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GM explores using ChatGPT in vehicles
12 March 2023
DETROIT: General Motors Co is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft Corp, a company executive told Reuters. "ChatGPT is going to be in e...
Micromobility vehicle feasibility testing ongoing in Shah Al...
12 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: The Transport Ministry has launched the National Regulatory Ground Test for micromobility vehicles to gauge the feasibility of its operation here. Deputy Transport Mi...
Audi to use even numbers for BEVs, says mag
12 March 2023
LONDON: Audi will be revising the naming convention for its car models as it introduces more electric cars, according to a British motoring magazine. Auto Express reported that ...
EU offers e-fuel exemption to Germany in bid to save combust...
12 March 2023
BRUSSELS: The European Union is offering Germany a declaration that would explain a possible role for so-called e-fuels after a combustion-engine ban takes effect after 2035, setti...
Ford set to resume F-150 Lightning production on March 13
12 March 2023
WASHINGTON: Ford Motor Co said on Friday it was on track to resume production of F-150 Lightning vehicles on Monday after the No. 2 US automaker recalled 18 electric trucks due to ...
Babyark presents 'world’s safest car seat'
11 March 2023
LONDON: Israeli child safety tech startup Babyark has come up with a baby seat it claims is the world’s safest car seat. Designed by Frank Stephenson, the product known by the s...
Great Wall latest Chinese automaker to embrace green car fut...
11 March 2023
HONG KONG: Great Wall Motor Co., the maker of Haval SUVs and pickup trucks, unveiled its new energy vehicle strategy Friday evening, pledging to double down on plug-in hybrid elect...
Drunk drivers’ cars are being sent to Ukraine by Latvia
11 March 2023
RIGA: Cars seized by Latvian authorities as part of drunk-driving violations are being shipped to Ukraine in an act of solidarity with the war-battered country. Authorities in t...
EV adoption targets unachievable within regulatory timelines...
11 March 2023
ZURICH: New global research commissioned by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that more than half (59%) of respondents beli...
Carmakers can kiss pre-pandemic combustion car sales goodbye
10 March 2023
OSLO: There are growing signs that global auto sales will continue their comeback from the pandemic, chip shortage and other supply chain snarls. As the recovery takes shape, it...
Modenas Vulcan S ABS priced from RM36,500
10 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: Edaran Modenas Sdn Bhd (Emos), the subsidiary of Motosikal dan Enjin Nasional Sdn Bhd (Modenas) has unveiled the price of its latest Modenas Vulcan S (ABS) sports cruise...
VinFast delays US electric vehicle plant operation to 2025
10 March 2023
HANOI: VinFast said today it will push back its plan to start operations of its electric vehicles factory in the United States until 2025, citing a procedural delay. The unit of...
JPJ hauls up operator of Maxim app for breaching ehailing ru...
10 March 2023
PUTRAJAYA: The ehailing operator managing the Maxim application has been hauled up by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) over a violation of the Land Public Transport Act 2010. ...
Women entrepreneurs making headway in automotive aftermarket...
10 March 2023
PETALING JAYA: For years, men and women have been pigeonholed into certain occupations that are traditionally considered a woman’s or a man’s. Today, more women are stepping up ...
Reopening of Damansara Link delayed until December
10 March 2023
PETALING JAYA: Motorists from Petaling Jaya seeking to use Damansara Link on SPRINT Highway to head towards Kuala Lumpur will have to wait longer as works will only be completed by...
Mitsubishi Motors to electrify 100% of its fleet by 2035, sa...
10 March 2023
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp plans to electrify 100% of its fleet by 2035 through active introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said today. ...
Nissan's electric comeback stalled by Ariya production woes
10 March 2023
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co's new Ariya electric vehicle has been hampered by problems at its high-tech production line, four people familiar with the matter said, slowing delivery of a...
Tesla taps Asian partners to address 4680 battery concerns
10 March 2023
SHANGHAI: It's crunch time at Tesla Inc, where Elon Musk is looking to crack the code for making better, cheaper batteries. The electric-vehicle maker is recruiting Chinese and ...
Tesla 4680 battery’s secret sauce: Dry electrode coating
10 March 2023
AUSTIN: Tesla Inc is pioneering a new battery manufacturing process called dry electrode coating that it is applying to its new 4680 battery cells. The dry process, which Tesla ...
Local radio DJ's new car stolen 78 hours after buying it
10 March 2023
DJ Yoon says she has reason to believe the theft was premeditated. — DJ Yoon/Instagram & DJ Yoon/FacebookReuters PETALING JAYA:  Buying a new car is undeniably an occasion wo...