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BYD's Denza JV with Mercedes-Benz a success in 2023
04 January 2024
SHENZHEN, China: Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) giant BYD Auto's record-breaking sales in 2023 was partly due to the impressive performance of sub-brands such as Denza, a joint v...
CES 2024: A preview of what car makers have in store for the...
04 January 2024
LAS VEGAS: From Jan 9 to 12, numerous automakers will be on-site at CES here to unveil their latest in-car technologies. A must-attend event for many years now, the consumer ele...
VinFast to set up EV battery plant in India, say sources
04 January 2024
A VinFast VF 8 electric taxi operated by Green SM is pictured in Hanoi last October. — Reuters CHENNAI/HANOI: Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is set to open its first In...
'Terminator' Arnold Schwarzenegger's unique Unimog is up for...
04 January 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: Hollywood tough guy and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for his brawny physique and fans can now bid at auction for an equally robust Unimog go-anywhere t...
Acura opens bookings for all-electric 2024 ZDX performance S...
04 January 2024
LOS ANGELES: Acura has opened reservations for its first all-electric model – the all-new 2024 Acura ZDX performance SUV and high-performance ZDX Type S, the most powerful Acura SU...
EPMB in assembly deal with Great Wall
04 January 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd’s (EPMB) subsidiary, PEPS-JV (Melaka) Sdn Bhd (PJVM) has been appointed as the contract vehicle assembler for Great Wall Motor Sales Malaysia Sdn...
Toyota in Thai 10-hour Endurance Race: Racing to innovate
04 January 2024
BURIRAM (Thailand): In the quest to tackle global warming, battery electric cars (BEVs) hog the limelight nowadays and are seen as the ultimate zero-emission mobility solution. ...
Toyota and Thai partners: Making progress towards carbon neu...
04 January 2024
BURIRAM (Thailand): Toyota Motor Corp’s CEO of Asia Region, Masahiko Maeda, is quite optimistic about further progress in accelerating collaborations towards achieving carbon neutr...
‘Licensed to collect parking fees at lane’
04 January 2024
The 100m lane off Jalan Sultan Ismail where a private operator collects fees ranging from RM10 to RM25 from motorists who park there from 4pm to 2am. KUALA LUMPUR: A private opera...
GM offers US$7,500 incentive for EVs losing US tax credit
04 January 2024
The Chevrolet Blazer. WASHINGTON: General Motors said on Wednesday it is offering incentives of US$7,500 (RM34,526) on its electric vehicles that earlier this week lost a US gover...
ChargeSini hits new milestone with nearly 600 EV charging po...
03 January 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Chargesini has capped off the year 2023 with the deployment of nearly 600 EV (electric vehicle) charging points nationwide. In a statement, the charging point ope...
Saga, X50 and Persona continue to be top sellers for Proton
03 January 2024
SUBANG JAYA: The Saga started and ended the year as the best-selling Proton model, notching an impressive 70,184 units sold, its best performance since 2012, and positioning it as ...
Jan 4-10: Fuel prices unchanged
03 January 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Jan 4-10. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that RO...
The fiery threat of cheap EV-charging
03 January 2024
PETALING JAYA: Charging electrical vehicles (EV) is like charging mobile phones – generic or faulty parts can lead to a fire or explosion, says an expert. But unlike mobile phon...
Hyundai Motor aims to sell 4.24 million vehicles globally in...
03 January 2024
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Coannounced today it has set its 2024 global sales target at 4.24 million vehicles, a drop oof about 2% from its 2023 target of 4.32 million vehicles. The t...
Experts: Guard data in Padu zealously and fortify it
03 January 2024
PETALING JAYA: There is a pressing need to fortify the government’s newly launched Central Database Hub (Padu) and zealously guard the privacy of the massive amounts of information...
BYD to give dealers over RM1bil for hitting sales target, sa...
03 January 2024
SHANGHAI: BYD , which outsold Tesla in electric car sales globally for the first time in the fourth quarter, will hand out rewards totalling billions of yuan to its Chinese dealers...
Gridlock seen worsening in 2024 as car ownership rises
03 January 2024
PETALING JAYA: Traffic jams are not something out of the ordinary for Malaysians, with many “accepting” it as part of life, but congestion has worsened and experts say it will be a...
Petrol, diesel or electric — what is the right car for me?
03 January 2024
BERLIN: The automotive world used to be much more straightforward when the bonnet of a car either contained a petrol or a diesel engine. Performance, fuel economy, tax and vario...
Tesla delivers record Q4 cars, but China's BYD steals top EV...
02 January 2024
AUSTIN: Tesla delivered a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, beating market estimates and meeting its 2023 target, but lost its spot as the top EV maker to C...