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Honda XL750 Transalp: Rising to the challenge
01 October 2024
The Honda XL750 Transalp offers adventure touring capabilities and classic Honda reliability. Having spent countless hours riding this new iteration on the Karak Highway, windin...
SAIC Motor Malaysia gets new MD
01 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: SAIC Motor Malaysia Sdn Bhd has promoted its chief operating officer Emory QiFeng to managing director. Qi, who joined SAIC Motor Malaysia this year, will now over...
Hyundai celebrates 100 millionth vehicle milestone
30 September 2024
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Company has reached a significant milestone, producing 100 million vehicles globally since its founding 57 years ago. The South Korean automaker celebrated ...
Volkswagen’s second profit warning exposes a carmaker in dec...
30 September 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen AG’s second profit warning in three months makes one thing clear: Europe’s biggest automaker is in decline. The German manufacturer last Friday slashed expect...
Toyota production falls on car safety scandals, US recalls
30 September 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp.’s sales fell again after declines in Japan and China put an end to a short-lived recovery, while production was disrupted by domestic scandals and recalls...
Toyota ends sponsorship with 'political' Olympics
30 September 2024
TOKYO: Japanese auto giant Toyota is to end their top-tier Olympics sponsorship, its chairman has said, citing the sporting showpiece's "increasingly political" influence that puts...
BYD recalling 97,000 top-selling EVs on steering component f...
30 September 2024
SHANGHAI: BYD has informed the Chinese regulator it is recalling nearly 97,000 electric vehicles (EVs) for a manufacturing fault involving a steering control unit that could lead t...
Bentley parades out bespoke Bentayga inspired by luxury yach...
30 September 2024
LONDON: Bentley Motors has unveiled the Bentayga Extended Wheelbase (EWB) Azure Riviera Collection, its latest bespoke design. Following in the wake of the first Riviera Collect...
Hollywood car stunts turn into real crimes with street takeo...
30 September 2024
LOS ANGELES: California, the birthplace of hot rod culture and televised police chases, is cracking down on a surge in deadly street takeovers. Often organised through social me...
Hyundai and Kia push for advanced EV battery tech
30 September 2024
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Company and its affiliate Kia Corporation are accelerating efforts to improve the competitiveness of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. They said last week th...
Public transport hits new peak
28 September 2024
PETALING JAYA: Experts are reminding public transport operators here to be mindful of good maintenance as ridership in the Klang Valley hit yet another all-time high last month. ...
Hyundai's first dedicated EV plant opens with Kia EV3 rollou...
28 September 2024
SEOUL: Kia celebrated on Friday the opening of Kia Gwangmyeong EVO Plant, Hyundai Motor Group's first electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility. Located at Kia Autoland Gwang...
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3 tyre rolls out from RM825
27 September 2024
PETALING JAYA: BFGoodrich Malaysia has launched its latest off-road tyre, the All-Terrain (AT) T/A KO3. The latest tyre is said to be the culmination of extensive research that ...
Hyundai to develop firefighting robot to tackle EV fires in ...
27 September 2024
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group says it plans to develop an unmanned firefighting robot, in collaboration with South Korea's National Fire Agency. This is aimed at combating electric...
Toyota expands GR Corolla line-up with automatic option and ...
26 September 2024
DALLAS: From Toyota USA comes news that the GR Corolla line-up is expanding with the addition of the available 8-speed Gazoo Racing Direct Automatic Transmission (DAT) with paddle ...
Rolls-Royce sees demand for bespoke cars offsetting China sl...
26 September 2024
LONDON: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd.’s chief executive officer said rising demand for personalised vehicles is helping the British luxury-car maker counter weakening sales in China....
Stellantis CEO follows Chinese route to avoid EV tariff 'tra...
26 September 2024
LONDON/DETROIT: Stellantis wants to adopt the low-cost mindset of Chinese EV makers despite the European and US tariffs CEO Carlos Tavares lambasts as anticompetitive, but the worl...
BYD to make a splash at Paris Motor Show, to debut Euro mode...
26 September 2024
PARIS: Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has announced its participation in the Paris Motor Show, taking place from Oct 14-20. BYD said it would be showcasing its range of mode...
Jeep’s compact EV debuts in Japan as imported EVs take the l...
26 September 2024
TOKYO: Stellantis debuted its fully electric compact utility car in Japan as it looks to edge into a fledgling market where foreign imports are slowly gaining on pure battery vehic...
Battery maker SK On aims to cut jobs as EV market slows
26 September 2024
SEOUL: South Korean battery producer SK On Co. is offering employees voluntary measures meant to shrink its workforce, as the industry grapples with electric vehicle sales’ slowdow...