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Uber offers over €1bil to buy Daimler/BMW's Free Now, says b...
22 October 2020
FRANKFURT: Ride-hailing firm Uber has offered more than €1 billion (RM4.9bil) to buy Daimler and BMW's joint mobility services company Free Now, Manager Magazin said on Wednesday. ...
GM sells out first year of electric Hummer production
22 October 2020
DETROIT: General Motors Co said it has sold out the first year’s worth of its hulking GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck after a splashy video reveal on Tuesday. The GMC websit...
SEAT and CUPRA get new chief designer
22 October 2020
MARTORELL (Spain): Former Audi designer Jorge Díez has been appointed as design director for both SEAT and CUPRA as of Dec 1. Díez has extensive automotive experience spanning a...
BMW Motorrad goes 'Bam!' with 5 heritage models
22 October 2020
MUNICH: BMW Motorrad aims to make a big splash today when it reveals five new models from its Heritage world. These world premieres will take place during an online-presentation...
BMW's home plant ready for the electric i4
22 October 2020
MUNICH: BMW says its Munich plant is ready to produce fully electric BMW i4. After six weeks of intensive conversion work, series production of vehicles has resumed, with around...
Electric GMC HUMMER debuts with 560km range
21 October 2020
DETROIT: GMC announced on Tuesday that reservations are being accepted for its new supertruck, the 2022 GMC HUMMER EV, which launches with initial production fall of next year ...
VinFast's all-electric bus gets deployed in Vietnam
21 October 2020
HANOI: VinFast, Vietnam's first automaker, has announced that it has successfully tested its first environmentally-friendly electric bus. Posing with a green and black livery wi...
Pacing the new Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA
21 October 2020
LONDON: The Alfa Romeo Racing – ORLEN Formula 1 drivers, Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi, participated in a day of real-world tests on the new Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm ...
New Kia Sorento next-level safety system
21 October 2020
LONDON: The all-new Kia Sorento, which is due to launch in Europe early in 2021, is the first car to be equipped with Kia’s innovative Multi-Collision Brake system, helping to prev...
New Ducati Streetfighter V4 and Scrambler 1100 PRO launched
21 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Next Bike Sdn Bhd, the official distributor of Ducati products in Malaysia, has unveiled the Ducati Streetfighter V4, Streetfighter V4 S, the Scrambler 1100 PRO and ...
Bentley owners begin driving their own cars
21 October 2020
CREWE: In a major shift for one of the world's most luxurious carmakers, Bentley says the latest version of its Flying Spur is designed for owners who want to actually drive the ca...
Volkswagen in Malaysia steps up digital aftersales service
21 October 2020
KUALA LUMPUR : Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has taken further steps to digitalise its aftersales to offer safe, professional care to its owners with Online Service Boo...
2021 New York auto show postponed to August
21 October 2020
At the 2014 New York auto show. NEW YORK: Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. For auto show organisers as well, most of whom are forced to cancel or postpone their events. ...
Hyundai i20 N hot hatch details revealed
21 October 2020
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor has revealed its latest high-performance model - the new i20 N that's a hot hatch ready for racetrack duties. Inspired by the i20 WRC rally car, the i20 N i...
Only roadblocks, no road closures in PJ, say cops
21 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Police have denied that all roads leading in and out of the district have been closed. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the message that r...
VW gauges interest in Ducati brand as prelude to potential s...
21 October 2020
LONDON/FRANKFURT: Volkswagen Group is hosting preliminary talks with potential bidders for its Ducati brand to gauge potential interest in the motorcycle maker ahead of a November ...
Volvo's new 'terrible idea' to save a million more lives
21 October 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: After spending decades to get the world to accept its life-saving three-point safety belt invention, Volvo Cars is once again introducing an initiative that challenge...
Less carbon, more electric vehicles: automakers prepare for ...
21 October 2020
Every vote counts. Biden (seen here) and Trump both need the votes of auto workers in Midwestern swing states. — Reuters WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Automakers are gearing up for tough n...
Porsche launches new Panamera models
20 October 2020
STUTTGART: Porsche is completing the product line-up for the new Panamera with models that include a 700PS, 870Nm flagship. The new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is now the most pow...
Nissan makes Safety Shield 360 standard in 10 models
20 October 2020
WASHINTON: Nissan has announced that it will provide its Safety Shield 360 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in 10 of its models as standard equipment. The decision by t...