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BYD's Stella Li named '2025 World Car Person of the Year'

02 February 2025

NEW DELHI: BYD's Stella Li has been named the "2025 World Car Person of the Year", becoming the first woman and the first representative of a Chinese brand to win the award. The...

Matrix headlights: A useful car feature - but with some down...

01 February 2025

MUNICH: Headlight technology has made huge strides in recent decades. After halogen bulbs were the standard for a long time, xenon headlights brought significantly more light onto ...

Renault Filante Record 2025 aims to push limits of energy ef...

01 February 2025

PARIS: You are looking at the Renault Filante Record 2025, an electric concept car that blends advanced technology with the brand's motorsport heritage. Designed to push the lim...

Here's what the first BMW M3 CS wagon offers

31 January 2025

MUNICH: BMW M GmbH has unveiled its first M3 CS Touring, expanding the high-performance M line-up with a versatile estate model that promises an intense racetrack experience alongs...

Punish foreign fuel buyers

31 January 2025

PETALING JAYA: If a foreigner buys subsidised fuel at a local petrol station, the dealer can be fined up to RM1mil or jailed for three years. But the foreigner gets away scot-free....

EU kicks off auto support plan as carmakers blast fines

31 January 2025

BRUSSELS: European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen hosted auto sector executives, unions and interest groups on Thursday to debate how to help EU car producers electrify thei...

Scania tries to breathe life into troubled EV battery maker ...

31 January 2025

STOCKHOLM: Truckmaker Scania has stepped in to help Northvolt with the day-to-day running of its flagship plant in northern Sweden, a last-ditch effort to boost quality and output ...

Toyota sells 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to remain world's...

30 January 2025

TOKYO: Toyota Motor sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024, it said today, remaining the world's top-selling automaker for a fifth straight year. The Japanese automaker posted a 3.7...

Renault seeking to maximise value of Nissan shares in Honda ...

30 January 2025

PARIS: Renault executives travelled to Japan this week to meet counterparts at Nissan in an effort to maximise the value of the French automaker's stake in the Japanese firm ahead ...

Sime Darby's Turse Zuhair among six Ford global leaders reco...

30 January 2025

NEW ORLEANS: Sime Darby Auto Connexion managing director Turse Zuhair Nahason Affan has been honoured by Ford recently for leading community-focused initiatives. His efforts inc...

Porsche Taycan GTS sets ice drift world record

30 January 2025

STUTTGART: Porsche has set a new Guinness World Records title for the longest continuous vehicle drift on ice by an electric car. Porsche Experience instructor Jens Richter comp...

One-off Porsche 934 sculpture auctioned off for over RM1mil

30 January 2025

LONDON: Auction platform Collecting Cars has sold a 1:1 scale wireframe artwork of the Porsche 934, created by artist Benedict Radcliffe, for £201,000 (RM1.1mil) last week. This...

BMW iX gets a facelift: More range, new base variant

29 January 2025

MUNICH: BMW's iX model has been refreshed for 2025 with improved performance, increased range, and more luxury features. The latest version of the all-electric Sports Activity V...

Whatever happened to the amazing airless tyre?

29 January 2025

MUNICH/PARIS: The new airless Uptis tyre from French manufacturer Michelin is made from rubber and fibreglass and has been hailed as a potential game-changer. Yet it has still not ...

EV car sales to top 20 million in 2025, says research firm

29 January 2025

LONDON: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will rise by at least 17% this year to over 20 million cars, helped by an extension of China's auto trade-in subs...

Over 600 notices issued for offences involving buses

29 January 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 635 notices have been issued for various offences following inspections involving 6,605 buses nationwide, says Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli. The Road Transpor...

Smooth CNY traffic on major expressways despite increase in ...

29 January 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on several main expressways on Tuesday night was reported to be smooth despite slow movement towards the southern region and east coast due to the higher...

30% discount on Proton e.MAS 7 and smart EVs charging fees f...

28 January 2025

SUBANG JAYA: Pro-Net, the subsidiary of national automaker Proton, is offering a 30% discount on public charging fees for Proton e.MAS 7 and smart electric vehicle (EV) owners from...

Intensive training for Dongfeng Cars Malaysia sales and serv...

28 January 2025

CYBERJAYA: Dongfeng Cars Malaysia, through its exclusive distributor and importer Central Auto Distributors Bhd (CADB), continues to strengthen the capabilities of its sales and se...

Keeping wrecks off our roads

28 January 2025

PETALING JAYA: A vehicle gets involved in an accident, is written off as a total loss, and the owner receives compensation. Yet, the vehicle somehow finds its way back on the road....

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