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EQE: Mercedes shows off electric version of E-Class
06 September 2021
MUNICH: Mercedes-Benz is picking up speed in its transformation to electric drive. Only a few months after launching the EQS, the manufacturer is unveiling its second car designed ...
Volkswagen unveils ID LIFE concept EV for the masses
06 September 2021
MUNICH: Volkswagen today took the wraps off the ID LIFE, a fully electric small car to be launched in 2025 at a cost of around €20,000 (RM99,000) in a bid to make battery-powered c...
Daimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 202...
06 September 2021
MUNICH: Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be les...
Man lucky to be alive as car crushed in KL pile-up
06 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: A motorist escaped with only light injuries to his face after the car he was driving was crushed in a six-vehicle pile-up caused by a runaway lorry. City Traffic I...
JPJ counter services resume nationwide
06 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Counter services for all Road Transport Department (JPJ) branches nationwide resumed operations today. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong was at the Wa...
Petron donates RM60,000 worth of fuel to three charities
06 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Petron Malaysia is helping three charities by sponsoring fuel worth RM60,000. The free fuel for Community Policing Malaysia, Mercy Malaysia and My Food Directory &...
Piaggio, KTM, Honda and Yamaha set up swappable batteries co...
06 September 2021
Taiwan's Kymco is already using swappable batteries for electric scooters and motorcycles. MILAN: Italian scooter maker Piaggio said today it had set up a consortium with Honda Mo...
Great Wall to launch electric car and hybrid SUV in Europe i...
06 September 2021
A WEY iNest car by by Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors (GWM) is pictured during a press preview at the International Motor Show (IAA), on Monday (Sept 6, 2021) in Munich. - AFP ...
Smart reveals its first grown-up electric in concept trim
06 September 2021
MUNICH: The first product of a 50:50 joint venture between Daimler-owned Smart and Geely from China is a compact SUV with four doors unlike anything seen before from the brand. ...
VW CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are 'gamechanger'
06 September 2021
MUNICH: Volkswagen head Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the "real gamechanger" for the auto industry, which is facing the end of combustio...
Proton's Vlog contest is halfway through with three months t...
06 September 2021
SUBANG JAYA: With just more than three months left before Proton's Vlog contest ends, now is the best time to try your skill as a content creator and win cash prizes totalling more...
China wary of intelligent vehicles
06 September 2021
TIANJIN: China needs to adapt regulatory measures to guard against Internet and data security risks associated with the development of intelligent vehicles, such as the unauthorise...
German decision on Tesla subsidies expected by end of year
06 September 2021
BERLIN: Germany will probably decide by the end of the year how much state aid US electric vehicle maker Tesla will receive for its planned battery cell factory near Berlin, an eco...
Mercedes, BMW steer EVs to Europe's first car show since Cov...
05 September 2021
MUNICH: After months of home-office work and Zoom calls, car CEOs are finally getting a chance to meet up in-person when the IAA Mobility car show kicks off Monday here. It’s th...
New DS4 rival to BMW's 1 Series to get all-electric overhaul
05 September 2021
PARIS: DS is returning to the compact class, and the Stellantis subsidiary's new DS4 is set to lead the way into an all-electric era for the French company. Starting in November...
Cupra's concept of an entry-level city electric blends cheap...
05 September 2021
BARCELONA: Small car, powerful engine. Cupra says its electric small car plans are bound for mass production and meant to make clean mobility halfway affordable. As a preview of...
SEAT launches a 3-in-1 mobility offer with a car, electric m...
05 September 2021
PARIS: Spanish manufacturer SEAT is launching a new mobility solution offering the rental of - with the option to buy - a car, an electric motorcycle and an electric kick scooter. ...
Singapore to get deluge of over 600 EV chargers in next 12 m...
04 September 2021
Singapore has set a national target of 40,000 charging points in public carparks by 2030. — The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE: More than 600 electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be...
Pos Malaysia accepts walk-ins for road tax renewal, driving ...
04 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia is accepting "walk-ins" for renewal of road tax and driving licences at any our post offices nationwide, effective on Monday. In a statement today, it...
BMW HQ puts on a spectacular light show ahead of IAA Munich
04 September 2021
MUNICH: With IAA Munich set to open in the coming days on its home turf, BMW is putting its best foot forward. It held a spectacular light show last night that lit up the façade...