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.
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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...
VW panel set to discuss CEO's future, say sources
01 December 2020
HAMBURG: Volkswagen Group’s executive committee is convening today to discuss chief executive Herbert Diess’ demand for a contract extension, three sources familiar with the matter...
GM and Nikola announce reworked deal
01 December 2020
DETROIT: General Motors Co and Nikola Corp on Monday announced a reworked agreement on a fuel-cell partnership that eliminates an equity stake in the startup for the Detroit automa...
VPCM's Volkswagen Cares mobile app hits 30,000 downloads.
30 November 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia's (VPCM) mobile app - Volkswagen Cares, has managed to garner 30,000 downloads thus far.
The app (a locally developed and manag...
Bentley's new Bentayga now available in Asia-Pacific region
30 November 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Bentley Motors has officially introduced its latest Bentayga sports utility vehicle (SUV) in the Asia-Pacific region, and a first-ever interactive virtual experience ...
BMW and MINI i-Renewal digital service introduced in Malaysi...
30 November 2020
PETALING JAYA: BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia has introduced the i-Renewal digital service for the BMW and MINI Comprehensive Motor Insurance Programme to simplify renewal p...
Goodbye Volkswagen Passat and Arteon?
30 November 2020
BERLIN: Here's a gloomy report from Automotive News Europe which claims Volkswagen has decided to discontinue production of the Passat sedan as early as 2023 and the Arteon will al...
Tesla gets China nod to start selling Shanghai-made Model Y ...
30 November 2020
SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc has obtained permission to start selling its Shanghai-made Model Y sports utility vehicle in China.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publi...
Carsome celebrates 100,000th seller
30 November 2020
Cheng (L) with 100,000th seller Mizran Nahar.
KUALA LUMPUR: Carsome, Southeast Asia’s largest online used car trading platform, is celebrating the arrival of its 100,000th used ca...
Plug-in cars come under fire for emitting more carbon emissi...
29 November 2020
FRANKFURT: Plug-in hybrid cars put out far more CO2 in real-world driving than in tests that determine emissions compliance and ratings advertised to consumers, according to a grou...
BASF invents new material to protect car sensors and radars
29 November 2020
FRANKFURT: German chemistry giant BASF has developed a new way to protect car sensors. This new material withstands extreme weather conditions but also electromagnetic waves coming...
Tesla could widen release of 'self-driving' software in two ...
29 November 2020
Musk had said earlier it was planned that the latest upgrade would be widely released by the end of this year. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc chief executive officer Elon Musk has...
GM seeking banking charter for auto-lending business, says W...
29 November 2020
DETROIT: General Motors Co is planning to apply for a banking charter that would allow its lending unit to hold deposits and expand its auto-finance business, according to a Wall S...
Scooter-sharing services are most popular in India and Europ...
29 November 2020
BERLIN: As the end of 2020 approaches, German electric scooter manufacturer unu has published an assessment of the booming scooter or moped-sharing sector.
The report shows that...
Britain's sole hydrogen car maker Riversimple bets on green ...
29 November 2020
Spowers is keen to take on the big boys with the Rasa. — AFP
LONDON: While conventional battery-powered electric cars may be a few miles ahead in the zero-emission vehicle race, h...
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