Barely road-legal Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series can hit 325kp...
16 July 2020
FRANKFURT: The Mercedes powerhouse subsidiary AMG has been looking at ways to cram as much racetrack performance into one car without losing the road permit.
Using many feat...
UAE seeks to help Tesla accelerate autonomous driving push
16 July 2020
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates threw open the door to Tesla Inc. to join its push to accelerate autonomous driving over the next five years as the Gulf nation seeks to bolster its...
Call to build highway that bypasses Brunei gains new impetus
16 July 2020
Vehicles lining up at the Miri border checkpoint to cross from Sarawak to Sabah via Brunei.
MIRI: The Federal Government and Sarawak government have been urged to start building a...
Audi is king of patents for electric drives
16 July 2020
INGOLSTADT: Audi is the leader in patent applications filed for electric drives in Germany.
In 2019, a total of 660 patents were filed in Germany. These applications refer only ...
Indonesia produces maiden batch of biodiesel made of 100% pa...
16 July 2020
JAKARTA: Indonesia's state oil company PT Pertamina produced its first successful batch of biodiesel made up of 100% palm oil (D100) in its Dumai refinery last week and is set to p...
Xiaomi scooter to get Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team edition
16 July 2020
BEIJING: Xiaomi will be launching a special edition of its Mi Electric Scooter Pro 2, designed in collaboration with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
“We are extremely exci...
Auto sales boost expected in Q3
16 July 2020
PETALING JAYA: Automotive companies could see a boost in sales in the third quarter of this year, spurred by the government’s tax exemption and introduction of new models.
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Ford launches new protection shields to distance Transit and...
16 July 2020
LONDON: Ford has announced a new range of protection shields in the UK that can be quickly and easily fitted to a wide selection of the company’s commercial vehicles, designed to h...
US fast food chain Chipotle to expand drive-thrus
16 July 2020
LOS ANGELES: US fast food chain Chipotle on Wednesday announced it planned to expand its drive-thru lanes and hire as many as 10,000 new employees.
Chipotle, known for its tacos...
Michigan governor warns car plants may shut if masks aren’t ...
16 July 2020
DETROIT: Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer warned Wednesday that auto factories in her state could be shut down again if residents don’t follow her order to wear masks and slow th...
Work-from-home culture will cut billions of miles of driving...
16 July 2020
DETROIT: Working from home and online shopping have become the new normal and that will reduce driving in the United States by up to 270 billion miles a year, according to new stud...
Navistar to develop self-driving trucks with TuSimple
16 July 2020
CHICAGO: Truck maker Navistar International Corp has bought a minority stake in TuSimple and aims to co-develop self-driving trucks by 2024 with the technology company as it rolls ...
Fiat and PSA brush up on Latin, conjure up Stellantis
16 July 2020
The Stellantis name will be used only at the group level as a corporate brand. — Reuters
NEW YORK: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Peugeot maker PSA Group paged through Latin dic...
VW brand freezes new hiring until end 2020
16 July 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen has stopped hiring new staff at its core brand until year end, VW’s brand’s chief said on Wednesday.
Despite a slight recovery in demand, car sales remain ...
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder set for digital launch...
16 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Porsche is up for a local launch of another product tonight.
Its distributor, Sime Darby Auto Performance, will be staging a digital debut of the most powerful mem...
UMW Toyota taking orders for up-rated GR Supra from RM590K
15 July 2020
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota has introduced an updated version to its GR Supra that's on its way and it isn't limited to just a power upgrade.
Currently, the Japanese brand is welcomin...
MINI introduces Convertible Sidewalk Edition in limited numb...
15 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: MINI Malaysia has a new offering for fans of this British brand with the introduction of the Convertible Sidewalk Edition that's an ode to the original 2007 model.
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Rolls-Royce creates the cleanest micro environment in a car
15 July 2020
LONDON: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has launched a new Micro Environment Purification System (MEPS), which creates the cleanest micro environment available in a motor car.
Using the ...
Range Rover Sport gets new straight-six mild hybrid diesels
15 July 2020
LONDON: The Range Rover Sport gets new six-cylinder Ingenium diesel engines with 48V Mild-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) diesel tech.
Developed in-house, the new in-line engine...
Vanzo launches new sterilising air freshener
15 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's car perfume manufacturer Vanzo Asia has launched its new Sterilizing Air Freshener and also named artist Lin Min Chen as its ambassador again.
Eddie Ng,...
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