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Ford upgrades F-150 Lightning — and charges more
10 August 2022
DETROIT: Ford is reopening order banks on Thursday for the next wave of reservation holders of the popular F-150 Lightning, adding new improvements including boosting its standard ...
Lady Diana's hot hatch Ford Escort comes up for auction
10 August 2022
LONDON: Cars with a royal connection always command a higher price and a 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo, which is coming up for sale at auction on Aug 27, is set to be no exception. ...
Bentley Mulliner Batur to offer cues of brand's electric fut...
09 August 2022
LONDON: There's a new Bentley on the horizons and it's called the Mulliner Batur, which will set the tone for the brand's electric future. It is the next model following the suc...
EMMA Malaysia car audio and modification competition draws t...
09 August 2022
GENTING HIGHLANDS: Some 135 top competition cars gathered for the EMMA (European Mobile Media Association) Malaysia 2022 Car Audio & Modifications Competition at Grand Ion Dele...
China electric car sales forecast to hit record 6 million
09 August 2022
BEIJING: Electric vehicles sales in China are forecast to hit a record 6 million this year as demand for cleaner cars surges. The China Passenger Car Association raised its esti...
Transport Ministry officially takes charge of p-hailing indu...
09 August 2022
PUTRAJAYA: The p-hailing industry will be officially placed under the purview of the Transport Ministry to ensure better regulation of food and goods delivery services, says Datuk ...
Cycle & Carriage electrifying the month of August
09 August 2022
PETALING JAYA: Cycle & Carriage Malaysia is bringing an experience themed “Electrifying The Future” at its lifestyle concept store, neu by Cycle & Carriage, at 1 Utama Shop...
Tokyo set to raise taxi fares for first time in 15 years
09 August 2022
TOKYO: Taxi fares here may rise for the first time in 15 years, joining an extensive list of products and services facing increasing inflationary pressures in the world’s third-big...
Volkswagen eShowroom upgraded with live view of available un...
09 August 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has refreshed its eShowroom to provide greater convenience for those looking to buy a Volkswagen. On the revamped website...
Singapore's MooVita in deal to develop driverless tech for b...
09 August 2022
SINGAPORE: Driverless software company MooVita today signed a strategic partnership with China's tier-1 auto parts supplier, Desay SV (DSV), to further drive a safer, more efficien...
FedEx unit to test Ford's electric vans for parcel delivery
09 August 2022
MEMPHIS: FedEx Office will pilot Ford Motor Co's electric vans to pickup and deliver parcels in some regions, the unit of FedEx Corp said today, as part of the delivery giant's mov...
China drafts rules on use of self-driving vehicles for publi...
09 August 2022
SHANGHAI: China should adopt autonomous vehicles in passenger transport with care, the country's Ministry of Transportation said in drafted rules to regulate the self-driving indus...
Ninety B40 families get fully subsidised child car seats fro...
08 August 2022
CYBERJAYA: The NEXTStep Subsidy Programme was introduced in May 2022, as part of the ongoing BMW Safety 360° initiative, which aims to promote road safety for children by making ch...
BMW Motorrad GS Challenge winners heading to Albania for int...
08 August 2022
PUTRAJAYA: BMW Motorrad Malaysia recently hosted over 150 adventure bikers and BMW Motorrad enthusiasts at the first-ever BMW Motorrad GS Challenge in Malaysia, celebrating the tru...
Porsche and Piech families seek driving seat at Volkswagen, ...
08 August 2022
HAMBURG: Volkswagen's controlling shareholder families aim to keep Europe's top carmaker on a shorter leash and want greater say over strategic matters in what marks a power play a...
Automakers say US Senate bill will jeopardise 2030 EV target...
08 August 2022
WASHINGTON: A group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and other major automakers said a US$430 billion bill approved Sunday by the US Senate will put achieving ...
Toyota chalks over 6,600 unit sales in July, Hilux remains k...
08 August 2022
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd announced today it has registered healthy sales of 6,637 units for July. It comprised 6,624 Toyota units, while Lexus recorded total sales of...
Owners of heavy vehicles that fail Puspakom standards will f...
08 August 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Owners of heavy vehicles will face action if they do not comply with national vehicle inspection company Puspakom's standards. Road Transport Department (JPJ) dire...
Baidu CEO says EV arm's autonomous driving tech will be ahea...
08 August 2022
BEIJING: Baidu's electric vehicle (EV) firm Jidu Auto will be one-generation ahead of Tesla in terms of autonomous driving technologies, Baidu chief executive Robin Li said in a st...
Indonesia says Tesla strikes US$5bil deal to buy nickel prod...
08 August 2022
JAKARTA: US carmaker Tesla has signed contracts worth about US$5 billion (RM22.3bil) to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, a senior ca...