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Isuzu launches D-Max 1.9 Blue Power 4X4 AT-P at RM116K
18 September 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Isuzu Malaysia has introduced its latest 1.9-litre RZ4E diesel engine that with greater reliability and power to replace the outgoing 2.5-litre 4JK1-TCX engine. Th...
First Bugatti Baby II prototype to mark 110th anniversary
18 September 2019
PARIS: Bugatti today revealed the first Bugatti Baby II prototype at the brand’s 110th anniversary in Molsheim. Earlier this year, at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Bugatti had rev...
Lamborghini earns YouTube award for reaching 1 million follo...
18 September 2019
BOLOGNA: Lamborghini’s exponential growth on social media has been recognised with the presentation of the "Gold Creator Award" from YouTube, given for the achievement of 1 million...
Australian lithium recovery seen by mid-2020 as EV productio...
18 September 2019
MELBOURNE: Strong demand from the electric-vehicle sector alongside supply cuts should help Australian lithium miners recover towards the middle of next year, earlier than expected...
Mitsubishi to introduce small plug-in hybrid electric SUV co...
18 September 2019
TOKYO: Mitsubishi will roll out a small plug-in hybrid electric SUV concept car at the 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019, which opens its doors to the public from Oct 24. The car pulls...
BMW is axing i3 electric car
18 September 2019
MUNICH: BMW is phasing out the i3 electric hatchback to focus on full EVs as well as battery and plug-in technology with other models. BMW marketing director Pieter Nota told th...
Uber will now check up on you if your ride stops for too lon...
18 September 2019
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber has published a video to YouTube illustrating its newly launched RideCheck feature, an app tool that checks in on passengers if their ride has been stopped for ...
Mazda to join EV revolution at 2019 Tokyo Motor Show
18 September 2019
HIROSHIMA: Mazda is planning to reveal its first fully electric car at the Tokyo Motor Show next month, according to a report by Automotive News, which was confirmed by a Mazda spo...
When will we refer to EVs simply as ‘cars'?
18 September 2019
LONDON: As mobile phones became necessities rather than novelties, the devices were no longer specified as revolutionary "cell" phones or "mobile" phones: instead, the handsets bec...
Toyota installs stationary fuel cell generator based on the ...
18 September 2019
TOYOTA CITY: Toyota today announced it has developed a stationary fuel cell generator (FC generator) that makes use of the fuel cell system (FC system) equipped in the Mirai Fuel C...
Asian heavweights throwing weight behind hydrogen fuel cell ...
18 September 2019
TOKYO: China, Japan and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads by the end of the next decade at a cost of billions of do...
Mercedes-Benz unveils futuristically styled design inspired ...
18 September 2019
STUTTGART: At this year's Design Essentials convention in Nice, France, Mercedes-Benz revealed a concept inspired by a model created nearly 120 years ago in 1901. The vehicle, w...
In Ethiopia, busted VW Beetles 'pimped out' for hip youth
18 September 2019
Teshome with his pimped Beetle in Addis Ababa. — AFP ADDIS ABABA: When Robel Wolde bought a beat-up 1967 Volkswagen Beetle from a friend for 50,000 Ethiopian birr (about RM7,200),...
Did your rented e-scooter suddenly shut down? Blame the geof...
18 September 2019
LOS ANGELES: Like scores of tourists who zip through Santa Monica on e-scooters every day, 21-year-old Elliot Stephenson had no idea there was a fence around the pier until he hit ...
BMW 330i M Sport: Locally assembled at RM289K
17 September 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Malaysia today unveiled the new BMW 330i M Sport priced at RM288,800 (on the road, without insurance, and with BMW Group Malaysia’s latest 5 Years Unlimited Milea...
New Abarth Pista 595 announced
17 September 2019
LONDON: The Abarth Pista joins the 595 range adding a new Garrett turbocharger which delivers 165hp. It is equipped with the Record Monza Active exhaust and Koni rear suspension...
BMW model update for fall 2019
17 September 2019
MUNICH: BMW is making further advances in its push to boost the driving pleasure and efficiency of its current model range with the introduction of state-of-the-art mild-hybrid tec...
Petron presents Alif Satar Mini Showcase Tour
17 September 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Popular Malaysian singer Alif Satar kicked off his Mini Showcase Tour at hard Rock Cafe, Kuala Lumpur last weekend (Sept 14) to a crowd consisting of Petron Miles mem...
Refreshed Honda Civic to be previewed at campaign's grand fi...
17 September 2019
Lim Hong Ngee (middle) posing with the HR-V and Honda Malaysia executives. PETALING JAYA: The refreshed Honda Civic would be previewed at the grand finale of the "Road to 900,000t...
US to allow drivers to choose 'quiet car' alert sounds
17 September 2019
WASHINGTON: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday proposed allowing automakers to offer a variety of sound choices for electric vehicles and other “quiet car...