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Goodyear upgrades its driving simulator with VI-grade
19 March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announced that it will enhance its product development capabilities with the purchase of new VI-grade driving simulators, includi...
Covid-19: One positive case at DRB-Hicom subsidiary in Pekan
19 March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): DRB-Hicom Bhd has informed that an employee of its subsidiary, DRB-Hicom Auto Solutions Sdn Bhd (DHAS) in Pekan, Pahang has been tested positive with Covid-...
2021 Hyundai Elantra launched: Sportier, longer and roomier
19 March 2020
LOS ANGELES: Hyundai has launched its all-new 2021 Elantra and Elantra Hybrid at The Lot Studios in West Hollywood. The 2021 Elantra features Hyundai’s latest Sensuous Sportines...
Covid-19: Rolls-Royce manufacturing plant in UK suspended fo...
19 March 2020
LONDON: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced  that production at the company’s Goodwood-based manufacturing plant will be suspended from Monday, March 23 for two weeks. In order to ...
New Renault Zoe goes on sale in the UK
19 March 2020
LONDON: The pioneering Renault Zoe electric vehicle (EV) is back with a third-generation iteration. Touted as the most popular EV sold in Europe, the latest Zoe is being sold in...
BMW 530e M Sport: Visionary business sedan
19 March 2020
Hailing from a long line of premium sedans, the latest BMW 5 Series continues to solidify its appeal among businessmen and enthusiasts. With electrification being the forward di...
Alfa Romeo 105 / 115 Series (1963 - 1977) to be reborn in ca...
18 March 2020
LONDON: UK-based Alfa Romeo restorers Alfaholics has produced new "clothes" for the 105 / 115 Series (Giulia) that had its production run from 1963 to 1977. And it's all made out o...
Kia Sorento finally gets global launch
18 March 2020
SEOUL: The flag-ship fourth-generation Kia Sorento received its global unveiling and has been touted to have been engineered to take on everything life throws at it. This sport ...
BMW x 3T creates "sheer cycling pleasure"
18 March 2020
MUNICH: German carmaker BMW and Italian bike manufacturer 3T have announced their collaboration to deliver "sheer cycling pleasure" to BMW customers. “We are extremely proud tha...
BMW eDrive Zones help clear the air in urban areas
18 March 2020
MUNICH: With the new digital service of BMW eDrive Zones designed to support all-electric drives, BMW Group is providing greater support for its plug-in hybrid models within city l...
New functions coming to MBUX
18 March 2020
STUTTGART: Weather report, horoscope or puzzles: with the keyword "Hey Mercedes", passengers in a Mercedes-Benz now have access to four new entertainment options via the MBUX (Merc...
New study finds in-vehicle infotainment systems hazardous
18 March 2020
LONDON: Worrying results from a new study - commissioned by the UK’s largest independent road-safety charity, IAM RoadSmart - show that the latest in-vehicle infotainment systems, ...
Tommaso Volpe appointed Nissan global motorsports director
18 March 2020
YOKOHAMA: Tommaso Volpe, currently director of global motorsports and performance projects at INFINITI Motor Company Ltd., has been appointed Nissan global motorsports director eff...
Big Bike Warehouse sale rakes in millions
18 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Big Bike Warehouse sale which was held at The Gasket Alley recently sold more than RM4.5mil worth of bikes in only three days. Brands like Harley-Davidson, Ve...
Covid-19: Malaysian auto industry hits the brakes — Proton, ...
18 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian auto industry has come to a standstill from March 18-31, following the government's Restricted Movement Order to restrict the movement of people in the...
Nissan will no longer produce cars in Indonesia in cost-cutt...
18 March 2020
JAKARTA: Nissan will end vehicle manufacturing at its plant in Indonesia in order to rightsize and move towards improved profitability, the chief of its operations in the country s...
Tesla plan to keep factory open thrown up in air by sheriff
18 March 2020
Tesla's Fremont plant employs 10,000 workers. — Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc.’s claim that it qualifies as a critical business was disputed by the sheriff of the California ...
Be serious: Not a lockdown, but not a holiday either
18 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians don’t seem to get it. We are to stay at home, period. Instead the movement control order has led to many of us hitting the highways to balik kampung....
Causeway, Second Link deserted as border crossing to Singapo...
18 March 2020
JOHOR BARU: The usually congested Causeway is now deserted with not a single vehicle in sight today, the first day the movement restriction order (MCO) goes into effect in the coun...
BMW’s hopes for growth crushed by virus as sales, margins dr...
18 March 2020
MUNICH: BMW AG abandoned hopes for another record year in sales due to the coronavirus outbreak, predicting deliveries in 2020 will be "significantly below” last year’s levels and ...