Just a week into COO role, Kia exec Bill Peffer quits
09 January 2021
UPDATE: Bill Peffer has left Kia to head Maserati North America.
LOS ANGELES: Kia Motors America’s chief operating officer Bill Peffer resigned on Thursday after only ...
GR-eat start for GR Yaris and Vios GR-Sport
08 January 2021
SHAH ALAM: Launched just under a month ago, response to the new Toyota GR Yaris and Toyota Vios GR-Sport have been exceptionally positive and strong, with orders exceeding expectat...
Motoplex PJ support for Vespa Club Malaysia
08 January 2021
Juan (fourth from left) shaking hands with Mohd Haniff at the MoU signing. With them are Pang (third from left) and VCM vice-chairman Danny (fifth from left).
PETALING JAYA: Motop...
Carsome sets up training academy
07 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Carsome, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, recently set up its first technical institution in Malaysia, offering Malaysian youths technical...
UMW Group exceeds vehicle sales targets in 2020
07 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Holdings Berhad exceeded its vehicle sales targets in 2020 following strong sales achieved by both UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) and its 38% associated company, Perodua...
Bentley Bentayga Hybrid SUV unveiled
06 January 2021
LONDON: Bentley has introduced the third variant of its best-selling Bentayga line-up, the Bentayga Hybrid, which is also the next step in the company's Beyond100 strategy.
Beyo...
Don't be brash on a flooded road, motorists urged
06 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The over-confidence of drivers who take the risk of ploughing through a flood in order to continue their journey can result in them being stranded in the middle of a ...
Kelantan JPJ takes action against woman for throwing garbage...
06 January 2021
KOTA BARU: Road users found dumping garbage from vehicles can be fined up to RM2,000 or jailed for a maximum of six months, says the Kelantan Road Transport Department (JPJ).
Re...
UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World...
06 January 2021
LONDON: British new car sales fell nearly 30% last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a trade i...
Increased new-car demand during pandemic has US industry opt...
06 January 2021
DETROIT: Increased demand for new vehicles during the Covid-19 pandemic helped General Motors Co and other automakers report strong fourth-quarter US sales on Tuesday, and executiv...
Hit the road and look for potholes to patch up, authorities ...
06 January 2021
PETALING JAYA: Authorities need to be proactive in filling potholes rather than reacting only when a tragedy strikes, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
The Alliance for Safe Community ...
Auto supplier Magna to develop driver assistance technology ...
05 January 2021
TORONTO: Canadian auto supplier Magna International Inc said on Monday it would develop an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) with Fisker Inc for the electric-car maker's Oce...
EVs dominate raft of new car models for 2021
05 January 2021
FRANKFURT: The car industry was initially slow to embrace the electric revolution, and for many years makers were accused of dragging their heels.
But that was yesterday. No...
Updated Toyota Innova coming soon
05 January 2021
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) will be launching the 2021 Toyota Innova range soon with updated styling and features as well as additional safety systems being made standard.
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Hyundai to build hydrogen fuel cell plant in China, say sour...
05 January 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's biggest carmaker, will build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as it seeks to enter the local hydrogen market, rep...
Foxconn to make electric SUVs with Byton
05 January 2021
BEIJING: Cash-strapped Chinese startup Byton, Apple assembler Foxconn and the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone have agreed to start building electric sport-utili...
Opinion: A US$21bil wager on who’ll build the Apple Car
05 January 2021
BERLIN: A red-hot trend in the car industry is for new entrants such as Fisker Inc. to hand over the complicated and capital-intensive work of engineering and building vehicles to ...
Decision on Covid-threatened Australia F1 'in coming weeks'
05 January 2021
Construction around the temporary Albert Park circuit in Melbourne is yet to start and tickets are not currently on sale. — AFP
MELBOURNE: A final call on staging the Australian G...
100km stretch of Jalan Chikus in Langkap, Perak closed
05 January 2021
IPOH: A 100-km stretch at Jalan Chikus in Langkap, Teluk Intan near the Attaduri Cemetery, has been closed to all vehicles since yesterday due to a cave-in.
Perak Infrastructure...
New Toyota Fortuner open for booking
04 January 2021
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor has updated the Toyota Fortuner sports utility vehicle (SUV) which will be available early this year.
Bookings are now accepted at all authorised UMW...
Free & Easy Media Test: Latest Proton X50 Flagship to Kuanta...
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