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Porsche Taycan 4S: A spirited force
03 June 2021
While Porsche is synonymous with motorsports and high-performance turbocharged road cars, it has a history of dabbling in electric-powered cars in the early 20th century.
Unable...
8.2
Lexus LC 500 Convertible: Open up to pleasure
03 June 2021
Ours is a country of sedans and increasingly SUVs. Open-top motoring has and will always be a niche pursuit.
In the Malaysian context, where the weather is either hot or rainy, ...
Towards hydrogen cars that can cover up to 1,000km on a sing...
03 June 2021
PARIS: The new Toyota Mirai has set a new world record for a production model by driving over 1,000km on one single fill of hydrogen.
In the coming years, this record performanc...
Global EV battery sales surge as demand for clean cars picks...
03 June 2021
SINGAPORE: Global electric-vehicle battery sales more than doubled in the first four months of the year as the switch to environmentally-friendly cars gathers pace.
Sales of EV ...
Proton sales fall in May, export volume on strong footing
02 June 2021
SUBANG JAYA: Following two consecutive months of strong sales, where Total Industry Volume (TIV) averaged over 60,000 units, Malaysia’s automotive industry receded by 20% in May as...
New MINI Electric enters, priced at RM218K
02 June 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The updated MINI Electric has arrived in Malaysia.
Priced at RM217,470.73 (on the road, without insurance and without SST), it is now available with a range of new...
Letters by relevant ministries enough to travel, say police
02 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: The individual authorisation letter issued by the relevant ministries or departments are valid on their own for work-related travel, says Bukit Aman Internal Securit...
Helmet factory shut down for operating during lockdown
02 June 2021
BUTTERWORTH: A helmet factory was ordered to shut down after it was found to be operating illegally during lockdown.
North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said ...
Hauliers stuck in confused loop at roadblocks
02 June 2021
Trucks ferrying goods in Port Klang. — Bloomberg
PETALING JAYA: It is day two of the lockdown, but there is still confusion, especially at roadblocks.
SME Association of Malays...
Hino Malaysia ups warranty programme for 500 Series truck
02 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (HMSM) has enhanced its warranty programme with 5-year/500,000km coverage for chassis and powertrain of the Hino 500 Series for ...
Foxconn strikes multibillion-dollar EV pact with PTT in Thai...
01 June 2021
Foxconn and Thailand's PTT Pcl will collaborate on hardware and software for producing EVs, — Reuters
BANGKOK: Foxconn Technology Group struck a multibillion-dollar electric-veh...
Toyota and Daihatsu join Honda in ceasing work temporarily
01 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Toyota and Daihatsu have joined Honda in temporarily suspending production at their factories in Malaysia due to a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
Toyota, which ...
Old Miti letter for travel still valid until June 3, say pol...
01 June 2021
PETALING JAYA: Police will allow the use of existing letters issued by the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) for work-related travels until June 3.
In a press con...
World's rich floor it in post-pandemic luxury car rush
31 May 2021
LONDON: The global rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is revving luxury carmakers' sales to never-before-seen heights, as order books at the likes of Lamborghini, Ferrari and Ro...
Carmakers in ‘India’s Detroit’ allowed to operate as workers...
30 May 2021
The Ford plant outside Chennai. — Reuters
CHENNAI: Carmakers in the Indian automobile hub of Chennai will be allowed to keep operating, the state government said on Saturday, amid...
How electric car designers are reimagining iconic grilles
30 May 2021
NEW YORK: When BMW unveiled its next generation of electric vehicles — the i4 and the iX SUV — in March, their faces generated at least as much chatter as their electric guts.
T...
'Black boxes' are coming to cars in Europe, but what are the...
29 May 2021
BRUSSELS: The European Union intends to have all new cars fitted with new data recording systems similar to the famous "black boxes" used on aircraft.
The idea is to gain access...
All grown up: The next-gen Smart is set to be a compact elec...
29 May 2021
STUTTGART: The world's best-known brand of two-seater urban runabouts is getting supersized, and Daimler has announced that it has started work on an SUV version of the Smart elect...
As China plans new rules, global automakers move to store ca...
28 May 2021
SHANGHAI: BMW, Daimler and Ford have set up facilities in China to store data generated by their cars locally, they told Reuters, as automakers come under growing pressure in the w...
Nissan to set up EV battery plants in Japan, Britain, says N...
28 May 2021
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co will partner with China-based battery maker Envision AESC group to build new battery plants for electric vehicles in Japan and United Kingdom and will invest...
Free & Easy Media Test: Latest Proton X50 Flagship to Kuanta...
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