Tesla says plans to open China design and research centre
16 January 2020
Musk gesturing at the China-made Model 3 delivery ceremony at the company's Gigafactory in Shanghai on Jan 7. — Bloomberg
SHANGHAI: Tesla plans to open a design and research centr...
Toyota makes a new US$394mil bet on flying taxis
16 January 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Toyota is making a US$394 million (RM1.6bil) investment in Joby Aviation, one of the handful of companies with the seemingly implausible goal of making electric air ...
Touch n' Go top-up fee waived at 27 Shell stations
16 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia announced that effective today, 27 of its stations along the North-South Expressway (NSE) will waive the RM0.50 Touch ‘n Go top-up fee.
Managing Dir...
Lucid Motors set to reveal production version of Lucid Air i...
16 January 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: After unveiling a concept version of the model in 2016, Lucid Motors announced this week that a production version of the Lucid Air electric sedan will be revealed t...
BMW plans to make fuel-burning engines for next 30 years
16 January 2020
MUNICH: BMW has announced that it expects to continue making combustion engines which run on petrol or diesel for between 20 and 30 years, according to a top technical manager.
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Penang launches traffic warden unit to check road offences
16 January 2020
GEORGE TOWN: Traffic wardens have been introduced on the island in hopes of reducing traffic congestion as well as road violations.
"The council has appointed 70 traffic wardens...
Hyundai, Kia invest US$110 million in UK electric van startu...
16 January 2020
LONDON: Korea’s Hyundai Group is backing a UK electric vehicle startup that plans to begin selling battery-powered delivery vans in 2021, the companies said today.
Hyundai and s...
Kelantan denies using special PM allocation to buy luxury ca...
16 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Kelantan government has denied that it used the special one-off RM400mil allocation from the Prime Minister to buy luxury cars for the Mentri Besar and his execu...
Bolivia's new lithium tsar says country should go it alone
16 January 2020
A Bolivian flag flying on the Isla Incahuasi in the Salar de Uyuni (Uyuni Salt Flats) in Potosi, Bolivia. South America controls about 70% of the world's reserves of lithium. — Blo...
Singapore police warn of car rental scams during CNY
16 January 2020
SINGAPORE: Singapore police warned the public today of car rental scams during the Chinese New Year period, even as victims of such scams lost at least S$25,000 (RM75,500) between ...
Ghosn's Japanese lawyers quit after ex-Nissan chief absconds
16 January 2020
Hironaka said everyone involved in the case at his practice had resigned.. — AFP
TOKYO: Japanese attorneys representing Carlos Ghosn, including lead lawyer Junichiro Hironaka, qui...
Mazda CX-30 launched, prices start from RM143K
15 January 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The Mazda CX-30 is launched today in three variants, which includes a turbo diesel version with SkyActiv-D technology.
The three variants of this Japanese compact cr...
Hyundai unveils first Genesis SUV in renewed overseas premiu...
15 January 2020
SEOUL: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co unveiled the first sport-utility vehicle (SUV) under its Genesis brand today, a move analysts said was crucial for the premium marque’s ex...
How about a Nissan-Honda alliance? Not so unthinkable at all
15 January 2020
TOKYO: A Nissan Motor Co. alliance with Honda Motor Co. "feels a little wrong” but shouldn’t be out of the question if the embattled automaker ends up severing ties with Renault SA...
Trump administration moves closer to rolling back US vehicle...
15 January 2020
WASHINGTON: New rules enacting President Donald Trump’s reductions in fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles through 2026 moved closer to reality on Tuesday when US agencies se...
Maserati's latest hyper-exclusive series looks like it's pai...
15 January 2020
MODENA: Maserati has announced the Royale special series, a limited-edition collection of Quattroporte, Levante and Ghibli models outfitted in a slew of lavish materials and exclus...
Cars that sniff pollution to map air quality in California
15 January 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: It’s like Google Street View, but for mapping greenhouse gases and smog.
A fleet of sensor-loaded cars, deployed by California company Aclima Inc, will try to mea...
Honda, Isuzu power up fuel cell partnership for heavy-duty t...
15 January 2020
TOKYO: Japan’s Honda Motor Co and Isuzu Motors Ltd today said they would jointly research the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power heavy-duty trucks, looking to expand fuel cell use...
Latest Audi SQ7 and SQ8 SUVs are heading to US
15 January 2020
INGOLSTADT: Audi announced on Monday that the 500hp SQ7 and SQ8 high-performance SUVs, previously sold only in Europe, are slated to hit the US market this year.
The SQ8 will fi...
Pakistan's auto industry draws fire
15 January 2020
Pakistani drivers caught in a traffic jam in Islamabad. Car makers in the country have been accused of failing to produce cars to the required safety standards. — Reuters
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