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Toyota scores big at Sepang 1000KM
22 November 2022
SEPANG: Toyota returned to the prestigious Sepang 1000KM endurance race with a vengeance to clinch a historic 1-2 victory in the 9-hour race at Sepang International Circuit. Thr...
Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept unveiled at 2022 LA auto show
21 November 2022
LOS ANGELES: The Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept made its world premiere at the Nov 19-28 Los Angeles Auto Show here. The Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept is designed as a full batte...
Hyundai may develop 'lifestyle pickup', says exec
21 November 2022
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co is considering development of additional pickups for the US market, including a "lifestyle" truck, according to Jose Munoz, the Korean automaker's global pr...
Poland partners with Volvo owner Geely for first locally-mad...
20 November 2022
WARSAW: Poland picked Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. as a partner to build it first electric car, betting that the popularity of plug-in vehicles in the European Union’s largest ...
Genesis X Convertible a striking electric drop-top
20 November 2022
LONDON: Genesis has unveiled its new X Convertible concept as another look at the firm’s future. Joining the 2021 X Concept and X Speedium Coupe concept, the new X Convertible h...
800hp, 800km range: Aehra shares specs of its future electri...
19 November 2022
BERLIN: American-Italian electric mobility startup Aehra is sharing more details about its unconventional electric SUV, set to stand out with four gull-wing doors that open outward...
Federal Auto Cars certified as first local Volvo Certified D...
19 November 2022
PETALING JAYA: Federal Auto Cars has started full operations as the first Volvo dealer to be certified as the Volvo Certified Damage Repair (VCDR) centre by Volvo Car Malaysia. ...
Volkswagen-SAIC venture to close manual transmission plant i...
18 November 2022
BERLIN: A manual transmission plant owned by Volkswagen's joint venture with SAIC Motors will close next March, the carmaker said today. The news was communicated to staff this ...
This office chair was developed with car manufacturing tech
18 November 2022
PARIS: With the aim of bringing attention to all the technologies on board the brand's latest electric models, Norwegian designers working for Volkswagen have developed an office c...
Lamborghini introduces The Engine Songs: a V12 symphony
18 November 2022
BOLOGNA: Lamborghini’s The Engine Songs: Let’s Talk video interview series, examines the science and inspiration behind the creation of three playlists available on Spotify. The...
Tesla recalls about 30,000 Model X cars over air bag issue
18 November 2022
WASHINGTON: Tesla Inc recalled nearly 30,000 Model X cars in the United States over an issue that may cause the front passenger air bag to deploy incorrectly. The air bag could ...
Porsche puts the 911 on stilts as rugged, high-riding Dakar
17 November 2022
LOS ANGELES: In the era of SUVs, a low sports car like the 911 is a tough sell - so why not just give it more mud-plugging material? That's the current thinking of Porsche, which i...
Porsche spills more details about upcoming electric Macan
17 November 2022
STUTTGART: Porsche is fettling an all-new, electric SUV set to slot in above the Cayenne and herald a series of further electrics as the traditional maker of combustion-engined per...
Brussels’ plan for car-free streets hits a few bumps
17 November 2022
BRUSSELS: After years of trying to reduce its car dependency, Brussels is poised to adopt what could be its most dramatic pro-pedestrian policy yet: an effective ban on non-local, ...
UMW Group vehicle delivery up 4% to 35,130 in October
17 November 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The UMW Group’s automotive sales improved in October as both UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) and UMW’s associate company, Perodua, delivered 35,130 units that month, four per...
Mazda MX-5 Miata updated for 2023
17 November 2022
LOS ANGELES: Mazda North America Operations today announces updates to the 2023 MX-5 Miata. On sale this winter, the 2023 MX-5 Miata will give customers a new exterior paint col...
AMD chip to power auto supplier Aisin’s new automated car pa...
17 November 2022
DETROIT: US chip design firm Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday said Japan’s major automotive supply company Aisin Corp has chosen AMD's micro processor to power a new system ...
Volkswagen's US$2bil Trinity electric vehicle plant in doubt
17 November 2022
HAMBURG: Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume is reviewing whether to stick to a plan to build a new plant to assemble its Trinity electric vehicles (EV) or to use its existing ...
'Carchitecture' takes car ownership to the next level
17 November 2022
PARIS: Architecture and automobiles have much more in common than one might first think. They are connected by a love of lines, fluidity, optimisation of spaces and, sometimes, ...
Traffic builds as Malaysians 'balik kampung' to cast their b...
17 November 2022
PETALING JAYA: Significant traffic congestion has been reported along the roads leading out of the city as folk begin journeying back to their hometowns to vote in conjunction with...