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Mitsubishi Xpander remains Malaysia’s most popular non-natio...
17 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Mitsubishi Xpander remains Malaysia’s most popular non-national MPV (multi-pupose vehicle) with a sales growth of 52.2% from April 2022 to March 2023. For the...
Renault reviewing prices worldwide after Tesla cuts
17 April 2023
PARIS: French carmaker Renault is reviewing its pricing policies of electric cars worldwide to ensure it stays competitive after a wave of price cuts by US rival Tesla Inc, a top e...
VW to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem, says minist...
17 April 2023
JAKARTA: Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China's battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou ...
Brexit-backer Ratcliffe to build Ineos’s electric 4x4 in Aus...
17 April 2023
LONDON: Ineos Automotive Ltd., owned by chemicals tycoon and Brexit-backing billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, said it would build its electric 4x4 at a factory in Graz, Austria. The ye...
All-electric Lancia Pu+Ra HPE concept unveiled
17 April 2023
TURIN, Italy: Italian automaker Lancia has unveiled its all-electric concept car, namely the Pu+Ra HPE, which uses modules (such as motor, battery, suspension, brakes) taken from t...
General insurance industry premium up 10%
17 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The general insurance industry has recorded an increase in gross direct premiums of 10 per cent to RM19.4 billion for 2022 compared to 2021. However, underwriting ...
Brickbats for Kedah varsity over 'spouse only' rule for stud...
17 April 2023
ALOR SETAR: A public university in Kedah has come under fire on social media for a condition imposed on students' vehicle campus stickers. The condition stipulates that students...
Toyota says renewable hydrogen is the Swiss Army knife of en...
17 April 2023
In order to reduce vehicle emissions and eventually achieve carbon neutrality in Asean countries, the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies (CJPT) consortium, which consists of...
Shell FuelSave 95 Challenge 2023 nearing final stage
17 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The nationwide search to find the Malaysian who could achieve the best mileage through Shell FuelSave 95 Challenge 2023 has almost come to an end with the final regio...
Sime Darby enters Indonesian automotive market with Galeon G...
17 April 2023
JAKARTA: Sime Darby Bhd has entered the Indonesian automotive market via PT Performance Motors Indonesia – a joint venture between its subsidiary Sime Singapore Ltd and Galeon Grou...
Angry Tesla Shanghai workers vent to Elon Musk over bonus cu...
17 April 2023
SHANGHAI: Workers from Tesla's Shanghai factory are taking to social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being informed over the weekend about plans to cut th...
Xpeng aims to cut costs with new vehicle manufacturing platf...
17 April 2023
SHANGHAI: China's electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng unveiled on Sunday a new platform it developed in-house for making vehicles, which it said will reduce the development and manuf...
Hyundai and AAA insurers team up on coverage for TikTok-fuel...
17 April 2023
LOS ANGELES: Hyundai Motor America and independently operated American Automobile Association (AAA) insurers announced last week a program to offer insurance options in most states...
The end of stop-and-go? What self-driving cars may mean for ...
17 April 2023
MUNICH: Feel like reading or watching a movie when you’re stuck in stop-and-go traffic? Thanks to advancing technology that’s now a possibility not only for a car’s passengers but ...
Trabbi prices soar as old East German car cements its cult s...
17 April 2023
BERLIN: People used to laugh out loud at the smelly little Trabant motor car that came to typify former communist East Germany, but now enthusiasts are forking out large sums of mo...
Refreshed Porsche Cayenne heads to Shanghai for April 18 wor...
16 April 2023
STUTTGART: Porsche showed off the headlights of the facelifted Cayenne in its final teaser as it gets set to stage the world debut of its flagship SUV at Auto Shanghai on April 18....
Two million vehicles to enter Johor
16 April 2023
JOHOR BARU: About two million vehicles are expected to enter Johor through the land route between Malaysia and Singapore via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link in conjunction w...
Ceremonial Land Rover used by late Queen E to be auctioned
16 April 2023
LONDON: A Land Rover used as a ceremonial vehicle by the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip is going under the hammer later this month. The 1968 Land Rover – a Series II...
A property play in the making at DRB-Hicom?
15 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: Amid all the buzz about the Automotive High-Tech Valley (AHTV) in Tanjong Malim, Perak, one interesting aspect of the development is that DRB-Hicom Bhd will end up w...
Aggressive drivers drive faster and make more mistakes, stud...
15 April 2023
LONDON: From delays and traffic jams to bad-mannered behavior, sources of frustration when driving can be numerous and can lead to stress and anger in some people. A new study cond...