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Nissan’s overly ambitious goals fuel investor, supplier dist...
25 November 2024
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co.’s latest outlook downgrade has shined a light on the Japanese carmaker’s tendency to overpromise and underdeliver, testing the trust of its investors and su...
Radical Jaguar rebrand and new logo sparks ire online
25 November 2024
NEW YORK: A promotional video for a rebrand of British luxury car brand Jaguar is being criticised online for showing models in brightly coloured outfits - and no car. The rebra...
Lamborghini to sit out FIA WEC programme
25 November 2024
BOLOGNA: Lamborghini has announced that it will pause its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) sporting programmes at the end of the current season both in the Hypercar and LMGT3...
Over RM2mil in traffic fines collected
24 November 2024
Anwar and Fadillah (on Anwar’s right) visiting the police traffic summons counters with Mohd Yusri (left) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star KUALA LUMP...
Singer announces new Middle East representation
24 November 2024
RIYADH: California-based luxury specialist, Singer, recognised worldwide for its restorations of the air-cooled Porsche 911, is today announcing the appointment of Seven Car Lounge...
GM sets record with Super Cruise hands-free tech
24 November 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: General Motors made history recently, driving all 20 of its Super Cruise-enabled models in a record-breaking hands-free caravan across the Bay Bridge linking San Fra...
Malaysians show lukewarm love for electric bikes
23 November 2024
  PETALING JAYA: While the Malaysian market has been wowed by many exciting new electric car models recently, the same cannot be said about the two-wheeled market, which is...
2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys '41 special edition
23 November 2024
LOS ANGELES: In a salute to the original, battle-tested Jeep SUV – the legendary 1941 Willys MB – the Jeep brand proudly introduces the 2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys '41 special ed...
Genesis unveils newly redesigned GV70 and electrified GV70 S...
23 November 2024
LOS ANGELES: Genesis has unveiled the newly redesigned 2026 GV70 and Electrified GV70 SUVs. Dual-sourced at the brand’s production facilities in Montgomery, Alabama and Ulsan, K...
Bentley Mulliner bespoke studio's Expressions of Texture
23 November 2024
LONDON: ‘Expressions of Texture’, a collection of four Continental GT Speed Convertibles, provides a visual and tactile showcase for the creative possibilities offered by the Mulli...
Nissan Kicks e-Power: 2 variants, below RM130K
22 November 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Nissan Kicks e-Power compact SUV will be launched in December 2024, with prices estimated to be below RM130,000. The Kicks e-Power is offered with a 5-year veh...
Helmet exchange counter a hit at two years of Madani govt pr...
22 November 2024
Visitors to the 2TM programme may bring their old crash helmets to be traded in for new ones until Nov 24, while supplies last. — Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: The free helmet exchange co...
Chery Omoda E5 earns Euro NCAP and ANCAP 5-star safety
22 November 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Chery’s Omoda E5 has earned 5-star safety ratings from both the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) and the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (A...
MG HS SUV: From RM130K (Standard), RM146K (Lux)
22 November 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: SAIC Motor Malaysia has announced official prices for the MG HS variants, which start at RM129,900 (Standard) and RM145,900 (Lux) before registration fees, without in...
Impose recertification, tougher penalties on heavy vehicle d...
22 November 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Periodic recertification should be mandated for heavy vehicle drivers, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Road Safety Council member said that such a measure would ens...
VW labour representatives vote for strikes from early Decemb...
22 November 2024
Volkswagen workers from factories across Germany gathering in front of the Volkswagen Arena on Thursday, ahead of talks between unions and management on wage cuts in Wolfsburg. — R...
New tram-like electric buses rolled out in London
22 November 2024
LONDON: New electric buses charged by pantographs have been rolled out on one of London’s longest bus routes. The fleet of 20 buses are being recharged at each end of the 24km r...
Saving more lives on the road with telematics
22 November 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Following a series of fatal accidents involving trailers last week, a road safety expert has called for the mandatory installation of black box-like systems in heavy ...
GM moving closer to F1 entry with revived Andretti bid
22 November 2024
LONDON: A General Motors-backed bid to enter Formula One as an 11th team in 2026 is now looking more likely to succeed after being previously rejected, multiple sources said today....
Northvolt files for bankruptcy, in blow to Europe's EV ambit...
22 November 2024
NEW YORK: Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, dealing a blow to Europ...