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Skoda patents world’s first illuminated smart seat belt buck...
05 November 2020
LONDON: Skoda is aiming to eliminate the hassle of trying to belt up at night with the innovation of illuminated smart seat belt buckles.
The Czech firm has been granted a world...
BMW announces new car platform for electrics, promising bett...
05 November 2020
MUNICH: In light of tougher CO2 emission regulations and rising demand for environmentally friendly cars, BMW has announced plans to gear its technical platforms more strongly towa...
Naza dropping Kia and Peugeot brands
05 November 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Naza Group is shedding the Kia and Peugeot franchises as part of its move to overhaul the highly diversified organisation that has been hammered by the Covid-19 ...
Why you should pre-heat your electric car in cold weather
05 November 2020
BERLIN: The heart of an electric car is its battery, and because range and limited charging infrastructure are still a key factor to many drivers, it's essential you watch out for ...
BMW warns of pandemic risks as third-quarter profit rebounds
05 November 2020
FRANKFURT: BMW's third-quarter profit rose almost 10% thanks to Chinese demand for luxury cars, but the German automaker warned a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeping Europe...
Greek island to shift to electric mobility with VW
05 November 2020
ATHENS: Greece and German auto giant Volkswagen teamed up Wednesday to help the Aegean island of Astypalea junk polluting cars in favour of electric vehicles to boost sustainable t...
Uber, gig economy companies see California win as national m...
05 November 2020
A sign marking a pick-up point for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego. — Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: Gig economy companies want to turn California voters’ d...
15 Sabah Pan Borneo Highway work packages to continue
05 November 2020
A section of the Sarawak stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway.
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government is committed to continuing the implementation of 15 work packages of the Pan Borne...
VW Arteon Art Car auction raises RM133,200 for charity
04 November 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) and Wei-Ling Gallery have managed to successfully raise RM133,200 from the charity auction of Arteon art cars.
The auctio...
New VW Golf R unleashed
04 November 2020
WOLFSBURG: The new VW Golf R has made its world premiere,
The performance all-wheel-drive variant of the standard Golf (Mk8) boasts a 27hp gain over the outgoing model.
This ...
BMW 3 Series EV spied ... again
04 November 2020
PETALING JAYA: Automotive website Motor1 has revealed more camouflage photos of the BMW 3 Series electric vehicle.
The last time this car was spied was back in August. Click on ...
Get up to 90% discounts with Renault parts campaign
04 November 2020
PETALING JAYA: TC Euro Cars (TCEC), the sole franchise holder of Renault vehicles in Malaysia, today announced a mega parts clearance campaign offering up to 90% savings on select...
Volvo Cars to design and develop electric motors
04 November 2020
SHANGHAI: Volvo Cars is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company...
BMW M3 begins production in Germany
04 November 2020
MUNICH: This week sees the start of series production of the new BMW M3 at BMW Group Plant Munich.
35 years after the debut of the very first BMW M3, BMW M GmbH presented the la...
Setra bus converted into mobile Covid-19 testing facility
04 November 2020
STUTTGART: Daimler Buses is supporting the fight against the Covid-19 virus by providing the Setra MultiClass inter-city bus which has now turned into a Covid-19 testing bus.
In...
Automobili Lamborghini presents the Huracán EVO Fluo Capsule
04 November 2020
SANT'AGATA BOLOGNESE: A new collection of bright and bold colours has been released by Lamborghini for its V10-powered Huracán EVO with the Fluo Capsule.
The Huracán EVO is real...
Original shape of the Land Rover Defender lives on with Bowl...
04 November 2020
LONDON: UK-Based pioneer and producer of off-road competition vehicles, Bowler, has been granted a licence to produce vehicles utilising the classic shape of the Land Rover Defende...
GTO Engineering confirms Moderna project
04 November 2020
LONDON: Well renown Ferrari specialist, GTO Engineering, has announced that it will be reviving its 250 SWB Revival - codenamed Moderna
The sub-1,000kg Moderna will be handbuilt...
UMWT records 6,468 unit sales in October
04 November 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), a subsidiary of UMW Holdings Bhd, sold 6,468 units in October 2020, an increase of 15.4 per cent from the 5,605 units it sold in September.
...
Electric SUVs lead the drive to cleaner mud-plugging
04 November 2020
BERLIN: The air is filled with dust, gravel and sticky mud as Juergen Eberle powers his chunky SUV around an off-road leisure park at Geisingen in southern Germany.
The sight of...
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