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Tesla boss game for merger
02 December 2020
FRANKFURT: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said he was open to discussing a merger of his start-up electric carmaker with a rival. Speaking at an Axel Springer event ...
What will Elon Musk make of this e-bike concept inspired by ...
02 December 2020
SEATTLE: The American designer Kendall Toerner has imagined what a Tesla electric bike could be like with a concept he has even dubbed the "Model B." But could this concept be enou...
Berjaya Auto Alliance takes over Peugeot in Malaysia
01 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB) has been officially awarded the sole distributor rights to the Peugeot brand in Malaysia. The new company is a joint venture ...
Pre-booking open for BMW M3 and M4 Competition from RM665K (...
01 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Malaysia has launched its latest campaign for its high-performance BMW M portfolio. The company is allowing online pre-bookings to commence for the M3 Competit...
Honda Malaysia sweetens City deal with RM2,000 rebate
01 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has announced the start of its promotion for the latest fifth-generation City. From now until Dec 12, the company's 12.12 Special Sales promotion w...
Lamborghini Huracan STO to roll on custom Bridgestone tyres
01 December 2020
TOKYO: Bridgestone has been selected by Lamborghini to be the tyre supplier of the Lamborghini Huracan STO (Super Trofeo Omologato). The partnership will see the Japanese tyrema...
Care to blow RM39,000 on this Rolls-Royce portable seat?
01 December 2020
LONDON: When money is no object, Rolls-Royce would like to direct your attention to its new Pursuit Seat, a leather-wrapped portable seat that would be right at home in one of its ...
Pentland Green Aston Martin DBS Superleggera in KL
01 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur presents the customized version of the DBS Superleggera in the inimitable Pentland Green priced from RM1.45mil. The Aston Martin DBS Supe...
Volkswagen powers freighters with used cooking oil
01 December 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen Group Logistics will be using certified fuel from vegetable residues for certain new car shipments via marine routes. The fuel is produced from materials s...
Two British firms team up to build electric yacht
01 December 2020
OXFORD: Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) is working with fellow Oxfordshire-based firm, OXIS Energy Ltd, on the production of a world-first battery system, designed for an all-n...
Lewis Hamilton down with Covid-19, out of Bahrain races
01 December 2020
LONDON: Lewis Hamilton will be out of action at this weekend’s Sakhir GP in Bahrain as he has tested positive for Covid-19. A statement from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team sa...
Daimler awards €1,000 to German employees for Covid-19 hards...
01 December 2020
FRANKFURT: Daimler said today it will pay German employees a €1,000 (RM4,880) “corona bonus” to help compensate for personal and economic burdens such as having to wear a mask and ...
Ford urges other automakers to follow California clean air r...
01 December 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co. is prodding other automakers to embrace more stringent automotive clean air standards set by California in another blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts ...
Electric Skoda Enyaq iV heralds its presence with unique aco...
01 December 2020
LONDON: Škoda has revealed details of the new Enyaq iV’s acoustic signature – a specially composed harmonic sound that forms the car’s Acoustic Vehicle Alert System (AVAS). Deve...
Audi to leave Formula E and focus on Dakar, Le Mans
01 December 2020
INGOLSTADT: Audi will withdraw from the all-electric Formula E series as a works team at the end of next year to focus on the Dakar Rally and endurance racing including an eventual...
Bentley introduces tweed trim interior
01 December 2020
CREWE: Bentley Mulliner - Bentley’s bespoke commissioning division - is now offering an elegant and sophisticated door trim option in tweed for the Flying Spur, Continental GT ...
Police cripples ring targeting car exhausts, nabs 15 men
01 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen male suspects including two Bangladeshis, who were suspected to be active in stealing vehicle exhausts, were nabbed at three separate locations last Friday. ...
Calling all uni graduates for the Audi Global Graduate Progr...
01 December 2020
SINGAPORE: Audi is calling on university graduates who want to kickstart their career in the automotive industry to apply for the new Audi Global Graduate Program from Dec 4. Pa...
JPJ issues 1,268 summonses in Johor ops
01 December 2020
JOHOR BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 1,268 summonses through Ops Topi Keledar from Nov 17 to Nov 19, with most being issued using the "invisible enforcement” meth...
Toyota launches new Mirai, promising better performance and ...
01 December 2020
UPDATE: The new Toyota Mirai was launched in Japan on Dec 9, 2020.  BRUSSELS: A year after presenting its prototype at the Tokyo Autoshow, Toyota is launching its new-generation...