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Court finds Mazda Australia misled customers on refunds for ...
30 November 2021
CANBERRA: An Australian federal court has found that the local unit of Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp misled customers over their rights, the country's competition regulator s...
3.78 million vehicles yet to renew road tax
30 November 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3.78 million vehicles throughout the country have yet to renew their road tax as at Nov 16, according to the Road Transport Department (JPJ). JPJ deputy...
Malaysian ministry starts self-driving vehicle project
30 November 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The NanoMalaysia Autonomous Vehicle (NAVi) project is launched today to support innovation and adoption of advanced technology as well as tackle the rising rate of ac...
Mercedes-Benz allies with US solid state battery maker
30 November 2021
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz plans to jointly develop solid-state battery technology for future e-cars with US company Factorial Energy and French-Italian carmaker Stellantis. Merce...
Latest Porsche 911 GT3 arrives at RM1.76mil
30 November 2021
SEPANG: Porsche in Malaysia has introduced the all-new Porsche 911 GT3 that comes with vastly improved performance and racing pedigree. The seventh generation 911 GT3 and 911 GT...
Johor Causeway finally reopens after 20 months
29 November 2021
SINGAPORE: One of the busiest border crossings in the world, the Johor-Singapore Causeway, was officially reopened with the launch of the Vaccinated Travel Lane via land crossing (...
Nissan to spend US$18b over 5 years in electrification push
29 November 2021
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co announced it will spend 2 trillion yen (RM75bil) over the next five years to accelerate vehicle electrification, aiming to catch up with rivals in one of the...
Renault's 4L takes to the air on 60th anniversary
28 November 2021
PARIS: Renault is set to showcase the AIR4, an original show car largely inspired by the French automaker's famous 4L. This latest iteration takes the form of a futuristic flyin...
Wee acts to cut long queues at Johor JPJ after spot check
28 November 2021
Dr Wee speaking today to JPJ customers in Johor Baru who had to put up with long queues. — All pix from Facebook/WeeKaSiong JOHOR BARU: A surprise visit by Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Si...
First 'robotaxis' enter service in Beijing
28 November 2021
An Apollo Go autonomous taxi is seen on a street in Yizhuang, a town of Daxing District, in the southeast suburbs of Beijing. — AFP BEIJING: Beijing has approved its first autonom...
Williams F1 founder Frank Williams dies aged 79
28 November 2021
LONDON: Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of the once-dominant Williams Racing Formula One team, died aged 79 today, the team announced. "After being admitte...
BMW eDrive Zones now available in 138 European cities
27 November 2021
MUNICH: The BMW Group is introducing its eDrive Zones in another 20 European cities, including Copenhagen, Verona and Toulouse. This means that a total of 138 cities in Europe a...
Porsche and Ericsson launch 5G research network
27 November 2021
LEIPZIG: Porsche has teamed up with Swedish mobile network supplier Ericsson to launch a 5G research network at its Leipzig factory. This is the first 5G research network in a P...
Xiaomi to open auto plant with 300,000-car capacity in Beiji...
27 November 2021
Lei Jun (centre) and his management team. SHANGHAI: Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp will build a plant that can produce 300,000 vehicles annually in Beijing for its electric ...
New VW Golf and Golf GTI crop up in Sekinchan media preview
26 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: The backdrop was agricultural, the dining was refreshingly different and the cars were all new. VW in Malaysia organised on Nov 25 a get-together between the mana...
New Kia Niro makes world debut at 2021 Seoul Mobility Show
26 November 2021
SEOUL: Kia Corporation has revealed the all-new Niro at the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show. It will be available as before in three variants - a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and a ...
No speed limit: New German govt won't slow drivers on Autoba...
26 November 2021
BERLIN: Germany's famous Autobahn, one of the world's few remaining highways where you can legally reach speeds of over 300kph, is to remain without a speed limit under the country...
Johor Causeway to open 18 hours daily from Nov 29 to ease cr...
26 November 2021
PETALING JAYA: Representatives from the country's logistics and transport operators have met with the Transport Ministry to sort out congestion issues during cargo movement to Sing...
Carmakers get inventive as global chip crisis bites
26 November 2021
MUNICH: Whether buying computer chips directly from manufacturers, reconfiguring cars, or producing them with parts missing, automakers are having to get creative to cope with the ...
China to remain 'super market' into next year, says Daimler ...
26 November 2021
BERLIN: Daimler's China sales will stay strong next year, the carmaker's China chief said on Thursday, adding he was confident that Mercedes-Benz could grow its share of the countr...