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Car dealers are desperate: Is this a good time to buy a car ...
17 April 2020
LOS ANGELES: New-car showrooms are closed. Inventory is beyond bloated. Car dealers are bleeding cash and ready to negotiate. In other words, if you're blessed with good health ...
BMW expands esports platform
17 April 2020
MUNICH: The BMW Group announced the expansion of its involvement in the esports world,  including the launch of a new international platform and partnerships with five of the world...
Toyota-backed Pony.ai to offer autonomous delivery service i...
17 April 2020
BEIJING: Toyota-backed self-driving company Pony.ai said today it would provide an autonomous delivery service to residents of Irvine, California, as demand for online orders surge...
Honda deploys its MPVs to transport virus patients
17 April 2020
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co said it has remodelled 50 of its multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) to transport Covid-19 patients to hospitals and quarantine facilities in Japan, sealing off the...
Police carrying out stringent checks on road users
17 April 2020
A soldier ordering a driver to turn back at a roadblock in Johor Baru. — Bernama PETALING JAYA: Traffic in the Klang Valley has picked up recently despite the movement control ord...
Proton produces face shields for frontliners
16 April 2020
SUBANG JAYA: Proton has started producing face shields for medical frontliners as the company reinforces its commitment to help fight against the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Ma...
Renault Malaysia offers extended warranties and savings on b...
16 April 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: TC Euro Cars has kicked off  the "Renault Relax" campaign, whereby customers can save 10% on tyres and 25% on batteries. The Renault tyre deal is valid for Captur ...
Bentley makes its esports debut
16 April 2020
CREWE: Bentley Motorsport has stepped firmly into the world of esports by announcing entry into its debut sim racing championship - the SRO E-Sport GT Series – a six-round series h...
Missed a scheduled service?
16 April 2020
PETALING JAYA: With the movement control order (MCO) in place until April 28, there are still many people who need to commute to work by car because they work in vocations that are...
German carmakers to resume production as lockdowns ease
16 April 2020
FRANKFURT: German carmakers including Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz will restart production at some German factories next week after the country eased restrictions designed to conta...
Lotus Evija custom configurator revealed
16 April 2020
HETHEL(UK): As the Evija moves ever closer to series production, Lotus has revealed how customers of the all-electric hypercar are choosing their vehicle’s bespoke specificatio...
Mazda in UK launches photo-based accident damage estimation ...
16 April 2020
LONDON: Mazda in the United Kingdom has launched a new photo-based accident damage estimation service that allows Mazda drivers to receive a fast quotation for a repair without hav...
Waze activates community and partners for Covid-19 relief
16 April 2020
PETALING JAYA: In response to the Covid-19 outbreak around the globe, Waze has activated its community and network of partners across its Volunteer Communities, Waze for Cities pro...
Lexus ES gets digital wing mirrors - but only as a pricey ex...
16 April 2020
BERLIN: Side-view mirrors are steadily disappearing from cars, as the digital alternative enters mass production. The latest example: The Lexus ES, where a new digital mirror optio...
Ford testing buzzing wristbands to keep workers apart
16 April 2020
DETROIT: A dozen Ford Motor Co. workers are experimenting with wearable social-distancing devices that could be deployed more widely once the carmaker re-opens idled manufacturing ...
Rolls-Royce invites isolated youngsters to design a luxury l...
16 April 2020
LONDON: Children cooped-up during the pandemic are being offered the chance to return to school in a Rolls Royce limo whenever the lockdown is lifted, as part of the British luxury...
Harley-Davidson lays off staff, cuts salaries as Covid-19 bi...
16 April 2020
CHICAGO: Harley-Davidson Inc said on Wednesday it had temporarily laid off most of its global production employees and implemented salary cuts in a bid to lower costs as the corona...
Tesla opens online store on Alibaba's Tmall
16 April 2020
SHANGHAI: Tesla announced today that it opened its first online flagship store on China's leading e-commerce platform Tmall.com. This came about one week after the company annou...
Automakers will need months to get factories up and running
16 April 2020
DETROIT: Automakers are anxious to get their assembly lines rolling again, especially since leaving factories idle is costing them billions of dollars by the week. But the exper...
Carmakers in Malaysia remain shuttered until MCO is lifted
16 April 2020
PETALING JAYA: Automakers in the country will continue to shutter their operations until the MCO is lifted. Except for TC Subaru Sdn Bhd, vehicle producers and distributors cont...