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Mercedes-Benz takes over-the-air upgrade to the next level
29 January 2021
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz is expanding the possibility of upgrading vehicle programmes and systems over-the-air (OTA) instead of just updating them. Mercedes-Benz's Digital Vehic...
China’s XPeng to recall majority of G3 SUVs on power issue
29 January 2021
BEIJING: XPeng Inc. will recall 13,399 G3 electric sports utility vehicles due to an inverter issue that may cause loss of power and pose a safety risk, China’s State Administratio...
e-PG system set up to expedite guilty plea for traffic offen...
29 January 2021
PETALING JAYA: A system has been set up by the Malaysian judiciary for people to plead guilty to traffic offences, says the Office of the Registrar-General. In a statement today...
Motorists with expired driving licence can still use their v...
29 January 2021
PETALING JAYA: Private vehicle owners with an expired driving licence can still drive their vehicle during the movement control order, provided that the vehicle’s insurance is stil...
Jan 30- Feb 5: Diesel down two sen to RM2.07 per litre, petr...
29 January 2021
PETALING JAYA: Petrol prices will remain unchanged from Jan 30 to Feb 5, says the Finance Ministry. The price of diesel, however, will be reduced by two sen from RM2.09 per litr...
Opening car windows can cut Covid-19 contamination risk
29 January 2021
BOSTON: It may seem obvious, but research from the US confirms that opening the windows of your car can significantly reduce the risk of Covid-19 contamination. According to the...
Jaguar’s newest car is actually 70 years old
29 January 2021
LONDON: Jaguar’s classics department has announced it will make eight more of the curvaceous C-Type that was originally produced from 1951 to 1953. The continuation cars, set to...
GM to end petrol and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035
29 January 2021
WASHINGTON: General Motors Co said on Thursday it was setting a goal to sell all its new cars, SUVs and light pickup trucks with zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a dramatic shift b...
30 years on, Daimler's massive W140 S-Class is still a great...
29 January 2021
FRANKFURT: It was the wrong car at the wrong time. When Mercedes-Benz pulled the wraps off the new W140 generation S-Class in the spring of 1991, the era of glitz and glamour in po...
How does the electronic stability control in cars work?
29 January 2021
BERLIN: The electronic stability control (ESC) installed in cars has been saving lives for years. Also known as electronic stability program (ESP), depending on the manufacturer, t...
After years on the market, Tesla Model S gets major interior...
28 January 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Remember when Elon Musk said Tesla only continued to build the Model S and X for sentimental reasons? (during an earnings call, October 2019). Now we have refresh...
Toyota beats VW to become world's No.1 car seller in 2020
28 January 2021
TOKYO: Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp overtook Germany’s Volkswagen in vehicle sales last year, regaining pole position as the world’s top selling automaker for the first time in five y...
BMW says 2020 cash flow exceeded market expectations
28 January 2021
FRANKFURT: BMW’s free cash flow last year was better than market expecations at about €3.4 billion (RM16.6bil) in its core automotive division, the German carmaker said on Wednesda...
Navistar to work with GM, others on hydrogen fuel-cell comme...
28 January 2021
DETROIT: Truck maker Navistar International Corp said on Wednesday it will collaborate with US automaker General Motors Co and others to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell powered commer...
MINI Hatch gets big makeover
27 January 2021
MUNICH: The MINI 3-door, the MINI 5-door and the MINI Convertible is getting a massive makeover in March. The line-up will get clear exterior design accents, giving it a purist ...
BMW releases new entry-level hybrids for 3 and 5 Series
27 January 2021
MUNICH: BMW is expanding its plug-in hybrid line-up with the introduction of the BMW 320e and 520e, both available in Sedan and Touring bodystyles from March. The new entry-leve...
All-new Hyundai Tucson to get sporty N Line line-up
27 January 2021
FRANKFURT: In the follow-up to the recent launch of the all-new Tucson sports utility vehicle (SUV), Hyundai has introduced a sporty N Line trim line-up. The Tucson is Hyundai's...
Ferrari F430 up in flames near Butterworth
27 January 2021
BUTTERWORTH: A Ferrari had to be written off after it caught fire along the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway in Seberang Jaya here. Penang Fire and Rescue Department officer Supt Na...
635hp BMW M5 CS is king of M cars
27 January 2021
MUNICH: BMW M GmbH is expanding its ranks of ultra-sporty CS models with the introduction of the M5 CS. The limited-run, exclusive special-edition model treats four people to an...
Jaguar Land Rover appoints creative chief to board as it red...
27 January 2021
LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover appointed its creative boss to the board of management today to help redefine the Jaguar brand as Britain’s biggest carmaker reviews its strategy under ne...