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WhatsApp Ford to buy a car
27 March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Ford distributor Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) has introduced its "Digital Salesperson", a dedicated WhatsApp live chat line to address customer queries relating t...
Mitsubishi Corp could take Renault stake in alliance rejig
27 March 2020
PARIS: Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp could potentially invest in Renault as part of scenarios being discussed to reinforce an alliance between the French carmaker, Nissan and Mitsubishi ...
Take care of your tyres during MCO
27 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: With the lockdown restricting how much we can use our cars for extended periods, tyre brand Falken suggests six quick tips to prevent damage that can occur during lo...
Singapore offers VEP reprieve to Malaysians
27 March 2020
SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) validity period for Malaysian-registered vehicles until June 30 this year. The extension was given to make it eas...
Detroit's near future based on SUVs, not EVs, production pla...
27 March 2020
An undated handout photo from General Motors shows one of its six new different types of electric vehicles that can accommodate the automaker's flexible battery pack. DETROIT: Ge...
Seat's performance division Cupra uses 3D-printing for race ...
27 March 2020
LONDON: Seat's team of engineers from its performance Cupra division is transforming the way vehicles are developed by "printing" car parts. Cupra is currently utilising its mul...
Audi offers colouring book to children in lockdown
27 March 2020
INGOLSTADT: Audi has posted a colouring book on its website to keep children and adult fans of the brand busy during lockdown. Comprising 13 pages, the colouring book, which can...
Ford to restart US truck plants in April to combat pandemic-...
27 March 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co announced plans on Thursday to shore up its finances amid the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to generate more cash by resuming production next month of its mos...
Lisbon's first 'drive-thru' clinic tests patients for Covid-...
27 March 2020
LISBON: In a redeveloped urban park in Lisbon, a “drive-thru” clinic is performing five-minute swab tests through car windows on people with coronavirus symptoms, as Portuguese aut...
Transport ministry sets up special website to provide curren...
26 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Transport ministry has created a special website to provide the latest information on the agencies that come under its jurisdiction. Transport minister Datuk ...
Electrified cars gaining popularity in Europe
26 March 2020
LONDON: Against a backdrop of falling new car sales in Europe, electrified vehicles were once again the outlier in the industry. Their registrations jumped from 75,400 units in...
Covid-19: Mazda suspends plants in Japan, Mexico and Thailan...
26 March 2020
HIROSHIMA: Due to issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, Mazda will suspend production for 13 days and operate day-time shifts only for eight days at the Hiroshima and Hofu pla...
Audi S6 and S7 gets new electric-powered compressor for bett...
26 March 2020
LOS ANGELES: Audi engineers has raised the performance bar further, with the new Electric-Powered Compressor (EPC) in the 2020 Audi S6 and S7 models. The EPC comes paired to the...
McLaren video explains how glass-less Elva stays comfy via '...
26 March 2020
LONDON: The new McLaren Elva is a ferociously fast open-cockpit car; an extreme two-seater with a bespoke carbon fibre chassis and body but no roof, no windscreen and no side windo...
Bugatti 3D-prints titanium trim covers
26 March 2020
PARIS: Bugatti uses 3D printing to produce tailpipe trim covers made of titanium for its newly developed hyper sports car. As fine and accurate as a spider's web, yet as stable ...
Pandemic cuts 10 million cars from global sales forecast
26 March 2020
LONDON: Automakers are poised for a precipitous drop in worldwide sales this year, according to a prominent forecaster that’s slashing its projections for virtually all regions. ...
Prepare for tighter MCO regulations from April 1-14
26 March 2020
PUTRAJAYA: Come April 1, the Government will impose tighter restrictions on people's movement in the country. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today this was ...
Toyota's research unit seeks to understand human behaviour a...
26 March 2020
Bell will head the MAC programme. SAN FRANCISCO: The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) plans to tap into Machine Assisted Cognition (MAC), a new initiative to develop and demonstrat...
Apple and BMW may be working on using iPhone as 'CarKey'
26 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: Could car keys and fobs become a thing of the past? It looks that way going by the report from auto website carmagazine.co.uk. BMW is reportedly working with Appl...
VW expects car market to recover in summer
26 March 2020
BERLIN: Volkswagen expects the German car market to recover in the summer after the automaker was forced to suspend output because of the coronavirus pandemic, an executive told a ...