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Sneezing at the wheel? Get your car's pollen filter replaced
02 May 2023
BERLIN: Research has found drivers suffering from acute pollen allergies are potentially as accident prone as drunk drivers, as one sneeze at 100kph can mean driving blind for abou...
Extensive Manufaktur range for new Mercedes-AMG S-Class
02 May 2023
STUTTGART: A new Manufaktur range allows Mercedes-AMG S-Class buyers to customise their cars even more extensively: special paint finishes and high-quality interior trim expand the...
BMW Group and E.ON team up for intelligent home charging
02 May 2023
MUNICH: The BMW Group and E.ON have agreed on the first pan-European cooperation for intelligent charging at home. BMW AG management board member Frank Weber, responsible for de...
Ops Selamat: Pahang records 656 accidents, 17 deaths
02 May 2023
KUANTAN: Pahang recorded a total of 656 accidents with 17 deaths during the eight days of the Op Selamat 20 period which began on April 20, in conjunction with the Aidilfitri celeb...
SAIC Motor holds groundbreaking ceremony for Thai energy par...
02 May 2023
BANGKOK: Chinese car manufacturer SAIC Motor has expanded its current portfolio in Thailand by breaking ground on a new energy industrial park as part of its long-term development ...
Tesla ups prices in US, China, Japan and Canada
02 May 2023
AUSTIN: Tesla Inc has raised prices in a range of up to US$290 in Canada, China, Japan and the United States, its website showed on Monday, after having slashed prices on its top-s...
US govt may delay decision on electric vehicles biofuel prog...
02 May 2023
NEW YORK: The US government could delay a decision on giving electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers tradable credits under a renewable fuel scheme, due to concern about legal challeng...
No safety issues with 2023 Vios, says UMW Toyota Motor
01 May 2023
SHAH ALAM: Sales of the new 2023 Toyota Vios will continue as there are no issues with the safety standards and quality of the vehicle, says UMW Toyota Motor. In a statement, UM...
Mercedes says China buyers sticking with luxury combustion m...
01 May 2023
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz AG said it remains the go-to brand for top-end vehicles in China, where luxury buyers continue to favour combustion cars like its flagship S-Class sedan ev...
Tesla Models S, X unavailable in some Asia-Pacific countries...
01 May 2023
AUSTIN: Tesla's Model S and Model X were not available for order in some Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia, Thailand, Singapore and New Zealand, the automaker's website s...
Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon cars make image U-turn
01 May 2023
Some 'itasha' cars on parade. — Screengrab from YouTube/Sammit TOKYO: Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character —...
Perodua will not recall Axia following Daihatsu rigging reve...
30 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: Perodua today responded to news on Friday that Daihatsu had fudged safety tests involving 88,000 cars, which included nearly 12,000 units of the current Axia. Per...
Pininfarina strengthens management team, teases new limited-...
30 April 2023
TURIN: Marking its fifth anniversary, Italian luxury carmaker Automobili Pininfarina strengthens its management team with the appointment of a new chief technical officer (CTO) and...
First INEOS Grenadier customers overcome extreme handover ex...
30 April 2023
LONDON: After emerging triumphant from a tough selection process involving thousands of INEOS Grenadier customers, three winners headed to a remote valley in Morocco’s Atlas Mounta...
Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in AI start-up CorrActions
29 April 2023
GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Volvo Cars has invested in CorrActions, an Israeli deep-tech brain monitoring AI start-up, which has developed a technology that the company believes will disru...
Performance specialist mountune expands its Australian busin...
29 April 2023
ESSEX, United Kingdom: Performance Specialist mountune is taking its Southern Hemisphere operations to the next level, by setting up a new service and logistics facility in Tasmani...
Hyundai Creta compact SUV debuts at RM150K
28 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: The B-segment Hyundai Creta five-seater sports utility vehicle (SUV) is offered here in a sole Plus variant, priced at a hefty RM149,888 on-the-road before insurance...
Traffic noise increases risk of depression, says study
28 April 2023
BERLIN: Hard to avoid in cities, and yet far worse than just annoying, traffic noise is a serious health hazard, and experts now believe that being regularly exposed to traffic noi...
Toyota-affiliate Daihatsu rigged safety test for 88,000 cars
28 April 2023
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp affiliate Daihatsu rigged part of the door in side-collision safety tests carried out for some 88,000 small cars, most of which were sold under the Toyota ...
China's Vantrue launches its first 4-channel dashcam with re...
28 April 2023
SHENZHEN: In-car video recorders have come a long way in terms of their technical advancement. They have since become an indispensable motoring aid to support insurance claims in t...