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Lighting up the fun factor with Nio Firefly
14 July 2025
Photos: dpa BERLIN: Nomi is getting a baby sister. In other words the amiable dashboard avatar from Nio's upmarket ET5, EL6 and ET9 models will be available in its next small e...
Steady forecast for used autos
14 July 2025
PETALING JAYA: Used car players expect year-on-year (y-o-y) sales to remain steady in 2025, on the back of a stable socio-political environment, favourable interest rates and aggre...
Goodwood FOS: UK debut of Chery Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid
13 July 2025
LONDON: The seven-seater Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid made its UK dynamic debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Tackling the Hill and 27-degree heat, the Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid was driven ...
Goodwood FOS: Debut of Zenvo Aurora prototype
13 July 2025
LONDON: The first Zenvo Aurora hypercar prototype, VP0, was unveiled on the opening day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Wearing ‘harlequin’ camouflage, the covers were remove...
Corvette E-Ray electrifies Goodwood FOS
12 July 2025
LONDON: The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray recently made its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It is Chevrolet’s first-ever electrified, all-wheel-drive Corvette. Fe...
Liberty General Insurance wins award
12 July 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Liberty General Insurance Bhd has won the award for Digital Insurance Initiative of the Year – Malaysia at the Insurance Asia Awards 2025. The product, InsureMyTe...
Cycle & Carriage Batu Caves: Peugeot service centre opens
11 July 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Cycle & Carriage has launched its Peugeot service centre at Batu Caves, cementing its partnership with Stellantis Malaysia. The new service centre at Batu Caves e...
2026 Mazda CX-5 unveiled in Europe: 2.5-litre petrol/24V mil...
11 July 2025
LONDON: The all-new, third-generation Mazda CX-5 features a refined design, intuitive technology, and an optimised 2.5-litre petrol engine. It retains the iconic shape of its pr...
Hyundai Ioniq 6 N: 650PS/770Nm, 0-100kph in 3.2s
11 July 2025
LONDON: The all-electric, high-performance Hyundai Ioniq 6 N, rooted in N’s core performance pillars: 'Corner Rascal,’ ‘Racetrack Capability’ and ‘Everyday Sports Car’ was unveiled...
Goodwood FOS: World premiere of Maserati MCPURA
11 July 2025
LONDON: The Maserati MCPURA super sports car made its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025. The car is available in coupé and convertible versions, known as Cie...
Integration blues: Malaysia's chip and auto sectors
11 July 2025
WHILE Malaysia is a critical hub in the global supply chain for automotive-grade chips, there is limited synchronisation or integration between the country’s semiconductor ecosyste...
Touch ‘n Go Shop: Exclusive offers, product launches
11 July 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Touch ‘n Go Shop, a dedicated e-commerce platform that brings together the brand’s signature lifestyle and mobility products, has been launched at https://shop.touchn...
VW halts deliveries of ID. Buzz electric vans to US
11 July 2025
FRANKFURT: German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it had suspended deliveries of its electric minivan ID. Buzz due to a technical issue amid reports the decision was influenced...
Greenpeace wants clean power usage at EV battery manufacturi...
11 July 2025
SHANGHAI: Electric vehicle battery suppliers, including BYD Co and EVE Energy Co, need to step up efforts to switch to clean power at manufacturing sites and curb emissions in supp...
Rimac Nevera R hypercar sets fastest EV speed records
11 July 2025
BREMEN (Germany): A Rimac Nevera R reached 431.45kph at the Automotive Testing Papenburg facility last week in Germany, a feat the Croatian hypercar maker is calling a world record...
European EV makers losing ground to local Chinese brands
11 July 2025
SHANGHAI: BMW AG's sales stagnated in the second quarter as European carmakers continued to lose ground to local producers in China, the world's biggest electric vehicle market. ...
Driving view gets worse in new models, says US survey
10 July 2025
WASHINGTON: If you have the feeling it's become harder to get a clear view of the road from the driver's seat of a car these days, you are probably right. At least that's the co...
Tesla to expand robotaxi service to San Francisco's Bay area...
10 July 2025
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla will expand its robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area "in a month or two", depending on regulatory approvals, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday. Tesl...
Japanese companies slashed auto prices to stay competitive
10 July 2025
TOKYO: Japan's automakers slashed the price of products exported to the US at a record pace, in a sign that companies are sacrificing profits to remain competitive as President Don...
Bentley's EXP 15 concept to provide clues to its future prod...
10 July 2025
LONDON: Bentley has outlined a dramatic new look for its cars with its EXP 15 concept. Billed as a "design vision concept," the new EXP 15 aims to "provide clues to the brand’s ...