Luxury cars are embracing the 'drop' model favoured by Supre...
28 July 2020
NEW YORK: Rolls-Royce knows that for some clients, the US$330,000 Wraith—in all its 12-cylinder, 3,800-pound art deco glory—is not enough. The model is six years old, after all, an...
Ford trials four-legged robots, to scout factories, saving t...
28 July 2020
DETROIT: These four-legged dog-like robots can sit, shake hands and roll over. They also can perform 360-degree camera scans, handle 30-degree grades and climb stairs for hours at ...
UK watchdog to ban interest rate-linked car finance commissi...
28 July 2020
LONDON: A ban from next January on car retailers receiving commission linked to the level of interest rates on loans will save customers £165 million (RM902mil) a year, Britain’s F...
Perodua distributes 10,000 self-made face shields
28 July 2020
RAWANG: Amidst the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, Perodua is expanding upon its public protection initiative with the recent distribution of a further 10,000 face shields within the H...
VW has paid US$9.5bil to US drivers over 'dieselgate'
28 July 2020
WASHINGTON: Volkswagen has paid some US$9.5 billion (RM40.4bil) since 2016 to US motorists misled by devices installed by the German automaker to cheat emission standards, the US f...
Auto parts makers shine spotlight on aluminium's role in ele...
28 July 2020
LONDON: A faster paced energy transition through a speedier shift to electric vehicles has created a new, substantial demand stream for aluminium and major opportunities for auto s...
Aston Martin Callum Vanquish 25 spec revealed
27 July 2020
WARWICK (UK): Just nine months after announcing the project, the production iteration Aston Martin Callum Vanquish 25 by R-Reforged has been revealed alongside confirmation that cu...
Bugatti Baby II limited edition in production
27 July 2020
MOLSHEIM, France: The reimagining of the original Bugatti Baby has gone into series production and was developed in partnership with The Little Car Company.
Due to the Covid-19...
BMW X7 Dark Shadow Edition: Limited to 500 units
27 July 2020
MUNICH: The BMW X7 is now offered in a limited edition of about 500 units - called the Dark Shadow Edition.
It features the BMW Individual special paint finish in Frozen Arctic...
BMW to offer fully electric 5 Series in emissions push
27 July 2020
FRANKFURT: BMW will offer a fully electric 5 Series as part of sweeping product overhaul unveiled today as the German carmaker seeks to lower vehicle emissions during production an...
Mitsubishi plunges further into the red, will discontinue Pa...
27 July 2020
TOKYO: Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp today forecast its second straight year of losses hurt by a plunge in sales due in part to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan’s No. 6 automake...
A new Ghost is coming and Rolls-Royce CEO pens an open lette...
27 July 2020
LONDON: Rolls-Royce's chief executive officer Torsten Müller-Ötvös has issued an open letter to drum up some buzz ahead of the new Ghost debut.
Below is the message he wanted to...
Harsher fines, longer jail time for reckless driving in prop...
27 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Those charged with causing death due to dangerous or reckless driving can face up to 10 years in jail and a maximum fine of RM50,000 if convicted.
These are among ...
Lotus Cars to set up tech hub with Warwick university
27 July 2020
LONDON: Lotus Cars will set up an advanced technology centre at the University of Warwick’s Wellesbourne Campus.
The new technology centre will also be home to a new headquarter...
3D rider model to optimise BMW S 1000 RR aerodynamics
27 July 2020
MUNICH: The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) may have been forced to take a break from racing for a few months, but engineers have been fine-tuning the aerodynamics of t...
Mazda to resume full factory ops worldwide in August
27 July 2020
LOS ANGELES: Starting in August, Mazda will return to normal factory operations, or pre-Covid-19 levels, amid increased sales and future forecast for product demand in the US.
I...
Audi joins other car makers in bidirectional V2G research
27 July 2020
PARIS: Audi is just the latest in a string of manufacturers to announce work on a bidirectional recharge system.
Auto makers are hoping to do their bit for the energy transition...
BMW’s X5 SUV will get a hydrogen fuel-cell version in 2022
27 July 2020
MUNICH: BMW AG will make a version of its X5 SUV that runs on hydrogen fuel-cells, part of the carmaker’s plan of producing as many drive variants as possible until one technology ...
Kia India releases first image of Sonet compact SUV
27 July 2020
MUMBAI: Kia Motors India has revealed the first official rendering of the new production-ready Kia Sonet compact SUV.
The Sonet concept was unveiled for the first time at the 2...
JPJ collected RM8.55bil in revenue in 2019 and 2018, says Tr...
27 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) collected a total of RM8.55bil in revenue in 2018 and 2019, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
According to Dr...
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