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Pan Borneo Highway project to be speeded up
19 November 2020
PETALING JAYA: The progress of the Pan Borneo Highway will be hastened, with Phase One of the project in Sarawak estimated to be completed in 2023, says Senior Minister (Works) Dat...
Rivian CEO eyes smaller electric vehicles for China and Euro...
19 November 2020
DETROIT: Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which is backed by Amazon and Ford Motor Co, on Wednesday said it plans to follow up its first two products, a full-size pickup and SUV, w...
Amazon sacks dozens of staff at drone project, taps new manu...
19 November 2020
An Amazon Prime Air Flying Drone is displayed during an exhibition in New York City in 2017. — Reuters SEATTLE: US online retailer Amazon.com Inc has laid off dozens of R&D an...
Canadian driver claims he has Covid-19 to avoid summons, get...
19 November 2020
The truck being stopped by Ontario police. — Image from Ontario Provincial Police ONTARIO: A 22-year-old driver in Canada is now facing charges after falsely claiming that he had...
Infiniti announces impending arrival of QX55 SUV
18 November 2020
LOS ANGELES: Infiniti launched its all-new QX55 sports utility vehicle via a one-of-a-kind streaming concert experience. The QX55 - the successor to the FX, comes with 20-inch w...
All hail the 6.4 litre V8 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392
18 November 2020
AUBURN HILLS: Jeep introduced the V-8-powered 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 for customers in the North American market. The Wrangler carries the 6.4-liter V-8, rated at 470...
EV maker Canoo kicks off Canvas Series
18 November 2020
LOS ANGELES: Canoo, a company developing electric vehicles (EV), announced the launch of its Canoo Canvas Series with the debut piece created by James Goldcrown, popularly known as...
Lexus hosts culinary cinema drive-in experience
18 November 2020
PLANO: To meet the growing desire for socially distanced events, Lexus hosted the first-ever Lexus Culinary Cinema – a three-night gourmet drive-in movie event at L.A. LIVE’s Event...
Sweden invaded by massive Mercedes-Benz bus
18 November 2020
STUTTGART: The extra-large CapaCity L articulated bus from Mercedes-Benz has been approved for local public transport in Gothenburg, Sweden. TÜV Rheinland has confirmed that the...
New Honda Civic prototype debuts on Twitch
18 November 2020
TORRANCE: Honda gave its first glimpse of the all-new 2022 Civic on Twitch, the world's leading live streaming entertainment service. The new Civic prototype reveals a strik...
BMW offers new Traffic Camera Information subscription servi...
18 November 2020
LOS ANGELES: Following BMW's previous attempt to charge car buyers a fee to have Apple CarPlay in their vehicle, the Bavarian automaker is back with the introduction of a new Traff...
Ever wondered how thirsty a Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport actuall...
18 November 2020
LOS ANGELES: The Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport has an 8.0-litre (7,993cc) W16 engine that gets boosted by four turbochargers to produce a whopping 1,479hp, but ever wondered how thirsty...
Mercedes teases Maybach S-Class, launch imminent
18 November 2020
STUTTGART: Following the recent launch of the new S-Class, Mercedes-Benz has just announced that they will be premiering their latest iteration of its Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. ...
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series resets Nürburgring-Nordschleife...
18 November 2020
AFFALTERBACH: Mercedes-AMG has officially reset the lap record street-legal "sports car" category of fully standard. unmodified models with its high-powered GT Black Series. The...
Lexus launches LC500 Convertible at RM1.35mil
18 November 2020
PETALING JAYA: Lexus Malaysia has officially introduced a new stablemate for the LC500 Coupe with a Convertible variant for the Malaysian market. “The new LC500 Convertible brin...
Hyundai faces lawsuit over EV fires as GM launches recall
18 November 2020
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co is being sued over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General Motors Co recalls nearly 70,000 EVs with batteries from the sam...
Quebec to ban sale of new gasoline-powered cars from 2035
18 November 2020
The ban will bring Quebec in line with other jurisdictions such as California. — Reuters MONTREAL: The Canadian province of Quebec says it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powere...
Germany’s hard-hit auto sector gets €5bil for a restart
18 November 2020
BERLIN: Germany’s auto industry secured €5 billion (RM24.4bil) in government aid to help weather the coronavirus crisis and invest in the transition to electric cars. Chancellor...
US upgrades safety probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla vehicles
18 November 2020
WASHINGTON: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was expanding a probe into nearly 159,000 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles, upgrading it to an e...
Apple and ChargePoint team up on electric vehicle charging i...
18 November 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint said on Tuesday that it will team up with Apple Inc to integrate a wide range of EV charging information in Apple's Car...