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BMW Group acquires ALPINA brand
11 March 2022
MUNICH: The BMW Group has bought over the ALPINA brand. The deal is still subject to approval by antitrust authorities. The long-standing cooperation agreement, which was ext...
China vehicle sales rise 19% in Feb, NEVs also up, says indu...
11 March 2022
BEIJING: China's auto sales rose 18.7% in February from a year earlier, continuing last month's uptick that snapped eight consecutive months of decline, industry data showed today....
Mazda CX-60 flagship crossover comes with a kind of digital ...
11 March 2022
COLOGNE: Welcome back, sir. Please allow me to adjust the AC to your liking. Ah madam, I'll return the mirrors and seat to your settings, shall I? A car that recognises not only...
US eliminates human controls requirement for fully automated...
11 March 2022
WASHINGTON: US regulators on Thursday issued final rules eliminating the need for automated vehicle manufacturers to equip fully autonomous vehicles with manual driving controls to...
PLUS rubbishes claims it is offering 50% toll discount for J...
11 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: Highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia Bhd has denied rumours that it is offering a 50% toll discount for those travelling back to Johor to vote. “PLUS denies issui...
Ferrari already factoring cost inflation into estimates, pri...
11 March 2022
MILAN: Ferrari does not see an immediate impact from rising costs, a spokesman for the Italian luxury sports carmaker told Reuters, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushes up prices...
Police presence at country's borders to be beefed up ahead o...
11 March 2022
IPOH: More police personnel will be stationed near the country's borders ahead of their April 1 reopening, says Comm Datuk Hazani Ghazali. The Bukit Aman Internal Security and P...
BMW beats pre-pandemic earnings, but chip troubles hit fourt...
11 March 2022
BERLIN: BMW more than doubled pre-pandemic earnings in 2021 to €16 billion (RM74bil), the company said on Thursday, as higher prices and strong sales of top-end cars boosted revenu...
Utility company PG&E partners with Ford on bidirectional EV ...
11 March 2022
HOUSTON: California utility PG&E Corp is partnering with Ford Motor Co to bring 'bidirectional' charging electric vehicles (EV) to its customers, the utility's chief executive ...
Trevo offers school break promotion
11 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: With the school holiday season back again, more families will be embarking their roadtrips. Trevo is offering the Lift Your Family Hols promotion running from now ...
MCVE 2022: Scania unveils smart and clean tech
11 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Scania in Malaysia has unveiled its line-up of its New Truck Generation (NTG) that features advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) along with sustainable Euro V emi...
Stellantis to extend Fiat Panda production in Italy until 20...
11 March 2022
MILAN: Stellantis will produce its best-selling Fiat Panda small car at its Pomigliano plant in southern Italy until 2026, metal workers unions said on Thursday after the carmaker ...
Swiss court rejects bid to cloak accounts in Ghosn probe
11 March 2022
File pic of Ghosn. — Reuters ZURICH: A Swiss court has rejected an Arab businessman's appeal seeking to block Japanese prosecutors from getting bank account details for their inve...
MCVE 2022: All-new MAN TGX flagship model makes Malaysian de...
11 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MAN Malaysia) is confident of a significant market demand for the flagship model of its recently launched Euro V emission-compliant N...
Is the future of car interiors leather-free?
11 March 2022
PARIS: More and more car makers are abandoning leather in the interiors of their new models in favour of recycled, more durable materials. The latest example is Volkswagen. P...
Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 electric vehicle arrives from RM278,00...
10 March 2022
UPDATE: The starting price of the the Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 is now at RM296,888 with effect from January 2023. It now has a higher range of up to 495km (WLTP) . This is because the...
Ferrari to Russia: No more supercars for you
10 March 2022
MARANELLO: Ferrari NV is adding its name to the list of automakers suspending production for customers in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. “Given the ongoing situa...
Bermaz Auto 3Q net profit up 23%
10 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Bermaz Auto Bhd’s (BAuto) net profit jumped 23.1% to RM40.71mil in the third quarter ended Jan 31, 2022 (3Q22) from RM33.01mil a year ago largely due to positive cont...
Tesla hikes China, US prices for Model 3 and Model Y cars
10 March 2022
AUSTIN: Electric-car maker Tesla Inc on Wednesday raised prices of its US Model Y SUVs and Model 3 Long Range sedans by US$1,000 (RM4,188) each and some China-made Model 3 and Mode...
Workshops struggle to clear pile-up of flood-damaged cars
10 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: The flash floods that struck the Klang Valley on Monday have brought another deluge – hundreds of cars are piling up at workshops. Authorised automotive service c...