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Aston Martin and Brough Superior build AMB 001 track-going m...
05 November 2019
MILAN: With the coming-together of Aston Martin and Brough Superior - two iconic and historic British performance brands, it has given birth to a track-only, strictly limited-editi...
Toyota Raize compact SUV debuts in Japan
05 November 2019
TOKYO: Toyota has introduced a new compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) called Raize in Japan. The carmaker said the Raize would provide car buyers with a vehicle that's both pra...
Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival 2019 - former airport becomes m...
05 November 2019
PETALING JAYA: Bandar Malaysia will become the backdrop for the most unique stopover yet in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival and Toyota Vios Challenge racing series with an airstri...
2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e plug-in hybrid: Up to 55km in EV mode
05 November 2019
MUNICH: The new BMW X3 xDrive30e is the third Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) in the brand's current model range to feature a plug-in hybrid drive and power transmission to all four ...
MRC Malaysia becomes Thatcham Research partner
05 November 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Motordata Research Consortium (MRC) has become the ASEAN representative of Thatcham Research’s Global Associate member initiative. Under the new agreement, MRC wil...
Shell launches more affordable car engine oil
05 November 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd has launched the new low viscosity Shell Helix HX8 0W 20 passenger car fully synthetic engine oil at RM199 per 4-litre pack and RM53.90...
Toyota ropes in weather guys to improve driver safety
05 November 2019
TOKYO: Toyota has teamed up with a weather agency in a research project to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts and increase driver safety using the Internet of Things (IoT) a...
Tesla's Autopilot can now detect traffic cones
05 November 2019
SAN FRANCISCO: Over the weekend, Electrek reported that Tesla rolled out a software update to Autopilot that incorporates traffic cones into the driving visualization displayed on ...
Germany to raise electric car subsidies as VW launches ID.3
05 November 2019
BERLIN: Germany plans to increase by half the grants available to buyers of electric cars over the five years from 2020, according to a government document seen by Reuters, the lat...
Bike-hailing pilot project to take off in January
05 November 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Bike-hailing companies such as Indonesia’s Gojek and local start-up Dego Ride will be allowed to begin operations under a pilot project this coming January, says Tran...
BMW Motorrad introduces R 1250 R, R 1250 RS and S 1000 RR fr...
04 November 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Motorrad Malaysia has unveiled a trio of high powered motorcycles that include the new R 1250 R, R 1250 RS and S the high-powered S 1000 RR. Priced on-the-road...
Spanish chargers by Circontrol for electric cars now in Mala...
04 November 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Fully manufactured in Spain, Circontrol’s range of EV (electric vehicle) chargers are now in Malaysia via distributor Industrial Automation (M) Sdn Bhd. Circontr...
Proton sales nears 80K units for first 10 months in 2019
04 November 2019
SUBANG JAYA: Proton has kicked off the final quarter of 2019 with 9,503 sales in October. The cumulative total for the first 10 months of the year now stands at 79,833 (domestic + ...
Audi A1 Citycarver: A small car that looks like an SUV but i...
04 November 2019
INGOLSTADT: The endless tide of SUVs is beginning to reach beyond large and mid-sized cars, with even the smallest Audi now available in off-road optics. Audi has turned its A1 ...
Carpooling: Malaysia is worst in the world, survey finds
04 November 2019
PETALING JAYA: Most Malaysians who drive to work in Kuala Lumpur commute by themselves, a survey has found. The survey by the Centre for Governance and Political Studies (Cent-G...
Govt to have last say on PLUS, says Dr M
04 November 2019
BANGKOK: The government will have the last say on whether Khazanah Nasional Berhad should sell its stake in PLUS Malaysia Berhad, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today....
VW hopes a song can save its soul and sell electric cars
04 November 2019
NEW YORK: American car buyers are a forgiving bunch. Although they all but abandoned Volkswagen in 2015 after the German car maker admitted to cheating on emissions tests, they did...
New Delhi banishes some cars in hope of clearing the air
04 November 2019
A Delhi traffic policeman wearing a pollution mask directing traffic earlier today. — AP NEW DELHI: Authorities in the Indian capital today banished from the roads cars with numbe...
Merkel wants Germany to have 1 million electric car charging...
04 November 2019
FRANKFURT: Germany should have one million charging stations for electric cars by 2030, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a video message on Sunday, ahead of meetings today with the...
Elon Musk says he is disconnecting from Twitter
04 November 2019
Musk appears to favour Reddit now. — AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet on Friday indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favour of po...