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EU court rejects cities' bid to curb car emissions
13 January 2022
BRUSSELS: The European Union's top court dismissed a complaint today brought by the cities of Brussels, Madrid and Paris against the European Commission in which they accused it of...
RFID toll transactions on NSE from Juru to Skudai begin from...
13 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Toll transactions using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for private light vehicles (Class 1) will be implemented on the North-South Expressway (PLUS)...
Porsche delivers more than 300,000 vehicles worldwide in 202...
13 January 2022
BERLIN: Porsche delivered a record 301,915 vehicles to customers worldwide last year, 11 percent more than in 2020, the German luxury sports car manufacturer said on Wednesday. ...
Maserati to enter Formula E electric championship in 2023
13 January 2022
LONDON: Maserati, Formula One winners with Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s, will compete in Formula E from 2023 as the first Italian brand to enter the electric world championship....
BMW says too soon to bring battery cells in-house
13 January 2022
BERLIN: BMW, which reported record brand sales in 2021 and is optimistic it has hit the top end of its 9.5-10.5% profit estimate, remains cautious of bringing battery cell producti...
Country’s tallest road now open in Penang
13 January 2022
GEORGE TOWN: At 61.5m above ground level, the tallest road in the country here is now open to traffic. The 3.3km-long stretch of road winds around Bukit Kukus from Lebuh Bukit J...
Mercedes to launch new SL convertible just in time for summe...
13 January 2022
BERLIN: Almost 70 years after the launch of its legendary sports car, Mercedes is launching a new SL convertible. The model's seventh generation will go on sale just in time for...
The hottest new motorcycles for 2022 - new trends and one co...
13 January 2022
STUTTGART: Motorcycling remains as popular as ever and if 2021 is anything to go by, the sales boom is set to continue this year as new arrivals enter the showrooms. Around 60,0...
Volvo V60 Recharge T8 PHEV introduced from RM287,000
12 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia has just introduced the new Volvo V60 Recharge T8, a modern, versatile plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that balances dynamic performance wit...
Pecca buys land for RM8.45mil to expand auto venture
12 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Pecca Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Pecca Leather Sdn Bhd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with UMW Development Sdn Bhd in respect of the purchase...
BMW races ahead as VW sales hit 10-year low in 2021
12 January 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen Group posted its lowest sales figures in 10 years in 2021 at 8.9 million deliveries, the carmaker said today, and it said it expected supply chain conditions to ...
Mercedes-Benz to assemble flagship EQS in India
12 January 2022
NEW DELHI: Mercedes-Benz plans to start assembling the electric version of its flagship S-Class sedan, the EQS, in India, the head of the company's local unit said, part of a broad...
Jan 13-19: RON97 petrol up 4 sen to RM3.07
12 January 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 will increase by four sen to RM3.07 per litre from Jan 13 to Jan 19, according to the Finance Ministry. In a statement today, it said the...
Millennials in the US are driving less than previous generat...
12 January 2022
PARIS: Will the practice of having a car disappear as the younger generations reach adulthood? While this hypothesis seems unlikely, young people from the generation of Millenni...
New electric cruiser aims to make short-haul flights redunda...
12 January 2022
HAMBURG: A spacious new electric car aims to revolutionise intercity travel by appealing to travellers who want to avoid climate-damaging short-haul flights and crowded airports. ...
All-new Kia Carnival price unveiled at RM196,340
12 January 2022
SHAH ALAM: After its first public preview in December, the price of the all-new Kia Carnival multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in Peninsular Malaysia for private ownership has been annou...
GM challenges Carvana with CarBravo online used car marketpl...
12 January 2022
DETROIT: General Motors Co said it will launch an online used vehicle market called CarBravo that will allow the automaker and its dealers to challenge Carvana Co, CarMax Inc and o...
Chery 2.0T GDI engine wins 2021 'China Heart' Top 10 Engines...
12 January 2022
WUHU (China): Chinese automaker Chery's 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol direct injection engine which delivers an impressive 258hp and 400Nm, recently won the 2021 "China Heart" Top ...
VW aims to double electric car sales in China this year afte...
12 January 2022
BEIJING: Volkswagen AG said it would likely double sales of its ID battery electric vehicles in China this year and aims to do even better but the automaker could be hamstrung by a...
Do not help crashed Olympics vehicles, Beijing police warn
12 January 2022
BEIJING: Police here have warned residents not to help any Winter Olympics vehicle if it is involved in a crash - to avoid breaching the Games' strict bubble against the coronaviru...