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BYD executive says it will supply batteries to Tesla 'very s...
08 June 2022
SHANGHAI: China's BYD is preparing to supply Tesla Inc with batteries "very soon", a senior company executive told a state media anchor in a video released early today. "We are ...
VW's Cupra to launch three electric models by 2025
08 June 2022
BARCELONA: Volkswagen's Spanish brand Cupra will launch three electric models by 2025, including what would be its first fully electric vehicle to be made in Spain, Cupra said on T...
Automakers back US restoring California emissions authority
08 June 2022
WASHINGTON: Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden's administration to restore California's abil...
Grab enters digital maps business, targets app builders in S...
08 June 2022
SINGAPORE: Grab announced today plans to enter the digital maps business, offering other businesses access to its GrabMaps mapping and location technology. The service is being ...
June 9-15: RON97 petrol up 2 sen, rest unchanged
08 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will go up by two sen to RM4.72 per litre from June 2 to 8. In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said the prices of RON95 pe...
Polestar 3 to debut in October, set to be its first electric...
07 June 2022
GOTHENBURG: The world premiere of the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV is set for October this year. The launch of the company’s first SUV marks its entrance into one of the ...
Carsome launches its largest experience centre to-date in Pe...
07 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Carsome has launched the Carsome PJ Automall along the Federal Highway, the company's largest experience centre to-date. The automall, which occupies 100,000sq ft...
Will SST exemption be extended? Finance Ministry has final s...
07 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to extend the automotive sales and service tax (SST) exemption scheme is the Finance Ministry's prerogative, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Tran...
Apple's next-gen CarPlay with widgets, greater integration
07 June 2022
Cook speaking at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose. — Reuters SAN JOSE: Apple Inc on Monday announced significant updates to CarPlay at the Worldwide Deve...
Atlas automotive operating system launched, partners announc...
07 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian tech company ACO Tech today launched its Atlas automotive operating system (OS). It also announced it has partnered with Fass Payment Solutions, UOB Bank...
Lamborghini Urus achieves new production feat with 20,000th ...
07 June 2022
BOLOGNA: Lamborghini today said the Urus is its best-selling model in the shortest time ever. Since its market debut in 2018, 20,000 units have been produced, setting sales reco...
Vehicles parked illegally around Mont Kiara towed away durin...
07 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Owners of illegally parked vehicles in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, were taken aback when their cars were towed away by the authorities. Since June 1, Kuala Lumpur C...
Russian car sales collapse as isolation hits once-hot indust...
07 June 2022
MOSCOW: Russian car sales plunged 84% in May, as sanctions and international isolation brought an industry that had once been a showcase for foreign investment to a near standstill...
New Bentley Continental GT and GTC S focus on performance
07 June 2022
LONDON: The combustion engine isn't going to fade away anytime soon as underscored by Bentley's latest rollout even as it has embraced an electric future. Bentley has, as expect...
From cars to homes, these portable hydrogen cartridges could...
07 June 2022
TOKYO: Toyota and its subsidiary Woven Planet have developed a prototype of a removable hydrogen cartridge, intended to power the vehicles and homes of the future with clean energy...
Proton X70 tweaked and ready for June 9 debut
07 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Proton will be introducing a new X70 sporting a mild refresh on June 9. Ahead of the launch, it has begun teasing the new SUV's arrival with photos of the wheel f...
333PS '20 Years' special edition celebrates 20 years of VW G...
06 June 2022
The Golf R '20 Years' with the Golf IV R32 of 2002. WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is launching the Golf R “20 Years” to mark the 20th anniversary of the most powerful production Golf mode...
Solid Power aims to ship first solid-state battery cells by ...
06 June 2022
DENVER: Solid Power , a developer of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, aims to begin shipping pre-production battery cells by year-end for validation testing by partners...
Italy's 'Motor Valley' proves fertile ground for supercars
06 June 2022
BOLOGNA: If Tuscany has Chianti, the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has "Motor Valley", an area that boasts one of the highest concentrations of luxury sports cars and motorbikes...
Slow traffic as long weekend crowd returns
06 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Traffic congestion has been reported along several stretches of the highways as people make their way back home after the long weekend. According to the Malaysia ...