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Trump's attack on GM over ventilators quickly turns to prais...
30 March 2020
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who excoriated General Motors Co on Friday and invoked emergency powers to compel the production of badly needed ventilators to tackle the co...
Market turmoil helps rich Koreans cement their succession pl...
30 March 2020
SEOUL: Plunging markets have resulted in big losses for the world’s wealthiest, but rich families in South Korea have found a silver lining. In a country where succession planni...
China may issue new policies to stimulate auto demand, says ...
30 March 2020
Vehicles zooming past a traffic policeman on the Second Ring Road in Beijing in this 2014 file pic. — Reuters BEIJING: China may issue new policies to stimulate demand for automob...
Alternative PJ routes amid road closures
29 March 2020
Traffic heading to Jalan Gasing from the Federal Highway being diverted to an alternative route in Petaling Jaya. PETALING JAYA: The public can use several alternative routes fo...
Detroit auto show cancelled, to resume in June 2021
29 March 2020
WASHINGTON:  Organisers cancelled the Detroit auto show on Saturday citing the coronavirus pandemic, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency set to tap the convention centre v...
Porsche trials cars that drive themselves around the worksho...
29 March 2020
STUTTGART: Porsche is working on a new system that will enable cars to drive themselves into the repair shop and park up afterwards in readiness for customer collection. The pot...
Polish priest offers drive-thru confessions to beat virus
29 March 2020
WARSAW: A parish priest in western Poland is offering his flock the possibility of Easter confessions from the comfort of their own car as social distancing to fight the coronaviru...
China's auto industry wastes no time coaxing drivers back to...
28 March 2020
File pic of people walking near the showrooms of Chinese and foreign car dealerships in Beijing in October, 2018. — Reuters BEIJING: China’s auto industry has gone from zero to si...
VW burning through €2 billion a week, says CEO
28 March 2020
Diess said Volkswagen is not ringing up any sales outside China and needs to rethink production. — Reuters FRANKFURT: Volkswagen may have to cut jobs if the coronavirus pandemic i...
Stop 'wasting time', build ventilators to address Covid-19, ...
28 March 2020
A ventilator is seen at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse, where 400 ventilators arrived and before being shipped out for distribution. — Reuters WASHINGTON/DETROIT...
March 28 to April 3: Petrol and diesel prices drop even more
27 March 2020
Kia names new global president to drive its electric and aut...
27 March 2020
SEOUL: Kia Motors today named Ho-sung Song as its president. Kia's global operations division chief replaces Han-woo Park, who will move on to an advisory role in the company. ...
Isuzu keeps the kids occupied
27 March 2020
LONDON: If you’re struggling to keep your kids entertained over the lockdown period, Isuzu has come up with some fun activities to keep them occupied while families are trying to a...
Jaguar owner to spin off cars unit to seek strategic allies
27 March 2020
MUMBAI: Tata Motors Ltd., the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, plans to separate its cars business from trucks and buses, as the company seeks partners for a unit slammed by the ...
No touching: Geely uses drones to deliver keys to new car bu...
27 March 2020
HANGZHOU: Geely Auto adds a new twist to social distancing in using drones for contactless home delivery of car keys to customers. Only select locations in China will benefit fr...
Morgan turns 70, rolls out limited edition Plus 4
27 March 2020
LONDON: The Morgan Motor Company has built the first of its limited-run Plus 4 70th Anniversary Edition models and they come in four variants. The four cars, the first of just 2...
WhatsApp Ford to buy a car
27 March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Ford distributor Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) has introduced its "Digital Salesperson", a dedicated WhatsApp live chat line to address customer queries relating t...
Mitsubishi Corp could take Renault stake in alliance rejig
27 March 2020
PARIS: Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp could potentially invest in Renault as part of scenarios being discussed to reinforce an alliance between the French carmaker, Nissan and Mitsubishi ...
Take care of your tyres during MCO
27 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: With the lockdown restricting how much we can use our cars for extended periods, tyre brand Falken suggests six quick tips to prevent damage that can occur during lo...
Singapore offers VEP reprieve to Malaysians
27 March 2020
SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) validity period for Malaysian-registered vehicles until June 30 this year. The extension was given to make it eas...