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Rimac opens UK R&D office to tap 'world-class' expertise
25 March 2021
LONDON: Croatian hypercar maker Rimac aims to tap the strong automotive expertise in the UK by setting up an R&D office there. Rimac’s R&D office is based in Warwick Ent...
Vinfast debuts RM124,000 electric SUV
24 March 2021
HANOI: Vietnamese automaker VinFast is taking pre-orders for its first electric vehicle (EV) model VF e34 priced at VND690 million (RM124,000), the company said today. Customers...
Tesla's in-car cameras raise privacy concerns, says Consumer...
24 March 2021
Tesla's driver-facing camera or cabin camera is located above the rearview mirror in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. — Photos from Consumer Reports SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc’s use of...
New colours for Modenas Pulsar RS200
24 March 2021
SHAH ALAM: Motosikal dan Enjin Nasional (Modenas) has introduced new colour options and graphic designs for the Pulsar RS200 street bike. Launched in May 2017, the Pulsar RS200 ...
Unique Rolls-Royce Black Badge Cullinan delivered to America...
24 March 2021
LOS ANGELES: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Los Gatos delivered a customised Black Badge Cullinan to Ben and Christine Sloss, US-based car enthusiasts by day and endurance racers on the we...
March 25-31: RON97 petrol up three sen, rest unchanged
24 March 2021
PETALING JAYA: The price of RON97 petrol will increase by three sen from RM2.47 to 2.50 per litre from March 25 to 31, says the Finance Ministry. The price of RON95 petrol and d...
The pandemic is creating a ‘postwar boom’ for luxury carmake...
24 March 2021
NEW YORK: Famously reticent to disclose how many cars they sell or at what amount of profit, luxury automakers are finding it difficult lately to avoid crowing—just a little bit—ab...
Subaru to roll out new Outback on March 30
24 March 2021
NEW YORK: Subaru of America will be staging the world premiere of a new adventure-ready version of the Outback wagon on March 30. It is believed that the model would be upgraded...
The Boxster that saved Porsche 25 years ago is a modern clas...
24 March 2021
FRANKFURT: The silver two-seat Porsche Boxster sports car grabbed the limelight at the Detroit Motor Show in 1993 but no one realised at the time that this was a game-changer for t...
Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin, says Musk
24 March 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc customers can now buy its electric vehicles with, its boss, Elon Musk, said today, marking a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency’s use in comme...
Penang city council to go after man spotted dumping rubbish ...
24 March 2021
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) will take stern action against a man who had allegedly thrown rubbish from his car onto a parking lot. MBPP was responding to ...
Bentley's GT with the least subtle name ever gets even faste...
24 March 2021
LONDON: Three guesses as to what the headline feature of Bentley's new two-seater Continental GT version is. Hint: The model is once again badged "Speed". Yes, the latest luxury...
Toyota, Isuzu revive capital tie-up with focus on connected ...
24 March 2021
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Isuzu Motors Ltd announced a capital alliance today, reviving a partnership to bolster their competitive edge in connected, commercial vehicles. Toy...
Electric motorcycles appeal to half of riders
24 March 2021
LONDON: Around half of all bikers now feel that they would like to own an electric motorcycle, or even already have one. This interest, which is stronger among younger riders, is d...
Citroen says its new car seats help passengers sleep better
24 March 2021
LONDON: Citroen says more than a third of passengers struggle to go to sleep during a car journey and the French maker has come up with comfy, high-tech seats that it says make nod...
Dodge announces new security feature for Charger and Challen...
24 March 2021
DETROIT: US car brand Dodge has announced an automotive software upgrade designed to further thwart theft of Charger and Challenger models equipped with 6.4-litre HEMI V-8 or super...
VW picks Porsche man to be its new strategy chief
24 March 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen said on Tuesday Porsche AG executive Gernot Doellner will become the carmaker’s new strategy chief from May 1. “With the addition of Gernot Doellner we are...
New Volkswagen Golf R to get rear axle torque vectoring
23 March 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen's new Golf flagship variant - the Golf R - will be the first Volkswagen to be fitted with the new 4Motion all-wheel drive system with torque vectoring on the ...
PIAM explains how motor insurance pricing works
23 March 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM), the trade association for licensed direct and reinsurance companies for general insurance, has pointed out that ...
Part of NSE southbound from Bidor to Sungkai closed for road...
23 March 2021
IPOH: The emergency and left southbound lanes on the North-South Expressway between Bidor and Sungkai will be closed over two stretches of five days each to facilitate maintenance ...