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Defender line-up grows with new offerings
27 April 2023
NEW JERSEY, United States: The new Defender 130 Outbound is introduced to the Defender line up along with the 493hp Defender 130 V8 and a new heritage-inspired County Exterior Pack...
Mazda MX-5 Kizuna special edition model on sale in UK
27 April 2023
LONDON: Mazda UK has announced the sale of the MX-5 Kizuna special edition model. Limited to 250 units in the UK, the model arrives in dealerships next month. Based on the 1....
Anticipating heavy traffic, PLUS to activate 'smartlane' zon...
27 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Bhd will be activating the "smartlane" zones for smoother traffic flow in conjunction with the end of the school holidays and the Labour Day holiday fro...
Ops Selamat 20: Two bicycle incidents among 1,618 accidents ...
27 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: A total of 1,618 accidents were recorded on the seventh day of Op Selamat 20. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT), in their daily s...
Continental, Aurora to jointly develop self-driving systems ...
27 April 2023
FRANKFURT/PITTSBURGH: German automotive parts company Continental AG and US-based self-driving technology firm Aurora Innovation said today they would jointly design and develop au...
Geely's EV brand Zeekr jumps on the 'gigapress' bandwagon
27 April 2023
  SHANGHAI: Geely's EV brand Zeekr is the latest to join a growing list of automakers that have turned to the "gigapress" die casting technique pioneered by Tesla to slash ...
Toyota edges past 9.1 million vehicle output goal, warns chi...
27 April 2023
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp set a global annual output record in the business year ended in March, just edging past its target of 9.1 million vehicles as factory disruption from globa...
Volvo Cars sees no need to cut prices as demand is healthy
27 April 2023
STOCKHOLM: Sweden-based automaker Volvo Cars reaffirmed its outlook today and said it saw no point in cutting prices given healthy demand as its operating earnings beat estimates. ...
S. Korean president Yoon meets with Tesla's Elon Musk
27 April 2023
Yoon speaking with Musk in Washington on April 26. — Yonhap via Reuters SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday in Washington to ca...
China's MG Motor seeks to take on rivals with India's cheape...
27 April 2023
NEW DELHI: MG Motor, owned by China's SAIC Motor, on Wednesday launched the lowest-priced electric car in India, as it seeks to take on local rivals like Tata Motors in the world's...
Changan Auto to set up EV production base in Thailand, its f...
27 April 2023
The Changan Lumin EV. BANGKOK: China's fourth largest automaker Changan Automobile will invest 9.8 billion baht (RM1.3bil) in Thailand to set up its first right-hand drive electri...
Cooper Tires promotion till end-May 2023
26 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Goodyear Malaysia has launched a Cooper Tires promotion from now until May 31, 2023 where buyers get a free Petronas Gift Card worth RM40 when they buy four pieces of...
New McLaren 750S brings added performance and lower weight
26 April 2023
LONDON: McLaren has unveiled a replacement for the hugely successful 720S supercar – the 750S. Arriving as the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren, the 750S bri...
BYD lowers starting price for Seagull electric hatchback
26 April 2023
SHANGHAI: Chinese electric car maker BYD has set the starting price for its Seagull hatchback at 73,800 yuan (RM47,528)), about 6.3% lower than its initial advertised price, its we...
After F1 Grand Prix, Bahrain turns to helmet production
26 April 2023
SAKHIR (Bahrain): Host of a Formula One Grand Prix, Bahrain is cementing its racing footprint by locally manufacturing top-notch racing helmets for drivers as the Gulf kingdom clin...
April 27-May 3: Fuel prices unchanged
26 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from April 27-May 3. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said t...
VW's Skoda aims for six electric vehicle models by 2026
26 April 2023
PRAGUE: Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of German group Volkswagen, wants to expand its electric vehicle range to six models by 2026, the company said, further boosting its ambitio...
Two-hour parking limit rule to start in Kajang from June 1
26 April 2023
KAJANG: The Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) will implement a two-hour parking limit in 12 areas. The initiative will start at Jalan Tun Abdul Aziz, a commercial area in the town...
Smaller EV prices to come down as EV sales climb, says IEA
26 April 2023
BERLIN: Nearly one in five cars sold globally this year will be electric, with the prices of smaller EV models dropping to rival those of combustion engine cars in North America an...
McLaren Taipei named 'Global Retailer of the Year 2022'
26 April 2023
LONDON: McLaren Taipei has been named as the brand's "Global Retailer of the Year 2022". Announced at McLaren’s annual Global Retailer Conference at its global headquarters in W...