Nobody needs 1,900hp — Pininfarina's electric Battista has i...
04 February 2021
FRANKFURT: Two million US dollars (RM8.1mil). That's the price of getting to 100kph in 2 seconds on electric power. The Pininfarina Battista is set to offer ridiculous amounts of s...
Renault 5 reboot: What this 80s classic's comeback could loo...
04 February 2021
PARIS: Around 25 years ago, the last R5 rolled off the production line at Renault. Decades after its heyday, this hatchback supermini is poised to return as an electric - if Renaul...
Toyota retires first-generation 86 in UK
04 February 2021
LONDON: Toyota has sold its last GT86 in the UK after a nine-year run where it managed to sell 7,500 units.
The GT86 (or simply 86 in Japan and Malaysia) was the forerunner for ...
Daimler to become Mercedes-Benz, split trucks unit from cars
04 February 2021
FRANKFURT: Daimler AG will split up into the world’s largest makers of luxury cars and commercial vehicles, renaming itself Mercedes-Benz and listing its truck unit separately by y...
Chip crunch to affect global auto production into Q3, says I...
04 February 2021
LONDON: A shortage of auto chips could impact 672,000 units of global light vehicle production in the first quarter, data firm IHS Markit said on Wednesday, warning that the disrup...
Facelifted Toyota Fortuner debuts, two variants from RM173K
03 February 2021
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has started sales of the new 2021 Toyota Fortuner with styling, performance and safety updates, while retaining all the strong attributes that make it a...
Updated Toyota Innova has arrived, priced from RM112K
03 February 2021
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has unveiled the new 2021 Toyota Innova range with updated styling and features as well as additional safety systems being made standard.
As b...
Property giant Evergrande posts videos of cars, says ‘trial’...
03 February 2021
SHENZHEN: Evergrande Group, the property giant with ambitions to take on Elon Musk in the world of electric vehicles, released photos and video footage of its first batch of cars u...
Porsche sets aside US$1bil on car digitisation
03 February 2021
FRANKFURT: Porsche AG is increasing spending to bolster the digital products and services that supplement its luxury sports cars to lure more tech-savvy customers, particularly in ...
China's FAW may acquire BMW partner Brilliance in US$7.2b de...
03 February 2021
HONG KONG: FAW Group is looking at acquiring Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd, BMW’s main Chinese partner, in deals that may cost it some US$7.2 billion (RM29bil) and then ...
Enough road tax disks nationwide, says JPJ
03 February 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has assured the public of sufficient supply of Motor Vehicle Licence disks to cater for customer transactions nationwide.
In a sta...
Toyota aims to build record 9.2 million vehicles this year, ...
03 February 2021
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp plans record high global production of 9.2 million vehicles this year, up about 2% from 2019’s pre-coronavirus output, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Fri...
Set up a single hotline for potholes, say experts
03 February 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Fixing pothole-riddled roads has been a never-ending battle, mostly due to the lack of coordination in handling the complaints, according to local experts.
Univers...
Perodua to adopt new strategy to boost market share
03 February 2021
RAWANG: Perodua says it will adopt a new approach soon to strengthen its product offerings while further improving the compact car company’s operational capabilities.
Perodua pr...
Proton's 2021 product launch plan on track despite pandemic ...
03 February 2021
SUBANG JAYA: Proton says its 2021 product launch plan is on schedule despite supply chain hitches caused by the pandemic.
It expects production to stabilise by mid-2021 with the...
Harley unveils turnaround plan
03 February 2021
CHICAGO: Harley-Davidson Inc’s shares plunged more than 20% on Tuesday after the motorcycle maker unexpectedly swung to a quarterly loss, overshadowing a new turnaround plan that t...
VW considers direct buying to secure scarce chips
03 February 2021
HAMBURG: Volkswagen is looking into buying chip supplies directly from manufacturers, according to a company executive, as automakers battle a global semiconductor shortage.
“We...
Tesla to recall 135,000 US cars under pressure from auto saf...
03 February 2021
WASHINGTON: Tesla Inc has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail and raise the risk of a crash after US auto safety regulat...
Special edition Maserati Levante S GranSport SUV now availab...
02 February 2021
PETALING JAYA: Naza Italia-Maserati announced on Monday that it has brought in a special edition Levante S GranSport SUV.
Only five units of Levante S GranSport Zegna Pellet...
Special edition Nissan LEAF10 marks 10 years of EV sales
02 February 2021
LONDON: Nissan UK has introduced the LEAF10, a special edition of the popular all-electric car, to celebrate 10 successful years of sales as the first mass-market EV in the world.
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