New vehicle models driving industry
06 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Passenger cars sales this year will continue to be spurred by new volume-driven launches such as the Perodua Ativa, Proton X50, Honda City, and Toyota Yaris and Vios...
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...
VW hands control of Bugatti to Croatian EV maker and Porsche
06 July 2021
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG will fold its ultra-luxury Bugatti brand into a joint venture with Croatian electric supercar maker Rimac Automobili, extending a lifeline to the boutique ...
GM expands China design studio to focus on EVs, smart cars
05 July 2021
SHANGHAI: General Motors Co said today it expanded its design studio in China, which will focus only on developing electric and connected cars and no longer design petrol vehicles....
Hyundai to pump US$100mil into battery startup
05 July 2021
Image grab of a lightweight compact battery (left) that SES is working on. — Image source from BBC via SES
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co has invested about US$100 million (RM417mil) to ...
One-off Levante creation serves to promote Maserati's bespok...
05 July 2021
MODENA: What do you get when you pair a Maserati with a chef?
You get a vehicle that's more than a mouthful to read out.
The Levante Trofeo Fuoriserie Edition for Massimo Bot...
Emelia Hartford's 1,022hp Chevy C8 Corvette wins GM kudos
05 July 2021
A screen grab from the video showing Emelia (right) and Sichi looking at the C8's modified engine.
PETALING JAYA: Emelia Hartford may not be a familiar name in this part of the wo...
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...
Rumours of the demise of cars have been greatly exaggerated
02 July 2021
Basdanis with his second-hand MINI in London. — Bloomberg
LONDON: Cars are having a moment almost as improbable as the stunts in the “Fast and the Furious” movies that celebrate t...
New MINI John Cooper Works 3 Door and MINI John Cooper Works...
02 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: MINI Malaysia has expanded its line-up with the new high-performance John Cooper Works 3 Door and the new John Cooper Works Countryman.
The recommended retail pri...
GM shakes up lithium industry with California geothermal pro...
02 July 2021
DETROIT: General Motors Co is investing in a US lithium project that could become the country's largest by 2024, making the automaker one of the first to develop its own source of ...
Hyundai gets Boston Dynamics robots dancing with BTS
02 July 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor celebrated its acquisition of robotics company Boston Dynamics with a video starring BTS, who also happens to be Hyundai's brand ambassador.
In the video, “...
Nissan bets on UK 'renaissance' with battery plant and new v...
01 July 2021
SUNDERLAND (UK): Nissan Motor Co bet on Britain to supercharge its European electric future on Thursday, pledging US$1.4 billion with its Chinese partner to build a giant battery p...
Bentley tests its futuristic biofuel by climbing up Pike’s P...
01 July 2021
NEW YORK: On June 27, the most extreme Bentley ever made raced up one of the highest peaks on the North American continent as a modified Continental GT3.
Its estimated 1,000hp V...
Nissan sues battery supplier it blames for power-sapped cars
01 July 2021
LONDON: Nissan Motor Co. is demanding €122 million (RM600mil) in damages from an Italian supplier it accuses of supplying about 900,000 faulty starter batteries that left customers...
Numina and KERB are joint-winners of Toyota Mobility Foundat...
01 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Two teams - Numina from the United States and KERB from Australia - have been declared as the joint-winners for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH).
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Volvo to focus on range and fast charging in next generation...
30 June 2021
GOTHENBURG: Volvo Cars is bringing battery cell technology development and production closer to home and aims to tailor its future batteries to the needs of its customers: a longer...
Free & Easy Media Test: Latest Proton X50 Flagship to Kuanta...
Zeekr Space Sunway City Video
Honda Civic Type R Ultimate Edition: Last 40 Units for Europ...
