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GM says it is 'almost there' on million-mile electric vehicl...
20 May 2020
The Ultium battery pack. Current electric vehicle batteries typically last 100,000 to 200,000 miles (up to 320,000km). DETROIT: General Motors Co is “almost there” on developing a...
Ford backs off mask-wearing requirement for Trump’s factory ...
20 May 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co. is backpedaling from a policy that every visitor to its factories wear masks ahead of President Donald Trump’s tour of a components plant that it’s converte...
Manhunt on for suspects after car ploughs through jam-packed...
20 May 2020
The policeman trying to stop the car (left). KUALA LUMPUR: Shots rang through Kampung Padang Balang here as a policeman tried his best to stop a car from speeding away on a jam-pa...
Fast and furious debt pile-up threatens Britain's luxury car...
20 May 2020
LONDON: British luxury carmakers’ bonds have tumbled amid sluggish sales and the prospect of a brutal global recession, just as the heavily-indebted companies mull raising more cas...
Remaking Henry Ford’s production line for the modern era
20 May 2020
Arculus’ system works by moving components on flat self-driving robots. — Arculus/TC MUNICH: A German startup run by a former Porsche engineer received backing for his planned mak...
BMW to reveal facelifted 5 Series (G30) in South Korea
19 May 2020
MUNICH: BMW's seventh-generation G30 5 Series executive sedan is being refreshed and it's set for an official debut in South Korea. The unveiling of "das neu 5er" is said to be ...
New Ford Ranger FX4 gets June 3 launch date
19 May 2020
The Ranger FX4 for the Australian market. PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia, today announced that the new Ford Ranger FX4 i...
2020 Range Rover Evoque to arrive in Malaysia in June
19 May 2020
PETALING JAYA: Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia is set to launch the all-new 2020 Range Rover Evoque compact luxury SUV, in early June 2020. Details on pricing and variants will be a...
Ferrari museums reopen
19 May 2020
MARANELLO: Ferrari has announced that its museums have officially reopened their doors to the public. Both the Ferrari Museum in Maranello and the Museo Enzo Ferrari in Modena a...
Perodua swings back into business
19 May 2020
RAWANG: Perodua has resumed operations at all 182 sales, 202 service and 68 Body & Paint outlets nationwide, after a two-month movement control order (MCO) closure. “We have...
Selangor police all out to nab interstate travel offenders
19 May 2020
PETALING JAYA: Enforcement teams will check vehicles parked outside homes in housing areas and villages during Hari Raya Aidilfitri to track down those who travel interstate withou...
Over 300 motorists trying to enter Penang ordered to turn ba...
19 May 2020
NIBONG TEBAL: Police have ordered 308 drivers to turn back so far after they were found to be returning to Penang for Hari Raya Aidilfitri and other invalid reasons, says Penang po...
Glass dome and soft top: Porsche 911 to return as a Targa
19 May 2020
BERLIN: Barely a year old, the youngest generation of the 911 family is still growing and the 911 Targa is already getting warmed up for a mid-2020 launch. After debuting a conv...
Jaguar offers insight into design with masterclass films
19 May 2020
NEW YORK: Jaguar is giving insight into its design process with a series of masterclass films produced to encourage creativity and skills development at home. Hosted by Jaguar d...
Nissan's survival plan for Europe: SUVs and sharing with Ren...
19 May 2020
LONDON: Nissan Motor Co is working on a plan to scale back its European business, focusing on sport utility and commercial vehicles as well as more effective sharing of products an...
Toyota models go hybrid-only in spite of cheap US pump price...
19 May 2020
DALLAS: Toyota Motor Corp is wagering US car buyers will emerge from coronavirus shutdowns still wanting to buy new rides that sip fuel despite gasoline prices lingering near the l...
Europe's April car sales nosedives by 78.3%
19 May 2020
BERLIN: Europe's car sales have slumped in April due to the imposition of a full month-long restriction to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). In April, ne...
Citroën's little electric Ami off to promising start after n...
19 May 2020
PARIS: A week after a radical kind of launch, without any advertising and 100% of orders via the Internet, the new electric Ami from Citroën has already netted 170 unit sales in th...
2020 Audi A6 allroad named 2020 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
19 May 2020
WASHINGTON: The 2020 Audi A6 allroad has been named an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2020 Top Safety Pick+, the highest rating awarded by the nonprofit organization...
Britain announces new post-Brexit global tariff regime
19 May 2020
LONDON: Britain announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime today to replace the European Union’s external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars but cutting levies on tens of bill...