Mercedes slashes outlook in latest blow to German industry
20 September 2024
FRANKFURT: Mercedes-Benz Group AG cut its financial forecast due to a rapid deterioration of its business in China, marking the latest blow to Germany’s struggling industrial secto...
Europe carmakers call for ‘urgent action’ as emission rules ...
20 September 2024
PARIS: European automakers are calling for "urgent action” ahead of 2025 emissions targets that could potentially cost billions of euros in fines for some of them at a time when th...
Fourth-generation Bentley Continental GT ready on founder’s ...
20 September 2024
LONDON: Bentley Motors announced on Monday that the first fourth-generation Continental GT has completed production, in time for the 136th birthday of Walter Owen Bentley.
With ...
US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than ...
20 September 2024
WASHINGTON: Can China innovate and outcompete the US in their pitched battle for technological supremacy?
A 20-month investigation into the innovation performance of 44 Chinese ...
'Are we five-year-olds?' F1 drivers won't mind their languag...
20 September 2024
Mercedes practice pitstops ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend. — Reuters
SINGAPORE: Leading Formula One drivers at this week's Singapore Grand Prix said Thursday they ...
Germany considering ways to support VW, says economy ministe...
20 September 2024
FRANKFURT/BERLIN: Germany's government is considering ways to support Volkswagen, German economy minister and vice chancellor Robert Habeck said on Thursday, when asked about the t...
GM's Cruise to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Californ...
20 September 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: General Motors' self-driving unit Cruise said on Thursday it will begin supervised testing with up to five autonomous vehicles in fall this year in California's Bay ...
EU, China boost efforts to avert electric-vehicle tariffs, s...
20 September 2024
BRUSSELS: The European Commission and China agreed to intensify efforts to avert EU import tariffs on China-built electric vehicles and could re-examine a minimum-price deal previo...
Leapmotor C10 EV previewed ahead of October launch
19 September 2024
SUBANG JAYA: Leapmotor Malaysia, under the stewardship of Stellantis Malaysia, has previewed the C10 sports utility vehicle (SUV) ahead of its official launch.
Due to be unveile...
Upgraded Mitsubishi Xpander unveiled from RM99,980
19 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has upgraded the Xpander multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) with new features and sportier looks.
Available in two variants, the Xpander ...
Waymo in talks with Hyundai Motor to produce self-driving ta...
19 September 2024
SEOUL: Alphabet's Waymo is in talks with South Korea's Hyundai Motor to outsource manufacturing of its self-driving vehicles, South Korean newspaper, Electronic Times, reported.
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To succeed in Europe’s EV market, BYD will have to win over ...
19 September 2024
LONDON: If you’ve spent most of your life driving an internal-combustion car, pressing down on an EV accelerator for the first time is hard to describe.
"It just goes,” says Kev...
GM begins sales of adapters to tap into Tesla’s charging net...
19 September 2024
DETROIT: General Motors Co.’s electric vehicle customers are getting access Tesla Inc. Superchargers starting this month, following an agreement struck last year between chief exec...
How electric trucks could soon get charged up in just five m...
19 September 2024
HANOVER: Several major players in the transport sector are joining forces to develop an ambitious project for removable batteries for electric trucks.
The idea is to be able to ...
BMW V2G joint venture ChargeScape starts operations
19 September 2024
NEW YORK: BMW, Ford and Honda have begun operations of the new joint venture that they announced last year and have appointed the first CEO and CTO.
ChargeScape is a software pl...
Special edition Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ unveiled
19 September 2024
STUTTGART: Mercedes-AMG has debuted the exclusive 2025 AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ "Motorsport Collectors Edition" to mark the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
Only 200 units will be m...
Bosch chief sees stagnating growth in car markets worldwide
18 September 2024
HANOVER: German automotive supplier Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung expects very little growth in car and commercial vehicle markets worldwide this year and next, he said.
"Demand on t...
More Chery goodies for Paris Olympic and Paralympic medalist...
18 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: In celebrating and recognising the achievements of Malaysian athletes at the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, Chery Malaysia rolled out further goodies i...
VW and China partner SAIC set to close car plant as sales sh...
18 September 2024
SHANGHAI: Volkswagen AG and its oldest Chinese partner plan to shutter one plant in China and possibly more in response to slowing demand for combustion-engine cars, in a further p...
Electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway
18 September 2024
OSLO: Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on tr...
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