Mercedes CEO sees semiconductor shortage dragging on into 20...
29 June 2022
MUNICH: The global shortage of semiconductor chips will last throughout this year and into 2023, the chief executive at Mercedes-Benz said today.
"The semiconductor situation is...
Tesla closes an office as layoff hits Autopilot jobs, includ...
29 June 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla has shuttered its office in San Mateo, California and laid off roughly 200 employees working on its Autopilot driver-assistant system there, one of the people ...
US vehicle quality hits 36-year low as supply, labour woes c...
29 June 2022
DETROIT: The quality of vehicles sold in the United States fell to a 36-year low in 2022, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power, as labour shortages and supply snags contin...
Japan's Renesas, India's Tata Motors partner to develop chip...
29 June 2022
NEW DELHI: Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp and India's Tata Motors have formed a strategic partnership to design, develop and make semiconductor solutions, the firms sa...
Finland's Nokian Tyres joins peer Michelin in exiting Russia
29 June 2022
COPENHAGEN: Finland's Nokian Tyres said on Tuesday it would start a "controlled exit" from the Russian market, having already scaled down the production of its Russian tyre plant a...
Using 3D maps to probe complex traffic accidents in Singapor...
29 June 2022
Dr Khoo (left) and Dr Koh with a 3D laser scanner used at crash sites. — JASON QUAH/The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: In 2016, a Mercedes-Benz barrelled down the Ayer Rajah Express...
Ben Affleck's 10-year-old son reverses Lamborghini into BMW
29 June 2022
Ben let his son take over the wheel of the Urus whose engine was running. — Photo from YouTube screengrab from X17Online
LOS ANGELES: Ben Affleck's son Samuel accidentally backed ...
Germany backs EU fossil fuel car phaseout, with slight chang...
29 June 2022
LUXEMBOURG: Germany can support a European Union proposal to effectively ban new fossil fuel car sales from 2035, if an option is added to allow sales of cars running on "CO2 neutr...
Hyundai and Kia raided over suspected defeat devices in Germ...
29 June 2022
BERLIN/SEOUL: German authorities have raided Hyunda and Kia over allegations that they put over 210,000 diesel vehicles with suspected illegal defeat devices onto the road, the Fra...
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series previewed from RM3mil
28 June 2022
SEPANG: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia today previewed the two-seater Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, the pinnacle of its GT family.
Although the ultimate performance machine comes with a...
Locally-assembled Mercedes-AMG A 35 4Matic sedan and GLA 35 ...
28 June 2022
SEPANG: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is expanding its high-performance compact model line-up with the rollout of the locally-assembled Mercedes-AMG A 35 4Matic sedan and GLA 35 4Matic.
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Car dealers scramble as sales tax D-day approaches
28 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: With just 48 hours to go before the end of the vehicle sales tax exemption, car dealers are working overtime to cope with up to a 50% increase in bookings.
Some s...
Japan pushes to remove zero-emission vehicle target from G7 ...
28 June 2022
TOKYO/BRUSSELS: Japan is pushing to remove a target for zero-emission vehicles from a G7 communique expected this week, according to a proposed draft seen by Reuters, a move that w...
How electric vehicles are inspiring a new generation of tyre...
28 June 2022
PARIS: More and more carmakers — who will no longer be able to sell new combustion-engine vehicles in Europe from 2035 — are working with tyre manufacturers to develop more long-la...
Nissan shareholders reject proposal to deem Renault as paren...
28 June 2022
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co Ltd today rejected a shareholder proposal at its annual general meeting (AGM) that would have led to the disclosure of a decades-old agreement with 43% stake...
Ford recalls 2,900 EV F-150 Lightning pickup trucks
28 June 2022
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co said Monday it will recall about 2,900 F-150 Lightning trucks because a software issue may result in a failure to provide adequate warning of low tyre pressu...
Chinese battery maker Gotion to locate a third of its produc...
28 June 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese battery maker Gotion High Tech Co said it plans to locate one-third of its production capacity outside China by 2025 to meet the growing demand from overseas elec...
Renault taps software company Atos to help cut costs
28 June 2022
PARIS: Renault is teaming up with software company Atos, the companies said today, to collect and analyse data in a "strategic collaboration" which Renault said would result in cos...
New 2022 Jaguar F-Pace arrives from RM598,000
27 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia has unveiled the 2022 Jaguar F-Pace that sports several new technological updates.
Available only in the R-Dynamic variant, the luxury ...
Thrills and fun at Toyota Gazoo Festival and Vios Challenge ...
27 June 2022
SEPANG: Thousands of returning fans and spectators for the first time in two years since the Covid-19 pandemic, brought with them a tremendous amount of energy that helped to galva...
First drive with the 2025 Hyundai Tuscon and Santa Fe: Seoul...
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