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VW Malaysia embraces digitalisation
28 June 2021
Winter explains various facets of the digitalisation measures undertaken under his watch. PETALING JAYA: Digitalisation is the mantra in a new age of making and selling cars. And ...
Honda hastens EV shift in US with mass market, upscale SUVs
28 June 2021
CHICAGO: Honda Motor Co. took a step closer towards a goal of electrifying its US lineup by naming an upcoming all-electric model and adding a battery-powered sport-utility vehicle...
PM: Six-month loan moratorium for all borrowers regardless o...
28 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: A six-month loan moratorium will be granted to all borrowers regardless of their income group, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said in a special ...
Baidu's EV firm Jidu hires ex-Cadillac designer
28 June 2021
Wu was a designer of the Cadillac Escala Concept of 2016. BEIJING: Jidu Auto, a smart electric vehicle venture between China's tech giant Baidu Inc and Chinese automaker Geely, ...
Adient in Malaysia aims to be S-E-Asian hub for automotive s...
28 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Automotive seating company Adient Automotive Seating Sdn Bhd has started exporting headrests to Thailand and Indonesia from its foam plant in Alor Gajah, Malacca. ...
Embattled parent of BMW's China partner names new chairman
28 June 2021
Flags with the logo of BMW fluttering at the venue of a ground breaking ceremony for a new BMW assembly plant, inside the BMW Brilliance Plant Tiexi, in Shenyang in 2018. — Reuters...
Renault seals electric car battery deals with Envision, Verk...
28 June 2021
PARIS: Renault said today it had sealed partnerships with China's Envision AESC and France's Verkor to produce electric car batteries in northern France. Carmakers globally are ...
Sono Sion solar-connected electric car set to hit market in ...
28 June 2021
FRANKFURT: Sono Motors is slowly nearing its goal of launching its first electric car on the market, with the no-frills, compact Sion due to hit the roads early in 2023 with solar ...
Hyundai Mobis develops world's first 'Clusterless HUD'
28 June 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Mobis has announced that it has developed the world's first "Clusterless HUD", which integrates the functions of the cluster and the HUD (Heads-Up Display). Enter...
What working from home means for your undriven car
28 June 2021
COLOGNE: You intended to leave your car for just a short time, but for one reason or another that turned into a few weeks. Now it won't start, it's started to rust. It's a sorry...
BMW X3 and 2 Series Gran Coupe see action in Marvel Studios’...
28 June 2021
LOS ANGELES: BMW and Marvel Studios have teamed up for the first time on “Black Widow,” set for release on July 9. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s action-packed spy thriller has...
Daimler set to spin off truck unit by year end, says report
28 June 2021
BERLIN: German carmaker Daimler is on track to spin off Daimler Truck, the world's largest truck and bus maker, by the end of the year, its finance chief was quoted as saying on Su...
Current movement restrictions to carry on into July
27 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Don't call the current Covid-19 restrictions the Movement Control Order 3.0 (MCO 3) anymore. Call it phase one of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), says the Governme...
Peugeot is turning its new 308 into a stately estate
27 June 2021
PARIS: Most people buying a car in the compact class these days prefer to drive an SUV, but Peugeot is staying loyal to the estate and has decided to bring the new 308 back as an S...
So you really want a convertible? Here are a few tips
27 June 2021
FRANKFURT: When the weather is right, thoughts can turn to the pleasures of driving with the top down. But what are the options for buying a convertible and what do you need to...
Petronas SRT teases electric kick scooter
27 June 2021
SEPANG: Petronas Sepang Racing Team has announced a new partnership with leading urban kick scooter manufacturer Velocifero with a concept limited edition Mad Air electric kick sco...
VW to end sales of combustion engines in Europe by 2035
26 June 2021
BERLIN: German carmaker Volkswagen will stop selling combustion engines cars in Europe by 2035 as it shifts to electric vehicles, but later in the United States and China, a board ...
Tesla 'recalls' vehicles in China for online software update
26 June 2021
BEIJING: Chinese regulators said today Tesla Inc would "recall" nearly 300,000 China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y cars for an online software update related to assisted dr...
BMW picks Goodwood fest to launch new 2 Series Coupé
26 June 2021
MUNICH: BMW will celebrate the return of the Festival of Speed in 2021 with its first ever world premiere at Goodwood, England. The all-new BMW 2 Series Coupé will make its glob...
Aston Martin makes special Vantage trio honouring 100-year-o...
26 June 2021
LONDON: Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc has struggled in recent years to gain its footing during the auto industry’s most dynamic era in more than a century. It saw sig...