UMW group records healthy automotive sales in January
15 February 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Holdings Bhd’s automotive business kicked off 2021 on an encouraging note with healthy sales recorded in January by both its subsidiary UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) an...
Nissan denies it's in talks over Apple car
15 February 2021
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co Ltd said today it is not in talks with Apple Inc, following a report that the iPhone maker approached the Japanese company in recent months about a tie-up fo...
Pos Malaysia now allows car insurance renewal via its app
15 February 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Bhd has introduced a new online insurance platform which allows customers to renew their motor vehicle insurance anytime and anywhere through the Pos Mal...
Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors names ex-Daimler executi...
15 February 2021
Llistosella will take charge of Tata Motors in July. — Bloomberg
LONDON: Tata Motors Ltd. has appointed former Daimler AG manager Marc Llistosella to become its next chief execu...
Woman drives against traffic, causes four-vehicle pile-up
15 February 2021
The scene of the accident on Sunday. — Photo from facebook/PenangKiniPortal
BUTTERWORTH: A car driving against traffic on Jalan Perusahaan here caused a four-vehicle pile-up inv...
Why you should check your tyre pressure system after a wheel...
15 February 2021
BERLIN: All new cars have tyre-pressure monitoring systems - and cars are fitted with one of two different systems. Whatever your car has, after a wheel change, you're well advised...
Toyota introduces online map showing real-time traffic info ...
15 February 2021
TOKYO: Toyota is offering a free public service through an online map that informs motorists of any events on a planned route that could delay the trip.
Road closures, road sign...
Volkswagen CEO Diess 'not afraid' of Apple EV
15 February 2021
FRANKFURT: Germany’s Volkswagen is not concerned by any Apple plans for a passenger vehicle that could include the iPhone maker’s battery technology, its chief executive Herbert Di...
Brough: Lawrence of Arabia's motorcycle makes French comebac...
15 February 2021
PARIS: Brough motorcycles, favourites of the writer, spy and gentleman adventurer T.E. Lawrence, are making a comeback - not in their former home in England, but deep in the southw...
German carmakers fear output snags from virus border checks
15 February 2021
A German policeman directing a truck driver coming from Austria into the border checkpoint on the A93 motorway near Kiefersfelden, Germany, recently. — dpa
BERLIN: Travel restrict...
Cronies, corruption: How Algeria's auto sector hit the wall
15 February 2021
A photo taken in 2014 of the Renault plant in Oran. — AFP
ALGIERS: Shuttered assembly plants, jailed bosses, laid-off workers. Algeria's once ambitious plans to create a flagship ...
Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in southern ...
14 February 2021
BENGALURU: Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc will set up an electric-car manufacturing unit in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, according to a government document seen by Re...
Audiobooks take to the roads
14 February 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Not so many years ago, cassette tapes and CDs were the only way for bookworms to enjoy their favorite reads in audio format while at the wheel.
But, for some time...
Porsche Taycan Turbo S hits 165kph indoors
14 February 2021
NEW ORLEANS: Even when circumstances mean that being indoors is the safe and, at times, unexciting option, racer Leh Keen recently found a way to make being indoors considerably le...
What 'connected' tyres mean to drivers
14 February 2021
HANOVER: German automotive parts manufacturer Continental has been producing its first tyres featuring RFID tags, facilitating product traceability, since last fall.
Now, for th...
Daimler recalls 1.29 million US vehicles for software issue
14 February 2021
WASHINGTON: Daimler AG’s US unit Mercedes-Benz USA said Saturday it is recalling 1.29 million vehicles sold since 2016 because software may fail to communicate correct vehicle loca...
And the best virtual drivers in the world are… Finnish
14 February 2021
LONDON: While many of us have not experienced the joys of driving as much as we usually would with restrictions on travel due to the pandemic, racing games are an alternative for t...
Siemens renames mobility signaling unit Yunex Traffic as par...
13 February 2021
A monitor showing technical data as the world's first autonomous tram Combino is presented by Siemens Mobility during a media presentation in Potsdam, Germany in 2018. — Reuters
M...
Hyundai's Tiger concept vehicle drives — and walks as well
13 February 2021
SEOUL: It's a "Tiger" of a vehicle and is undaunted by any challenging terrain.
This is the idea behind Hyundai's second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) and the first designed t...
Sunny prospects for electric cars as solar cells aim to exte...
13 February 2021
The Sion.
FRANKFURT: Using solar energy for cars isn't new of course, but it's taken on a fresh impetus now that electric vehicles are searching for the maximum range.
The idea...
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BMW R 1250 GS: A symbiotic connection
7.8
Nissan Almera Turbo VLT Kuro GT package: Dark draw
Great Wall Motor (GWM): Going high-five in Beijing
Geely Driving Experience in Beijing: Zeekr 001 FR hypercar d...
Jaecoo J7: Ready to rumble
7.6
Hyundai Ioniq 6 Max RWD driven
8.2
Proton X90 Flagship: Powerful, roomy, refined, premium appoi...
Tesla's brash Cybertruck: A blend of Wild West and space tec...
Aston Martin New Vantage Launch Video
Bentley's new Ultra Performance Hybrid Sound
Finding out remaining useful life of an EV battery
