Hyundai plans to invest US$16.5bil in S.Korea EV business
18 May 2022
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group said today it plans to invest a total of 21 trillion won (RM73bil or US$16.54bil) through 2030 for the expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) business in...
Europe’s first homegrown battery plant Northvolt begins ship...
18 May 2022
STOCKHOLM: Swedish battery-maker Northvolt AB became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to a carmaker last week, giving shape to the continent’s five-year push t...
CTOS Digital launches CTOS Car Insurance
17 May 2022
CTOS Digital group CEO Hamburger.
KUALA LUMPUR: CTOS Digital Bhd through its subsidiary, CTOS IDS Sdn Bhd has launched CTOS Car Insurance, an online platform for car insurance and...
BMW Malaysia in quest for the oldest M models in every model...
17 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: BMW Group Malaysia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of M on May 24 in its own way with a search for the oldest M model in every model series in Malaysia.
If yo...
Not a single car was sold in Shanghai last month
17 May 2022
SHANGHAI: For evidence of just how tight Shanghai’s lockdown has been, consider this: not a single car was sold in the city last month.
The majority of the city’s 25 million res...
Renault sells stake in Russia's Avtovaz, with buyback option
16 May 2022
PARIS: Renault will sell its majority stake in carmaker Avtovaz to a Russian science institute, the French carmaker said today, adding that the deal included a six-year option to b...
Detroit Three automakers reinstate mask mandate at some faci...
16 May 2022
DETROIT: General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler parent Stellantis NV said on Sunday they are reinstating a requirement that employees wear masks in south-eastern Michigan wh...
New Zealand to speed up EV adoption to cut emissions
16 May 2022
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will accelerate its adoption of electric vehicles and investigate hydrogen as an alternative energy source as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels and play it...
Hyundai releases two videos to plug Ioniq 5 robotaxi
16 May 2022
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Company has launched a global manifesto campaign called "Innovation Begins, from Very Human Things" to share its vision for self-driving robotaxis.
Motional...
Russia risks speed up automakers' switch from palladium to p...
16 May 2022
Russian-made palladium. — Reuters
LONDON: Automakers are accelerating efforts to use less palladium and more platinum due to worries over palladium supply from Russia, the World...
VW launching ID.5 SUV coupe by end of May
15 May 2022
BERLIN: VW is gearing up to launch a more coupé-like version of the ID.4 electric SUV, bringing with it a sleeker design, smarter software and a slightly longer range of up to 520k...
German boutique car-maker Wiesmann shows fresh signs of life
14 May 2022
DUELMEN (Germany): German boutique sports car manufacturer Wiesmann is showing signs of life again after the coronavirus scuppered a previous comeback in 2019.
Dubbed Project Th...
Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariff...
13 May 2022
NEW DELHI: Tesla Inc has put on hold plans to sell electric cars in India, abandoned a search for showroom space and reassigned some of its domestic team after failing to secure lo...
Subaru to build its first electric vehicle factory
13 May 2022
TOKYO: Subaru Corp aims to build a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in Japan in the late 2020s, it said on Thursday, as part of a US$1.9 billion ramp-up to respond to surgin...
Nissan says it is too early to predict EV unit spin-off
13 May 2022
TOKYO: It is too early to say whether Nissan Motor Co would spin off its electric vehicle (EV) business division like its alliance member Renault is seeking to do, a senior executi...
Rolls-Royce updates Phantom
13 May 2022
LONDON: Rolls-Royce has introduced a new expression for the Phantom Series II that projects more commanding presence as well and interior refinement.
The ‘"best car in the world...
Motorhome dream come true
13 May 2022
Motorhome owners gathering on Dendong Beach for the “Camper Rally Terengganu 2022” programme. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: To make his lifelong dream of owning a motorhome come true, ...
Hyundai Mobis inks deal to co-develop software platform
13 May 2022
SEOUL: Hyundai Mobis and German software platform expert Vector have agreed to the joint development of a vehicle software platform.
Vector, a partner of AUTOSAR, which endorses...
Suzuki seek to break contract and quit MotoGP for financial ...
13 May 2022
PARIS: Suzuki announced they want to quit MotoGP and are holding talks with the championship promoters Dorna over breaking their contract.
"Suzuki Motor Corporation is in discus...
Toyota rolls out electric bZ4X in cautious debut as rivals g...
12 May 2022
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp rolls out its first mass-produced battery electric car in Japan today for lease only, a strategy the automaker says will help ease driver concerns about ba...
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