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GM expects renewable energy-powered US sites by 2025, ahead ...
01 October 2021
DETROIT: General Motors Co said on Thursday it plans to have its sites in the United States run on renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of its original goal.
The company a...
Foxconn strikes deal to acquire former Lordstown Ohio plant
01 October 2021
WASHINGTON/DETROIT: Global technology firm Foxconn will buy an assembly plant owned by US electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp for US$230 million and take over production...
Lexus ES facelifted for a fighting chance
01 October 2021
BERLIN: Lexus is freshening up its luxury saloon ES, and the Japanese rival to the BMW 5 Series and the Mercedes E-Class has been given a facelift both on the inside and out before...
KL City Hall may close carpark to employees on Fridays
01 October 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is considering closing its carparks on Fridays to encourage its employees to take public transport.
Mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah ...
Ford-SK: Another big EV battery fantasy, another letdown
01 October 2021
HONG KONG: There it is again: Another automaker makes a big announcement about its electrification plans with a battery manufacturer.
Going by previous proclamations, that’s not...
Customise your BMW iX with online configurator
30 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group Malaysia today introduced the BMW iX configurator, offering a wide range of add-on packages to personalise the iX.
The add-on packages are available to c...
New Suzuki Jimny 3-door arrives, CBU at RM169K
30 September 2021
UPDATE: Need more space? The Suzuki Jimny 5-door arrived in Malaysia on July 30, 2024. Still fully imported, it is priced at RM199,950. Unlike the 3-door variant, the 5-door one is...
Huge self-driving skateboards: Citroen's vision for urban tr...
30 September 2021
PARIS: City streets are becoming ever more crowded and traffic ever more dense, while car manufacturers see themselves as not the problem, but the solution.
Case in point: Citro...
ABB launches world's fastest electric car charger
30 September 2021
ZURICH: ABB has launched the world's fastest electric car charger, the Swiss engineering company said on Thursday, as it presses ahead with plans to float the business which could ...
New Toyota loyalty programme debuts
30 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: UMW Toyota Motor has introduced the Toyota Loyal-T Programme to customers.
Toyota customers who register for the app-based loyalty programme stand to earn points ...
Electric cars outsell diesels in Europe for first time
30 September 2021
HAMBURG: Widespread scepticism about electric cars seems to be giving way to more acceptance in Europe, where EVs outsold diesel cars in August for the first time.
According to ...
China's electric carmakers make their move on Europe
30 September 2021
MUNICH/BEIJING: China's electric carmakers are darting into Europe, hoping to catch traditional auto giants cold and seize a slice of a market supercharged by the continent's drive...
Chief executive of VW's truck unit Traton replaced by Scania...
30 September 2021
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FRANKFURT: The chief executive of Volkswagen's truck unit Traton, Matthias Gruendler, will leave the business and will be replaced by the head of Traton subsidiary Scania...
German city wants to deliver cargo with freight trams and ca...
30 September 2021
FRANKFURT: Bicycles, electric cars and public transport might be a sustainable form of transport for the average commuter, but what about freight and packages that need delivering?...
As if by magic, this BMW front grille repairs itself
30 September 2021
MUNICH: The new BMW iX - deliveries of which are due to start before the year's end - has one rather incredible asset.
The front grille of this electric SUV can automatically er...
Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030, first E...
29 September 2021
BERLIN: Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker said today, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen's Bentley and Jaguar'...
Restrictions eased as Klang Valley, Melaka move to NRP's Pha...
29 September 2021
Ismail Sabri said today the government was confident the infectivity rate would subside further moving forward. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: Klang Valley and Melaka will move to Phase 3 o...
Ineos Automotive plans 2022 Europe launch for off-road vehic...
29 September 2021
LONDON: Ineos Automotive, a unit of chemicals and energy giant Ineos, will launch a rugged off-road vehicle in Europe in 2022 and North America in 2023 for farmers and other primar...
Toyota buys software firm Renovo to accelerate self-driving ...
29 September 2021
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp's Silicon Valley research arm said it had acquired automotive operating system software company Renovo to help accelerate the development of fully-autonomo...
GM CEO Barra first woman to chair Business Roundtable
29 September 2021
WASHINGTON: General Motors chief executive Mary Barra was today named chair of the Business Roundtable, the automaker confirmed, making her the first woman to lead the influential ...
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