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Nissan and Honda may cut China output, Nikkei reports
13 March 2024
TOKYO: Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are considering cutting production in China as they face stiff competition from BYD and other electric vehicle makers, the Nikkei newspaper repo...
Govt to provide DC charging bays to resolve range anxiety, s...
13 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will focus on providing direct current (DC) electric vehicle charging bays to resolve range anxiety concerns of electric vehicle (EV) users making long...
Global electric car sales in February hurt by China's New Ye...
13 March 2024
LONDON: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) rose at a tepid rate of 3% in February versus the same period last year mainly due to the impact of the C...
GM's executive vice president for software and services Mike...
13 March 2024
DETROIT: General Motors said on Tuesday that Mike Abbott, executive vice president of software and services, will step down for health reasons. Abbott, a former Apple executive,...
March 14-20: Fuel prices unchanged
13 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from March 14-20. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that...
Facelifted Volkswagen Touareg R-Line launches, CKD price of ...
12 March 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today introduced the new Touareg R-Line, priced at  RM469,990. The price of the locally assembled flagship SUV is inclusi...
Porsche expands Taycan range with two versions of Turbo GT
12 March 2024
STUTTGART: Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. The latter is bu...
Tesla, rivals get low marks for automated-driving technology
12 March 2024
DETROIT: Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received "poor" ratings from the US Insurance Insti...
Proton X90 enters Bangladesh
12 March 2024
SUBANG JAYA: Proton makes further inroads into Bangladesh with the launch of the X90 in that country on Feb 29. Two variants of the X90, the six-seat Flagship and seven-seat Pre...
Xiaomi to start deliveries of its first EV model
12 March 2024
BEIJING: China's Xiaomi said today it will start deliveries of its first electric vehicle (EV) model SU7 this month, venturing into the world's largest auto market amid a brutal pr...
Volvo invests in, taps Breathe Battery tech for 30% faster E...
12 March 2024
LONDON: Volvo Cars has invested in UK startup Breathe Battery Technologies and will use its battery software to cut charging time for its next generation of electric vehicles by 30...
Beggar who owns Proton SUV loses welfare aid
12 March 2024
File photo of a beggar on the streets. KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development has stopped giving a disability allowance to a recipient who was found...
Tesla's German gigafactory reconnected to grid after week-lo...
12 March 2024
FRANKFURT: Tesla's German gigafactory near Berlin has been reconnected to the electricity grid following a week-long outage caused by arson, the power firm in charge of fixing the ...
New MINI Cooper starts production
12 March 2024
LONDON: Production of the fifth-generation MINI Cooper started on Monday at its Oxford plant, the birthplace of MINI. The launch event featured MINI head Stefanie Wurst and a sp...
All-new Infiniti QX80 gets 1,200W Klipsch audio system
12 March 2024
TOKYO: Infiniti is previewing the new QX80 ahead of its launch on March 20. The new model combines a striking design with a powerful engine, featuring cutting-edge technology to...
Opening of Section 11, West Coast Expressway (WCE), shortens...
11 March 2024
CHANGKAT JERING (Perak): A new stretch of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) is set to open to traffic tomorrow. Works Minister Datuk Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi today officially de...
WATCH: Go-Pro shows tyre on the move — from inside the tyre,...
11 March 2024
PETALING JAYA: A YouTuber has stuck a Go-Pro camera inside a wheel and filmed how the tyre behaves as it travels over the roads of Chicago. The Youtuber on "Warped Perception" h...
Used car platform myTukar rebranded Carro Malaysia
11 March 2024
PUCHONG: Malaysian's used vehicle sales platform, myTukar, has been rebranded to Carro Malaysia. The effort is to help its parent company, the Singapore-based Carro, streamline ...
China EV makers woo buyers with in-car beds, kitchens and dr...
11 March 2024
Sleeping kit in Xpeng G9. — Screengrab from carlife365 HONG KONG: In China, electric vehicles with built-in fridges and even in-car karaoke systems are considered passé. Instea...
BMW M Motorsport and Lego celebrate racing passion with new ...
11 March 2024
MUNICH: To mark the upcoming motorsport season, BMW M Motorsport has joined forces with Lego to unveil a new Speed Champions set, designed to kindle the enthusiasm of both young an...