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Yutong Bus delivers 500 units of V6 van to Latin America
31 December 2024
ZHENGZHOU, China: Commercial vehicle manufacturer Yutong Bus has delivered 500 units of its recently released V6 van to Latin America. This marks a major milestone in Yutong's s...
Data leak at VW subsidiary affects 800,000 electric cars
30 December 2024
HANOVER: A data leak at the software company Cariad, a subsidiary of German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW), left the personal details of electric car owners in Europe available o...
BMW to debut Panoramic iDrive display at CES 2025
30 December 2024
LAS VEGAS: Visitors to the next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will be in for a “little” surprise when they visit the BMW Pavilion in the Silver Lot to experience the...
BEV sales to grow 30% globally in 2025, say analysts
30 December 2024
NEW YORK: Global sales for battery electric passenger vehicles (BEVs) is projected to grow by 30% in 2025, compared to 2024 levels, to 15.1 million units, according to a S&P Global...
Move over Mercedes: Chinese cars grab Mexican market share
30 December 2024
MEXICO CITY: The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico's luxury car market, hitting sales of traditionally dominant brands suc...
TIV to rise to 805,000 units in 2025, says Kenanga
30 December 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) projects a total industry volume (TIV) of 805,000 units for the automotive industry in 2025, a marginal increase from an esti...
Cloned licence plate almost landed man in hot water
30 December 2024
File pic of JPJ staff isnpecting a cloned car. PETALING JAYA: A 28-year-old man was at the gym for his routine workout but was stopped in his tracks when he got a call from his ...
JPJ issues 5,306 offence notices against commercial vehicles...
30 December 2024
JPJ enforcement team checking on drivers and lorries for roadworthiness. — All photos from JPJ SEREMBAN: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 5,306 offence notices after ins...
The last of Ethiopia's Soviet-era Lada cars
30 December 2024
ADDIS ABABA: Leaning under the hood, Tesfahun Assefa checks the oil and the radiator. All good. But when he climbs inside and starts the engine, the Lada coughs and kicks out thick...
China extends licence age limit for truck, bus drivers as po...
30 December 2024
BEIJING: China will extend licence age limits for drivers of medium-sized and large buses as well as trucks, as part of broader efforts to address the challenges posed by an aging ...
'Tomorrow is Spring' film wins BMW Shorties 2024
30 December 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: This year's winner of the long-running BMW Shorties is the film Tomorrow is Spring by K. Krityishaa. The announcement of the grand prize winner was made earlier th...
German air taxi company Volocopter announces insolvency
30 December 2024
KARLSRUHE: German air taxi manufacturer Volocopter has declared insolvency as it seeks new funding, the company announced from its headquarters at Bruchsal near Stuttgart. "The ...
Imposing pickup trucks symbolise Pakistan's power gulf
30 December 2024
KARACHI: In Pakistan's largest city, cars inch forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But some seamlessly carve through the jam: SUVs flanked by Toyota Hilux pickup trucks. The Hi...
Callum shows off luxury interior for on-road Skye variant
29 December 2024
LONDON: Callum has finally shown the world the interior design for the on-road variant of its high-performance, all-wheel-drive electric vehicle, the Callum Skye. First announce...
Ineos Automotive unveils custom-built ‘Kaiju Quartermaster’ ...
29 December 2024
MELBOURNE: Ineos Automotive’s Australian division has introduced a one-off custom Grenadier Quartermaster Cab Chassis, named the "Kaiju Quartermaster." Drawing inspiration from ...
VW Polo to celebrate 50th anniversary with major facelift in...
28 December 2024
WOLFSBURG: The Volkswagen Polo, a small car icon since its debut in 1975, will remain in production until at least 2030, Volkswagen has confirmed. A significant facelift is plan...
BMW Group tops rankings as most popular employer again
28 December 2024
MUNICH: BMW Group topped the rankings in 2024 as the best employer – for the 13th time in a row, according to a survey. A leading study in gauging employer attractiveness, the T...
Transport industry tainted by the wheels of graft
28 December 2024
PETALING JAYA: There are many reasons why lorries are increasingly getting involved in accidents – bad drivers and poor maintenance are partly to blame. “But one other major rea...
JPJ cracks down on commercial vehicles
28 December 2024
Penang JPJ officers inspecting heavy vehicles during Ops Gempur Teknikal at the Juru toll plaza. — Photo sourced from Penang JPJ’s FB PETALING JAYA: Ahead of the balik kampung ru...
Osamu Suzuki, who ran automaker for five decades, dies at 94
27 December 2024
File pic of Suzuki. He died of cancer on Dec 25. — AFP TOKYO: Osamu Suzuki, who ran Suzuki Motor Corp., known for its minicars and motorcycles, across several decades and drove th...