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Great Wall bets on hydrogen, will use to power new SUV
30 March 2021
BAODING (China): Great Wall Motor Co., China’s biggest maker of sport-utility vehicles, plans to roll out its first hydrogen-powered SUV this year. The company will also deploy ...
VW to sell electric cars in America under 'Voltswagen' name,...
30 March 2021
UPDATE: No change. Details here.   WASHINGTON: It seems that Volkswagen is planning to change its name to "Voltswagen" when selling its growing line-up of electric cars ...
Miros wants motorcycles to get MyMAP safety ratings
30 March 2021
KAJANG: Motorcycle makers in the country have been urged to take part in the Malaysia Motorcycle Assessment Programme (MyMAP) to raise safety, thereby reducing the percentage of mo...
Don’t take advantage of fire engine’s siren to escape from j...
30 March 2021
JOHOR BARU: Johor Fire and Rescue Department has reminded motorists not to take advantage of a fire engine’s siren to escape from a traffic jam. This comes after a video of a bl...
SK Innovation says may pull its battery business out of US
30 March 2021
SEOUL: South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd said today it is considering all options including pulling its battery business out of the United States if President Joe Biden does not o...
Volvo Cars Family Bond gives all employees 24 weeks paid par...
30 March 2021
INGOLSTADT: Volvo Cars is opting in its 40,000+ employees around the globe, in all plants and offices, into a new all-gender, paid parental leave policy as of April 1. The "Fami...
Xiaomi plans US$15bil foray into electric cars
30 March 2021
A Xiaomi store in Beijing. — AFP BEIJING: Xiaomi Corp. plans to invest about US$10 billion (RM42bil) over the next decade to make electric cars, embarking on its biggest-ever ove...
BMW has got its timing right for beefing up electric cars, s...
30 March 2021
LONDON: BMW has timed its shift to electric cars well and its upcoming products will upend the perception the German carmaker is behind on electrification and could make its stock ...
Touch 'n Go launches GO+
29 March 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Touch ‘n Go eWallet has entered the mainstream financial services sector by being the first e-wallet in Malaysia to launch an investment product, known as GO+. ...
Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival draws two million online viewer...
29 March 2021
SEPANG: Four wheels racing in Malaysia got off to an exhilarating restart after a year’s sabbatical due to the Covid-19 pandemic with more than two million online viewers tuning in...
Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4Matic+ and CLA 45 S 4Matic+ updated
29 March 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has replaced the limited period run Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4Matic+ Edition 1 with the updated A 45 S 4Matic+ that gets its own distinctive AMG gri...
Second-generation Rolls-Royce Ghost lands in Malaysia
29 March 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The second-generation Rolls-Royce Ghost debuted in Malaysia today in two variants. The standard Ghost and Ghost Extended are priced from RM1.45mil and RM1.65mil re...
Toyota presses Australia to promote roll-out of hydrogen fue...
29 March 2021
The site near Melbourne is Toyota's biggest globally in terms of producing, storing and dispensing hydrogen. — Reuters MELBOURNE: Toyota Motor Corp today opened its first commerci...
deli by Shell opens at Abdullah Hukum LRT station
29 March 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia has unveiled deli by Shell, Malaysia’s first stand-alone deli out of Shell retail stations at the Abdullah Hukum LRT station. Designed to provide ex...
Skoda eyes S-E Asia or India in expansion push
29 March 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG’s Skoda unit will spearhead a fresh push into some emerging markets where Europe’s largest automaker has so far trailed behind Asian rivals. VW’s most p...
Four winners of special edition Honda models announced
29 March 2021
The winners (front row) are (from left) Abdul Hakim, Lim, Chuah and Shaiful. In the back row are Soh, Sarly, Ishiyama, Hoe and Hoh. KUALA LUMPUR: Honda Malaysia presented four luc...
Honda to sell British car plant to logistics giant
29 March 2021
Honda cars leaving the Swindon plant in this 2019 image. — Reuters TOKYO: Honda has agreed to sell its only British car plant at Swindon in southern England to logistics giant P...
Le Mans Classic returning 2022 and 2023 for centenary specia...
28 March 2021
PARIS: After first being postponed in 2020, Le Mans Classic has once again had to be cancelled this year due to the restrictions in place to fight the spread of Covid-19. The ev...
MyBayar Saman app up and running again
27 March 2021
PETALING JAYA: The MyBayar Saman application is up and running again, says the Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department. It added that users can now resume pa...
Stellantis, Nissan, Nio cut more production due to chip shor...
27 March 2021
WASHINGTON: Stellantis NV and Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio became the latest carmakers to announce new production cuts as a result of a global semiconductor chip shortage. ...