Audi to stop making fossil fuel cars by 2033, says CEO
23 June 2021
INGOLSTADT: German luxury carmaker Audi said Tuesday it will stop manufacturing diesel and petrol cars by 2033 as part of an industry-wide pivot towards more environmentally friend...
Don't forget the kid or pet in the back seat: Ford has a sol...
23 June 2021
COLOGNE: Ford has developed a system specially designed to prevent children or pets from being left in the back seat of the car during heat waves.
It will be deployed on most of...
Honda goes all in on electric cars in stark contrast to Toyo...
23 June 2021
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co. has become the first of Japan’s automakers to state publicly it will phase out sales of gasoline-powered cars completely, setting 2040 as the goal and giving...
Volkswagen CEO sees autonomy transforming cars more than ele...
23 June 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG is undergoing the world’s largest industrial overhaul for the electric-vehicle age, plotting half a dozen battery plants just in Europe and retooling assem...
Taxis and e-hailing vehicles can cross districts and states ...
23 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Taxis and e-hailing vehicles in Peninsula Malaysia are allowed to operate across districts and states, but only if they are transporting passengers with the approval ...
US firm GlobalFoundries pours US$4bil into Singapore chip pl...
23 June 2021
An artist's impression of the Singapore plant once it's completed.
TAIPEI: GlobalFoundries Inc. will build a US$4 billion chipmaking plant in Singapore slated to start in 2023, c...
Next step: Hyundai and Grab to hasten EV adoption in S-E Asi...
23 June 2021
SINGAPORE/SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc are deepening their partnership in mobility services.
The next phase of the partnership will focus on accelerating EV ...
Tesla opens first charging station in China with energy stor...
23 June 2021
BEIJING: Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc said today it has opened its first charging station in China with its own solar and energy storage facilities.
The charging station in ...
June 24-30: Fuel prices unchanged
23 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol as well as diesel remain unchanged from June 24-30, says the Finance Ministry.
In a statement today, the Finance Minis...
Audi sheds light on RS torque splitter for new RS3
23 June 2021
INGOLSTADT: Audi will soon launch the first-ever series roll-out of the torque splitter with its fully variable torque distribution on the rear axle in a sporty compact-class RS mo...
VW gets rude awakening in China after sluggish start for ele...
22 June 2021
Potential customers checking an ID.4 X electric vehicle displayed inside an ID. Store X showroom of SAIC Volkswagen in Chengdu. — Reuters
SHANGHAI: Volkswagen AG's ID series - the...
Tesla unveils supercharging route along China’s famed Silk R...
22 June 2021
SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. has unveiled what it claims is the longest supercharging route in China, a 5,000km stretch spanning the vast nation from east to west that’s studded with 27 el...
Ex-SEAT exec to lead Alfa Romeo design
22 June 2021
LONDON: Alfa Romeo rarely make headlines nowadays. When it does, well, it's news.
Stellantis, of which Alfa Romeo is part of, has announced today that the Italian brand is getti...
Honda working on GPS navigation system for shoes
22 June 2021
TOKYO: It will soon no longer be necessary to have your eyes glued to your phone to find your way around the world's major capitals.
Honda, through the start-up Ashirase, Inc., ...
Bermaz Auto sales projected to rebound by August
22 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Bermaz Auto Bhd (BAuto) is expected to benefit from an anticipated vehicle sales rebound in the second half of 2021, backed by the government’s National Recovery Pla...
Daimler wants to produce own battery cells, says business ne...
22 June 2021
BERLIN: Daimler AG wants to make its own battery cells, Business Insider news website reported today, citing company sources.
Daimler struck a deal to buy lithium-ion battery ce...
Digital cockpit and infotainment system standard on VW Polo
22 June 2021
WOLFSBURG: The new VW Polo is launching with a digital cockpit as standard.
Overall, the new Polo has become more digital, connected, informative and communicative.
Volkswage...
Oshkosh wins bid to build new US Postal delivery vehicles
22 June 2021
WASHINGTON: Oshkosh Defense said today it will build next-generation US Postal Service (USPS) delivery vehicles in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and expects to hire over 1,000 emplo...
BMW to cut production cost per vehicle by 25%, says board me...
22 June 2021
FRANKFURT: BMW plans significant production cost cuts by the middle of the decade, one of the German carmaker's board members said, in a bid to become more competitive with Volkswa...
Ghosn looms over Nissan annual meeting years after arrest
22 June 2021
TOKYO: Two-and-a-half years after Carlos Ghosn’s arrest, Nissan Motor Co. is still struggling to emerge from the scandalised affair involving the former chairman and chief executiv...
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Chery Omoda E5: Premium features, 430km range (WLTP)
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Triumph Speed 400: Fun and easy on the wallet
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