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Cockpit of Mercedes' new Maybach SUV will smell like a bed o...
01 October 2019
STUTTGART: The new Maybach version of Mercedes-Benz sports utility is set to be one of the best-smelling mudpluggers of all time. Owners who recline in the Maybach's sumptuous s...
Stay alert with a cup of java
01 October 2019
STUTTGART: In case you didn't know, today is International Coffee Day as declared by the International Coffee Organisation. And it ties in nicely with what Mercedes-Benz has to say...
Is Alpine about to go green?
01 October 2019
PARIS: It's only a matter of time until Alpine starts work on a hybrid model, says Renault. Alpine will join the all-electric revolution, Groupe Renault's executive vice-preside...
Shanghai to phase out lower-end diesel trucks by 2022
01 October 2019
SINGAPORE: The municipal government of Shanghai, China’s financial capital, is aiming to wipe out some 120,000 lower-end diesel-powered trucks by 2022 to help cut air pollution, ac...
Goodyear releases 110,000km long-life DuraPlus 2 tyre
30 September 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Goodyear Malaysia has released its second-generation Assurance DuraPlus 2 tyre that boasts of 110,000km durability without compromising on safety and performance than...
Hyundai explores flying cars, picks ex-Nasa expert to head n...
30 September 2019
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group has appointed Dr Jaiwon Shin (inset) as executive vice president and head of its newly established Urban Air Mobility Division. Urban Air Mobility is ...
Two new Modenas motorcycles in bid to expand market share
30 September 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Motosikal dan Enjin Nasional Sdn Bhd (Modenas), a subsidiary of DRB-Hicom Bhd (DRB-Hicom) introduced two new motorcycle models, the KRISS 110 and Pulsar NS160, in its...
Hyundai CRADLE Beijing ready to innovate
30 September 2019
BEIJING: Hyundai Motor Group has completed its creation of a global innovation network with the establishment of Hyundai CRADLE Beijing. With sites in Seoul, Berlin, Tel Aviv, a...
Manhattan’s 14th Street to ban most cars starting Thursday
30 September 2019
File pic of busy road in Manhattan. This is 42nd Street, not 14th Street. — AFP NEW YORK: Cars will be banned from lower Manhattan’s 14th Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, s...
Caravanning with a VW Golf? Not crazy but do-able
30 September 2019
WOLFSBURG: Caravanning is not a big thing in Malaysia but it is in Europe. While one expects large and powerful SUVs to be able to pull a caravan, Volkswagen is claiming even it...
Car dents: It's probably best not to fix them yourself
30 September 2019
BERLIN: Car bodywork repair kits appear to offer owners a cheap way to fix minor damage to their vehicles. There are kits available on the internet for less than the price of a new...
Supercars seized from Equatorial Guinea vice president net U...
30 September 2019
A 2014 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster sold for 8.28 million francs (RM35mil). — Reuters GENEVA: A collection of 25 supercars seized from Equatorial Guinea’s vice president as part of...
Pilot hydrogen production plant and refuelling station suspe...
30 September 2019
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s pilot hydrogen production plant and refuelling station, the first in South East Asia, and built to provide fuel for state-run hydrogen buses, has been hal...
All nine cars given away at Honda campaign's grand finale
29 September 2019
Chester Lim drives home a BR-V. KUALA LUMPUR: Honda Malaysia celebrated its 900,000th sales unit achievement with a fun-filled, two-day extravaganza, that was opened to the public...
Rider on big bike flung into air after crashing into car
29 September 2019
A screengrab of the video. KUALA LUMPUR: A motorcyclist was flung into the air and suffered a broken hand when he crashed into the back of a car that was attempting to switch lane...
Singaporean with 116 traffic summonses pays RM28K in fines
29 September 2019
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigations and Enforcement Department deputy director SAC Datuk Mohd Nadzri Hussain (left) giving the thumbs up to a Singaporean driver who had no record of ...
McLaren to return to Mercedes engines from 2021
29 September 2019
SOCHI (Russia): McLaren will be reunited with Mercedes engines from the 2021 season as the former champions go back to using the German manufacturer’s power units in their bid to r...
MMA urges Health Ministry to probe RM20 medical exam for e-h...
29 September 2019
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the Health Ministry to investigate the type of medical examinations being offered to e-hailing drivers for only RM2...
RON95 petrol subsidy based on electric bill, says Chinese da...
28 September 2019
PETALING JAYA: The government will use electric bills to determine those who will be eligible for RON95 petrol subsidies, reported Sin Chew Daily. Deputy Domestic Trade and Cons...
Supercars of Obiang son on the block at Swiss auction
28 September 2019
A McLaren P1 Coupe (2014) belonging to Teodoro Obiang at the auction preview of Bonhams at the Bonmont Golf & Country Club in Cheserex near Geneva. — Reuters CHESEREX (Switzer...