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UMW Toyota Motor en route to year-end target despite a slowe...
09 May 2023
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) is confident in its overall performance, projecting a positive increase of 9% in year-to-date sales registered for April 2023 compared to April 2...
Iveco to fully own venture with Nikola on electric, hydrogen...
09 May 2023
MILAN: Iveco Group will buy full ownership of its joint venture with US start-up Nikola Corp, which develops battery electric and fuel cell heavy-duty trucks, the Italian truck mak...
VW dealer MHV Autohaus expands into selling used cars
09 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) and its dealer partner, MHV Autohaus, today launched Malaysia’s first Das WeltAuto (DWA) independent dealership that focuses...
BYD distributor says it now has three 3S dealerships
08 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: BYD distributor Sime Darby Beyond Auto now has three 3S centres in the Klang Valley. Located in Ara Damansara, Glenmarie and Cheras, the centres aim to provide acc...
CIMB launches financial solutions to drive EV adoption
08 May 2023
From left: CIMB head of consumer banking Daniel Cheong, singer Datuk Zainal Abidin, and CIMB group consumer and digital banking chief executive officer Effendy Shahul Hamid. KUALA...
VW set to tap Bentley, Porsche executives for software shake...
08 May 2023
Bosch heads production at Bentley. BERLIN: Volkswagen AG is expected to replace the leadership of its troubled software unit later today, with the German carmaker’s new chief ex...
Battle for China's electric SUV market heats up at home and ...
08 May 2023
SHANGHAI: China is ground zero for the price war in electric vehicles and the battleground is shifting to SUV-styled EVs, the largest segment of the market, dominated by Tesla Inc ...
New 10-year driving licence renewal won't impede JPJ's enfor...
08 May 2023
A man showing his driving licence, which he has renewed for 10 years. SEREMBAN: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has its own ways to ensure motorists whose driving licences are...
BYD to make EVs in Vietnam
08 May 2023
HANOI: Chinese automaker BYD Co. plans to expand into electric vehicles manufacturing and assembly in Vietnam, according to a Vietnamese government statement citing the company's c...
Combustion engine cars still rule the roost, says RHB IB
08 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) says feedback from the ground showed that Malaysians still preferred to buy cars with internal combustion engines than electric vehic...
Sarawak Skills to start training centre on electric, hydroge...
08 May 2023
KUCHING: Sarawak Skills Group of Learning Institutions (Sarawak Skills) plans to set up a training centre offering Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) programme...
Get RM200 Touch ‘n Go eWallet credit when you buy Goodyear A...
08 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Goodyear Malaysia has started its latest promotion offering up to RM200 Touch ‘n Go eWallet credit upon purchase of four units of Assurance ComfortTred tyres. To p...
Ex-CEO of MaRii claims trial to RM5mil bribery charge
08 May 2023
Mohamad Madani outside the Sessions Court premises today. — Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: A former chief executive officer of an automotive institute claimed trial in the Sessions Court...
Malaysia can become regional automotive industry leader, say...
07 May 2023
Anwar and Geely chairman Eric Li pointing to the Proton logo of the newly launched X90. With them on stage are government ministers, Proton officials and other dignitaries. KUALA ...
Proton X90 launched, four variants from RM124K to RM153K
07 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Proton today launched the much awaited 3-row seating X90 - the big brother to the X70 and X50 SUV. The X90 is offered in four variants, starting with the base Sta...
Bentley says its coronation cushions are fit for a king
07 May 2023
LONDON: To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, a team of Bentley’s craftsmen have worked together to produce a limited series of bespoke cabin ...
VW to fire top executives at software unit Cariad, says sour...
07 May 2023
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen is set to dismiss all but one of the executive board members at its software division Cariad next week to try to resolve development problems, a person famili...
Aston Martin Works enables owners to future-proof their clas...
07 May 2023
LONDON: Aston Martin Works is announcing the availability for the first time in decades of new major components, including gearboxes and engine blocks, for some of the brand’s most...
China's industry ministry issues draft data standards for sm...
07 May 2023
SHANGHAI: China's industry ministry has issued a series of draft technical standards including cybersecurity requirements for vehicles, with the country moving to tighten data regu...
Ford to open orders on F-150 trucks amid production snags
07 May 2023
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co said on Friday that it will open orders for its popular F-150 Lightning truck next week as part of its plan to scale to annual production of 150,000 units. ...