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Hyundai Santa Fe: Moving up with high technology and styling
16 January 2025
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The new Hyundai Santa Fe is the first hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) in the D-segment seven-seater sports utility vehicle (SUV) that delivers an impressive fuel efficienc...
Kia EV9: Double wins for electric SUV
16 January 2025
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The 2024 Kia EV9 has earned the prestigious title of Electric Car of the Year and the Best Electric Luxury 3-row Seating Vehicle at the StarCarSifu Editors' Choice Award...
Zontes motorcycle factory in Jiangmen: Running on a fast tra...
16 January 2025
THE one aspect of China that we learnt in the recent past is the super quick pace of product development that factors in quality and performance at very competitive prices.
Our ...
No-fumes deliveries: Can electric trucks help clean up haula...
16 January 2025
STUTTGART: The environmental cost of having goods delivered over long distances by road is showing signs of dropping in future as retailing giant Amazon is joining companies seekin...
Four arrested in crackdown on vehicle number plate syndicate
16 January 2025
IPOH: Police have arrested four suspects believed to be members of a syndicate that offers fake vehicle number plate registration services.
Acting Perak police chief Deputy Comm...
Aston Martin launches 656hp Vantage Roadster, 0-100kph in 3....
15 January 2025
LONDON: Aston Martin has officially revealed the 2025 Vantage Roadster, a drop-top companion to its acclaimed Vantage Coupe. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter...
Audi announces 2025 prices in Malaysia, enhanced Audi Assura...
15 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: PHS Automotive Malaysia, the official distributor of Audi in Malaysia, today announced new 2025 prices for a range of its internal combustion engine (ICE) and electri...
Peugeot Malaysia offers CNY 2025 deals
15 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Starting from January 2025, all new Peugeot passenger vehicles (applicable for year make 2025 passenger vehicles, excluding the 2008 and Landtrek) come with a five-ye...
Ex-Perodua boss Aminar Rashid picked as MARii chairman
15 January 2025
Aminar's appointment is with immediate effect.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) has appointed Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh as the chair...
VW braces for another tricky year with no new EVs
15 January 2025
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG had a poor 2024, with sales falling and Europe’s biggest automaker even raising the prospect of closing factories in Germany. This year could be even worse...
Pump Petron fuel for chance to win free fuel for one year
15 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Petron Malaysia is giving Malaysians a chance to win one year's worth of free fuel.
This nationwide campaign will run from Dec 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
Custom...
Audi falls behind fellow German luxury rivals BMW and Merced...
15 January 2025
MUNICH: In a three-way battle between Germany's luxury carmakers, Audi has fallen behind compared to rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW, according to recently released annual sales figur...
EU climate chief says carmakers can thrive in global EV race
15 January 2025
BRUSSELS: The European Union is prepared to make sure carmakers are ready to meet its 2035 goal to effectively phase out the combustion engine, the bloc’s climate chief said, despi...
Nexteer opens new Changshu facility for steering systems
15 January 2025
CHANGSHU (China): Nexteer Automotive has opened its new facility in Changshu in a strategic expansion of its advanced steering systems manufacturing and testing capabilities.
Th...
Global electric car sales rose by 25% in 2024
15 January 2025
LONDON: Electric car sales rose by 25 percent globally last year, surging in China but slowing in Europe, according to figures published Tuesday by the British consultancy Rho Moti...
Two-hour parking limit for Kuala Lumpur to be imposed
15 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: A two-hour parking limit for downtown Kuala Lumpur along with a crackdown on parking touts are measures in the works to restore order in some of the capital city’s mo...
Fresh-air Microlino: Is this the ultimate beach buggy?
15 January 2025
ZÜRICH: Switzerland's Microlino has started selling an open-top version of its cute microcar which is crying out to be taken to the beach.
The quirky little resort toy is alread...
Dieselgate: Volkswagen's emissions scandal troubles are far ...
15 January 2025
BRAUNSCHWEIG (Germany): Almost 10 years after the diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen, you could be forgiven for thinking that the company's current business crisis is overshado...
Biden administration finalises US crackdown on Chinese vehic...
15 January 2025
A worker cleaning a vehicle made by Chinese carmaker GAC at the company's display during the Detroit Auto Show on Tuesday. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's outgoing ...
Isuzu Malaysia introduces affordable D-Max Low-Ride 4x2 MT v...
14 January 2025
PETALING JAYA: Isuzu Malaysia has unveiled the D-Max Low-Ride 4x2 manual transmission, said to be one of the most affordable double cab pick-up trucks on local roads.
The "infla...
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