Volvo Cars to stop funding Polestar, may hand stake to Geely
01 February 2024
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars said today it would stop funding Polestar Automotive Holding and was handing responsibility for the struggling luxury car brand over to Volvo's top shareholde...
VW Group's India unit eyes entry-level electric SUV
01 February 2024
NEW DELHI: Volkswagen Group is looking to introduce an entry-level electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) in India by the second-half of this decade, the CEO of its local unit said a...
MAN Malaysia hands over first double-decker coach with ADAS
01 February 2024
PENANG: MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MAN Malaysia) has handed over the first MAN double-decker coach with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to leading express bus compa...
Porsche AG: Poised for growth
01 February 2024
SINGAPORE: Porsche sold 320,221 vehicles in 2023 with increases in all market regions, varying from a high of 27% for North America (against sales in 2022) to 16% in the Overseas m...
Child, 5, dies after being left in parked car at Shah Alam h...
01 February 2024
SHAH ALAM: Another tragic case of a child left in a parked car has surfaced.
A five-year-old girl died recently after being accidentally left in the car by her mother at Hospita...
Porsche Macan: A generational leap
01 February 2024
SINGAPORE: The latest generation Porsche Macan has arrived and is hitting the road with electric power, making it the first sports utility vehicle (SUV) from the German carmaker to...
Stellantis looks for growth in Asia-Pacific region
01 February 2024
PETALING JAYA: Stellantis is committed to its significant investments and developing a strong Asean hub in Malaysia while supporting the growth of the India and Asia Pacific (IAP) ...
Rimac to produce stationary energy-storage batteries
01 February 2024
SARAJEVO: Rimac Energy, a new subdivision of Croatian electric carmaker Rimac Technology, is expanding production to include an innovative stationary energy storage system that wil...
Jeep previews electric Wagoneer S interior
01 February 2024
DETROIT: Jeep is previewing the interior of its first global all-electric SUV ahead of its arrival in the fall.
It said the development of the Wagoneer S involved looking back a...
German dealership Sternauto opens BYD store in Berlin
01 February 2024
BERLIN: Chinese EV giant BYD's five models on sale in Germany will be showcased at a new BYD-only store here run by dealership Sternauto, in the latest sign that the carmaker is ra...
Chinese automakers hit by production issues with Huawei comp...
31 January 2024
SHANGHAI: Some Chinese automakers have had to delay deliveries of flagship models due to production issues with a computing unit made by tech giant Huawei, five people with knowled...
Audi gives its largest SUV, the Q7, a new look and additiona...
31 January 2024
BERLIN: Audi has revealed an updated version of its large seven-seat Q7 SUV, which benefits from a styling redesign and additional safety features and connectivity.
The Q7 is Au...
Volkswagen founds AI lab, in talks with potential partners
31 January 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen is in talks with international technology firms about collaborating to create new digital prototypes for products and features using artificial intelligence, the...
Peugeot aims to be top EV brand in Europe by 2025
31 January 2024
PARIS: In 2024, the Peugeot all-electric range will be joined by two new models: the E-408 and E-5008.
Its EV (electric vehicle) range presently consists of the E-208, E-2008, E...
China overtakes Japan as world's biggest vehicle exporter
31 January 2024
BEIJING: Japanese giants such as Toyota and Nissan have been much more cautious than their Chinese counterparts like BYD on electric vehicles (EVs), banking instead on hybrid model...
MACC freezes Tan Sri's personal accounts in RM4.5bil graft p...
31 January 2024
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen several bank accounts believed to hold tens of millions of ringgit belonging to a businessman with a Tan S...
Feb 1-7: Fuel prices unchanged
31 January 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Feb 1-7.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that RON...
Judge voids Elon Musk's 'unfathomable' US$56 billion Tesla p...
31 January 2024
Equilar estimated in 2022 that Musk's package was around six times larger than the combined pay of the 200 highest-paid executives in 2021. — Reuters
WILMINGTON (United States): A...
Industry pain abounds as electric car demand hits slowdown
31 January 2024
LONDON: While automakers and suppliers are betting big on future demand for electric vehicles, a near-term global slowdown is causing pain, including bankruptcies, scrapped initial...
Pirelli, Continental, Michelin and others targeted in EU rai...
31 January 2024
BRUSSELS: Italy's Pirelli, Germany's Continental, French rival Michelin and other tyre makers were raided by EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a p...
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