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S. Korea probes possible exaggerated advertising in Tesla's ...

15 February 2022

SEOUL: South Korea's antitrust regulator is investigating Tesla Inc over allegations the company exaggerated the specifications of its batteries, an official at the Korea Fair Trad...

GM extends EV Bolt production halt but plans to soon resume ...

15 February 2022

WASHINGTON: General Motors Co said today it is extending a production halt to its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle until early April but plans to soon resume retail sales. The la...

Exemption on motor vehicle licence fee given to PwD, electri...

14 February 2022

PUTRAJAYA: An exemption on full motor vehicle licence fee will be given to vehicles for persons with disabilities (PwD) and electric vehicles, announces Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong....

Smart charging may be key to saving power grid in world of E...

14 February 2022

LONDON: As electric vehicle (EV) sales rise, the big question for power grid operators, charging companies and governments is how to run tens of millions of vehicles without crashi...

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...

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