Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – new cabriolet fully revealed
Cruising along with the sun softly warming your skin, feeling the air thickening in your open hand as speed increases, tipping back your head and finding no limit to your view, just …
SAE approves new fast-charging standard for EVs
SAE International has approved a new fast-charging technical standard for plug-in electric and EVs, one that promises to reduce fast-charging times down to as little as 20 minutes. The SAE J1772 conductive …
Hyundai Veloster Race Concept unveiled in Sydney
Hyundai Australia has unveiled its Veloster Race Concept car at the Australian International Motor Show, which begins today in Sydney. The car has been been developed locally by a specialist engineering team, …
Renault Clio Mercosur – Clio IV nose on a Clio II
Renault has wasted no time in pushing its new face onto older models. In this case, it's the face of the just launched Clio IV grafted on its grandfather, the Clio II. …
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo for 2013
Click to enlarge. Lamborghini has unveiled its Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo series 2013 race car. The 2013 version continues on with chassis and mechanical platform of its predecessor, but significant aerodynamic …
Audi Q5 facelift launched – 2.0 TFSI, RM328k
Euromobil has announced the introduction of the facelifted Audi Q5 in Malaysia. Only one engine variant will be available here for the refreshed Typ 8R, which is the 2.0 TFSI that offers …
Ford Big Deal – free insurance, road tax and registration fee for selected models
Following on the announcement of the All-New Ford Focus Challenge, with a Focus Titanium sedan up for grabs, another Ford promotion has come about, this one offering free insurance, road tax and …
US battery maker A123 goes bankrupt – Johnson Controls to buy its automotive assets for US125 mil
Having filed for bankruptcy protection, US electric-car battery manufacturer A123 Systems is set to sell its automotive assets off to auto parts maker Johnson Controls, which will buy A123’s auto business for …
Honda Thailand teases 1.2L car – Brio Sedan coming!
The long-rumoured Honda Brio Sedan is coming soon. That's something we gathered from this banner on Honda Thailand's website, which promotes the models eligible for Thailand's first car tax rebate scheme. The …
Perodua sales for the first three quarters up by 10%
Perodua sales for the first nine months of 2012 increased 10% to 139,400 vehicles from 127,200 units in the same period last year. This is attributed to healthy Myvi sales and an …
Suzuki Alto 800 – upgraded model debuts in India
Maruti Suzuki has introduced its revised Alto 800 in India - the new car replaces the current model in the lineup, and is available in both petrol and CNG versions. Powered by …
Honda’s hybrid sales reach 1 million unit milestone, two- and three-motor hybrid systems coming soon
Honda has announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed one million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after …
Volkswagen Golf Mk7 high resolution mega gallery
The Volkswagen Golf Mk7 is here, based on the new MQB platform, and our man Anthony Lim will be heading to Europe soon to bring us back a first person view on …
DRB-Hicom to reveal Proton business plan in Nov
DRB-Hicom is due to reveal a new business plan for Proton in November, according to a report by Bernama. No details have yet been intimated as to what it will be like. …
BHPetrol launches new Infiniti Advanced 2x petrol – Euro 3 fuel with the latest German additive package
BHPetrol today introduced its new Infiniti Advanced2x petrol in both RON 95 and RON 97 standards into the market – the name of the fuel remains the same as 2010 when the …
Mitsubishi forms Chinese JV with Guangzhou Auto
There's no way a carmaker can go it alone in China, and local partners are a necessary inconvenience. The latest marriage is between Mitsubishi Motors and Guangzhou Automobile Group, which last week …
China’s Dongfeng buys into Swedish engineering firm
More Chinese carmakers buying into foreign technology. This time, Dongfeng Motor Corp has acquired a 70% interest in T Engineering AB, formerly a unit of Saab Automobile Powertrain AB. The state-owned Chinese …
Renault Fluence ZE – arriving here first quarter 2013
Plans are afoot to bring the Renault Fluence Z.E. into Malaysia sometime in the first quarter of next year, with the EV set to join the likes of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and …
Nissan Almera Tuned by Impul open for booking, ETCM also announces a long list of optional kit
Earlier today, Edaran Tan Chong Motor, via its Nissan Malaysia Facebook page, showed us a sketch of the Nissan Almera Tuned by Impul before releasing a rear shot of the actual car. …
Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai sign MoU for Nordic introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles
Last week, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with organisations from the Nordic countries to support the market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen …
