Bosch to kick off production of motorcycle ABS in Thai plant
03 August 2021
BANGKOK: Bosch plans to start production of motorcycle anti-lock braking system (ABS) at its Amata plant in Rayong, Thailand, in the second quarter of 2022.
The announcement cam...
Climate goals at risk if only rich countries adopt electric ...
31 July 2021
LONDON: Europe's plan to phase out combustion-engine vehicles has put the region at the forefront of climate protection.
Yet without progress cleaning up poorer nations' roads, ...
Indonesia inks US$1.1b deal with Korean firms to build EV ba...
30 July 2021
JAKARTA: Indonesia has signed a US$1.1 billion (Rp15.9 trillion) deal with a consortium of South Korean companies to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory that will e...
Aston Martin's debut SUV main driver in boosting its coffers
28 July 2021
LONDON: Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc. more than quadrupled revenue last quarter as the the carmaker ramped up sales of its first-ever sport utility vehicle.
The US$1...
JDT football club announces partnership with Aston Martin As...
28 July 2021
JOHOR BARU: Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club (JDT) has announced a partnership with world renowned Aston Martin Asia that will further emphasise the Southern Tigers as a leading fo...
Electric car startup Canoo names former diplomat as presiden...
26 July 2021
DETROIT: Electric car startup Canoo Inc today named Josette Sheeran, a former diplomat, as its president.
Sheeran, who joined the Canoo board last December, is the executive cha...
Toyota suspended Thailand vehicle production amid parts shor...
24 July 2021
BANGKOK: Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has since earlier this week suspended vehicle production at three of its plants in Thailand due to a parts shortage, the company said....
Car sales to dip this year
23 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), which has revised downwards its vehicle sales forecast by 5.6% to 500,000 units this year, is projecting a tough second ha...
Valhalla: Aston mints its first mid-engined hybrid supercar ...
15 July 2021
LONDON: The Aston Martin Valhalla has turned from concept into a series production car.
The driver-focused mid-engined hybrid supercar is the latest and most significant product...
Carsome buys 19.9% of Australia-listed iCar Asia
14 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Carsome Group, South-East Asia’s largest integrated automotive e-commerce company, has acquired 19.9% of Australia-listed iCar Asia Ltd from Catcha Group.
Carsome...
Thai energy pioneer switches to electric buses in green push
09 July 2021
The 29-seater Mine Bus has a maximum speed of 80kph.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Energy Absolute Pcl is shifting its electric-vehicle strategy away from passenger cars to focus on buses, ...
Israeli startup sees electricity paving road to the future
06 July 2021
TEL AVIV: Oren Ezer insists that the road to the electric-vehicle future will be paved with ... well ... asphalt, just like today’s highways.
But beneath the surface, Ezer says,...
UMW Toyota Motor plans high volume production of hybrid offe...
06 July 2021
SHAH ALAM: In-line with Toyota Motor Corp (TMC)'s global commitment towards carbon neutrality by 2050 in a practical and sustainable manner, UMW Toyota Motor is also gearing toward...
Subaru powers ahead as fastest growing SUV brand in Britain
06 July 2021
LONDON: It might surprise you to know that Subaru is the fastest growing SUV car brand in Britain, according to official figures released on Monday.
In a remarkable double trium...
Carsome makes strategic investment into Indonesia’s PT Unive...
06 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, Carsome, has acquired an equity stake in PT Universal Collection (PT UC).
PT UC is an offline car and ...
Motorists drive up prices for battery metal lead
06 July 2021
Workers dismantling batteries to obtain lead from them at ACE Green recycling Inc in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi. — Reuters
LONDON: A jump in demand for traditional l...
Thailand's booming autos exports help plug gaping tourism ho...
04 July 2021
BANGKOK: As tourism-reliant Thailand struggles with a collapse in foreign visitors, the country's auto sector is picking up some of the slack with the value of car exports tipped t...
Formula 1 joins forces with cryptocurrency company
03 July 2021
PARIS: Cryptocurrency is everywhere these days, it seems. To inaugurate its new Sprint series format, with a 100km sprint qualifier to determine the standing grid for the full race...
Malaysian auto parts supplier says it's going into EV batter...
29 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Local auto parts supplier Go Charge Go Asia (GCG Asia) Malaysia announced recently that it is expanding into EV battery production to provide automakers and assembler...
VW Malaysia embraces digitalisation
28 June 2021
Winter explains various facets of the digitalisation measures undertaken under his watch.
PETALING JAYA: Digitalisation is the mantra in a new age of making and selling cars. And ...
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