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The Dawn of Rolls-Royce Silver Bullet Collection
18 March 2020
GOODWOOD: The Dawn Silver Bullet Collection is an ode to decadence, to frivolity, to heady heydays and irreverent past times. Traversing the landscape with supreme accuracy, tra...
Toyota partners with China's Momenta on high definition maps...
18 March 2020
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop a high definition (HD) mapping platform in China for...
Detroit automakers agree to rotating partial shutdowns of pl...
18 March 2020
DETROIT: General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., and Fiat Chrysler automobiles NV will partially shut down their US plants on a rotating basis in an effort to contain the spread of the...
VW to start using high-nickel batteries for electric car
18 March 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen will raise the amount of nickel used in it electric car battery cells to 80% in the next year from 65% at present, Frank Blome, head of battery cells at the c...
Nissan shows how LEAF EV can act as emergency power source
17 March 2020
YOKOHAMA: Nissan and 4R Energy have received an award for showing how an electric vehicle like the LEAF can be used as an emergency power source during natural disasters. The co...
Porsche creates 3D-printed body form full-bucket seats
17 March 2020
STUTTGART: Porsche has found a way to 3D-print bucket seat upholstery. The central section of the “3D-printed body form full-bucket seat” - the backrest cushions has been partly...
Perodua and other brands shut down too
17 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: Perodua has joined Honda Malaysia in suspending its operations from March 18-31 following the government directive last night to restrict the movement of people in t...
Covid-19: Ducati extends production closure
17 March 2020
BOLOGNA (Italy): Ducati has extended the shutdown of its production lines until Mar 25. Since the beginning of the health emergency in Italy, on Feb 24, The Italian bike maker h...
Covid-19: BMW Welt, the BMW Museum and BMW Group Classic tem...
17 March 2020
MUNICH: The BMW Welt, the BMW Museum and BMW Group Classic will be closed to the public from March 17 until further notice. The move is in line with the Bavarian state's measure...
Volvo reduces emissions by using trains to transport cars
17 March 2020
LONDON: Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. Especi...
Suzuki celebrates 100th anniversary
17 March 2020
TOKYO: This year, Suzuki are celebrating its 100th anniversary. It was on March 15, 1920 that Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company was founded by Michio Suzuki. Since then, Suzuki ...
Covid-19: Honda Malaysia dealerships, sales offices, factory...
17 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd today announced that its operations would be suspended for 14 days as part of its move to stem the Covid-19 infections in the country. It s...
VW suspends production as coronavirus hits sales
17 March 2020
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen Group, the world’s biggest carmaker, is suspending production at factories across Europe as the coronavirus pandemic hits sales and disrupts supply chains, th...
Kia teases Sorento SUV ahead of global launch
17 March 2020
SEOUL: South Korean carmaker Kia has teased latest iteration of its fourth-generation flagship Sorento sport utility vehicle ahead of its full unveil via an online broadcast that's...
Make us ventilators to fight coronavirus, UK asks Ford and R...
17 March 2020
File pic of Johnson looking out from an ambulance during a visit to Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Britain, in August last year. — Reuters LONDON: Britain has asked manufacturers inc...
Traffic builds up on Johor Causeway after PM announces movem...
16 March 2020
The view from the Woodlands checkpoint towards Johor, as seen on the Onemotoring website. JOHOR BARU: Traffic on the Johor Causeway started to build up an hour after Malaysia impo...
Mazda CX-30 earns US safety agency's 'Top Safety Pick'
16 March 2020
WASHINGTON: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that the 2020 Mazda CX-30 has earned its 2020 Top Safety Pick award when equipped with specific headlights. ...
Fully-electric Volkswagen ID.3 cheaper than Golf
16 March 2020
WOLFSBURG: The basic version of the fully-electric C-segment Volkswagen ID.3 passenger car will be less expensive in Germany in terms of acquisition and operation than comparable i...
New retail petrol company FIVE coming to you soon
16 March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A new petroleum company, FIVE Petroleum Malaysia Sdn Bhd (FIVE), is set to open its first petrol station in Kalumpang, Selangor this month, its chairman Datuk Juhari ...
Latest VW Nivus tease shows off dashboard as well
16 March 2020
WOLFSBURG: The Volkswagen Nivus, the latest compact crossover developed in Brazil and is expected to be launched in the South American country is also expected to hit the streets o...