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Aston Martin DBX gets dark, sinister look for Geneva
25 February 2020
LONDON: Adding to the already generous number of ways future DBX owners can personalise their SUV, Aston Martin says its Q by Aston Martin bespoke service is adding a few more cust...
ABB Robotics targets e-commerce giants amid automotive slowd...
25 February 2020
ZURICH: ABB Ltd. and Silicon Valley startup Covariant are partnering to work on warehouse robotics for e-commerce companies like Amazon.com Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as t...
Honda brings e:TECHNOLOGY to Geneva
25 February 2020
LONDON: Honda is set to debut the all-new Jazz and Jazz Crosstar at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show, along with a range of electrified products and energy management innovations. Uni...
EU wants battery autonomy, but first it needs graphite
25 February 2020
PARIS: As Europe looks to declare its tech independence by becoming a leader in next-generation batteries, it will have to start by making its own graphite. The problem is, nearly ...
Audi pauses e-tron production as Tesla zooms ahead
25 February 2020
BRUSSELS: Audi halted output of its e-tron SUV to resolve production issues including battery-supply bottlenecks as it prepares to flank the model with a sportier variant, undersco...
VW and Tarik Jeans collaborate to help save the Malayan Tapi...
24 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has teamed up with local denim streetwear brand, Tarik Jeans to raise funds and awareness for the endangered Malayan Tapir. ...
Mattel's Hot Wheels Tesla Cybertruck coming in December
24 February 2020
NEW YORK: Mattel's Hot Wheels brand recently announced at the New York Toy Fair that it is introducing two radio-control toy versions of the Tesla Cybertruck. The Hot Wheels Cyb...
Nissan Switch car subscription launched in Houston
24 February 2020
HOUSTON, United States: In Houston, Texas, Nissan is launching "on-demand driving" through its test of a subscription service model called Nissan Switch. Drivers can switch thei...
Honda Civic Type R limited edition for Europe
24 February 2020
LONDON: With the Civic Type R Limited Edition, Honda is unleashing the most extreme version of its renowned high-performance car. Built as the purest expression of Type R to da...
Maserati MC20 super sports car to debut in May
24 February 2020
MODENA, Italy: The new Maserati super sports car will be named MC20, and will have its worldwide debut at the end of May in Modena. MC20 means Maserati Corse 2020 and celebrates...
Tesla rival sets out to banish 160-year-old lead tech from c...
24 February 2020
TALLINN: Your sleek new Tesla Model S or electronic BMW has a distinctly 19th century feature that you may not be aware of, among its batteries. A company in Estonia wants to chang...
Czinger Vehicles reveals 21C hypercar
24 February 2020
LOS ANGELES: Czinger Vehicles has revealed the full specifications of its groundbreaking 21C hypercar, of which just 80 will be built. The reveal includes an in-depth look a...
VW teases 'high-tech' eighth-gen Golf GTI designed for the d...
24 February 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen announced that the eighth-generation Golf GTI will be making its world premiere in a few weeks at the Geneva Motor Show. With just a few weeks to go until ...
Honda price hike not a result of current govt policy, says m...
24 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance said on Sunday that the National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2020 did not result in last week's increase in the price of three Honda models. It...
Self-driving car companies complain California test data may...
24 February 2020
LOS ANGELES: Developers of self-driving cars are amping up criticism of a California reporting requirement on test data, saying the data could mislead, as the state prepares to rel...
Retiree wins BMW Z4 in Quill Auto contest
23 February 2020
PETALING JAYA: Retiree Wong Ngai Chee was picked as the grand prize winner of the Quill Automobiles’ X Marks The Future Contest, driving home a shiny new BMW Z4 sDrive30i M Sport. ...
Every Volvo 90 and 60 Series model now available as a mild h...
23 February 2020
GOTHENBURG: Volvo says its entire "90" and "60" lineups, along with the XC40, are now available as mild hybrids, which come with a 48-volt mild hybrid powertrain. The announceme...
Upcoming Apex concept model's AR display can 'gamify' racetr...
23 February 2020
HONG KONG: In just a few weeks at the Geneva Motor Show, Apex Motors will be unveiling its latest high-tech, high-performance concept car: the AP-0. Though the model will be equ...
Honda's Philippine unit to close plant
23 February 2020
MANILA: The Philippine unit of Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Saturday its production facility will shut down next month, as the Japanese automaker struggles to shore up global automob...
NAP 2020 to focus on growing automotive industry, support B3...
21 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020) has set highly ambitious targets including expanding the economic contribution of the local automotive industry to RM10...