The top-selling EV in Japan isn’t a Tesla, but a US$13,000 k...
25 October 2023
TOKYO: Japanese automakers and car buyers have earned a reputation for being slow to embrace the shift to electric vehicles, but an unlikely domestic winner offers a hint of how EV...
US agency proposes banning cancer-causing chemical TCE used ...
25 October 2023
WOBURN (Massachusetts, USA): The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products incl...
California sidelines GM Cruise's driverless cars, cites safe...
25 October 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: California's auto regulator said on Tuesday it has suspended General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits, saying it had misre...
Toyota's hydrogen joint-venture biogas project to start in T...
24 October 2023
TOKYO: A project by Toyota and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corp (CJPT) will begin the production of hydrogen from chicken farm biogas by the end of this month in Thai...
End-of-life vehicle policy to remove old vehicles not feasib...
24 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia does not implement an end-of-life vehicle policy for old vehicles given its impracticality, but encourages the people to move towards carbon-free electric ve...
National marques set to drive sales
24 October 2023
PETALING JAYA: UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) Research is revising upward its forecast total industry volume (TIV) this year for the automotive sector by 4.5% to 700,000 units.
This was m...
Bosch Automotive Aftermarket launches children's #CareForSaf...
24 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: As part of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket (AA)’s commitment to community impact, Bosch AA has launched its #CareForSafety, a safety campaign for the children at Dignity...
Toyota gives hint of future electric Land Cruiser with new c...
24 October 2023
TOKYO: Toyota could be set to introduce a new electric version of its Land Cruiser four-wheel-drive.
The Japanese firm has already revealed a new incarnation of its famous off-r...
Japan’s carmakers stage show to demonstrate real EV ambition
23 October 2023
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TOKYO: The pressure is on domestic carmakers at this week’s Japan Mobility Show to prove they’re serious not only about going carbon neutral, but also ...
Toyota lobbies India to cut hybrid-car taxes as much as 21%,...
23 October 2023
NEW DELHI: Toyota Motor is lobbying the Indian government to cut taxes on hybrid vehicles by as much as one-fifth, arguing they are far less polluting than petrol cars but do not g...
Kedah company increases MAN trucks in its fleet
23 October 2023
GURUN: Kedah-based logistics service provider Globonus Sdn Bhd is increasing the number of its MAN trucks in its fleet.
At a ceremony at its main logistics headquarters here to ...
2024 Toyota Vellfire 2.5 and Alphard 2.4T arrive: RM438K and...
23 October 2023
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has launched the 2024 fourth-generation Toyota Vellfire and Alphard with a host of cutting-edge features in the competitive MPV (multi-purpose ve...
Samsung SDI to supply EV batteries to Hyundai Motor starting...
23 October 2023
SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung SDI said today it will supply Hyundai Motor with electric vehicle (EV) batteries for seven years starting 2026, marking the first battery supply deal b...
AI could help reduce CO2 emissions by making city traffic mo...
23 October 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Google created its Green Light initiative with the aim of helping major cities improve traffic flow at their main intersections.
The idea is to use AI to optimise...
Saudi wealth fund, Hyundai Motors agree to build auto plant
23 October 2023
RIYADH: Hyundai Motor Co. has agreed to a deal with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to develop a more than US$500 million car assembly plant, joining electric vehicle maker Lu...
Ex-BMW CEO to head BMW Motorrad
23 October 2023
MUNICH: Ex-BMW M boss Markus Flasch has been announced as the new head of BMW Motorrad, set to take over the position on Nov 1.
Flasch, who is currently the product line manager...
Piaggio and Foton Motor extends collaboration to electric li...
22 October 2023
BEIJING: Piaggio and Foton Motor will jointly develop a new range of electrically powered Porter vehicles.
This will extend the Piaggio range of commercial vehicles with two new...
Toyota and Lexus customers to access Tesla Superchargers in ...
22 October 2023
PLANO (Texas): Toyota and Lexus customers will have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in North America.
Toyota Motor North America Inc has inked a deal with Tesla t...
ChatGPT could soon be coming to your car
21 October 2023
PARIS: ChatGPT, the most famous form of generative artificial intelligence, will soon be integrated into the car interiors of certain DS customers.
The aim is to offer motorists...
Proton X90: Elevating family journeys with practicality and ...
21 October 2023
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