Pininfarina strengthens management team, teases new limited-...
30 April 2023
TURIN: Marking its fifth anniversary, Italian luxury carmaker Automobili Pininfarina strengthens its management team with the appointment of a new chief technical officer (CTO) and...
Performance specialist mountune expands its Australian busin...
29 April 2023
ESSEX, United Kingdom: Performance Specialist mountune is taking its Southern Hemisphere operations to the next level, by setting up a new service and logistics facility in Tasmani...
Hyundai Creta compact SUV debuts at RM150K
28 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: The B-segment Hyundai Creta five-seater sports utility vehicle (SUV) is offered here in a sole Plus variant, priced at a hefty RM149,888 on-the-road before insurance...
Daimler launches new electric medium-duty truck brand in US
28 April 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Commercial vehicle maker Daimler Truck on Thursday launched Rizon, a medium-duty electric truck brand for the US, aiming to take on the likes of Isuzu Motors Ltd and...
S. Korean president Yoon meets with Tesla's Elon Musk
27 April 2023
Yoon speaking with Musk in Washington on April 26. — Yonhap via Reuters
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday in Washington to ca...
Changan Auto to set up EV production base in Thailand, its f...
27 April 2023
The Changan Lumin EV.
BANGKOK: China's fourth largest automaker Changan Automobile will invest 9.8 billion baht (RM1.3bil) in Thailand to set up its first right-hand drive electri...
McLaren Taipei named 'Global Retailer of the Year 2022'
26 April 2023
LONDON: McLaren Taipei has been named as the brand's "Global Retailer of the Year 2022".
Announced at McLaren’s annual Global Retailer Conference at its global headquarters in W...
Hyundai Motor, SK On plan US$5bil EV battery plant in US
25 April 2023
WASHINGTON: Hyundai Motor Group and SK On Co. will spend as much as US$5 billion in North America for the production of electric car batteries as President Biden’s green bill encou...
Bets on Aussie lithium miners rise as Chile plan stokes conc...
24 April 2023
MELBOURNE: Expectations that demand for Australian lithium will grow boosted Sydney-listed miners' stocks today after Chile unveiled plans to take control of its output of the meta...
Tesla readies export of Model Y to Canada from China
24 April 2023
SHANGHAI: Tesla has begun producing in Shanghai a version of the Model Y to be sold in Canada this year, the first time it will ship cars to North America from China, according to ...
BYD US$11,450 Seagull EV set to reshape China’s first-car ma...
24 April 2023
SHANGHAI: A new electric hatchback starting from just 78,800 yuan (US$11,450/RM51,000) from BYD Co. is set to intensify competition in China’s already crowded entry-level car marke...
Tobias Sühlmann returns to McLaren as chief design officer
21 April 2023
LONDON: McLaren Automotive today announced the appointment of Tobias Sühlmann as the company’s new chief design officer, taking up the role in September.
Sühlmann’s career in au...
Spanish car brand Hispano Suiza has a new brand image
21 April 2023
BARCELONA: Spanish car brand Hispano Suiza has a new corporate identity which is said to strike a balance between luxury and exclusivity on one side, and the sporty and competitive...
Chile plans to nationalise its vast lithium industry
21 April 2023
A view of a brine pool of a lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the Atacama desert, Chile. — Reuters
SANTIAGO: Chile's President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would natio...
Autoliv to set up new airbag cushion plant in Vietnam for As...
21 April 2023
STOCKHOLM: Automotive safety systems company Autoliv, Inc plans to build an airbag cushion and fabric plant in Vietnam to cater to Asia.
The investment in the new textile facili...
Peugeot presents 408X and Inception concept at Auto Shanghai...
20 April 2023
SHANGHAI: At Auto Shanghai 2023, Peugeot continued the international launch of the new 408, presenting its Chinese model, the 408X.
The new 408 is named the 408X in China becaus...
Asia Pacific premiere of Lamborghini Revuelto at Auto Shangh...
20 April 2023
SHANGHAI: The Revuelto, Lamborghini's first V12 high performance electrified vehicle (HPEV) hybrid super sports car, debuts in the Asia Pacific region at Auto Shanghai 2023.
Sit...
Electric vehicle boom may force China to burn more dirty coa...
20 April 2023
MELBOURNE: Expanding coal-fired power is China’s “only real option in the short term” to meet rising electricity demand, including from new energy vehicles, according to ANZ Group....
German automakers fight to defend their turf from Chinese ri...
20 April 2023
SHANGHAI/BERLIN: German automakers have turned up in full force at Shanghai's auto show as they fight to stay on top of consumer trends in the country that will define whether they...
GoCar teams up with TotalEnergies to offer Online-to-Offline...
20 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has inked a partnership agreement with TotalEnergies Marketing Malaysia to launch Online-to-Offli...