Toyota opens new Myanmar plant put on hold following coup
12 October 2022
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said today it had begun assembling cars at a new plant in Myanmar that was put on hold for more than 19 months after a military coup and during the coronav...
Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data...
12 October 2022
BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft announced a partnership today using Microsoft Cloud for a data platform intended to improve production efficiency at over 30 passenger car plant...
Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicl...
12 October 2022
MILAN: Stellantis will look to upgrade its medium-term target for the minimum percentage of recycled material in its vehicles from 35%, the carmaker's senior vice president global ...
Hyundai announces pop-up hotel powered by electric cars
12 October 2022
LONDON: South Korean carmaker Hyundai has announced the first hotel in the world to be powered by cars – naturally a fleet of all-electric models from its own range.
Power comes...
Improved Toyota Harrier introduced from RM274,000
11 October 2022
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has started taking orders for the improved version of the Harrier luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) model that was launched locally last year.
The ...
BMW XM pre-booking opens from Oct 20, estimated price from R...
11 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The first-ever BMW XM is expected to arrive in Malaysia next year. Online pre-booking starts from Oct 20.
The estimated retail pricing (on the road, without insura...
Energy crisis could cut Europe's car output nearly 40%, says...
11 October 2022
LONDON: Auto forecaster S&P Global Mobility warned today that, under a worst case scenario, Europe's energy crisis could cut its car production by close to 40%, or more than 1 ...
Renault CEO seeks partner on hybrids to bring scale, cut cos...
11 October 2022
De Meo speaking during the presentation of the Scenic Vision, a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Paris. — Reuters
SEOUL: Renault chief executiv...
Buffet-backed BYD taps India as latest market amid global pu...
11 October 2022
The Thai debut of the Atto 3 on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Warren Buffet-backed Chinese electric carmaker BYD launched its first passenger car in India today, an electric sport-utility ve...
Top 10 EV terms that are likely to confuse the lay person
11 October 2022
LONDON: The top 10 items of confusing electric vehicle (EV) information have been revealed following research by DriveElectric, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle leasing com...
VW targeting 20-30% automation at new electric vehicle plant
11 October 2022
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is looking at automating 20-30% of production at its upcoming Trinity plant near its Wolfsburg headquarters, the plant's chief production officer said today.
...
DRB-Hicom, Geely, Perak govt in talks on automotive city pro...
11 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: DRB-Hicom Bhd (DRB-Hicom) and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd (Geely) are in discussion to extend the duration of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on develop...
Toyota launches pilot project for flex fuel vehicle in India
11 October 2022
NEW DELHI: Toyota Motor Corp today unveiled its flex fuel hybrid sedan in India, kicking off a pilot project in a market where the government is pushing automakers to switch to cle...
Shell Malaysia releases limited edition Shell Motorsports Co...
11 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell has announced the sale of the latest Shell Motorsports Collection featuring Bluetooth-controlled cars from some of its partnerships in motorsports.
For the f...
Goodyear and Citroen tie-up for Eagle GO
11 October 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has developed the Eagle GO concept tyre which uses a range of suitainable materials in its tyre tread compound, leading to longer s...
Many US drivers treat partially automated cars as self-drivi...
11 October 2022
WASHINGTON: Drivers using advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla Autopilot or General Motors Super Cruise often treat their vehicles as fully self-driving despite warnings, ...
Backlog orders seen to fuel UMW’s 2H growth
11 October 2022
PETALING JAYA: UMW Holdings Bhd is expected to post another strong sales performance in the second half of 2022 (2H22), backed by the strong outstanding bookings for both Toyota an...
Hertz’s electrified fleet could be the auto industry’s safet...
11 October 2022
DETROIT: It wasn’t that long ago that sales to rental fleets were seen as a sign of failure. With the dawn of the electric-vehicle age, that’s changing.
In the past, automakers ...
Like it or loathe it, automotive subscription services are h...
11 October 2022
LONDON: As car manufacturers increasingly turn to the controversial concept of subscription services, vehicle connectivity expert VNC Automotive questions whether consumers are as ...
How the C-V2X protocol aims to make road users communicate w...
11 October 2022
MUNICH: Promoted by the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), which recently demonstrated the technology in Atlanta in the United States and in Malaga, Spain, C-V2X is designed to enab...
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