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Jaecoo partners Jurassic World Rebirth movie
01 July 2025
LONDON: Jaecoo has partnered with Universal Pictures for Amblin Entertainment’s action-packed new chapter in the blockbuster film series, Jurassic World Rebirth. In Jurassic Wo...
BYD Seagull hits 1 million units produced
01 July 2025
SHENZHEN: BYD has marked the production of the one millionth Dolphin Surf compact EV (electric vehicle). The millionth example of the car rolled down the production line at the ...
Allotrope Energy’s supercapacitors: Cut costs for hybrid pow...
01 July 2025
LONDON: Allotrope Energy has developed a new class of supercapacitor with twice the energy density of current technology. Their use could form the basis of a new generation of ...
New Caltex Havoline engine oil for hybrids
01 July 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The new Caltex Havoline Fully Synthetic Hybrid SAE 0W-20 engine oil is formulated for hybrid engines, and maximises performance and ensures smooth operation. In a...
New CEO at Cycle & Carriage Malaysia
01 July 2025
Short. KUALA LUMPUR: Cycle & Carriage Malaysia has appointed Adrian Short as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO), taking over from Thomas Tok Chek Kuan. Tok wil...
Denza's first scheduled maintenance revised to 20,000km or o...
01 July 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Expressing strong confidence in the reliability of its products, Denza Malaysia has raised the first scheduled maintenance of its electric vehicles to 20,000km or one...
Trump mulls keeping 25% tariff on Japanese autos
01 July 2025
Trump. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump floated the idea of keeping 25% tariffs on Japan's cars as talks between the two nations continued with little more than a week to go ...
Musk fumes at lawmakers supporting Trump bill which includes...
01 July 2025
Musk. WASHINGTON: Elon Musk once again threatened to ramp up his political spending, this time targeting nearly every sitting Republican in Congress who has signaled support for P...
2026 Proton X50: More power at 181PS/290Nm, better features
01 July 2025
SHAH ALAM: The refreshed 2026 Proton X50 gets updates such as new exterior and interior styling, upgraded ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) level 2 features, better infotain...
Threat to Tesla: Bumper orders for Xiaomi YU7
30 June 2025
BEIJING: Exceptionally strong initial orders for Xiaomi's YU7 electric sport utility vehicle sent shares in the automotive newcomer to a record high on Friday and fanned speculatio...
Lotus: No plans to close English factory
30 June 2025
LONDON: British-based sportscar company Lotus said it has no plans to close a factory in eastern England, following a report in the Financial Times which said manufacturing there c...
Nissan seeks to delay supplier payments
30 June 2025
TOKYO: Nissan Motor has asked some suppliers to allow it to delay payments to free up short-term funds, according to several emails and a company document reviewed by Reuters, as t...
Sony-Honda EV venture sees more losses
30 June 2025
TOKYO: The joint electric car project by Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. saw its annual operating loss more than double to ¥52 billion ($362 million) as they work to begin sel...
VW Multivan and California get PHEV, AWD variants
30 June 2025
HANOVER: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has developed a new plug-in hybrid all-wheel drive system for the Multivan and California: the eHybrid 4MOTION. They offer up to 95km ele...
Mazda 6e to arrive in Europe in summer 2025
30 June 2025
PARIS: The all-new Mazda 6e will go on sale across Europe in the summer of 2025. It is billed as offering an advanced suite of features that remain effortlessly intuitive, and b...
Xiaomi YU7 has Ambilight's smart dimming sunroof
30 June 2025
SHENZHEN, China: The Xiaomi YU7 mid-size electric SUV's MAX variant comes standard with the new-generation electrochromic smart dimming sunroof developed by Ambilight. Ambilight...
Zeekr aims for rapid growth in Malaysia
30 June 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese marque Zeekr is set to accelerate its growth in Malaysia via dealer network expansion as well as branding and marketing activities. The premium new energy ...
CATL breaks ground on US$6bil Indonesia battery venture
30 June 2025
JAKARTA: The world's top maker of electric-vehicle batteries broke ground on a US$6bil ((RM25.3bil) battery material ecosystem in Indonesia as the government pushes ahead with comm...
Global EV numbers up by 30%, lead by China
30 June 2025
STUTTGART (Germany): Worldwide, the number of electric vehicles increased by around a third last year, a boom largely boosted by Chinese brands and not the struggling industry pion...
New UD Trucks Kuzer lineup introduced
30 June 2025
PETALING JAYA: UD Trucks' sole distributor partner in Malaysia, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), has introduced the new UD Kuzer SKE 155 light-duty truck. With a f...