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Saudi wealth fund in talks with Lucid for car plant in kingd...

25 January 2021

DUBAI: Lucid Motors Inc is in talks with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to build an electric vehicle factory in the kingdom, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview...

JD Power: Most American EV users are likely to repurchase an...

25 January 2021

TROY (Michigan): According to the inaugural J.D. Power U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study, some 82% of electric vehicle (EV) owners are likely to consider buyin...

Taiwan ministry says TSMC will prioritise auto chips if poss...

25 January 2021

TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) will prioritise production of auto chips if it is able to further increase capacity, Taiwan’s Economics Ministry told Reute...

Mentally unsound woman taken to hospital after being caught ...

25 January 2021

KOTA KINABALU: A woman, believed to be mentally unsound, has been taken to Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang for treatment and evaluation after she went around attacking vehicles at a co...

Founder of J.D. Power dies at 89

25 January 2021

LOS ANGELES: James David Power III, the founder of the influential car quality survey company, J.D. Power, died on Saturday. He was 89. Power set up the company with his wife, J...

VinFast global showroom design competition comes with total ...

25 January 2021

HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnamese car maker VinFast is looking at international talents to design its smart vehicle showrooms to be built globally. The "VinFast Global Showroom Desig...

EVs to overtake gas guzzlers in India by 2030, says Mahindra

25 January 2021

MUMBAI: Electric-vehicle sales should overtake gas guzzlers in India by the end of the decade as prices become more aligned and infrastructure and technology improves, hopefully wi...

Austria’s car industry at the crossroads as world swings to ...

25 January 2021

VIENNA: The captains of Austria’s automotive industry need to stop making combustion engines now in order to salvage greener electric growth by the end of the decade, according to ...

Wrong steering component fitted to new Mercedes S-Class spar...

24 January 2021

STUTTGART: It's scary news that Mercedes-Benz can do without but the serious defect affecting a small number of the latest S-Class flagship was revealed in a report by Business Ins...

Taiwan says asking chip firms to help ease auto chip shortag...

24 January 2021

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said today it has received requests through diplomatic channels to help ease a shortage of chips for the auto sector and that it has a...

Taiwan firm claims its HUD tech is superior to what is avail...

24 January 2021

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese automotive electronics design company expects its patented technology for head-up displays (HUDs) to be widely embedded into electric and commercial vehicles by...

WATCH: Wacky Mini-Trac once roamed Antartica

24 January 2021

The Mini-Trac had a brief stint in Antartica in 1965. — Image from BMC Experience via Youtube/Calum G PETALING JAYA: An Australian engineer and fabricator crossed the Mk 1 Mini an...

Turning point: Volkswagen's profit falls less than feared

23 January 2021

BERLIN/LONDON/FRANKFURT: Volkswagen reported on Friday that its 2020 profit almost halved due to the impact of the pandemic, but a rebound in premium car sales in China and stronge...

As name suggests, DS 7 Crossback Louvre targets art lovers

23 January 2021

LONDON: DS Automobiles has just revealed its new DS 7 Crossback Louvre in Britain, some four months after its world premiere. It's a limited-edition model created in collaborati...

Peugeot names Linda Jackson as new CEO

22 January 2021

PARIS: Automotive industry veteran Linda Jackson has been appointed the CEO of Peugeot. She assumes the role from Jan 20. Jackson, a Briton, graduated with an MBA from the Un...

Production of Ducati SuperSport 950 starts

22 January 2021

BOLOGNA: Series production of the SuperSport 950 has begun at the Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale. The bike will be in dealerships starting in February. Presented during the 20...

Long road for Tesla in India with infrastructure, supply cha...

22 January 2021

NEW DELHI: Tesla Inc is gearing up for an India launch but the US electric carmaker is likely to remain a niche player for years, catering only to the rich and affluent in the worl...

Jan 23-29: Fuel prices up again

22 January 2021

PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will increase across the board from Jan 23 to Jan 29, says the Finance Ministry. It said that RON97 petrol would be priced at RM2.20 per litre, up by ...

Round 1 of Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival Season 4 postponed

22 January 2021

SHAH ALAM: With the extension of the movement control order to Feb 4 for Selangor and Federal Territory, UMW Toyota has decided to postpone Round 1 of Season 4 of the Toyota Vios C...

VinFast introduces three electric SUVs

22 January 2021

HANOI: Vietnam's homegrown auto brand Vinfast, has announced a new milestone by offering three electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) models with partial self-driving capabilities. ...

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