Lordstown Motors jumps on outlook for production through May
16 June 2021
The electric Endurance. — AP
DETROIT: Lordstown Motors Corp. jumped after saying it has enough money to make its battery-powered trucks through May of next year, paring a record d...
Volvo Cars to explore use of fossil-fuel free steel
16 June 2021
STOCKHOLM: Swedish steelmaker SSAB AB is teaming up with Volvo Cars to develop fossil-free steel for use in the automotive industry.
Volvo Cars will be the first carmaker to sec...
New Michelin racing tyre contains 46% recycled materials
16 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Michelin has unveiled a racing tyre containing 46% sustainable materials that it claimed would still deliver superior on-track performance.
It is being tested with...
Get delightful gifts with Triumph Tiger 900
16 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Fast Bikes Sdn Bhd, the official distributor of Triumph Motorcycles in Malaysia, is holding a special promotion for the range of Tiger 900 adventure bikes.
Buyers...
Ford scion leaving job at automaker as he prepares to join b...
16 June 2021
Members of the Ford family. They are (from left) Edsel Ford II, Ford English and Ford III.
DETROIT: Henry Ford III, great-great grandson of Ford Motor Co's founder, is leaving his...
Get ready for a flood of sugar as Brazilians buy electric ca...
16 June 2021
SAO PAOLO: Brazil is set to flood the world market with sugar as the transition to electric vehicles slashes demand for crop-based biofuels, according to a study led by an influent...
GM's Cruise unit starts preproduction on autonomous shuttle
16 June 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Cruise LLC, the self-driving-car unit majority-owned by General Motors Co., has started preproduction on its purpose-built battery-electric autonomous shuttle and bo...
UK in talks with 6 firms about building battery plants, says...
16 June 2021
LONDON: Britain is in talks with six companies for building gigafactories to produce electric vehicle batteries, the Financial Times reported today, citing people briefed on the di...
Jaguar Land Rover to develop hydrogen-powered Defender fuel ...
15 June 2021
LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover is developing a prototype hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the new Land Rover Defender, with testing scheduled to begin this year.
T...
B20 biodiesel plan to be carried out by end-2022
15 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world's second-biggest palm oil producer, expects its B20 biofuel plan to be implemented nationwide by the end of 2022, according to Plantation Industri...
Geely's EV brand Zeekr sells out of deliverable cars for thi...
15 June 2021
BEIJING: Zeekr, a new premium electric vehicle (EV) brand launched this year by geely, has sold out of deliveries for this year, Chief Executive An Conghui said today.
Geely, th...
SsangYong accelerates new model development to secure future
15 June 2021
SEOUL SsangYong Motors has announced it is to accelerate its new car development programme in preparation for its future, and as part of a robust set of self–help measures.
The ...
Analysts cautiously optimistic on outlook for car company pe...
15 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Analysts are cautiously optimistic that automotive companies will see a rebound in earnings this year, underpinned by the vehicle tax holiday extension.
The tax h...
VW's new T7 Multivan is a people-carrying hybrid Golf
15 June 2021
FRANKFURT: No, it's not a new model of human-hunting Terminator: The T7 is the latest from long line of people carriers from Volkswagen that has its origins in the flower-power hip...
VW and Pinterest team up on ID.4 EV virtual test drive exper...
15 June 2021
WASHINGTON: Volkswagen of America and Pinterest on Monday launched a unique experience where Pinterest users can virtually test drive for free Volkswagen's all-new, ID.4 through th...
Duta toll plaza roadblock in KL named best managed checkpoin...
15 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Two movement control order (MCO) roadblocks here have been recognised as being the best in the city.
City police chief Comm Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said the Duta tol...
Carlos Ghosn pledges lengthy fight to clear his name
15 June 2021
Ghosn speaking to a Reuters reporter in Beirut on Monday. With him is his wife, Carole.
BEIRUT: Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn said on Monday he was prepared for a len...
Electric-truck maker Lordstown's CEO, CFO resign
15 June 2021
PITTSBURGH: Lordstown Motors Corp on Monday announced the sudden departure of its chief executive and finance head, just days after the electric truck maker warned that it may not ...
Singapore's Carro is a unicorn with US$360mil led by SoftBan...
15 June 2021
Carro, formally known as Trusty Cars Pte, is seeking to bolster its market position in the region as well as broaden its financial services. — Reuters
SINGAPORE: Carro, one of Sou...
Ducati Diavel 1260 S unveiled
14 June 2021
MILAN: Ducati has recently unveiled the Diavel 1260 S "Black and Steel" which is characterized by asymmetrical and refined graphics that combine glossy grey and matt black as the m...
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