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BMW to start hydrogen car tests

The German sports and executive car builder has confirmed it's about to throw its considerable expertise behind hydrogen fuel cell cars but if you're waiting for a hydrogen-powered 5-Series to go...

An old car for your teenager? Take care, say experts

Parents who want to buy a small old car for their teenager could be putting their child at risk, experts warned in the British journal Injury Prevention on Friday. A survey of drivers aged 15...

Versatile people carrier

If you are looking for a practical and comfortable people carrier at an affordable price, Nissan’s new Serena S-Hybrid is a good choice. The refreshed Serena S-Hybrid is Malaysia’s first...

Daimler’s mini car Smart says China will become its top market

China could overtake Germany and Italy to become the biggest market for Daimler AG's mini car brand Smart in a few years, Smart chief executive Annette Winkler said yesterday. "When we started,...

New Mini the most powerful yet

The new John Cooper Works edition Mini manages to up the power and performance considerably, but without compromising on creature comforts. Mini actually teased this car in concept version at...

Volkswagen unveils Passat, Golf with ‘oomph’

Volkswagen hosted its Das Event in Malaysia last night as part of efforts to redefine the ownership and brand experience of its Malaysian customers. The event was allowed the auto firm to...

Nissan Teana awarded 5-star for safety features

Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn. Bhd (ETCM) today announced that Nissan’s flagship model, the Teana has made history by being the first car to achieve perfect score (16.00 points) in the Adult...

BMW hybrid system balances power with responsibility

At a special event at its company headquarters this week, BMW took the wraps off a new plug-in hybrid system and with it, signalled the direction that Europe's leading carmakers are going in...

Mini turns to two wheels for latest concept

For the LA Auto Show, Mini has been pondering the future of individual urban mobility and it thinks that the answer is a foldaway scooter. The CitySurfer Concept is a foot-powered two-wheel...

Toyota reveals SpongeBob concept car

Car designers draw their inspiration from many different places – nature, sci-fi novels, the works of Picasso or Matisse. And in the case of the concept car currently gracing Toyota's LA Auto...

Toyota rolls out world’s first mass market fuel-cell car

Toyota said today it would start selling the world's first mass market fuel-cell car in Japan next month and elsewhere in 2015, in what its top executive called an industry milestone. The...

Enter the Volvo XC60 T6

Volvo Car Malaysia has announced the availability of a new variant to the XC60 family, the XC60 T6. Our objective of making luxury and safety more accessible in the form of the XC60 T5 has been...

Audi turns to virtual reality for TT launch

As the third generation of the sports coupe arrives in showrooms across Europe, Audi is offering potential owners a novel way of taking it for a test-drive. Audi has teamed up with Samsung and...

Consumers confounded by in-car technology

Car companies are introducing advanced technology features to new models at such a rate that, according to the latest JD Power study, that they're in danger of leaving their owners behind. The...

More spacious and sporty Countryman

Mini Malaysia has strengthened its Mini range with the introduction of the new Mini Cooper S Countryman. The Mini Countryman has always been an assured evolution of the brand’s design language,...

‘Agility’ financing now available for Mercedes-Benz GLA 200 and GLA 250

Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia continues to extend its offerings for a variety of market segments, with the latest being young professionals. Understanding the need for financial flexibility...

Perodua Axia reaches 44,000 bookings, exceeds target

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) says bookings for its newly launched Axia have hit 44,000 units, exceeding the earlier target of 30,000 by year-end. "To date, 9,000 Axia units have...

BMW unveils the X5M and X6M ahead of LA

Not one, but two supercar-baiting BMW SUVs are heading to this year's LA Auto Show in November. Both the X5M and X6M are powered by the same glorious twin-turbo 4-litre V8 that currently works...

Sweden’s Volvo reports spike in profits

Sweden's Volvo, the world's second-largest maker of trucks, said Friday it saw a spike in profits in the third quarter, boosted by thriving sales in the US and Japanese markets. Net profit...

Chrysler recalls 900,000 cars for engine, wiring issues

US automaker Chrysler recalled more than 900,000 vehicles for safety issues on Thursday, including for an alternator problem that can cause engines to stall. Chrysler, the third biggest US...