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Desay SV Singapore to test autonomous vehicles
20 January 2020
SINGAPORE: Multinational automotive electronics innovator, Desay SV Automotive (Desay SV) was awarded in November 2019, the Vehicle Safety Assessment (Milestones 1) license by the ...
Rallying: Sainz wins Dakar for third time as Brabec takes mo...
20 January 2020
Sainz celebrating at the end of stage twelve of the Dakar Rally between Haradth and Qiddiya on Friday. — AP QIDDIYA (Saudi Arabia): Spaniard Carlos Sainz became a triple Dakar Ral...
New VW Golf GTI will go on show in Geneva
20 January 2020
WOLFSBURG: Hot on the heels of the 2019 presentation of the eighth-generation Golf, this year Volkswagen is preparing to launch no less than four versions of its legendary compact,...
2020 motorcycles: Simple designs and powerful engines
20 January 2020
The AMB 001 is jointly produced by the motorcycle manufacturer Brough Superior and Aston Martin and is limited to 100 units. COLOGNE: If you've ever thought of getting a motorcycl...
Toyota teases new compact SUV for European lineup
20 January 2020
BRUSSELS: Toyota has announced that it is going to expand the European sport utility vehicle lineup with the addition of a compact, Yaris-like SUV. Toyota officially announced l...
What's in store from BMW in 2020
17 January 2020
MUNICH: BMW says it will reduce consumption and emission levels of its current models while extending new offerings to its current lineup of vehicles from the second quarter of 202...
Jan 18-24: RON97 petrol price down 9 sen
17 January 2020
Porsche 718 GTS 4.0-litre Cayman and Boxster: Manual gearbox...
17 January 2020
ATLANTA, USA: Porsche is adding two new models to its mid-engine sports car range: the 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and the 718 Boxster GTS 4.0. The new mid-engine sports cars are powere...
Lexus creates lunar mobility concept sketch
17 January 2020
NEW YORK: ED2, the European Advanced Design Studio for Toyota and Lexus dedicated to advanced concept proposals and groundbreaking design, was selected to contribute a lunar mobili...
BMW M charts new sales record
17 January 2020
MUNICH: The BMW M GmbH has concluded the 2019 financial year with a new sales record of 135,829 performance/high-performance automobiles. Compared with the previous year, the nu...
Ferrari Museums welcome over 600,000 visitors in 2019
17 January 2020
MARANELLO, Italy: The Ferrari Museums set a new record in 2019, attracting more than 600,000 visitors, a 12% increase on the previous year. Both venues experienced strong growt...
Win a Proton X70 by fuelling at Petron stations with ATM car...
17 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: ATM cards can now be used at all Petron petrol stations' self-service fuel pumps, thanks to a collaboration between Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and Pet...
China embraces battery-swapping system for electric vehicles
17 January 2020
BEIJING: China is stepping up efforts to facilitate initiatives that allow swapping electric-vehicle batteries on-the-go, seeking to further spur the adoption of EVs in the world’s...
Making of the Bentley Bentayga Speed — shown from the air
17 January 2020
LONDON: The handcrafting of the Bentley Bentayga Speed is captured in a new film released on Wednesday. Shot entirely at the Bentley factory in Crewe, England, the two-minute fi...
Opinion: Foxconn may be about to prove Elon Musk wrong
17 January 2020
File pic of Foxconn employees at work. In a proposed deal with FCA to make electric vehicles, Hon Hai would be responsible for design, components and supply chain management.— NEW...
Mercedes-Benz has a mudguard fixation
17 January 2020
STUTTGART: What do a ladies’ hat, a driving licence and a bobble head sausage dog have in common? They are three of “33 Extras” that steer one’s attention towards the fascinating d...
Lower toll charges expected to ease cost-of-living pressure,...
17 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: The government’s move to ask PLUS Malaysia Bhd to once and for all fix its toll charges at lower rates is expected to slow down hikes in transportation costs, say ec...
Socar announces one-way intercity service
17 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: The new Socar One-Way Intercity service allows users to book one-way reservations to/from Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baru without any additional one-way fees. ...
You get to pay less toll on six PLUS highways from Feb 1
17 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: Six highways will start lowering their tolls as early as Feb 1 and there will be no more toll hikes for the next 38 years, says the Prime Minister's Office. In a ...
Japan firms take few steps to brace for increasing floods, s...
17 January 2020
Residents trying to salvage a vehicle in a flood-hit area in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture in this 2018 file pic. — AFP TOKYO: Japanese companies have contingency plans for the fl...