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US theft claims soar for Hyundai, Kia vehicles, non-profit g...
22 September 2022
WASHINGTON: US theft claims were nearly twice as common for Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp vehicles compared with all other manufacturers among 2015 through 2019 model-year vehicles, a...
Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Bintang may bar vehicle entry
22 September 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The busy shopping district of Bukit Bintang may be the next area here to go vehicle-free here. Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said...
RHB ups TIV forecast to 650,000 for 2022
22 September 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Research has raised its 2022F total industry volume (TIV) to 650,000 from 615,000 in light of the strong year-to-date (YTD) TIV and easing supply chain bottleneck...
Carro drives into Japan through partnership with Softbank
22 September 2022
SINGAPORE: Used car marketplace Carro has announced its expansion into Japan through a joint venture with SoftBank Corporation. As part of its entry, Carro Japan Co, Ltd aims to...
EV startup Faraday cites death threats in campaign against b...
22 September 2022
LOS ANGELES: Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. said its leaders have faced death threats in an increasingly contentious effort to disrupt the troubled EV startup’s plan to r...
Car ends up house's backyard after driver loses control
22 September 2022
KOTA TINGGI: A car lost control and plunged into the compound of a house at a Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) settlement here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Hussin Zamora sai...
New Mitsubishi ASX debuts in Europe
21 September 2022
Looks similar to the Renault Captur, doesn't it? That's because the new ASX for Europe is based on the Captur. TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors' subsidiary in Europe, has premiered the ne...
US safety agency NTSB calls for alcohol detection systems in...
21 September 2022
WASHINGTON: An investigation into a California crash that killed nine – including seven children – has led the National Transportation Safety Board to call for alcohol impairment d...
Nio takes on BMW, Mercedes in home market with flexible batt...
21 September 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese electric-car startup Nio is looking to grab a share of Europe’s growing market for electric vehicles by rolling out a battery leasing and swapping network to cut ...
Automakers tackle patent hurdle in quest for in-car tech
21 September 2022
STOCKHOLM/BERLIN: Over a dozen automakers including Toyota and Nissan, have signed up with a platform for patent licences from 51 tech companies, aiming to simplify access to wirel...
Grab the Tribuna Ducati package for the MotoGP Malaysia Oct ...
21 September 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Ducati in Malaysia is elevating the MotoGP thrills with the Tribuna Ducati Package at the Sepang International Circuit from Oct 21-23. ‘Tribuna’ is Italian for gra...
Nvidia launches new system for autonomous driving
21 September 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Chip giant Nvidia Corp on Tuesday unveiled its new computing platform called DRIVE Thor that would centralise autonomous and assisted driving as well as other digita...
New Proton 4S dealership opens in Kota Baru
21 September 2022
KOTA BARU: Proton has opened its 149th 3S/4S centre, adding to its industry leading total of such outlets. Located in Kota Baru's fast-developing Tunjong district, the new Harim...
Stellantis invests in Turin in push to boost low emission ve...
21 September 2022
TURIN: Stellantis has chosen Italy's historic carmaking city of Turin for an investment to boost its role in low emission vehicle production and as a centre for the recycling of ca...
Elon Musk faces sceptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Opti...
21 September 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk blamed over-reliance on factory robots for sending the electric carmaker to "production hell" four years ago, saying humans were bett...
California regulator sees 2035 EV mandate as 'sweet spot'
21 September 2022
NEW YORK: California's choice of 2035 as the deadline to end gasoline-only new car sales was the "sweet spot" that will sharply cut emissions but was also realistic for the industr...
Amazon-backed firm to help power its trucking fleet with ele...
21 September 2022
SACRAMENTO: Amazon.com-backed Infinium said on Tuesday it will supply low-carbon electrofuels for the e-commerce giant's trucking fleet starting next year. Infinium's supply of ...
Sept 22-28: RON97 petrol down 10 sen to RM4.05
21 September 2022
PETALING JAYA: The retail price of RON97 petrol will drop by 10 sen from RM4.15 to RM4.05 per litre, while those of RON95 and diesel will remain unchanged for the week from Sept 22...
Land Rover Defender 90 introduced from RM838,000
20 September 2022
ARA DAMANSARA: Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) has launched the all-new three-door Land Rover Defender 90 that comes packed with innovation to provide all-terrain driving experie...
Viper Niza Racing bets on Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and GT4 i...
20 September 2022
The GT3. KUALA LUMPUR: An all-Malaysian racing team has partnered with Aston Martin Racing Asia to spearhead its regional and international racing campaign in the GT Sports Car cl...