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Mercedes-Benz will launch three dedicated all-electric platforms from 2025 as part of its latest strategy update, which will see the company lay the groundwork to go 100% electric by the end of the decade. Put […]
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Toyota halts production in Thailand – shortage of parts
Toyota has stopped operations at its three assembly plants in Thailand due to a shortage of parts. The halt in production at the Ban Pho, Samrong and Gateway plants began on Wednesday and is expected […]
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Tesla Superchargers now available in Singapore mall
The relaunch of Tesla in Singapore is gaining pace, with the official website (replete with pricing) now live and a service centre in Toa Payoh due to begin operations this month. Now, The Straits Times […]
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Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, EQE SUV to debut in 2022 – Maybach EQS SUV teased, electric G-Class by 2024
Mercedes-Benz has pledged to become a fully electric automaker, with most vehicles in its line-up comprised of battery-electric models. The EV offensive has already begun with the likes of the EQA, EQB, EQC, EQS and […]
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2021 Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss celebrates 20th anniversary of Troy Bayliss’ WSBK championship
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Australian World Superbike (WSBK) racer’s first ever championship win, Ducati has released the 2021 Ducati Panigale V2 “Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary”. Priced at 20,990 euros (RM104,438) in Italy, […]
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Mercedes-Benz to transition from EV-first to EV-only – fully-electric platforms and model range from 2025
Mercedes-Benz recently presented its strategy update for the future, which will see the German brand prepare to go all electric by the end of the decade. That’s right, the automaker is set to give up […]
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2022 BMW 3 Series facelift rendered – G20 LCI to get new headlights and bumpers, retain smaller grille
Whether it’s the prolonged coronavirus pandemic or the fact that there have been several model updates introduced in Malaysia over the past couple of years, the G20 BMW 3 Series still seems quite fresh on […]
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Shell stations nationwide now accepting ShopeePay
Shell Malaysia has announced that customers can now use the ShopeePay mobile wallet at all Shell stations nationwide, when making payments for purchases of fuel or other goods. To mark this partnership between the fuels […]
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Porsche achieves best ever first half sales – 153,656 vehicles delivered globally, Cayenne still bestseller
Porsche managed to sustain its bullish momentum going into 2021, announcing that it had sold 153,656 vehicles globally in the first six months of 2021. That is a record high for the automaker, which in […]
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2021 Kia Sportage Hybrid debuts in South Korea – 1.6L turbo engine and e-motor; 230 PS, 350 Nm; 16.7 km/l
Kia has revealed the hybrid version of the fifth-generation Sportage in South Korea, which joins the existing petrol and diesel options offered there. The new Sportage Hybrid gets the same setup used in the Tucson […]
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SST exemption for cars: MAA wants another 6-month extension beyond 2021 if sector shutdown continues
The sales tax exemption that Malaysian carbuyers are currently enjoying was first announced in June 2020 as part of Penjana, the first stimulus package by the government to counter the crippling effects of the first […]
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W223 Mercedes-Benz S580e on sale in Europe – 510 PS from 3.0L PHEV straight-six, 100 km electric range
During the reveal of its W223 S-Class last year, Mercedes-Benz promised it would offer a plug-in hybrid variant of the luxury sedan sometime later on. That time is now, as Stuttgart has put the S […]
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Malaysian car sales vs Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam in May 2021 YTD – 20% of all new cars sold in ASEAN
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released the ASEAN sales figures for the year until May 2021. For this period, the data is for seven of the member nations of ASEAN, with the exception of […]
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Goodyear begins testing its new airless tyres on autonomous shuttle – mass rollout by end of decade
Goodyear has developed a non-pneumatic (airless) tyre – NPT for short – and wheel assembly to support autonomous vehicle transportation in a city setting, with the Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) programme operated by the Jacksonville […]
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June 2021 Malaysian vehicle sales plunge by 96%
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales date for the month of June 2021, announcing earlier today that a total of 1,921 vehicles were delivered last month. This is a drop of 45,283 […]