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How to react when your car hits a wild animal
06 October 2020
BERLIN: The best way to avoid hitting a wild animal when you're on the road is by staying alert and driving at a safe speed. And yet sometimes, when driving along miles of road ...
AB Dynamics and VW Group pull off eight-vehicle swarm test
06 October 2020
LONDON: AB Dynamics, a British automotive test systems supplier, has teamed up with VW, Audi and Porsche to successfully synchronise in a single swarm test the highest number of se...
Fancy Italian silk masks for the gentlemen drivers
06 October 2020
BOLOGNA: An Italian company has created a set of non-medical face coverings, featuring some of the company’s most popular automotive designs. Using 100% silk and handcrafted by ...
Jaguar XE updates powertrain
06 October 2020
LONDON: The Jaguar XE now features a new electrified powertrain option and latest connected technologies. For the first time on the Jaguar XE, the next-generation 2.0-litre four...
Refreshed Honda CR-V open for booking, launch in Q4
06 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia today anounced that booking is open for the refreshed CR-V. The SUV is set to be launched in Malaysia in Q4 2020, with prices to be announced then....
Hyundai launches charging service in Europe
06 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Hyundai Motor has launched Charge myHyundai – a pan-European integrated public charging service for the brand’s BEV (battery electric vehicle) and PHEV (plug-in hybr...
World’s biggest independent oil trader snapping up used cars...
06 October 2020
A done deal at Vava Cars' Turkey site. — Image from Twitter/VavaCars Turkey LONDON: If you live in Turkey or Pakistan and are looking to sell your car, the world’s biggest indepen...
New Porsche Studio opens in 'Silicon Valley of Taiwan'
06 October 2020
HSINCHU: Porsche has just opened the 12th Porsche Studio worldwide in this city in Taiwan well-known for its science-based industrial park, also dubbed the “Silicon Valley of Taiwa...
Hyundai confident on flying cars, steps up plans for full li...
06 October 2020
The Hyundai S-A1 electric Urban Air Mobility concept. SEOUL: South Korea’s biggest automaker is stepping up its pursuit of flying cars, planning a full lineup of aerial vehicles t...
Toyota to develop fuel-cell electric truck for North America...
06 October 2020
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it would develop a heavy-duty fuel-cell electric truck with its subsidiary, Hino Motor Co, for the North American market. The move expand...
Toyota-Panasonic venture to build lithium-ion batteries for ...
06 October 2020
TOKYO: A Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp joint battery venture will establish a production line in western Japan to make lithium-ion power units for hybrid vehicles beginning ...
Volvo has plans for smaller electric SUV than XC40
05 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volvo has plans for a smaller SUV positioned below the XC40, according to a report by autoexpress.co.uk, It might be called the XC20 and would be based on the new...
Enter the new Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series
05 October 2020
AFFALTERBACH: The new Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is back to scare the competition back to the stone age as it has the most powerful AMG V8 series engine, expressive design and el...
Fully-electric BMW iX3 begins production
05 October 2020
MUNICH: The first fully-electric iX3 has left the production line at the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) in Shenyang, China. The workforce at the BBA Plant Dadong ...
Limited Ford Fiesta ST units announced
05 October 2020
LONDON: Ford has unveiled a new, special edition version of the acclaimed Fiesta ST, limited to 300 built to order for UK customers among 500 units for Europe. Featuring adj...
Indonesia wooing Tesla
05 October 2020
File pic of a worker monitoring the nickel melting process at a nickel smelter near Sorowako, Indonesia. — Reuters JAKARTA: Indonesia's government is in early discussions with ele...
An all-new Subaru BRZ is coming
05 October 2020
A teaser image of the new BRZ, courtesy of Instagram poster subarudwayne. PETALING JAYA: An Instagram user has posted a teaser image of the new Subaru BRZ sports car, slated to ma...
Toyota and Nissan to seek reimbursement from UK if Brexit ta...
05 October 2020
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co Ltd would seek reimbursement from Britain if the government fails to agree an EU trade deal, the Nikkei financial daily reported today....
What to look for in a car that needs to fit a pram
05 October 2020
BERLIN: Children, toys, shopping and pram: A decent family car will need to be able to easily handle all of this. If you're buying a car that's supposed to fit a pram, there are a ...
Lotus' full-electric platform called Leva wins govt funding
05 October 2020
LONDON: An engineering partnership led by Lotus has won British government support and funding to develop an all-new next-generation Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) architecture. ...