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China's BYD cuts starting price for Seal EV; aims to extend ...
10 May 2023
SHANGHAI: BYD Co Ltd today cut the starting price of its best-selling Seal sedan by 10%, as the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant seeks to extend its lead in the world's largest ...
Volkswagen announces fastest-ever Golf
10 May 2023
BERLIN: VW is launching the most powerful Golf ever to mark an anniversary year of its sports variant. The limited edition model is called Golf R 333 and offers 333hp from a turboc...
Startup UVeye raises US$100mil to use AI to detect tyre pres...
10 May 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: UVeye, a company that uses artificial intelligence for vehicle inspections, has raised US$100 million (RM445mil) from investors including General Motors Co. and CarM...
Italian tuner Abarth adds fake engine growl to 500e
10 May 2023
ROME: It is not easy being a hot hatch in the silent electric car era, but Italian tuner Abarth has found a way to make the 500e sound loud and rorty even though it doesn't have a ...
Fisker's debut SUV delayed by lingering software woes
10 May 2023
LOS ANGELES: Fisker Inc. is facing delays on delivering its debut electric SUV to customers because of problems integrating software into the vehicles, according to people familiar...
Volvo to unveil EX30 electric SUV on June 7
10 May 2023
GOTHENBURG: Volvo announced on Tuesday that its smallest electric SUV - the EX30 - will have its world premiere on June 7.
On the same date, it will also become available to ord...
'Beautiful Corolla': Afghanistan's enduring love affair with...
10 May 2023
KABUL: Little is certain in Afghanistan — armies invade and retreat, governments rise and fall — but when the key of a Toyota Corolla turns in the ignition, the engine can be relie...
Bentley production chief to lead Volkswagen's software overh...
09 May 2023
Bosch will head Cariad from June 1.
HAMBURG: Volkswagen has appointed Bentley production chief Peter Bosch to lead its software subsidiary Cariad, dismissing all but one of the ...
Porsche Malaysia introduces 350kW DC charging for Taycan cus...
09 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Porsche distributor Sime Darby Auto Performance (Porsche Malaysia) has upgraded the direct current (DC) chargers at two outlets and will complete the upgrade for two...
Ingress Swede Automobile starts selling used Volvos
09 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Volvo dealer Ingress Swede Automobile Sdn Bhd has launched its Volvo SELEKT used car programme.
Located within the premises of Volvo Cars Ingress Swede Automobile...
Elon Musk and Tesla break ground on massive Texas lithium re...
09 May 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc on Monday broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery that CEO Elon Musk said should produce enough of the battery metal to build about 1 million electric veh...
China poses greatest risk to Europe's carmakers, Allianz Tra...
09 May 2023
LONDON: Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) pose the greatest risk to Europe's carmakers and could cost them 7 billion euros (RM34bil) a year in lost profits by 2030 unless policy...
Mitsubishi Motors says sticking with China despite poor sale...
09 May 2023
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has refuted reports that it plans to bow out of China as competition among automakers there continues to intensify.
"No decisions have been made a...
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 ...
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