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Sime Darby buys Sydney luxury car dealerships
12 September 2019
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Bhd has acquired the business assets and properties of three luxury car dealerships in Sydney, Australia for A$112mil (RM321mil) in a bid to expand in the...
King receives Honda Civic Type R as birthday gift
11 September 2019
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia presented the Civic Type R to the King as a gift in celebration of his birthday at a handover ceremony held at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur. The m...
Updated Lexus ES and RX arrive
11 September 2019
PETALING JAYA: The refreshed Lexus ES250 sedan and Lexus RX300 SUV have been launched, featuring design tweaks and improved comfort and safety. The Lexus ES250 is available in t...
New Land Rover Defender in Frankfurt spotlight
11 September 2019
FRANKFURT: Land Rover has revealed the new Defender with a dramatic live-action demonstration of its capability at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new 4x4 made its first appearanc...
'Ford v Ferrari' actors say race car drivers a special breed
11 September 2019
Bale (left) and Damon posing at the Toronto film festival on Sept 9. — Reuters TORONTO: Actors Christian Bale and Matt Damon say they have a newfound respect for racecar drivers a...
Ford makes big electric push in Europe with new launches
11 September 2019
FRANKFURT: Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it would launch eight electric vehicles in Europe this year, a key step in its target of achieving a majority of its overall sales from ele...
VW kicks off new chapter with updated logo
10 September 2019
FRANKFURT: In a preview before the first Frankfurt Motor Show press day, Volkswagen unveiled their redesigned brand logo representing the company's fully electric and connected fut...
Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS gets global debut
10 September 2019
FRANKFURT: The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS show car celebrates its world premiere. "For the first time, we have developed our new e-platform exclusively for the requirements of mid...
Order taking starts for refreshed Civic, now with Honda Sens...
10 September 2019
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has officially opened its order books for its facelifted Civic ahead of its official launch towards the end of this year. Budding customers are abl...
Mercedes-Benz premiers new GLE 350 de 4MATIC and GLC 300 e 4...
10 September 2019
FRANKFURT: The world premiere of the plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 de 4MATIC impressed with an all-electric range of up to 106km thanks to its 31.2kWh lithium-ion battery an...
Daimler enlists computer game designers to encourage efficie...
10 September 2019
FRANKFURT: Daimler is hiring computer programmers to create games that encourage electric and hybrid vehicle owners to drive more efficiently, the company’s research chief Markus S...
Shell introduces new fully synthetic heavy duty engine oil
10 September 2019
KUCHING: Shell Malaysia has launched the new Shell Rimula Ultra 5W 30, the most advanced fully synthetic heavy-duty diesel engine oil yet which complies with the European ACEA E6 a...
Geely to bring air taxis to China in tie-up with Daimler-bac...
10 September 2019
BEIJING: German startup Volocopter said it plans to form a partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group that will bring its air taxis to China and that it has raised 50 million eu...
Ferrari mixes sport with power in new Spider and GTS models
10 September 2019
MARANELLO: Italy’s Ferrari RACE.M showed off two new cars on Monday as it pursues an aggressive roll-out of new premium models to sustain turbo-charged core earnings and share pric...
Finland to back increase in fossil fuel taxes
10 September 2019
OSLO: Finland’s new government will propose a tax increase later this year on fossil fuel used for transport, as well as measures to help expand electric-vehicle-charging networks,...
You can now charge your EV at Genting Highlands
09 September 2019
GENTING HIGHLANDS: The highland resort now has a charging station for electric cars. It is located at the Awana SkyCentral Transportation Hub Carpark at Genting Highlands Premiu...
Nissan's Saikawa bows to pressure, to quit as CEO on Sept 16
09 September 2019
Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard and Saikawa at a joint news conference in Yokohamaon March 12. — AFP YOKOHAMA: Nissan Motor Co CEO Hiroto Saikawa will resign on Sept 16, th...
Climate groups clamour for SUVs to be banned
09 September 2019
FRANKFURT: Climate groups including Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe called today for sports-utility vehicles (SUVs) to be banned as part of a wider campaign to curb pollution b...
Smart move: Man parks car in kitchen so storm won’t blow it ...
09 September 2019
JACKSONVILLE (Florida): It started as a light-hearted challenge between a Florida couple, can a Smart car fit into their kitchen? The answer: Yes it can. Patrick Eldridge parked...
Nissan to discuss Saikawa successors at meeting today, says ...
09 September 2019
Saikawa with Ghosn in a 2017 file pic before the scandal broke. — Reuters TOKYO/PARIS: Nissan Motor Co’s nominating committee will discuss potential successors for chief executive...