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New Goodyear Eagle F1 Sport tyre rolls in from RM294
07 December 2020
SHAH ALAM: Goodyear in Malaysia has expanded its Eagle F1 tyre series to five with the addition of an entry-level Sport variant. Available at all Goodyear AutoCare centres throu...
Expect autonomous cars in 2025 to 2030, says VW CEO
07 December 2020
BERLIN Volkswagen (VW) CEO Herbert Diess says that autonomous vehicles will be ready for sale sometime between 2025 and 2030. The CEO of the world's largest carmaker by sales re...
Flux lets you subscribe to Proton X50 from RM1,858 per month
07 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Proton X50 is now available on the Flux subscription service. Flux customers can choose between Flagship or Premium variants of the compact SUV. The SUV com...
Ministry seeks talks with Sabah to speed up works on Pan Bor...
07 December 2020
Bung Moktar said the highway project was only 20 per cent completed at this stage while the Sarawak portion was already 65% completed. — Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry i...
Porsche opens own storage amid pandemic, says paper
07 December 2020
STUTTGART: Porsche is changing its supply-chain strategy and opening its own auto-parts storage facilities to cope with shortages amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Autombilwoche trad...
Volkswagen and PichaEats teamed up to deliver 280 meals to t...
07 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) and PichaEats teamed up over the weekend to deliver a total of 280 meals to the less fortunate, in efforts to drive kindnes...
First electric only car-charging station opens in UK
07 December 2020
LONDON: The first all-electric auto service station will open in Britain today as drivers increasingly avoid cars fuelled by gasoline and diesel. It’s another sign the energy an...
Tesla ordered to pay Chinese Model S buyer for concealing da...
07 December 2020
SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc was ordered by a Beijing court to compensate the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding the electric automaker concealed structural damage on a vehicle it...
Photographer adds magical touch with Lego Porsche 911 RSR in...
07 December 2020
STUTTGART: Tomek Makolski is on a mission to slow us all down. In our hard-charging digital world, where most images are only appreciated for a few seconds, the Polish photographer...
Tesla’s first ever diversity report shows white, male leader...
07 December 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc. released its first report on diversity, equity and inclusion via a blog post late Friday, statistics that Silicon Valley tech companies and banks on Wall ...
Big names of automobile world figures at Beijing sculpture e...
07 December 2020
Henry Ford with 1921 Model T. BEIJING: A sculpture exhibition displaying international figures in the world of automobiles has opened here. The exhibition consists of 20 figure...
Toyota joins new grouping to promote hydrogen propulsion
07 December 2020
TOKYO: Toyota has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), a new organisation that promotes global collaboration and the formation of a hydrogen supply chain in the field. ...
BMW Motorsport expanding sim racing activities for 2021
07 December 2020
MUNICH: BMW Motorsport is expanding its sim racing activities in the coming year. As well as various different BMW SIM Cup formats, it will focus on new partnerships with four t...
Lifting of travel ban: PLUS advises motorists to use Touch ‘...
06 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has advised all motorists to go cashless and use Touch ‘n Go after the travel ban on inter-state and inter-district was rescinded. Its...
Mick Schumacher wins Formula Two title before move to F1
06 December 2020
Mick is steadily moving up to the big league. — Reuters MANAMA: Mick Schumacher finished out of the points but still clinched the Formula Two title in Bahrain today in the German'...
Road deaths and accidents drop by over 30%
06 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia had cleaner air due to less traffic on the road during the movement control order (MCO). And now, we have fewer road deaths and accidents – the number of...
Motorcycle lanes mooted for 101 roads with high death rates
06 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Most road deaths in Malaysia are involving motorcyclists. Some 1,949 motorcyclists were killed on the road between March 18 and Nov 18 - eight months into the mov...
Ford delays Bronco SUV launch due to coronavirus issues at s...
06 December 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co is delaying the launch of its Bronco SUV next year to the summer from the initial spring target due to coronavirus-related issues with its suppliers, a compa...
Kia recalls 295,000 US vehicles for fire risks
06 December 2020
The 2014 Forte. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Kia Motors Corp said on Saturday it is recalling 295,000 US vehicles for engine fire risks. The Korean automaker said the recall covers so...
Gentex-PayByCar deal enables in-car payments for fuel and ot...
06 December 2020
BOSTON: Gentex Corporation and PayByCar,Inc. have announced a deal that will allow an increasing number of drivers to pay for fuel and other essentials directly from their vehicle....