filed by a woman against an insurance company over the loss of her ...
Nuro, 7-Eleven launch California autonomous delivery service...
01 December 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Self-driving tech startup Nuro said today it was rolling out California's first commercial autonomous delivery service in partnership with 7-Eleven, a convenience st...
Stellantis CEO says EV cost burden is 'beyond the limits' fo...
01 December 2021
DETROIT: Stellantis NV chief executive Carlos Tavares said external pressure on automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles potentially threatens jobs and vehicle quali...
Dec 2-8: RON97 petrol down 3 sen
01 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will decrease by three sen per litre, to RM3.02, from Dec 2 to Dec 8, says the Finance Ministry. In a statement today, it said the...
Toyota T-Mate groups brand's safety and ADAS systems
01 December 2021
BRUSSELS: Signalling an expansion of its safety commitment, Toyota is launching Toyota T-Mate, a new umbrella name for all of its safety and ADAS systems. It covers a wide range...
Auto executives predict EVs will own half of US, China marke...
01 December 2021
DETROIT: Auto industry executives expect electric vehicles will make up just over half of new vehicle sales in the United States and China by 2030, and could do so without receivin...
Renault expects US$1bil revenue from new recycling business
01 December 2021
FLINS (France): Renault said on Tuesday that its yet-to-launch recycling business could generate an extra €1 billion (RM4.8bil/US$1.1bil) in revenue by the end of the decade. "T...
Michelin to cut French headcount by net amount of around 300...
01 December 2021
PARIS: Tyre maker Michelin is planning to scrap 614 jobs next year, a company spokesman said today, adding that the bulk of the cuts will be made at the company's French headquarte...
Genesis shows off G90 exterior
30 November 2021
SEOUL: Genesis has officially revealed exterior images of the G90, a full model change version of the brand’s flagship luxury sedan. This is the first full model change followin...
Seven finalists vie for Europe's Car of the Year award
30 November 2021
PARIS: Among the seven fialists for the prestigious European "Car of the Year" award, which will be presented on Feb 28, 2022 are two French models, two South Korean entries, an up...
Toyota human support robot for mobility issues trialled for ...
30 November 2021
LONDON: One of the first home trials of a robot assistant to aid someone with mobility issues has been carried out by Toyota. The firm's Human Support Robot (HSR) - which can fe...
Most powerful BMW M car ever will be an SUV
30 November 2021
MUNICH: BMW showed off the BMW Concept XM at the Art Basel’s 2021 Miami Beach show, signalling its intent to build the most powerful M car ever at the end of 2022. The series-pr...
All-new Kia Carnival and Mazda BT-50 on roadshow at Setia Al...
30 November 2021
SHAH ALAM: Bermaz Auto will be holding a showcase of the latest all-new Kia Carnival and the Mazda BT-50 at the Setia Alam Convention Centre here from Dec 3 to 5. Kia Carnival ...
Which are the safest assisted-driving systems around in 2021...
30 November 2021
BRUSSELS: The BMW iX3 is the car with the best-performing assisted driving system on the European market this year, according to Euro NCAP. Its driving aids in semi-autonomous m...
Tesla to start production in Germany in December, says mag
30 November 2021
Tesla's German plant at Gruenheide near Berlin. — AFP BERLIN: Tesla Inc. will launch its overdue German production operations in December, automobilwoche reported, estimating as m...