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The weird and wonderful world of concept cars
03 August 2024
The Toyota POD.
LONDON: Over the years we’ve seen a flood of different concept cars that show the world where different car manufacturers are heading. Some designs are humble, sob...
Solar-system company Plus Xnergy charges into EV market
03 August 2024
PETALING JAYA: Plus Xnergy Holding Sdn Bhd, a provider of clean-energy solutions, is taking a significant step by venturing into the electric vehicle (EV) sector.
The company, w...
Tesla registers insurance brokerage in China, national corpo...
03 August 2024
BEIJING: Tesla registered an insurance broking firm in China at the end of July, based on a national corporate information database, in a sign that the US automaker may be trying a...
Proton's first electric car previewed, name confirmed as e.M...
02 August 2024
SUBANG JAYA: As widely speculated, the first Proton electric car will be named e.MAS 7.
Proton today confirmed the name of the first model for e.MAS, its new electric vehicl...
Proton sales rebound in July 2024
02 August 2024
SHAH ALAM: National carmaker Proton sold 15,103 units in July (domestic and export) to post a strong start to the second half of the year and cement its hold on second place in the...
Govt to introduce plan to upgrade B1, B2 motorcycle licences...
02 August 2024
PUTRAJAYA: By October, the government will introduce a special transition programme to upgrade existing B1 and B2 class motorcycle licences to B class, says Transport Minister Anth...
Audi's new China EV series won't have signature four-ring lo...
02 August 2024
SHANGHAI: Audi's new electric cars series developed in China for the Chinese market will not sport its four-ring logo, two people with direct knowledge of the plans said.
The de...
How Malaysia is spreading out its EV charging network
02 August 2024
PETALING JAYA: Petrol stations, hypermarkets, grocery shops and shopping malls will be housing more than half of the country’s existing and proposed electric vehicle (EV) public ch...
Traditional auto mechanics need transition, too
02 August 2024
Mohd Shazwan setting up a tyre for a customer at the workshop in Kepala Batas, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
KEPALA BATAS: Old-school mechanics are facing the winds of change ...
Join the Kia campaign and win all-expenses paid trips to Aus...
02 August 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd's new “Australia Open 2025 with Kia” nationwide campaign comes with the chance to win three pairs of all-expense paid trip to witness the t...
AC Cobra GT Coupe unveiled
02 August 2024
LONDON: AC Cars, Britain’s oldest active vehicle manufacturer, has released the first images of the new AC Cobra GT Coupe.
The first ever official AC Cobra coupe set for product...
Continental launches ExtremeContact XC7
01 August 2024
HANNOVER: Continental Tires has launched the brand-new premium flagship tire line ExtremeContact XC7.
As the first product line fully equipped with ContiSeal and ContiSilent in ...
Cycle & Carriage partners with Stellantis Malaysia, adds Peu...
01 August 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Cycle & Carriage has partnered with Stellantis Malaysia for growth and market expansion in the country.
As a start, three existing Cycle & Carriage showrooms i...
Pininfarina to unveil new coach-built vehicle at Monterey sh...
01 August 2024
TURIN: Automobili Pininfarina is set to unveil a unique, coach-built vehicle at the Aug 12-14 Monterey Car Week in the United States, marking a significant milestone for the luxury...
Audi A6 e-tron offered as Sportback and Avant: Range of up t...
01 August 2024
INGOLSTADT: The Audi A6 e-tron concept debuted at the Auto Shanghai 2021 trade fair as the forerunner of an innovative family of all-electric volume models.
Audi is now launchin...
From race to road: Is Formula E fuelling the future of green...
01 August 2024
LONDON: Setting off with just 60% of the power needed to finish the race, drivers at the Formula E World Championship race here this month relied on their brakes at tight turns to ...
Nissan, Honda to research software platform together
01 August 2024
TOKYO: Nissan Motor and Honda Motor agreed to conduct joint research into technologies for a next-generation software platform, they said in a joint statement today.
The compani...
Uber and BYD partner to bring EVs to ride-hailing platform g...
01 August 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber and BYD announced a multi-year partnership on Wednesday aimed at bringing 100,000 new electric vehicles to the ride-hailing platform globally.
The partnershi...
Ferrari lifts forecasts on pricier models and personal touch...
01 August 2024
MILAN: Pricier models such as the Daytona SP3 and growing demand from buyers for personal touches helped Ferrari beat second-quarter results forecasts today and raise its full-year...
Big truckmakers bet on hydrogen to extend combustion engine ...
01 August 2024
BERLIN/LONDON: Some of the world's biggest truckmakers, including Volvo and MAN, are reworking combustion engines to run on low-emission hydrogen instead of polluting diesel, a qui...
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