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Casio to release EDIFICE model with Honda Racing
24 September 2021
TOKYO: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of the ECB-S100HR Honda Racing Championship White Edition, the latest collaboration with Honda Racing in the EDIFICE lin...
Amazon aims to roll out auto innovations
24 September 2021
The first generation Echo Auto. SEATTLE: Amazon.com Inc. is developing a bevy of new devices and services as it delves into additional markets. The tech giant is working on t...
Indian auto dealers ask govt for help after Ford exit setbac...
24 September 2021
NEW DELHI: India's top auto dealers group has asked the Indian government to draft rules to safeguard their interests when global automakers decide to leave the market as Ford has ...
Tesla heads to court over allegations of racism on factory f...
24 September 2021
Owen Diaz and his son Demetric in Oakland, California, in 2018. — Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO: Roughly 10,000 people work at Tesla’s auto plant in Fremont, California. The Bay area ...
The 'world's fastest SUV' is a Mercedes coupe on steroids
24 September 2021
BERLIN: The tuning specialists at German auto workshop Brabus have souped up a Mercedes GLE Coupe into what they say is the fastest road-legal SUV in the world. Rolling with a t...
VW building new EV battery system factory in China
24 September 2021
BEIJING: Volkswagen AG said it is building a new electric vehicle (EV) battery system factory in eastern China's Hefei city which will start production in 2023. The German autom...
New Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+ arrives, price from RM1mil-p...
23 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia today announced the availability of the new Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+. The fully imported model boasts a 4.0-litre V8 bi-turbo engine wit...
Soft, warm and vegan-friendly, Volvo cars go leather-free
23 September 2021
LONDON: Volvo Cars said today that its vehicle range will go leather-free or "vegan-friendly" by 2030, offering instead bio-based and recycled materials to a customer base that inc...
Malaysian vehicle sales set to rise
23 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Total vehicle sales are expected to start picking up from this month, as the government’s economic relaxation measures have allowed automotive players to resume oper...
EU court adviser finds car defeat devices broadly illegal
23 September 2021
BRUSSELS: Software Volkswagen AG used to alter pollutant emissions based on the temperature and altitude is illegal unless it prevents potentially dangerous sudden damage to the en...
Porsche launching its 911 as a 480hp GTS
23 September 2021
BERLIN: Porsche is announcing another new addition to its treasured 911 family and launching its cult sports car as a GTS with a little more power and pizzazz. Two years after t...
Mercedes announces new soft-top SL roadster for 2022
23 September 2021
BERLIN: The next generation of Mercedes' legendary SL roadster is set to be formally unveiled in the coming weeks before its launch in the first half of 2022, technical director Jo...
Lovers can now say 'I do' with bespoke car-inspired engageme...
23 September 2021
LONDON: Car lovers preparing to tie the knot can now treat their fiancé(e) to an original ring inspired by their favourite ride. Combining precious stones with recycled material...
Samsung in talks with Tesla to make next-gen self-driving ch...
23 September 2021
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant in Hwaseong produces 7nm chips. SEOUL: Samsung Electronics is in talks with Tesla to make Tesla's next-generation self-driving chips based...
Stellantis chairman says Turin, Italy key to group's product...
23 September 2021
TURIN: Stellantis chairman John Elkann said on Wednesday an investment in a historical production plant in Italy showed manufacturing in the country remained key to the carmaker, i...
Tesla pushes US to boost fuel economy penalties
23 September 2021
WASHINGTON: Tesla Inc is pressing US President Joe Biden's administration and a US appeals court to move quickly to hike civil penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel economy...
Emira First Edition ushers in end of petrol era at Lotus
22 September 2021
LONDON: Lotus has confirmed more details of its Emira sports coupé which is set to be the final non-electrified model from the iconic British marque. First in the showroom is th...
Electric cars have much higher repair costs, research shows
22 September 2021
MUNICH: Although government subsidies can sometimes reduce the cost, electric cars are by and large more expensive than petrol or diesel cars - at least when considering the cost t...
Sime Darby employees offered special deal to buy used cars
22 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Motors is turning to employees within the diversified group to buy the used cars it sells under the Sime Darby Auto Selection division. It announced to...
Air taxi startup Volocopter to sell 150 aircraft to China JV
22 September 2021
STUTTGART: German flying taxi startup Volocopter said today it would sell 150 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to its joint venture with a unit of Chinese au...