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New colours for Honda City and Accord
09 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has introduced new colour options for its best-selling models – the City, and flagship Accord. Both models offer Meteoroid Gray Metallic colour tha...
All-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUV launched, 3 variants from R...
09 March 2022
The Ioniq 5 Max is flanked by the Plus (left) and the Lite. Lite gets fabric seats while the other two variants have leather upholstery. PETALING JAYA: The much anticipated all-e...
March 10-16: RON97 petrol up 30 sen
09 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: The retail prices of RON97 petrol is up 30 sen per litre while RON95 and diesel remain unchanged from March 10-16, says the Finance Ministry. In a tweet on Wednes...
All petrol prices in Singapore now start from S$3
09 March 2022
The latest changes translate to increases of between eight and 17 cents a litre for 95-octane petrol, the most popular grade here. - ST SINGAPORE: All petrol prices are now S$3 or...
Volvo tries out wireless car charging in Sweden
09 March 2022
GOTHENBURG: While scientists argue over whether wireless car charging in urban areas is the most sustainable way forward, Volvo is starting field tests of the technology in the Swe...
Malaysia to reopen borders to international travellers on Ap...
08 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will reopen its borders to international travellers starting April 1, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today. The Prime Minister said visitors, as well...
Award-winning Hyundai Ioniq 5 set for Malaysian launch on Ma...
08 March 2022
LONDON: The all-new Hyundai Ioniq 5 has just been named overall UK Car of the Year 2022. And Malaysians will soon get a chance to test-drive the Tesla rival as it will be launch...
UMW Toyota Motor posts 27% higher sales in February
08 March 2022
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota continues to see positive performance in February, delivering 6,366 of Toyota and 66 Lexus vehicles. This is a significant jump of 27% compared to the 5,02...
MINI unveils special editions to celebrate International Wom...
08 March 2022
MUNICH: Today is International Women’s Day. And MINI decided to unveil the Pat Moss Edition for the MINI 3-door and the MINI 5-door, which pays tribute to the female British racing...
Volkswagen stops orders for some plug-in hybrids amid supply...
08 March 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen will stop taking orders for several plug-in hybrid models from Wednesday, the German automaker said, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine destabilises its supply chai...
Auto sector sales to taper post-SST exemption
08 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Coming out of a fourth quarter that yielded sequential improvements to bottomlines, the auto sector is planning ahead for the scheduled end of the government's exempt...
2022 Bangkok Motor Show: 12 days of auto thrills
08 March 2022
BANGKOK: The Bangkok International Motor Show 2022 (BIMS 2022) will see more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids vehicles (PHEVs) on display, from automakers such ...
US zigs while the rest of the world zags on EV subsidies
08 March 2022
LONDON: Subsidies for electric vehicles are heading in very different directions in different parts of the world. China, for example, has been phasing out direct-purchase suppor...
Toyota Gazoo Racing returns with more action in Season 5
08 March 2022
SHAH ALAM: Six years after its introduction in Malaysia in 2017, Gazoo Racing will ride on strong public awareness and acceptance to make an even bigger and impactful contribution ...
Britishvolt to develop high-performance batteries with Aston...
08 March 2022
LONDON: Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt is to develop high-performance batteries with Aston Martin as the British luxury carmaker gears up to launch its first ful...
Car and motorcycle makers are adding electric bicycles to th...
08 March 2022
PARIS: Some of the biggest names in car and motorcycle manufacturing are now getting involved in what is referred to as "soft mobility." Many of them are producing their own ele...
India has an electric opportunity to focus on budget cars
08 March 2022
NEW DELHI: Sales of electric vehicles in India tripled last year to 14,800 units and there are growing signs of momentum in this key potential market of 1.4 billion people. Impa...
New BFGoodrich all-terrain tyre launched
07 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Reinforcing its strong position in the recreational market, BFGoodrich has recently introduced the new BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A – a premium “on-road plus” tyre wi...
Manual toll collection at damaged Kesas Awan Besar Toll lane...
07 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: Manual toll collection will be implemented at some toll lanes after flash floods damaged toll systems at the Awan Besar toll plaza (Shah Alam Expressway) today. A...
Ukraine invasion sets back Musk's dream for cheaper EVs, for...
07 March 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Surging raw materials costs, made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, could set back the dream of Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and other auto executives to rol...