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Electric Hyundai Kona sets record 1,026km range, but it's un...
19 August 2020
FRANKFURT: Hyundai has announced a new endurance record for a production model of its Kona electric car. A Kona was able to last a total of 1,026 km on the Lausitzring track in ...
Holding the clutch at a red light will cost you
19 August 2020
BERLIN: Years and years of daily commutes behind the wheel can lead us to develop certain habits — including some bad ones, like waiting at a red light with the clutch down and the...
EV maker Bollinger Motors relocates base to fit in growing t...
19 August 2020
DETROIT: Electric vehicle maker Bollinger Motors has moved its headquarters to a larger facility in Oak Park, Michigan, near here to accommodate personnel expansion as it ramps up ...
Perak police receive 44 Honda Civic 1.8 to boost service
19 August 2020
IPOH: The Perak police has received a fleet of 44 Honda Civic 1.8 to beef up its patrolling duties. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Razarudin Husain said the new cars are to impro...
Renew licence and road tax before Aug 31 deadline, motorists...
19 August 2020
People queuing up at a Road and Transport Department branch in Bandar Baru Bangi, where only 20 are allowed in at a time, in line with Covid-19 preventive measures. — AZHAR MAHFOF/...
Trump says ‘toll’ on Mexico border crossings may finance his...
19 August 2020
Commuters queuing to cross Mexican border towards the US at the Otay commercial crossing port in Tijuana on July. — AFP YUMA (USA): President Donald Trump said his administration ...
Tawau teenager first in Sabah brought to court for using mob...
19 August 2020
File pic of a driver using a phone while driving. KOTA KINABALU: An 18-year-old in Tawau was the first person in Sabah to be brought to court for the offence of using a mobile pho...
Audi Online Showroom debuts, Q3 Sportback arrives at RM302K
18 August 2020
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians keen to get a standard Audi or the RS models can now do so online via the Audi Online Showroom (www.audisale.my). Audi in Malaysia made the announcemen...
Toyota to offer cars in India on lease, subscription
18 August 2020
NEW DELHI: Toyota Motor Corp will offer its cars in India on leases or shorter-term subscriptions, hoping to tap growing demand for private transport as travellers cut down on comm...
Sime Darby Auto Performance celebrates 10 years of Porsche
18 August 2020
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Auto Performance Sdn Bhd (SDAP) is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Malaysia this year. To mark the occasion, customers will receive the 10 years SD...
BHPetrol launches Jom! Cuti-cuti Malaysia contest
18 August 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: In celebration of the upcoming Hari Merdeka 2020, BHPetrol - together with Tourism Malaysia, has launched the "Jom! Cuti-cuti Malaysia" contest. The contest, from ...
BMW iDrive 6 Android users lose Spotify
18 August 2020
MUNICH: BMW has announced that Spotify would no longer support Android users using the car maker's older infotainment software. Spotify has abandoned support for the Apps 4 Auto...
US police scale back purchases of US$50,000 SUVs in setback ...
18 August 2020
NEW YORK: Police departments are under siege by twin crises: state and local coffers have been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, and the Black Lives Matter movement is pressur...
McLaren Senna Ride-On electric toy car for kids
18 August 2020
DALLAS: McLaren Automotive has announced a new, track-focused electrified model for the junior racing driver - the McLaren Senna Ride-On. The new McLaren Senna Ride-On is the ul...
Tesla clashes with China e-commerce site over Model 3 promot...
18 August 2020
The cabin of a Model 3.— Reuters SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. has found itself entangled in an escalating dispute with Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo Inc., which ran a promotion for M...
Digital Motors wants to bring Tesla’s Internet chops to ever...
18 August 2020
NEW YORK: It’s not that car dealers don’t want to sell online; it’s just that most of them can’t. Automotive e-commerce — a true start-to-finish transaction — requires a sophist...
Amazon to help Toyota build cloud-based data services
18 August 2020
The deal is an expansion of Amazon Web Services’ existing collaboration with Toyota, and marks the e-commerce giant’s expanding foray into the transportation business. — Reuters T...
To get people to wear masks, try comparing them to seatbelts...
18 August 2020
NEW YORK: Is there anything the US government can say to get people to wear masks during a pandemic? There’s one message that had some positive effect, at least in Illinois. A r...
Defying Trump, California locks in vehicle emission deals wi...
18 August 2020
The coastal city of Santa Monica is near Los Angeles, California. WASHINGTON: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major automakers on Monday confirmed they had finalis...
One of Eric Clapton's Ferraris is being sold online
18 August 2020
LONDON: Eric Clapton's Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano F1 which belongs to Eric Clapton is currently being sold by UK car dealer GVE London on British website Auto Trader for £89,900 (RM49...