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Porsche Centre Ara Damansara makes opening official
18 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP), the authorised importer of Porsche vehicles and parts in Malaysia, has officially opened the Porsche Centre Ara Damansara. The...
VW to offload Bugatti to Croatia's Rimac?
18 September 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen is in talks to sell its supercar brand Bugatti to Croatian entrepreneur Mate Rimac, Manager Magazin said on Thursday citing people familiar with the talks. ...
Hyundai exports fuel cell systems to Europe
18 September 2020
SEOUL: Hyundai has begun shipping its proprietary fuel cell system to Europe for use by non-automotive companies including a Swiss hydrogen solution firm, GRZ Technologies Ltd. ...
Kia to ready first of seven all-new EVs in 2021
17 September 2020
Song laying out Kia’s future EV product strategy. SEOUL: Kia Motors Corporation is betting on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plans to introduce seven new fully electric vehi...
China gets BMW 535Le long-wheelbase version
17 September 2020
BEIJING: Following the launch of the new BMW 5 Series (G30) in several international markets earlier in July, a special long-wheelbase version of its successful business sedan - du...
Next Hyundai i30 N to feature new design and dual-clutch tra...
17 September 2020
LONDON: Hyundai Motor has revealed the first information about the latest generation of its best-selling hot hatch, the i30 N. In a series of low-lit images which were released ...
Toyota pushes fuel-cell technology for commercial vehicles
17 September 2020
NAGOYA: Toyota Motor Corporation announced its joint development efforts with Denyo for a fuel-cell power supply vehicle that uses hydrogen to generate electricity. Denyo, a lea...
Viral X50 price list is fake, says Proton
17 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: If you have seen a price list on the Proton X50 floating around on the Internet, ignore it. It's fake, says Proton. Proton had to make the announcement on its Fac...
LG Chem plans to separate battery business as electric cars ...
17 September 2020
SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Chem, an electric car battery supplier for Tesla Inc and GM said today it plans to separate its battery business into a new company as the electric vehicle ...
Invention captures harmful car tyre dust, wins UK award
17 September 2020
LONDON: A group of students in Britain have invented a way of capturing tyre dust — a major contributor to air and water pollution — as a car drives along, winning them this year’s...
Toyota Yaris chalks-up all five stars in latest EuroNCAP tes...
17 September 2020
BRUSSELS: According to the European New Car Assessment Programme (EuroNCAP), Toyota's little fourth-generation family car - the Yaris, has managed to obtain the full five-star rati...
Škoda introduces plasma-coated cylinder blocks for greater e...
17 September 2020
PRAGUE: Škoda Auto has added a new processing line for plasma coating into operation which allows conventional cylinder liners to be replaced with a powder coating to improve effic...
Volvo announces clean air tech for cabin
17 September 2020
GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars has introduced a world-first premium air-quality technology in its cars, allowing Volvo drivers to breathe clean and healthy air inside their cars and clean ...
Red Bull F1 team gets HondaJet Elite
17 September 2020
GREENSBORO (United States): Honda Aircraft Company has delivered the HondaJet Elite to the Red Bull Formula 1 racing teams, Scuderia AlphaTauri. Red Bull recently began using th...
Elon Musk did it his way. Learn from partners then go it alo...
17 September 2020
Musk visiting his battery plant worksite near Berlin on Sept 3.— AP SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk is hailed as an innovator and disruptor who went from knowing next to nothing about bu...
Used cars now sold on e-commerce platform Shopee
17 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Carsome has entered the e-commerce platform to sell used cars through a collaboration with Shopee. The collaboration makes Carsome the pioneering company to sell u...
Ferrari gives GT bestseller a makeover with new Portofino M
17 September 2020
MILAN: Ferrari rolled out the Portofino M, a modified version of its top-selling gran tourer, on Wednesday as the Italian sportscar maker pursues a rapid turn over of new models de...
GM to build own 'family' of EV drive systems and motors
17 September 2020
DETROIT: General Motors Co is set to announce plans to put into production an interchangeable “family” of electric vehicle (EV) drive systems and motors, boosting manufacturing eff...
BMW M and M4 GT4 livery winner celebrate Malaysia Day
16 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: M for Malaysia Day.  The BMW M Owners Club collaborated with BMW Group Malaysia to bring together M owners and M fans here to celebrate Malaysia Day today. A BMW M...
Nissan seeks to reclaim Fairlady Z magic with new successor
16 September 2020
YOKOHAMA: Nissan Motor Co. rolled out a close-to-final-production prototype of its Z series coupe, seeking to recapture some of its reputation as a leading manufacturer and designe...