JPMorgan to buy majority stake in VW's payments business
08 September 2021
LONDON: JPMorgan has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in German car giant Volkswagen's payments business ahead of a planned rollout of in-car technology that allows drivers to...
Out-of-control Lamborghini Gallardo causes KL pile-up
08 September 2021
The accident caused a 3km traffic jam. — All pix by KL traffic police
KUALA LUMPUR: A Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera driver lost control of his supercar and caused a multi-vehi...
Green Packet, Fetci to launch proof of concept multilane fre...
08 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Tech solution provider Green Packet Bhd is slated to run Malaysia’s first proof of concept (POC) multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling system for expressways in Malaysi...
Plug-in hybrids to exist beyond 2030, says ZF
08 September 2021
MUNICH: Governments and car manufacturers might slowly be moving away from diesel and petrol cars, and yet automotive supplier ZF still sees a future for plug-in hybrids well into ...
Intel says it will reserve Ireland chip factory capacity for...
08 September 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp says it will reserve factory capacity at its semiconductor plant in Ireland for automakers and has created a program to help them transition to making chi...
Japan steps up self-driving to revive rural areas, help elde...
08 September 2021
TOKYO: Japan is bolstering its autonomous driving ambitions with a new project to be formally introduced today to expand the use of self-driving vehicles in more than 40 locations ...
Hyundai announces Hydrogen Vision 2040 to promote mass usage...
07 September 2021
SEOUL: While many car makers have favoured the transition from internal combustion engines to battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) as the next step, Hyundai Group has announced...
All driving schools to open from Sept 9, exams to start on S...
07 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: All driving institutes (ILP) will be permitted to operate from Sept 9 nationwide by appointment, says Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Transport Minister said the opera...
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E PERFORMANCE hybrid unveiled
07 September 2021
AFFALTERBACH: Mercedes-AMG has premiered its first performance hybrid - Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E PERFORMANCE - which draws on technologies from Formula 1 and expected to enter produc...
Lotus plans China sales expansion to take on Porsche
07 September 2021
BEIJING: British sportscar maker Lotus plans to open up to 70 showrooms in China by 2024 and start production at its new Wuhan factory next year to ramp up competition with rival P...
Porsche’s Mission R Concept drops big hint about its electri...
07 September 2021
MUNICH: Powered by a single 80-kilowatt-hour battery located in the centre of the vehicle, Porsche’s new Mission R concept car is neither approved for FIA racing nor street legal.
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Toyota to spend over US$13bil to develop EV batteries and su...
07 September 2021
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said today it expects to spend more than US$13.5 billion by 2030 to develop batteries and its battery supply system.
The world's largest automaker by vo...
Nissan make breakthrough to halve recycling cost of rare ear...
07 September 2021
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co Ltd has developed a new technology to halve the cost of recycling rare earths used in magnet motors for electric vehicles (EVs), the company said.
With te...
Merkel's record mixed as she takes wheel at last IAA show
07 September 2021
Merkel.— Reuters
BERLIN: No German leader's diary would be complete without a visit to the venerable IAA motor show, which welcomes Angela Merkel today for the last time in her ch...
Exhaust pipes are sneered at at Munich auto show
07 September 2021
MUNICH: The car industry has been electrified. After years of being accused of greenwashing their SUVs and ignoring their role in climate change, manufacturers now appear to be mak...
Lucky BHPetrol contest winners received prizes at grand fina...
07 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Three lucky customers of Boustead Petroleum Marketing (BHPetrol) received RM33,333 in cash and 100,000 ePoints each after winning the Main Prize category of its “Mud...
To benefit the climate, Indonesia's electric vehicle push ne...
07 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia's electric vehicle drive is likely to overtake its ambitious biodiesel programme within a decade, but will only achieve its aim of helping curb climate chan...
Electric Mercedes G-Class is dream come true for Schwarzeneg...
07 September 2021
MUNICH: The electric version of Mercedes-Benz’s G-Class looks set to be built in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s alpine hometown.
On Sunday, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its EQG prototype, an...
Magna nears deal to make more models in China
07 September 2021
MUNICH: Magna International Inc. is in advanced talks with automakers to produce more vehicles in China that could compete on the international market.
The Austrian-Canadian par...
Artist Jeff Koons creating a special edition of BMW 8 Series...
07 September 2021
MUNICH: American artist Jeff Koons will create a special edition of the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe, which will be unveiled in Los Angeles in February 2022.
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