Hyundai customers to enjoy service promotions until end-Augu...
27 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) is extending its mid-year service campaign to Aug 31 to cater to customers who were previously locked down under the Enhanced Moveme...
Volkswagen in advanced talks to buy Europcar, say sources
27 July 2021
PARIS: Volkswagen is in advanced talks with the hedge fund owners of Europcar about buying the French car rental company after a first bid from the German automaker was rejected in...
Audi RS Q e-tron poised to be test lab in 2022 Dakar Rally
26 July 2021
INGOLSTADT: Audi Sport has started testing the new RS Q e-tron, with which Audi will take on one of the greatest challenges there is in international racing in January 2022: the Da...
Lockdown may spell end for many car dealerships
26 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle dealerships, big and small, are feeling more than a pinch from the current lockdown.
Many car and motorcycle dealers are fighting for their survival and m...
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...
Four in 10 motorists worldwide are tempted to go electric
26 July 2021
LONDON: Electric vehicle purchase intentions continue to grow around the world. According to a recent study, more than 40% of motorists are now considering switching to an electric...
Koenigsegg Jesko gets ready to rumble
26 July 2021
ÄNGELHOLM (Sweden): The Jesko is the roomiest Koenigsegg yet and features what is arguably the world's fastest transmission.
A pre-series production model was recently rolled ou...
Navigation apps, ranked: Are paid apps better than Google Ma...
26 July 2021
BERLIN: Holiday fun (post-pandemic, of course) can quickly end in a family feud if everyone in the car has their own opinion on the right way to get somewhere. But in the age of na...
Next step for EVs: Design batteries to strengthen car, exten...
25 July 2021
DETROIT: Automakers and battery manufacturers are racing to develop new electric-vehicle batteries that can reinforce body structures and open the door to breakthroughs in driving ...
GM and Cruise sue Ford to block use of 'BlueCruise' name for...
24 July 2021
DETROIT: General Motors Co and its Cruise robo-taxi subsidiary have filed a lawsuit to stop Ford Motor Co from using the name "BlueCruise" to market its hands-free driving technolo...
Mercedes-Benz revs up in e-car race with Tesla
24 July 2021
LONDON: Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than €40 billion (RM199bil) by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market, but warned the shift in tec...
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....
Triumph expands into motocross and enduro
23 July 2021
LONDON: Triumph Motorcycles has recently announced that it will be producing motocross and enduro bikes.
Triumph is also committed to race and win at the highest level in the sp...
Hyundai Grand Starex to get telematics system
22 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: All Hyundai Grand Starex registered from May 1 are pre-installed with a telematics system for enhanced driver and passenger safety.
A concierge service is also in...
Volvo Cars to take full ownership of its manufacturing and s...
22 July 2021
HANGZHOU: Volvo Cars has signed an agreement with its parent Geely Holding to acquire Geely Holding’s stake in the companies’ joint ventures in China, with the aim of taking full o...
New Audi RS 3 introduced
21 July 2021
INGOLSTADT: Audi has unveiled its latest RS 3 that delivers higher levels of performance and more aggressive styling.
Offered in five-door Sportback and four-door sedan, the veh...
World’s road fuel demand to peak earlier than expected
20 July 2021
NEW YORK: Demand for gasoline and diesel to fuel cars and trucks will peak in 2027 — four years earlier than expected — as more fuel-efficient autos and increasing adoption of elec...
China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare ear...
19 July 2021
LONDON: As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution - perma...
American duo jailed by Tokyo court for helping Ghosn flee Ja...
19 July 2021
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TOKYO: A Tokyo court today doled out the first sentences in Japan related to Carlos Ghosn's arrest and escape, imprisoning US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Tay...
Kia Stinger on the way out?
18 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Kia Stinger is slated to be axed by April 2022, according to a South Korean auto blog site.
Citing unnamed industry sources, Korean Car Blog wrote that the So...
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