VW lifts profit target as batteries and software boost sales
14 July 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG ratcheted up its mid-decade profitability goal as it hones plans to become the electric-car leader and cash in on what it expects to be a massive new reven...
Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicle...
14 July 2021
LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions fro...
Carsome buys 19.9% of Australia-listed iCar Asia
14 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Carsome Group, South-East Asia’s largest integrated automotive e-commerce company, has acquired 19.9% of Australia-listed iCar Asia Ltd from Catcha Group.
Carsome...
France pushes back against EU banning combustion cars by 203...
13 July 2021
PARIS: France is resisting the European Union effectively phasing out combustion-engine car sales by 2035, advocating for a more lenient target for the end of the decade and a long...
New Arteon R-Line 4MOTION to launch July 16
13 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The arrival of the VW Arteon R-Line 4MOTION is near.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia announced on Monday that it would launch the new flagship model on July 16....
Let workshops, distribution centres in Klang Valley open, MA...
13 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government should allow workshops and distribution centres for passenger and commercial vehicles and spare parts in the Klang Valley to operate with immediate eff...
Police watch on accident-prone stretch of East-West link exp...
13 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will closely monitor the stretch of the East-West link expressway near the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) vehicle depot in Cheras following a spike in accident ...
All Puspakom centres in Selangor closed except Sungai Besar ...
13 July 2021
SHAH ALAM: All Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) branches in Selangor and other inspection centres including the mobile services in the Klang Valley, will remain cl...
Age limit of public service vehicles extended
13 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Transport Ministry has announced an automatic one-year extension of vehicle age limit for public service vehicles in a bid to aid the public transport sector.
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BMW goes black with X5, X6 and X7
12 July 2021
MUNICH: BMW has spinned new variations of its X5, X6 and X7.
This time, the three models have gone decidedly black. The Munich automaker is offering up the X5 and X6 Black Vermi...
Proton starts vaccinating employees
12 July 2021
SUBANG JAYA: Proton today began a vaccination programme for all employees.
Staff from the company’s base of operations in Tanjung Malim and Shah Alam who are not yet vaccinated ...
RFID payment available at select petrol stations in Klang Va...
12 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Drivers will be able to buy fuel while still seated in their cars by taking part in a pilot project that uses RFID payment at selected Shell petrol stations.
To p...
Spain to invest US$5bil in electric vehicle production
12 July 2021
MADRID: Spain will invest €4.3 billion (RM21.4bil or US$5.1bil) to kick-start the production of electric vehicles and batteries as part of a major national spending programme finan...
Vietnam's VinFast starts operations in North America and Eur...
12 July 2021
HANOI: Vietnam's first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said today it has started operations in North America and Europe, joining a crowded field of players seeking to woo custo...
Golf carts now run on the same batteries as your EV
12 July 2021
NEW YORK: Sunscreen, fire pits, Yeti coolers, superyachts, RVs, e-bikes. Name a thing that people use for leisure or recreation and it’s a safe bet that sales boomed during the pan...
80% of public transport frontliners to be vaccinated by Oct ...
12 July 2021
YONG PENG: At least 80% of frontliners in the public transport sector must be vaccinated by Oct 31, according to the target set by the Transport Ministry.
Transport Minister Dat...
Bentley Mulliner celebrates 1,000 bespoke projects and perso...
12 July 2021
LONDON: Bentley Mulliner is celebrating its 1,000th bespoke commission since its own dedicated design team was formed in 2014, when the increasing demand for personalised vehicles ...
New Lamborghini V12 engine to be part of electric hybrid sys...
11 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: The next V12 engine from Lamborghini will be part of an electric hybrid system in the Aventador replacement model.
The all-new engine will remain naturally aspira...
Ineos Grenadier goes to Goodwood with some two-wheeled compa...
11 July 2021
GOODWOOD (Britain): The Ineos Grenadier made its first ever run up the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s iconic hillclimb, with the support of the wider Ineos family.
The new 4x4 was...
Porsche Ventures invests in start-up Griiip
11 July 2021
STUTTGART: Porsche is expanding its start-up portfolio with a minority stake in Griiip.
The start-up has developed a cloud-based data platform that enables the transmission of m...
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