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New Ford F-150 Police Responder ready for active duty
22 March 2021
DETROIT: The all-new 2021 F-150 Police Responder, America’s only purpose-built, pursuit-rated pickup truck, debuted last week, with Ford opening government order bank tomorrow – ah...
Porsche makes a play for electric animal spirits
22 March 2021
NEW YORK: A lot of people don’t love Volkswagen’s new Tesla-fighter, the ID.4 SUV. The rash of so-so reviews is awkward given how hard the company has pumping its own tyres on t...
Racehorse-inspired Kincsem picks CALLUM to create electrifie...
22 March 2021
ZUG (Switzerland): New hypercar player Kincsem, founded by a Hungarian, has hired Ian Callum's company to deliver the design of an all-new electrified hyper-car. Only 54 units o...
BMW 2 Series Convertible marks 3 millionth car made in Leipz...
22 March 2021
LEIPZIG: Sixteen years after BMW's Leipzig plant went on stream, the 3,000,000th BMW has just rolled off the production lines: an M240i Convertible in Sunset Orange. The latest ...
Skid and spin: Libyan drift drivers burn rubber for 'unity a...
22 March 2021
Libyans watching a driver put his drifting skills to the test during a competition in the coastal city of Benghazi, on March 12. — AFP BENGHAZI (Libya): "We have excellent drivers...
WATCH: Keanu Reeves and friend take Porsche Taycan to the li...
21 March 2021
LOS ANGELES: Two cars, two friends, one charge of electricity and one epic drive down the Pacific Coast Highway to the Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles. Friends and Por...
Road tax renewal period poised to be extended until May
21 March 2021
YONG PENG: The Transport Minister has proposed that the road tax renewal period for private vehicles be extended for another two months from March 31. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee...
No-holds barred McLaren 720S GT3X track car available to ord...
21 March 2021
LONDON: McLaren Customer Racing has confirmed that an unrestricted version of its 720S GT3 race car, the 720S GT3X, is available to order through the McLaren Motorsport Retailer Ne...
Bentley ties up with poets for World Poetry Day 2021
21 March 2021
Charly Cox. LONDON: Bentley is celebrating World Poetry Day today, working with five rising poets to produce unique works inspired by Bentley and what it stands for. In commiss...
Renesas says it will take at least a month to restart fire-d...
21 March 2021
Carmakers will start to feel a supply pinch in about a month, according to Renesas. — Reuters TOKYO: Japan’s Renesas Electronics, a key automotive semiconductor supplier, said on ...
Revived MG brand announces two EVs for Europe: Marvel R and ...
20 March 2021
FRANKFURT: Once upon a time, MG was the traditional British manufacturer behind many a roadster legend. Now, it's a Chinese-owned brand, and one that wants to shock this marque bac...
Musk says Tesla would be shut down if its cars spied in Chin...
20 March 2021
Musk urged greater mutual trust between the US and China. — Reuters BEIJING: Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk said today his company would be shut down if its cars were used to...
Jaguar's new F-Pace line-up almost all available as hybrids
20 March 2021
LONDON: Jaguar is the latest company to be taking the safe step towards electric mobility with hybrid engines, and is launching an updated F-Pace with almost nothing but hybrid opt...
Is 'Zeekr' the premium EV brand Geely is using to fight Tesl...
19 March 2021
BEIJING: China’s Geely plans to roll out electric vehicles under a new marque with different branding and sales strategies, people familiar with the matter said, as the Volvo owner...
Foxconn and Vietnam's VinFast explore partnership
19 March 2021
TAIPEI/HANOI: Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup said today its car unit was in early stage talks with Taiwan’s Foxconn about working together and that any partnership formed ...
Tesla cars banned by China’s military on concerns about came...
19 March 2021
BEIJING: Tesla Inc. cars have been banned from Chinese military complexes and housing compounds because of concerns about sensitive data being collected by cameras built into the v...
Renault plans to recycle end-of-life EV battery metals
19 March 2021
PARIS: The Renault group, an electric vehicle pioneer, has joined forces with Veolia and Solvay to recycle end-of-life EV battery metals in a closed loop. The aim is to preserve...
Aygo X Prologue: Toyota's new urban concept is a really smal...
19 March 2021
FRANKFURT: The Toyota Aygo might share the small format of cars like the Fiat Panda or VW Up, but this compact car is nevertheless showing off what it might look like as an off-roa...
Parkopedia debuts indoor mapping services for automotive nav...
19 March 2021
LONDON: Parkopedia has announced the launch of the production version of its indoor mapping technology for in-vehicle navigation use. Indoor maps are based on high-definition 3D mo...
Saga and Iriz limited editions carry on Proton R3 spirit
19 March 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Proton R3 Limited Edition celebrates Proton’s successful motorsports division. They comprised the Iriz and Saga R3 Limited Edition cars. Each car is painte...