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As Biden works to fix chips shortage, Intel promises help fo...
13 April 2021
WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden met with executives from major companies on Monday to discuss the global chip shortage that has hit automakers and spurred Intel Corp to announce...

Wealth migration spurs a record-setting quarter for Rolls-Ro...
13 April 2021
NEW YORK: Following news that sales had fallen 26% in 2020, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. announced on April 8 that the first quarter of 2021 went much better.
So far this year, R...

Intel to supply self-driving systems for delivery trucks
13 April 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel on Monday said it is supplying self-driving systems to Silicon Valley startup Udelv, which plans to have a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles in action with...

Bentley Continental GT3 Pikes Peak gears up to race on biofu...
13 April 2021
LONDON: Bentley has started a major new sustainability initiative, with the announcement of a renewable fuels research and development programme led by the most extreme road-car-ba...

Honda Malaysia wraps up '1 Million Dreams Campaign' with 3-c...
12 April 2021
Present today to receive their rewards are (front row, from left) Muhammed Faisal, Ahmad Sirwan, Iman (representing Megawati) and Mohd Aisamuddin. Ahmad Sirwan was the 1 millionth ...

Sime Darby Motors City officially open for business
12 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Motors reached a new high with the official launch of its integrated automotive facility - Sime Darby Motors City.
Located in the township of Ara Daman...

JPJ offering 70% discount on compoundable summonses to mark ...
12 April 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is offering a 70% discount on 3.5 million compoundable summonses, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"The discoun...

Once 'green' plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaur...
12 April 2021
LONDON/BRUSSELS: Remember when plug-in hybrid cars were the go-to technology for the climate-conscious driver? Turns out, they’re not good for the environment, according to some ex...

Porsche 911 Turbo S arrives in Malaysia, priced from RM2.2mi...
12 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: The new Porsche 911 Turbo S is launched today in Malaysia.
It is priced from RM2,235,463 within the SST exemption period. Its launch was in conjunction with the o...

50% discount on traffic summonses via MyBayar Saman extended...
12 April 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The 50% discount for traffic summonses via MyBayar Saman has been extended to April 15, said Bukit Amam.
In a statement today, Federal Traffic Investigation and En...

Magna to build modular EV with Israeli startup REE
12 April 2021
TORONTO: Magna International Inc. will develop a modular electric vehicle with Israeli startup REE Automotive, helping the Canadian auto supplier and contract manufacturer muscle f...

Take long drives: How to keep your car battery healthy
12 April 2021
COLOGNE: Car batteries can have a tough time in low temperatures, short journeys and additional electrical loads such as lights and heated seats. The end result can be that the bat...

Car buyers today: Who cares who made it — will my smartphone...
12 April 2021
HAMBURG: Brand loyalty is a thing of the past for car owners. A recent survey shows that buyers no longer care as much whether there's a Prancing Horse or Blue Oval on top of the b...

Modified bike exhaust pipes: Multiple ministries must work t...
12 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: The issue of motorcycle exhaust pipes being modified to create a loud noise should be looked into collectively by all relevant agencies instead of just one ministry,...

Robot cars from XPeng set record for longest driverless dist...
12 April 2021
BEIJING: Tesla competitor XPeng has completed a record-breaking road trip along China's east coast with its autonomous cars in a bid to show how robot systems perform in the real w...

E-scooter boom marred by fatal accidents, German figures sho...
12 April 2021
FRANKFURT: Skull fractures, lacerations, dislocations, brain injuries, contusions, spinal injuries, dental injuries and burns.
These are just a few of the common e-scooter injur...

LG and SK reach US$1.8bil settlement to end battery spat
11 April 2021
DETROIT: Two South Korean electric-vehicle battery makers reached a last-minute settlement in a bitter US trade dispute, sparing President Joe Biden from choosing between undermini...

Toyota's Akio Toyoda is 2021 World Car Person of the Year
11 April 2021
MONTREAL: Ninety-three international journalists on the World Car Awards jury panel have voted Toyota president/CEO Akio Toyoda as the 2021 World Car Person of the Year.
Toyoda ...

NIO rolls out its 100,000th EV
11 April 2021
SHANGHAI: Chinese electric car maker NIO has produced its 100,000th car on April 7.
Exactly 1,046 days on from NIO’s flagship ES8 SUV starting serial production, the 100,000th N...

How Toyota steered clear of the chip shortage mess
11 April 2021
TOKYO: When the Tohoku earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck Japan’s northeastern coastline in March 2011, killing more than 15,000 people, Toyota Motor Corp. spent half a yea...
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