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The market launch of the Ferrari SF90 Stradale has been pushed back several months due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to Autocar, first deliveries of the new plug-in hybrid hypercar was […]
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Coronavirus pandemic grinds car-sharing to a halt
The rise of urban congestion and generational shift in mindsets when it comes to car ownership have given many companies valid reasons to develop car sharing platforms, but the coronavirus pandemic has effectively stunted developments […]
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Toyota vows to remain profitable despite coronavirus
Toyota Motor Corporation said it will remain profitable even as the novel coronavirus sweeps the globe. According to Automotive News, company CEO Akio Toyoda told shareholders that it is using lessons learned during the global […]
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Coronavirus dies faster in higher temperatures: report
Here’s an advantage to be had from parking your car under direct sunlight, and something that could be helped by our tropical climate. Heat is key to killing coronavirus, according to Travis Glenn, professor of […]
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Mazda seeks RM12 billion loan to weather coronavirus
Carmakers are still reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with prolonged global shutdowns of factories and dealers causing a severe impact on their bottomline. Mazda is no different, having requested 300 billion yen […]
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Vehicle sales performance in Malaysia, Q1 2020 versus Q1 2019 – how has the coronavirus affected sales?
Let’s just say that 2020 hasn’t kicked off the way any of us wanted, to put it mildly. The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a minor but ominous disturbance at the start of the year, has […]
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Coronavirus to shift car buying to phone-based sales?
It turns out that people in the UK are still looking to buy cars despite being in lockdown, and are doing so by calling up dealerships. According to Autocar, Vauxhall boss Stephen Norman believes that […]
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Geely on track to hit sales target despite coronavirus
With all the doom and gloom surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are bound to find it difficult to attract customers, and the numerous social distancing measures put in place around the world certainly isn’t helping […]
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Dongfeng reviews PSA stake following share price drop due to Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak – report
Dongfeng Motor Group is reviewing its deal with PSA for reducing its stake in the French automaker following a sharp drop in share prices due to the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reported. The French automaker group […]
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MBM Resources donates RM300k to coronavirus fight
Automotive group MBM Resources has announced it will donate RM300,000 to the nation’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The company, which deals with distribution and parts manufacturing and is one of Perodua’s leading […]
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Ford suspends production in India, Vietnam, Thailand and South Africa due to coronavirus disease outbreak
Having shut down its factories in the Americas and Europe, Ford is now temporarily suspending production at its International Markets Group (IMG) manufacturing sites, including those in India, Vietnam, Thailand and South Africa. This, of […]
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to produce one million masks a month for American coronavirus responders
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be manufacturing and donating protective face masks at a rate of more than 1 million per month, with production capacity for the masks to be installed this week and manufacturing is […]
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Geely donates medical supplies to Europe, Malaysia for coronavirus fight; we get face masks, testing kits
Carmaker Geely and the Li Shufu Charity Foundation have begun shipping urgently needed medical supplies to Europe and Malaysia to aid the fight against the coronavirus. The first batch of donated medical supplies including personal […]
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Coronavirus: Detroit’s Ford, GM, FCA shut US plants
Detroit’s big three have agreed to shut down their US plants to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles did so after bowing to pressure from the United Auto […]
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Jaguar Land Rover suspends UK production to stop coronavirus spread, following Slovakia plant closure
After slashing output at its two UK factories last month due to falling demand, Jaguar Land Rover has finally announced that it will temporarily suspend production in the UK from next week. This time, it […]