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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...
Nissan says new models in key markets to be electrified by e...
27 January 2021
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co said today all its “new vehicle offerings” in key markets would be electrified by the early 2030s, as part of the Japanese automaker’s efforts to achieve car...
New Bukit Aman app makes it easier to pay summonses
27 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has developed a dedicated mobile phone application and website to pay summonses online.
The service, which is in its final stage of development before b...
Qualcomm to supply GM with 'cockpit' chips for next generati...
27 January 2021
SAN DIEGO: Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it will supply a range of chips for General Motors Co’s next generation of vehicles.
The San Diego company has long been known for making...
Taiwan says chipmakers to prioritise auto chips amid global ...
27 January 2021
TAIPEI: Major Taiwanese chipmakers are willing to prioritise supplies for auto makers amid a global shortage of chips for the industry, the island’s economics minister said after m...
Smartphone as car key: LG unit unveils improved digital car ...
27 January 2021
SEOUL: LG Innotek, part of the LG Group, announced that it has developed a digital car key module with improved location detection precision and security using ultra-wideband (UWB)...
Bugatti's technical boss to take charge of VW compact car de...
27 January 2021
PARIS: Starting next month, Bugatti's technical head Stephan Ellrott will be re-assigned to develop VW's compact vehicles.
The empty spot at Bugatti would be filled by the compa...
Ex-Renault man to replace Ford design chief
26 January 2021
Callum (left) will be replaced by Lo from May 1.
DETROIT: Ford's design chief Moray Callum will be retiring soon. He will be succeeded by Anthony Lo, who most recently was Renault...
Pollution from electric cars an 'ignored' problem, says OECD
26 January 2021
PARIS: For electric cars owners who are keen on being kind to the environment, a new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) makes for...
Car from 'Knight Rider' sells for US$300,000 at auction
26 January 2021
NEW YORK: David Hasselhoff, best known as the crime-fighting and beach-strutting star of 1980s TV shows "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch", has sold one of the few replicas of the most ...
Nissan ramping up electric cars in China
26 January 2021
BEIJING: Nissan Motor is accelerating the rollout of electric vehicles in China under its main brand and its local, no-frills Venucia marque as it overhauls its strategy in the wor...
Fincrew aims to make buying auto insurance easy-peasy
26 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: There's a budding online auto insurance platform in town and it's called Fincrew.
Fincrew pitches itself as a one-stop shop where potential insurance buyers get to...
Lotus teases successors to Elise, Exige and Evora
26 January 2021
LONDON: To acknowledge the forthcoming family of performance cars, Lotus has released an image that hints at the new generation that will replace the Elise, Exige and Evora.
The...
Hyundai's DAL-e robotic assistant at your service
26 January 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group has launched the “DAL-e,” a highly advanced customer service robot that independently communicates with people using precise recognition capabilities and...
Long-distance married couples can travel across states from ...
26 January 2021
PUTRAJAYA: Good news for long-distance married couples. They can now do inter state travel starting Jan 27, as the government relaxes the rules to allow them to meet.
Senior Min...
Here's what lawyers say in case you are involved in a road a...
26 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Being in a road accident can be a traumatic time as we have to juggle our thoughts between the damage and our next course of action.
Do not panic when caught in th...
S. Korea probes adequacy of Hyundai's Kona EV recall after n...
26 January 2021
SEOUL: A Hyundai Motor Kona electric vehicle caught fire last week in the first-ever known case of a recalled Kona catching fire, prompting authorities to investigate the adequacy ...
Biden vows to replace US govt fleet with electric vehicles
26 January 2021
Biden’s 'Buy America' executive order signed on Monday does not direct the purchase of electric vehicles. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace t...
Hyundai Motor fourth-quarter profit jumps 57% on demand for ...
26 January 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co today posted a 57% jump in quarterly profit on strong demand for high-margin SUVs and its premium Genesis cars, but results came in slightly below expectati...
MCO 2.0 may be lifted after Feb 4
26 January 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The second movement control order, or MCO 2.0, may not be extended from the tentative Feb 4 end date, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noo...
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