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Japan's ultra-exclusive Magarigawa driving club set to open ...
28 May 2022
Construction of the track is still in progress. TOKYO: For wealthy car lovers looking to live and play with their 800hp supercars, the Magarigawa Club could be just what they are ...
New VW Amarok boasts standard Matrix headlights
28 May 2022
HANNOVER: Lights on and curtain up for the new Amarok. When Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ premium pick-up celebrates its premiere, the LED lights fitted as standard will be one o...
Who could resist this stylish electric microcar?
28 May 2022
PARIS: The Microlino, a modern and electric version of the Isetta — the legendary microcar that caused a sensation throughout Europe in the 1950s — stands out thanks to its ultra-c...
5 hybrid trucks added to Allianz Road Rangers fleet
27 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia)  Berhad has added five hybrid trucks to its Allianz Road Rangers fleet, bring the fleet total to 250 tow trucks. Allia...
CATL to supply BMW with cylindrical cells from 2025
27 May 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese battery giant CATL said today it will start supplying cylindrical cells to BMW from 2025 to power its new series of electric vehicles. The battery maker has si...
VW unveils two 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' inspired ID. Buzz vehicles a...
27 May 2022
WASHINGTON: Two special ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ inspired Volkswagen ID. Buzz vehicles are part of this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California (May 26-29), part of the brand’s...
UK group introduces world's first pop-up mini solar car park...
27 May 2022
LONDON: There's pop-up showrooms, so why not pop-up charging points for electric vehicles (EVs)? 3ti, the team behind the UK’s largest solar car parks, set out to prove critics ...
Mercedes-Benz announces move to all-automatic gearboxes
27 May 2022
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz says it will stop producing vehicles with manual gearboxes in 2023. The switch to automatic transmissions will take place on a model-specific basis as t...
Vehicle sales expected to soften in second half
27 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales are expected to soften in the second half of 2022 (2H22), in view of the expiry of the sales and service tax (SST) holiday at the end of next month. ...
Volvo C40 Recharge scores a five-star Euro NCAP rating
27 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Said to be slated for Volvo Car Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) line-up, the Volvo C40 Recharge has been awarded a five-star safety rating in the 2022 Euro NCAP test...
25 students riding motorcycles slapped with summonses while ...
27 May 2022
NILAI: Students of SMK Dato Mohd here were "greeted" by a team of policemen at the exit gate after school was over today. Some 25 students who were riding their motorcycles were...
With Maybach brand, staid Mercedes says it now wants to shoc...
27 May 2022
STUTTGART: Maybach has big plans for the maximalist coaches it’s made occasionally for the past 113 years, a line that now includes the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class and Mercedes-Maybac...
E-hailing operators warned not to charge more than ceiling p...
27 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: E-hailing service providers who charge over the ceiling price will face stern action, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. In a meeting with representatives from Mala...
Maserati opens up to the sky with MC20 Cielo
27 May 2022
MODENA: Maserati has unveiled an open-top variant of the MC20 super sports car. The variant called MC20 Cielo (Italian for sky) comes with the same V6 Nettuno petrol engine as t...
Biden pick wins Senate approval as first NHTSA chief since 2...
27 May 2022
WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden’s pick to run the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration won the approval of the Senate, giving the agency its first full-time chief s...
Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone arrested in Brazil on gun charge
27 May 2022
Ecclestone seen in this 2019 photo taken in Kitzbuehel, Austria — AFP SAO PAULO: Former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone was arrested at an airport in Brazil when security off...
Global automakers face electric shock in China
26 May 2022
BEIJING: If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock. Kings of the combustion age such as General Motor...
Dreamshop platform now offers Royal Enfield motorcycles
26 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh from the success of its first two-wheeler brand collaboration just over six months ago, Dreamshop, Malaysia’s first e-commerce platform with an automotive categ...
Apple car director heads to Luminar after less than a year
26 May 2022
DETROIT: Luminar Technologies Inc. hired Christopher "CJ” Moore, a manager on Apple Inc.’s car project and a former director of autopilot at Tesla Inc., to lead global software dev...
UK risks car collapse as Jaguar Land Rover looks elsewhere f...
26 May 2022
LONDON: Almost a decade after playing home to Europe’s first mass-produced electric car, the UK is at risk of becoming a footnote in the global auto industry’s shift to battery-pow...