SSC’s Tuatara is now the world's fastest car
20 October 2020
NEW YORK: The world has a new fastest car.
On Oct 10, the reptilian SSC Tuatara hypercar posted an average speed of 508.73kph (316.11mph) while driving on a 11.27km stretch of t...
Updated Suzuki Swift in the UK
20 October 2020
LONDON: Anybody misses the Suzuki Swift in Malaysia? Although unavailable at the moment, the third generation Suzuki Swift is on sale in the UK and Republic of Ireland with revised...
Peugeot enters restoration game with refurbished 205 GTI
20 October 2020
PARIS: Peugeot has chosen a rare hot hatch to launch its entry into the business of restoring and selling original examples of classic models from its former range.
The first ca...
MAA maintains car sales forecast for 2020 at 470,000 units
20 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Passenger car sales, which enjoyed a strong growth in recent months, may be affected by movement control orders (MCO) in the final quarter.
“Car sales numbers mig...
Swiss electric car maker Piëch Automotive hires former VW CE...
20 October 2020
FRANKFURT: Swiss electric car start-up Piëch Automotive AG appointed Matthias Mueller (pic), the former chief executive of Porsche and Volkswagen, as its new chairman, the company ...
Proton confirms 49 employees in Shah Alam tested positive fo...
19 October 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has confirmed that 49 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19, subsequent to one of its workers testing positive on Oct 14.
In a sta...
The colour of your car and what it says about you
19 October 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Did you know that the colours black, grey and white are still the most popular choices for new car owners in Southeast Asia?
Such findings were discovered by AkzoN...
Duo arrested after HK$3.7mil Lamborghini slams into side of ...
19 October 2020
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police have detained a man and woman on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after their HK$3.7 million (RM2.2mil) sports car slammed into the side of...
Recall for 2017-19 Mazda models in Malaysia
19 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Mazda Corporation has announced a product recall to replace a fuel pump as a precautionary measure.
Affected models are Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-5 and CX-...
Tesla to export China-made Model 3 vehicles to Europe
19 October 2020
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc said today it would start exporting China-made Model 3 cars to more than 10 European countries this month, joining a growing number of automakers using ...
Cruise self-driving vehicle goes solo in San Francisco
19 October 2020
LOS ANGELES: Cruise, a General Motors (GM) majority-owned company along with investors Honda and Softbank, became the first company to receive a permit from the California Departme...
Light green shade for cars to dominate in Asia Pacific come ...
18 October 2020
FRANKFURT: A muted shade of green is expected to be the top colour choice for cars sold in the Asia Pacific in 2021, according to German automotive coatings maker BASF.
Asia Pac...
British firm Langen cleans up two-stroke with new sports mot...
18 October 2020
LONDON: A British manufacturer has launched a sports motorcycle using a new version of the oil-burning two-stroke engine which once choked the streets with blue smoke until tough a...
Why electric cars are rarely suited to towing
18 October 2020
BERLIN: Electric cars, for all their advantages with cleaner mobility, come with one major drawback: They're not very good at towing.
In fact, few electric cars are at all suite...
Pirelli reboots its R&D to stay on track through the pandemi...
18 October 2020
MILAN: When the coronavirus pandemic forced Italian tyremaker Pirelli to temporarily shut its factories in March, R&D chief Pierangelo Misani needed a rapid rethink.
With a ...
Heat is now on EV makers, after battery fires
17 October 2020
NEW YORK: First, Hyundai Motor Co made headlines about its electric cars catching fire. Five days later, it was General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co. The next day, it was BMW AG.
...
BMW and MINI expand charging options with new electrificatio...
17 October 2020
Munich. BMW Charging and MINI Charging are set to introduce their latest fifth-generation electrification kit.
Innovative charging solutions and digital services for easy and co...
All Lucid Air models now available for booking in US
17 October 2020
LOS ANGELES: Lucid Motors has unveiled new details about the full Lucid Air model range, including the pricing of the entry model of the range, called Lucid Air.
The base model ...
PSA to ditch its two small gasoline city cars, say sources
17 October 2020
PARIS: PSA is ending the production of Peugeot and Citroën small city cars, say three sources, withdrawing from an increasingly unprofitable market as its starts a strategic review...
Live showrooms, interactive 3D imaging: how carmakers are ta...
17 October 2020
PARIS: After Volkswagen created an interactive digital experience for its new launches last April, now Peugeot is giving virtual access to its latest models.
As most major motor...
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