Failed Hankook takeover a lesson for companies
28 December 2023
SEOUL: The attempt by homegrown private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire a stake in Hankook & Co – the holding company behind South Korean tyre giant Hankook Tire & Tech...
BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s most popular EV maker
28 December 2023
HONG KONG: China’s BYD Co. bills itself as the biggest car brand you’ve never heard of. It might need a different tagline soon.
The automaker is poised to surpass Tesla Inc. as ...
Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026, says ministe...
28 December 2023
LONDON: Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country's transport minister Mark Harper said on Wednesday.
Cars with full self-driving technology are not ...
Diesel supply to be fully restored in two days, says Petrona...
27 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PDG) has announced that the diesel supply will be fully restored at all affected Petronas stations.
In a statement today, the company said t...
Ni Hsin delivers 50 EV bikes to USM
27 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Ni Hsin Group Bhd via its wholly-owned subsidiary Ni Hsin EV Tech Sdn Bhd has handed over 50 EBixon Bold electric motorcycles to Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) on be...
Dec 28–Jan 3: Fuel prices unchanged
27 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Dec 28–Jan 3
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that...
S. Korea's Infocar to enter Japan with new product
27 December 2023
SEOUL: South Korean vehicle data platform Infocar says it will launch a new product to enter the Japanese market in the first half of 2024.
Infocar is a vehicle data analytics c...
Tesla to revamp smash hit Model Y from China plant
27 December 2023
AUSTIN: Tesla Inc. is preparing to roll out a revamped version of its smash hit Model Y from its Shanghai plant, according to people familiar with the matter, as domestic rivals ac...
Japan automakers to invest US$4.3bil Thailand over 5 years
27 December 2023
BANGKOK: Major Japanese auto manufacturers will invest 150 billion baht (RM20bil/US$4.3bil) in Thailand over the next five years, a Thai government spokesman said on Monday, suppor...
Triumphant endurance race debut for Wing Hin Motorsports in ...
27 December 2023
BURIRAM, Thailand: Wing Hin Motorsports capped off an incredibly successful 2023 season with a class win in its debut at the 10-hour Idemitsu Super Endurance 600 Southeast Asia Tro...
Hackers say the Tesla nightmare in Netflix's 'Leave the Worl...
27 December 2023
A screengrab of the Netflix movie 'Leave the world behind'.
SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix's hit streaming movie Leave the World Behind has its share of outlandish, apocalyptic mayhem. Bu...
Road quiz: Which is the shortest tolled expressway in Malays...
27 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: When we think of tolled expressways or highways, we think of long, multi-lane stretches of road.
For example, the North-South Expressway, completed in 1994, conne...
Volkswagen in Malaysia issues Takata airbag recall for some ...
26 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today announced a recall on 6,671 cars produced between 2010 and 2014.
The affected models are the sixth generation Golf ...
Cars coming in 2024
26 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: With the new year just round the corner, there will continue to be an exciting list of cars we can expect to see, buy and drive in 2024.
Although more electric an...
Three carbon-neutral Toyota prototype cars complete Thai end...
26 December 2023
BURIRAM (Thailand): In Toyota's mission of making ever-better cars through motorsports, three prototype cars running on renewable fuels, entered by Rookie Racing, successfully comp...
No sweaty palms here
26 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: Few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to review the X-BREEZE 2 gloves from Shima.
Shima is a brand from Poland and it is about 10 years old now.
This short cuff...
Daihatsu suspends all domestic production
26 December 2023
TOKYO: Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota-owned company faces a massive safety testing scandal.
The firm, which has about 9,000 factory workers in ...
Mercedes gets nod to use turquoise-coloured automated drivin...
26 December 2023
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz says it has secured approval to use special exterior marker lights for automated driving in California and Nevada, making it the first car maker to do so.
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Daihatsu to compensate suppliers over output stoppage
25 December 2023
Daihatsu has resumed production of Perodua brand cars at two joint venture plants it operates with Perodua. — Reuters
TOKYO: Toyota Motor's small car unit Daihatsu Motor will comp...
Nio unveils ET9 executive EV to take on Panamera
25 December 2023
XI’AN (China): Chinese electric carmaker Nio Inc. unveiled a flagship sedan at its annual customer event Saturday, with the vehicle set to take on Porsche AG’s Panamera series and ...
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