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Ford's salaried employees can work from home rest of year
18 June 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co. is again extending its work-from-home arrangements for US salaried workers in response to employee requests to keep working remotely during the coronavirus ...
Nikola founder exaggerated capability of hydrogen-powered tr...
18 June 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: After half an hour of promotional videos and big promises, Nikola Corp.’s 13-foot-tall prototype parked atop a rotating stage began to spin. The dramatic music re...
Your iPhone will soon be able to replace your car keys, says...
18 June 2020
BERLIN: An official announcement is still pending, but some newly spotted text buried in Apple's user privacy agreement has all but confirmed everything: You'll soon be able to lea...
2021 Mazda BT-50 unveiled
17 June 2020
HIROSHIMA: The new 2021 Mazda BT-50 pickup truck has made its world premiere, and will be sold in Australia in the latter half of 2020. Fully redesigned for the first time in ni...
New prices for Porsche cars in Malaysia: 50% drop on sales t...
17 June 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP) has released new prices for Porsche cars, with sales tax for CBU vehicles reduced by 50% from June 15 until Dec 31. The new base...
New generation Citroën hatchback revealed
17 June 2020
LONDON: Citroën continues its electrification offensive in 2020, turning its attention from today to the compact hatchback segment – publishing the very first images of the new ë-C...
BMW reveals 600hp M5 and 625hp M5 Competition
17 June 2020
MUNICH: BMW has released details about its refreshed M5 and M5 Competition BMW M GmbH has made its M5 high-performance sedans better than ever with some stylistic fine-tuning an...
JPJ: No action will be taken on two million Malaysians with ...
17 June 2020
PUTRAJAYA: No action will be taken against the more than two million Malaysians whose driving licences and road tax have expired since the movement control order (MCO) was enforced...
Toyota offers free access to THUMS safety software
17 June 2020
TOYOTA CITY, Japan: Toyota Motor Corp is making its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software freely available from January 2021 as part of its efforts toward a safe mobility s...
Volkswagen uses first low-emission LNG powered overseas car ...
17 June 2020
WOLFSBURG: For the first time, vehicles from Europe will be transported from Europe to North and Central America on a car freighter powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The L...
Volkswagen invests more in solid-state battery tech
17 June 2020
LOS ANGELES: The Volkswagen Group is making an additional investment of up to US$200 million in US solid-state battery specialist QuantumScape. In future, solid-state batteries ...
Mercedes-Benz and Setra offering sideguard assist to protect...
17 June 2020
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz and Setra are now offering sideguard assist as retrofit solutions for almost all trucks, buses and coaches made by the two brands. Sideguard assist supp...
Locally-assembled BMW X5 xDrive45e M Sport PHEV rolls in at ...
17 June 2020
CYBERJAYA: BMW Malaysia has introduced the locally assembled X5 xDrive45e M Sport (G05) plugin hybrid electric Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV). The official launch ceremony can be...
Pump with Caltex and win Toyota CH-R, trip to Japan
17 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Chevron Malaysia Limited, which owns and markets the Caltex brand, is offering you a chance to experience all things Japanese with two Toyota C-HR vehicles as grand ...
SUVs more deadly to pedestrians than cars, says US insurance...
17 June 2020
WASHINGTON: SUVs are more likely than passenger cars to injure or kill pedestrians, according to a new US insurance industry study which recommended design changes to improve safet...
New Toyota Harrier debuts in Japan, comes with Digital Inner...
17 June 2020
TOYOTA CITY: Toyota is making the new Harrier model available through its dealers across Japan from today. Available as a conventional SUV with a 2.0 litre or a hybrid with a 2....
Volkswagen to pay €237mil for Audi buyout
17 June 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen will pay a 48% premium to buy out the minority shareholders of premium division Audi, Audi said on Tuesday. Volkswagen, which already holds 99.64% of Audi,...
Tesla signs three-year pricing deal with battery cell maker ...
17 June 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc has signed a three-year pricing deal with Japan’s Panasonic Corp relating to the manufacture and supply of lithium-ion battery cells at the Gigafactory in ...
Parking woes return in KL
17 June 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Business owners have returned to their old habits of hijacking public parking bays directly in front of their premises, according to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). ...
Lexus premieres 2021 IS sports sedan
16 June 2020
TOKYO: Lexus today held an online world premiere of the new Lexus IS compact rear-wheel-drive sports sedan. The new IS is billed as delivering better maneuverability and riding ...