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Founder of South Korea's Daewoo, a symbol of its rise and fa...
10 December 2019
Kim leaves behind a mixed legacy. His aggressive leveraged expansion helped push South Korea to the brink of national default during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. —...
Govt to seek public understanding on fuel price float
10 December 2019
PUTRAJAYA: There will be more engagements with the public to make them better understand what happens when fuel prices are floated next month, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affa...
Adventurer claims Hyundai Nexo hydrogen range record of 778k...
09 December 2019
PARIS: French aeronaut Bertrand Piccard has claimed a world record for the longest distance covered by a hydrogen-powered car on a single tank of fuel. The adventurer drove 778k...
Innovative MBUX system introduced for Mercedes-Benz V-Class ...
09 December 2019
STUTTGART: The Mercedes-Benz V-Class facelift along with the Marco Polo and Marco Polo HORIZON camper can be ordered together with the intuitive and self-learning MBUX multimedia s...
Coming soon: the BMW M4 GT3
09 December 2019
MUNICH: From the 2022 season, privateers and privateer teams around the world will have the opportunity to do battle in a GT3 model based on the next generation of the BMW M4. T...
Toyota RAV4 wins Japan Car of the Year
09 December 2019
TOKYO: The Japan Car of the Year organization has announced that the Toyota RAV4 is the 2019 Car of the Year. Celebrating its 40th year, the Japan Car of the Year organization g...
The Chevy Suburban SUV is a Hollywood legend
09 December 2019
LOS ANGELES: The Chevrolet Suburban became the first vehicle ever to receive the Award of Excellence star at Hollywood & Highland. Presented by the Hollywood Chamber of ...
Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based serv...
09 December 2019
SEATTLE: Electric air taxis — known colloquially, if somewhat misleadingly, as “flying cars” — could draw millions of investor dollars away from ground-based transportation start-u...
Anthracite grey and magma red: The trendiest car colours rig...
09 December 2019
A car in anthracite grey. — Image from dipyourcar.com BERLIN: The endless succession of black cars pass unnoticed, but one stands out: a small and instantly noticeable pink one. ...
S. Korea to ban foreign tourists from getting driver's licen...
09 December 2019
Pedestrians crossing a road in Seoul. Chinese made up the bulk of foreign applicants for a South Korean driver's licence, which some officials say is easier and more comfortable to...
Bentley launches limited edition of its Continental GT to ce...
09 December 2019
LONDON: Bentley has presented a new edition of its Continental GT, which will be limited to only 15 copies, in honour of the new production car record it set this summer in the fam...
Jaguar F-Type gets sleek, sporty redesign
09 December 2019
LONDON: For the 2021 model year, Jaguar has updated its F-Type sports car: the front end has been enhanced with a more athletic expression, the body has been given a more assertive...
The plan to turn your car into a virtual ATM
09 December 2019
To turn cars into rolling wallets, city infrastructure will have to be equipped to communicate with vehicles. — Image from Fetch.ai LONDON: Chris Ballinger came away from a year o...
Hino Total Support Contest celebrates its sixth year
09 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Hino Malaysia) organised another round of the Hino ‘Total Support Contest’ (TS Contest) for its 6th year. Held at its headqu...
Tighter climate policies could erase US$2.3 trillion in comp...
09 December 2019
LONDON: Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to US$2.3 trillion (RM9.6tril) off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to a...
Ford to use coffee bean skins from McDonald's to make car pa...
09 December 2019
DETROIT: Ford has detailed that it is working with McDonald's to create car parts — like headlamp housing — from the leftover coffee bean skins that are expelled as a result of roa...
Any wheel size bigger than 23-inch is pointless, says Audi
09 December 2019
LOS ANGELES: While General Motors is looking at introducing 24-inch or 26-inch in selected future models, Audi takes a different view. The German car maker says 23-inch wheels a...
BMW to drop charge for Apple CarPlay
08 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: BMW has made an about-face, saying it will stop charging for Apple CarPlay. CarSifu first wrote in July about this issue, which has naturally angered many BMW own...
Musk's defamation win may reset legal landscape for social m...
08 December 2019
Musk defended his comments as trivial taunts made on a social media platform that he argued everyone views as a world of unfiltered opinion, which is protected as free speech, rath...
Trump says US will finalise new fuel efficiency rules next y...
08 December 2019
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said his administration will finalise its rollback of Obama-era vehicle emissions standards next year and expected it would provoke a new lega...