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Hong Leong Yamaha Motor hosts Fiesta Ride Smart
11 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The one-day Fiesta Ride Smart, Ride Selamat road safety campaign was recently held by Hong Leong Yamaha Motor Sdn Bhd (HLYM), in collaboration with the Malaysia Motor...
Tesla's German gigafactory could get power again today
11 March 2024
FRANKFURT: Tesla's German gigafactory near Berlin could be supplied with electricity again from today, the power firm in charge of fixing the outage, which began on March 5, said. ...
PLUS prepares measures for smooth Ramadan traffic
10 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be several measures put in place to ensure the smooth operation of highways and toll plazas under PLUS Malaysia during Ramadan, says the highway concession...
Audi to fully own Sauber F1 team to accelerate racing entry
10 March 2024
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG’s premium brand Audi will take over full ownership of Switzerland’s Sauber Group’s F1 team ahead of its plans to join the racing circuit in 2026. The de...
Baidu launches China's first 24/7 robotaxi service
10 March 2024
BEIJING: Chinese AI company Baidu has announced a significant operation upgrade for Apollo Go, its autonomous ride-hailing service platform. Apollo Go is now offering 24/7 auton...
Unplugged Performance offers Tesla owners another way to spe...
10 March 2024
LOS ANGELES: Unplugged Performance has announced the rollout of its UP-05 forged wheel for Tesla cars. Wheel sets of 4 start at US$3,595 (RM16,843). The new wheel is the resu...
Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium
10 March 2024
LONDON/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates' national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their econo...
Stellantis to launch new Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV in H2 2025
09 March 2024
MILAN: Stellantis' Alfa Romeo will launch its new Stelvio sport utility vehicle (SUV) in the second half of next year, followed by the new Giulia sport sedan in 2026, the Italian p...
Nissan may bring ultra-compact EV production in-house from 2...
09 March 2024
TOKYO: Nissan Motor may bring production of its ultra-compact electric vehicles in-house, five people familiar with the matter said, emboldened by the success of its Sakura model c...
Rivian's new baby R2 and R3 help expand the electric maker's...
09 March 2024
NEW YORK: Rivian has revealed the new R2 and R3 simultaneously to go alongside their bigger brothers, the R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV. The new R2 and R3 will both b...
King gifts Proton X90 to IGP, senior Istana Negara officers
09 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim has presented Proton X90 SUVs to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain and senior officials of Istana Negara in recogniti...
Trabbi prices on a high 60 years after cult East German car ...
09 March 2024
BERLIN: Foreign visitors to communist East Berlin used to smile at the smelly little Trabant cars that later came to symbolise the fall of the Berlin Wall. But enthusiasts are now ...
Jaecoo J7 starts public preview, nationwide roadshow kicks o...
08 March 2024
PETALING JAYA: The mystery around a large black box at The Waterfront at Desa ParkCity in Kuala Lumpur for the past two days has finally been solved with the reveal of Malaysia’s n...
Lotus reveals prices of its first electric hyper-GT, Emeya
08 March 2024
LONDON: Lotus has revealed the UK and EU pricing and further details of its first electric hyper-GT, Emeya. Emeya is competitively priced in the luxury GT segment, and will be a...
Audi's Frankfurt hub uses swivel arm for easy and barrier-fr...
08 March 2024
FRANKFURT: Audi has opened its sixth charging hub here. Drivers of electric cars of all makes can charge their vehicles with up to 320 kW of power using four high-power-charging...
Final edition MINI Countryman JCW debuts, priced at RM254K a...
08 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Limited to 168 units, the MINI Countryman John Cooper Works (JCW) Trim is the final edition of the model, arriving with an array of exclusive upgrades. The recomme...
Govt to help Goodyear workers following closure plans
08 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has set up a team to help 550 employees who will lose their jobs following Goodyear's plan to shut down its Shah Alam factory. The team will be form...
Huawei’s EV is China’s No. 1 among upstarts for second month
08 March 2024
SINGAPORE: Aito, the car brand from Huawei Technologies Co., is China’s best-selling electric vehicle among EV upstarts for a second straight month, a sign how far Chinese smartpho...
The Netflix effect: How hit shows are influencing consumer p...
08 March 2024
PARIS: TV shows influence consumer tastes, whether in fashion, beauty or interior design - an effect dubbed the Netflix effect. The release of the sixth season of the Netflix Fo...
Frank Stephenson's car sketching classes draw huge response
08 March 2024
GENEVA: UK design studio Frank Stephenson Design (FSD), recently introduced its "Learn to Sketch with Frank" course at the Geneva Motor Show 2024. The studio hosted seven master...