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EVs, not luxury cars, dominate New York Auto Show

13 April 2022

NEW YORK: The New York Auto Show, expected after two years of lockdowns to drive off into an irrelevant sunset, isn’t dead yet. Following the vibrant Munich auto show in the fal...

Mercedes-Benz bets on India's nouveau riche to drive luxury ...

12 April 2022

PUNE: Mercedes-Benz is betting that a growing crop of young new millionaires will drive demand for luxury cars in India, growing sales at a pace faster than that of mass market car...

The world's electric vehicle fleet will soon surpass 20 mill...

10 April 2022

LONDON: The world is about to pass another important milestone in electric vehicle adoption: 20 million plug-in vehicles (full electrics and hybrids) on the road globally, come Jun...

Thailand approves enhanced incentives to boost EV use

07 April 2022

BANGKOK: Thailand has expanded incentives to boost the use of electric vehicles (EVs), the investment promotion agency said today, as the country looks to preserve its status as a ...

Maintaining Ferrari Asia's momentum

07 April 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Ferrari Far East and Middle East hub president Dieter Knechtel was in town for the launch of the 296 GTB recently. Knechtel was appointed to the position on April ...

VW to scrap whopping 60% of combustion engine models and foc...

06 April 2022

BERLIN: Volkswagen will axe many combustion engine models by the end of the decade and sell fewer cars overall to concentrate on producing more profitable premium vehicles, its fin...

Honda Malaysia gets new managing director and CEO

05 April 2022

PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has announced the appointment of new managing director and chief executive officer Hironobu Yoshimura which took effect from April 1. Yoshimura rep...

Used Tesla, Audi prices plunge in sign of HK expat exodus

04 April 2022

Foucault has been trying to sell his 2014 Audi Q5 in Hong Kong but hasn’t gotten offers he considers good enough. — Bloomberg HONG KONG: If you’re wondering about the best place i...

The battery metal really worrying China is lithium, not nick...

04 April 2022

Pieces of lithium sparkle in an ore sample. — AP HONG KONG: Nickel has captured much of the limelight among battery metals in recent weeks, and understandably so. Wild price sw...

Chery lands in Indonesia

01 April 2022

JAKARTA: Chery launched its brand in Indonesia on March 31 at the ongoing 2022 Indonesia International Motor Show here. Chery is eyeing Indonesia as a manufacturing base for exp...

Toyota names new man to helm Asian ops

01 April 2022

SINGAPORE: Toyota Motor Corporation has appointed Hao Quoc Tien (inset) as new CEO for Asia Region and president of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He replaces Yoichi Miyazak...

UPS tries out 'eQuad' electric bikes for urban deliveries

01 April 2022

Wake demonstrating the use of the eQuad. — Reuters LONDON: UPS said today it was trying out a four-wheeled "eQuad" electric cargo bike for deliveries in densely packed urban ar...

Thais turn to EVs at motor show as petrol prices soar

31 March 2022

BANGKOK: Thousands attended the Bangkok International Motor Show this week where electric vehicles (EVs) were in the spotlight due to rising petrol prices and a government subsidy ...

First locally assembled Porsche Cayenne rolls out

28 March 2022

KULIM: Today marks a major milestone as Sime Darby and Porsche rolled out the first locally assembled Cayenne for the Malaysian market. Taking place at the German sportscar make...

Inside China's electric drive for swappable car batteries

25 March 2022

DETROIT/BEIJING: A year ago, Tesla dismissed the alternative path of electric car battery swapping as "riddled with problems and not suitable for widescale use". It seems Beijin...

Toyota Veloz MPV scores a 5-Star Asean NCAP rating

24 March 2022

KAJANG: The New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (Asean NCAP) kicked off this year with the assessment of Toyota’s latest Veloz multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). ...

WATCH: Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost in essence

23 March 2022

PETALING JAYA: The Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost finally made its way to Malaysia with an official debut in early March. The price of this Ghost starts from RM1.8mil (before tax...

Malaysians want more EVs on the road, says BMW survey

23 March 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: A survey by BMW Group Malaysia revealed that eight out of 10 Malaysian drivers desire to see more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road, with the hope of contributing t...

Great Wall Motors see Thailand EV boost from government ince...

22 March 2022

BANGKOK: Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors has signed an agreement with Thailand's government to slash retail prices of its electric vehicles, an executive said today, a move aim...

Volkswagen unveils Asian ventures to secure e-battery materi...

21 March 2022

SHANGHAI: Volkswagen Group China said today it will form joint ventures with Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Group to secure nickel and cobalt supplies, in a bid to control electric ve...