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Ousted Tata chairman Mistry says he doesn’t want his old job...
06 January 2020
Mistry, whose family owns about 18% of Tata Sons, is bent on a new mission to seek more rights for minority shareholders in the group. — Reuters MUMBAI: Cyrus Mistry, the former h...
Police probing viral video of motorcycle being dragged 1km b...
06 January 2020
GEORGE TOWN: The police are investigating a viral three-minute video showing a car dragging a motorcycle for over a kilometre at about 1am Monday (Jan 6). George Town OCPD Asst ...
Electric car sales in Norway reach new record high
06 January 2020
The Norwegian car importer association said it expects e-cars to take a market share for new cars of 55 to 60 percent in 2020. — AFP OSLO: Sales of new electric cars in Norway hit...
Blackberry and Damon Motorcycles to create electric superbik...
06 January 2020
LAS VEGAS: Damon Motorcycles' upcoming flagship bike, whose CoPilot warning system was created with Blackberry technology, is set to debut at CES 2020. In an era where Blackberr...
Daimler and Volvo in talks to jointly build engines, says re...
06 January 2020
BERLIN: Daimler and Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely, are considering cooperating to cut the costs of developing combustion engines, a magazine reported on Sunday, citing unnamed...
Japan orders tighter immigration procedures after Ghosn flee...
06 January 2020
It remains unclear what Japan might do to bring Ghosn back. — Reuters TOKYO: Japan said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the countr...
Jan 4-10: RON97 petrol up 2 sen to RM2.65 per litre
03 January 2020
Gentex debuts new rear view tech for Aston Martin
03 January 2020
LAS VEGAS: Gentex Corp and Aston Martin have jointly developed a camera-based rear vision system for future Aston Martin vehicles that dramatically improves a driver’s ability to m...
Two Dakar icons and nine MINIs set for Dakar Rally action
03 January 2020
MUNICH: The Dakar Rally will be visiting the Arabian Peninsula for the first time from Jan 5 to 17 and it will feature two Dakar legends in the MINI JCW Buggy and a total of nine M...
2020 Perodua Bezza facelift open for booking: You now get be...
03 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2020 Perodua Bezza facelift is offered in four variants priced from RM34,580 to RM49,980 (on-the-road before insurance in Peninsular Malaysia). The Bezza facel...
Aston Martin adds sports car flair to Airbus helicopter
03 January 2020
PARIS: Aston Martin has focused its creative energy this round on flying machines. It revealed today the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, a bespoke helicopter, created in partne...
Perodua SUV expected in 2nd half 2020, says research house
03 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: There are plans for the compact 5-seater Perodua SUV, based on the Daihatsu Rocky (also offered as the Toyota Raize in Japan), to surface in the second half of 2020, ...
Bentley won't launch fully electric car until at least 2025
03 January 2020
LONDON: Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark says consumers shouldn't expect to see an all-electric Bentley until 2025 or later. "(The year) 2025 is the earliest we can get a credible ba...
Am I an aggressive driver? Tell-tale road rage signs to watc...
03 January 2020
LONDON: Aggressive driving poses a real threat to the safety of all road users and unsafe driving behaviour can quickly turn into road rage, which can in turn can trigger violence....
Tesla cuts starting price for Model 3 by 9% in China
03 January 2020
A China-made Model 3 vehicle is seen at a delivery ceremony in the Shanghai Gigafactory on Dec 30. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Tesla cut the starting price of its China-built Model 3 seda...
Barcelona bans older, most polluting cars
03 January 2020
BARCELONA: Barcelona imposed a ban Thursday on older, more polluting vehicles during most of the day in a bid to reduce air pollution in Spain's second largest city. Gasoline-po...
Vehicle entry permit on hold as many S'porean vehicles still...
03 January 2020
MUAR: The vehicle entry permit (VEP) on all outbound traffic at Johor's Sultan Iskandar Building and Sultan Abu Bakar Complex continues to be deferred because a high number of Sing...
Three crashes, three deaths raise questions about Tesla’s Au...
03 January 2020
A Model S. — AFP DETROIT: Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company’s Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Mus...
Volkswagen delivers 250,000th electric vehicle
03 January 2020
WOLFSBURG (Germany): The Autostadt was the venue where Volkswagen (VW) delivered its 250,000th electric car - an e-Golf, since the introduction of the e-up! in 2013. The brand’s...
What’s Ghosn on? Cringeworthy puns light up Twitter
03 January 2020
A 2017 file pic of Ghosn in Paris. — AFP HONG KONG: Carlos Ghosn has generated a storm of tweets after the former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, who was facing trial in ...