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EV market heating up as Tesla plans exports from Shanghai pl...

11 September 2020

SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. plans to ship cars made at its Shanghai Gigafactory to other markets in Asia and Europe, according to people familiar with the matter. China-built Tesla Mod...

Hamilton's supercars running short of drive time

11 September 2020

Hamilton says he's making a lot of changes in his personal life. And that includes not driving the supercars he owns because of their high carbon footprint. — AP LONDON: Six-times...

McLaren may sell off HQ to raise cash

11 September 2020

LONDON: McLaren Automotive is considering a sale of its global headquarters as part of a refinancing strategy the company announced earlier this year. The British company has al...

Nikola accused of being a fraud in critical report by forens...

11 September 2020

NEW YORK: Shares of Nikola Corp fell 8% on Thursday after forensic financial research company Hindenburg Research shorted the stock and labelled the electric truck maker a “fraud” ...

Citroen pitches Ami at TikTok generation

11 September 2020

PARIS: France’s Citroen has a new vehicle it hopes will reach a market most major carmakers have not tapped - drivers as young as 14. The French automaker’s tiny two-seater Citr...

Tesla launches fast electric car charging in Berlin, says mo...

11 September 2020

The V3 charger allows Tesla Model 3 cars to charge within five minutes, enough to travel 120km.. — Reuters BERLIN: Managers at electric carmaker Tesla Inc on Thursday demonstrated...

New Kia Seltos open for bookings ahead of October launch

11 September 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Naza Kia Malaysia is now taking orders for the all-new Seltos at selected Kia showrooms. The B-segment SUV comes in two variants, the EX and GT Line. Both variants...

Luxury Lucid Air sedan unveiled with up to 800km range

10 September 2020

SAN FRANCISCO: Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its advanced luxury EVs has unveiled production details for the Lucid Air in a glo...

Genesis unveils new G70

10 September 2020

SEOUL: Genesis has revealed the new G70 prior to start of sales which will happen domestically first next month. Launched in 2017, the luxury sports sedan features an athletic d...

Get the light right: Taking the best photos of your motorcyc...

10 September 2020

COLOGNE: You might want to show it off or you might want to sell it — either way amateur photographers equipped with little more than a smartphone can take great motorbike pictures...

Bermaz warns of tough year ahead after weak Q1

10 September 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Bermaz Motors Bhd, the distributor of Mazda cars in Malaysia, sees a challenging year ahead for the company after a steep drop in quarterly profits in the three month...

MC20: This is the Maserati supercar

10 September 2020

MODENA: Maserati has a new supercar — its first in 15 years. The Maserati MC20 is a gullwing-style coupe that follows the insectoid MC12 supercar, which was produced from 2004 to 2...

Proton X70 launched in Brunei

10 September 2020

PETALING JAYA: The 2020 Proton X70 has reached its first overseas market with the official launch in Brunei last Sunday (Sept 6). As with its predecessor, the 2020 Proton X70 wi...

Automakers seek delays, exemptions to India's planned new ru...

10 September 2020

People walking past parked vehicles in a parking lot during a nationwide Covid-19 lockdown in New Delhi in May. — Reuters NEW DELHI: Foreign automakers are seeking delays and exem...

Electric-car startup Lucid to follow Tesla into energy stora...

10 September 2020

LOS ANGELES: Electric-vehicle startup Lucid Motors Inc is following Tesla Inc.’s footsteps into the energy-storage business. The Newark, California-based company is developing h...

UMW Toyota Motor creates short film for Malaysia Day

10 September 2020

SHAH ALAM: In celebration of the upcoming Malaysia Day, UMW Toyota Motor created a short film about what it means to be a true Malaysian. The film speaks of the values of respec...

Mon Ami: Citroen's new 8-hp electric arrives by post in a pa...

10 September 2020

PARIS: Some 70 years after Citroen made mobility affordable with a nifty little car called the 2 CV, the French maker now wants to start another small revolution with a budget two-...

MARii in joint venture to centralise programming expertise f...

10 September 2020

CYBERJAYA: The Malaysia automotive, Robotics and loT Institute (MARii) and Developers Hub Sdn Bhd are working together to form an online hub for the local technology community, whe...

Lucky Caltex customers drive home in new Toyota C-HR

10 September 2020

SHAH ALAM: Two lucky Caltex customers have driven home in their brand new Toyota C-HR after having been selected as the grand prize winners in the recent Caltex Ohayo promotion. ...

F1 champion Hamilton launches Extreme E team

10 September 2020

LONDON: Six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has announced he was entering a team in the Extreme E competition, a new electric off-road racing series that aims to shed ...

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