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Toyota stays top non-national auto brand in 2022
06 January 2023
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has maintained its position as the top-selling brand (non-national) with 101,035 vehicle sold in 2022. The total volume sold by the company consisted...
Tesla, EV rivals absorb costs after China pulls plug on subs...
06 January 2023
SHANGHAI: China’s decision to end a more than decade-long subsidy for electric vehicle purchases has forced automakers, including Tesla, to deepen discounts to maintain sales as de...
Stellantis creates new data services business
06 January 2023
LAS VEGAS: Carmaker Stellantis said on Thursday it was establishing a new business unit to help expand its data services business, part of its plans to boost revenue from software-...
Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in...
06 January 2023
LAS VEGAS: The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said on Thursday that German carmaker Mercedes-Benz can deploy advanced automated driving systems on its roads after it com...
Mercedes to launch vehicle-charging network, starting in Nor...
06 January 2023
BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz is poised to invest billions of euros to build 10,000 fast-charging points in North America, Europe and China by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Thursday. ...
New launches to drive auto sector earnings in 2023
06 January 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: With expectations that total industry volume (TIV) in the domestic auto sector will abate in 2023, automakers will have to leverage new model launches to lift sales f...
Malaysian company to bring in BYD T3 electric vehicle
06 January 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: CSH Alliance Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Alliance EV Sdn Bhd (AEV) is applying for an approved permit (AP) from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (M...
Tesla slashes car prices in China for second time in 3 month...
06 January 2023
SHANGHAI: Tesla cut car prices in China for the second time in less than three months today, deepening its discounts in the world's largest auto market as competition picks up and ...
Sony and Honda unveil Afeela EV in latest challenge to Tesla
05 January 2023
LAS VEGAS: Sony Honda Mobility Inc. said its electric vehicle will launch under the brand afeela, the latest debut in a field already crowded by earlier entrants such as Tesla Inc....
BMW takes cues from Apple with radical interior overhaul
05 January 2023
LAS VEGAS: BMW AG’s latest prototype could well preview Apple Inc.’s future car: drivers have zero buttons and switches with a super-sleek interior where the windshield acts as a g...
Perodua car prices to be maintained for time being
05 January 2023
RAWANG: Perodua has given an assurance that the prices of its vehicles will not be raised in the forseable future. “For this to come true, we hope material prices and fuel price...
Honda Malaysia powers ahead to retain lead position
05 January 2023
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia today announced that the company has recorded more than 80,200 units of total sales in 2022 and achieved its sales target of 80,000 units. It said ...
Kesas motorcycle lane off-limits this weekend
05 January 2023
SHAH ALAM: The eastbound motorcycle lane heading to Kuala Lumpur on the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas) will be temporarily closed to the public this Saturday and Sunday for upgrading...
Toyota: Going clean and mean
05 January 2023
BANGKOK: Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are not the only way to achieve a carbon neutral future, and hydrogen or synthetic fuel-powered cars could be better choices in slowing do...
Ukraine workshop turns beat-up cars into battlefield assets
05 January 2023
The repair work can make the difference between life and death for soldiers. - All photos by AFP KYIV: An auto garage here is giving beat-up cars a second life as battle-ready veh...
Hennessey celebrates 10th Venom F5 hypercar delivery
05 January 2023
HOUSTON: Hennessey has delivered a milestone 10th Venom F5 to its owner over the holidays. The striking metallic blue F5 Coupe, with brilliant white stripes, was delivered at He...
Water bottle trick: Are thieves about to steal your car? Pro...
05 January 2023
BERLIN: Car-jackers are using plastic bottles to jam tyres in a ploy to steal cars, social media posts and car websites repeatedly warn. And yet this is more likely a popular urban...
Qualcomm launches auto chip to handle both assisted driving ...
04 January 2023
SAN DIEGO: Mobile chip maker Qualcomm Technologies, Inc today unveiled a processor chip for the car called Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC that handles both assisted driving and cockpit f...
VW ID.7 wrapped in special camouflage to debut at CES 2023
04 January 2023
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen has announced more details of its new electric sedan ID.7 ahead of its world premiere at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The ID.7 is the company's first fully elect...
Hyundai Motor to accelerate EV push for growth
04 January 2023
SEOUL: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it will accelerate a wider transition to electric vehicles (EV) this year as it aims to morph into a future mobility solutions...