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Hyundai gives China another go
14 February 2022
BEIJING: Hyundai Motor Co is far from the top automobile brand of choice in China but its luxury-car division is seeking to change all that with a direct-to-market strategy targeti...
VW brings back the electric version of its popular up! compa...
13 February 2022
HANOVER: For a long time, it was virtually impossible to get your hands on the Volkswagen e-up!. Demand for this popular compact car was so high recently that the company even froz...
Apad's new online commercial vehicle licensing system touted...
13 February 2022
PETALING JAYA: The online commercial vehicle licensing system (ISPKP) that will be rolled out by the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) this year will lead to a better customer ex...
Canada's Snow Lake Lithium to develop world’s first all-elec...
13 February 2022
TORONTO: Minng company Snow Lake Lithium Ltd has outlined plans to develop the world’s first all-electric lithium mine in Manitoba, Canada developing a domestic supply of this crit...
Lamborghini hopes for combustion engine future beyond 2030
12 February 2022
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen's supercar brand Lamborghini is looking to keep combustion engine vehicles alive beyond the end of the decade, the unit's chief executive Stephan Winkelmann t...
Ford, Suzuki to get incentives under India's US$3.5b clean f...
12 February 2022
NEW DELHI: Ford Motor Co, Suzuki Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor are among 20 companies that will be eligible for incentives under India's US$3.5 billion (RM14.7bil) scheme to boost c...
Auto parts maker Magna sees initial hit from Canadian bridge...
12 February 2022
TORONTO: Auto parts maker Magna International Inc (MG.TO) said on Friday disruptions at the Ambassador bridge caused by Canadian trucker protests against coronavirus mandates have ...
VW Passat Elegance upgraded for 2022
11 February 2022
PETALING JAYA: VW in Malaysia announced this morning that the Passat Elegance has received some upgrades. New to the facelifted model variant are 18-inch Bonneville alloy wheels...
Bosch and BMW in move to flatten hydrogen tank
11 February 2022
PARIS: A consortium, including BMW and Bosch, has announced that it is working on a hydrogen tank that is flat rather than cylindrical. The aim of the consortium, called FlatHyS...
Korean cars top in dependability, says J.D. Power
11 February 2022
DETROIT: Korean auto brands Kia, Genesis and Hyundai earn three of the top four rankings in the newly redesigned J.D. Power 2022 US Vehicle Dependability Study, released on Thursda...
Tesla plans to locate China design centre in Beijing, says c...
11 February 2022
SHANGHAI: Tesla plans to place its China design centre in Beijing, a government document issued by the Chinese capital said. Tesla said in 2020 it planned to open such a centre ...
BMW gets approval to take 75% stake in China joint venture
11 February 2022
BERLIN: BMW has received the licence from Chinese authorities to increase its stake in its Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive to 75% from 50%, the carmaker said today,...
Chery Omoda 5 SUV rolls out, Malaysia among markets
11 February 2022
WUHU (CHINA): Chery has rolled out the first unit of its new generation sports utility vehicle (SUV) called Omoda 5 at its manufacturing headquarters here on Tuesday. Omoda 5, p...
Automakers in Thailand target 1 million cars for export in 2...
11 February 2022
BANGKOK: The Thai automotive industry expects to make 1.8 million vehicles this year, including one million for export, as market demand continues to improve. According to the F...
Ford’s Lincoln brand to launch full slate of electric SUVs b...
11 February 2022
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co is stepping up plans to extensively electrify its Lincoln brand in North America, as it prepares to introduce at least five new battery-powered Lincoln sport...
China's Xpeng expands into Sweden and Netherlands
11 February 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese electric car maker Xpeng said on Thursday it was expanding further to Europe, taking aim at the Swedish and Dutch markets. Until now the only overseas foray fo...
Hertz accuses thousands of car renters of theft, court paper...
11 February 2022
WASHINGTON: Hertz Corp, facing lawsuits from hundreds of car renters who say they were falsely arrested for auto theft, files thousands of related criminal complaints each year aga...
Triumph's electric superbike moves closer to production
11 February 2022
BERLIN: Pure electric motorcycles do not go down too well with many died-in-the-wool riders, but that has not stopped Triumph from pressing ahead with its TE-1 superbike, which the...
What to look out for when you're buying a motorcycle helmet
11 February 2022
BERLIN: Motorcyclists live dangerously, with only a helmet and a handful of other gear protecting them from the elements and the traffic. Helmets have been compulsory for motorc...
Aston Martin unveils 2022 F1 challenger
11 February 2022
LONDON: Aston Martin became the first team to show off their 2022 Formula One car in real life, when they took the wraps off their latest challenger on Thursday. Christened the ...