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MINI introduces new sound sets to make driving immersive
28 July 2023
MUNICH: The new MINI family all-electric models feature unique sound worlds for an immersive driving experience. These include new driving sounds in the interior, an unmistakabl...
Dymag and Hankuk Carbon join forces with Hyundai on lightwei...
28 July 2023
LONDON: Dymag and Hankuk Carbon are collaborating on advanced carbon hybrid wheel technology for Hyundai's N Performance products. The partnership cements Dymag's position as a ...
BMW launches its largest test track for automated driving an...
28 July 2023
MUNICH: The BMW Group has launched the Future Mobility Development Centre (FMDC) in Sokolov, Czech Republic. The 300 million euros (RM1.5bil) facility will play a key role in th...
Tesla Model Y was Europe's most popular car in first half of...
28 July 2023
LONDON: Tesla continues to storm the European car market, with the firm's electric Model Y being the most popular car in Europe across the first six months of 2023. Figures from...
All-new BYD Dolphin EV launched, two variants from RM99,900
27 July 2023
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Motors today unveiled the second electric vehicle (EV) from BYD - the highly anticipated BYD Dolphin. The 5-door hatchback now joins the Atto 3 EV laun...
Porsche opens world's first exclusive charging lounge in Ger...
27 July 2023
STUTTGART: Porsche has opened the first of a planned chain of fast-charging stations for exclusive use by customers of the upmarket sports car brand. The facility is located out...
Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving r...
27 July 2023
  AUSTIN: In March, Alexandre Ponsin set out on a family road trip from Colorado to California in his newly purchased Tesla, a used 2021 Model 3. He expected to get somethi...
VW buys Xpeng stake, partners with SAIC to boost China EV li...
27 July 2023
BERLIN: Volkswagen is partnering with Chinese EV startup Xpeng and joint venture partner SAIC to build new models and potentially co-create platforms, it said on Wednesday, as it a...
Tesla cars barred from World University Games ahead of Xi vi...
27 July 2023
SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc vehicles are barred from parts of a major Chinese city as it prepares for a visit by President Xi Jinping for the start of the World University Games on Friday ...
Stiffer fines for serious parking violations in Subang Jaya ...
27 July 2023
SUBANG JAYA: The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) will start imposing stiffer fines for serious parking violations from Aug 1. The offences include premises placing objects to bo...
'If Elon Musk gives me a Tesla, I will register it under the...
27 July 2023
JEMPOL: If he is given a Tesla by Elon Musk, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he will not take it. Instead, he said he would register the vehicle as government prope...
Ship carrying BMWs and Mercedes still ablaze off Dutch coast...
27 July 2023
A photo provided by the Netherlands Coastguard showing emergency services tackling the blaze. AMSTERDAM: A cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 automobiles — some of them made by Merc...
Western car makers look to slash EV costs to fight Chinese '...
27 July 2023
PARIS: Western automakers are fretting about an "invasion" of cheap Chinese electric cars in Europe, prompting France's Renault to say today it was aiming to slash production costs...
UK car production could take five years to return to 1 milli...
27 July 2023
LONDON: It could take five more years for Britain to return to producing 1 million or more cars a year, the industry body said today, as figures showed car manufacturing still rema...
All-new Toyota Vios: Better than before
27 July 2023
PETALING JAYA:  The latest generation Toyota Vios continues to defy expectations. A bestseller in Malaysia since the model's introduction in 2003, the fourth-generation Vios boa...
BYD speeds ahead of Volkswagen in Chinese car sales race
27 July 2023
BEIJING: Volkswagen fell further behind Chinese car market leader BYD during the second quarter of 2023, according to data released by the China Automotive Technology and Research ...
In challenge to Tesla, major automakers launch EV charging n...
26 July 2023
DETROIT: A group of major automakers today said they were forming a new company to provide electric vehicle charging in the United States in a challenge to Tesla and a bid to take ...
Porsche's iconic 911 to be sole survivor of automaker's comb...
26 July 2023
LONDON: Porsche has a plan to gradually electrify its car lineup so that electric vehicles make up 80% of sales by 2030, and it aims to make its iconic 911 the only internal-combus...
Nissan seals Renault deal, now faces hard yards in China
26 July 2023
TOKYO/PARIS: Nissan will invest up to US$663 million (RM3bil) in Renault's new electric vehicle unit, the automakers said today, as they finalised terms of their restructured partn...
Ship carrying 3,000 cars burns off Dutch coast, crew member ...
26 July 2023
Smoke rising as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea today.  — Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via Reuters AMSTERDAM: A fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch ...