Life Style / Motoring

Apple registers automobile domain names, including "apple.car" 09 Jan 2016 - 09:27 am

Apple Inc has registered domain names related to automobiles, adding to speculation about the company's plans to develop an automobile. The iPhone maker...

Riding record sales, Detroit auto show to dazzle with 40 new models 07 Jan 2016 - 08:34 am

Model and product specialist Alicia Amie poses next to the Chevrolet C7.R Corvette Stingray race car during the press preview day of the...

Volkswagen launches 'smart' electric revamp of minivan 06 Jan 2016 - 02:05 pm

Volkswagen Passenger Cars CEO Dr. Herbert Diess speaks at CES 2016 at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on January 5,...

Kia sees autonomous cars by 2030 06 Jan 2016 - 10:08 am

Las Vegas: South Korean automaker Kia said Tuesday it envisions introducing an autonomous car using its own technology by 2030 under a new...

Mystery electric car startup unveils prototype 05 Jan 2016 - 09:53 am

The Faraday Future FFZERO1 electric concept car shown after an unveiling at a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada January 4, 2016. Reuters...

Google, Ford in talks on self-driving car partnership: Source 26 Dec 2015 - 11:28 am

Google's self-driving car Washington: Google and Ford Motor Co are in talks about forming a partnership to develop autonomous car technology, a person...

Alfardan Automobiles introduces all-new BMW X1 in Qatar 21 Dec 2015 - 05:19 pm

The new BMW X1 starts from QR 155,000 Doha: Alfardan Automobiles, the official BMW Group importer in Qatar, has announced the arrival of...

Nissan Juke awarded ‘Best Compact Utility vehicle’ by Middle East Car of the Year awards 20 Dec 2015 - 01:08 pm

Dubai: Nissan has received an award for its crossover the Nissan Juke, in the yearly ceremony hosted by Middle East Car of the...

Kia allows us to make an Apples-and-Rolexes comparison 16 Dec 2015 - 11:31 am

By Warren Brown Rapid technological progress, accompanied by the increasing standardization of what once was sold as costly optional equipment, is upsetting the...

Toyota starts sales of 4th generation Prius hybrid 10 Dec 2015 - 01:45 pm

Toyota Motor Corp Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato with a Toyota new Prius at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. By Yuri Kageyama TOKYO:...

South Korea unveils ambitious green car push 08 Dec 2015 - 11:12 am

File photo of Hyundai cars in a shipping yard. Seoul plans to increase the production of green vehicles in the domestic market. Reuters ...

Audi showcases RS 7 piloted driving concept on a racetrack 07 Dec 2015 - 03:37 pm

Mohammed Saadon Al-Kuwari with the Audi RS 7 Piloted driving concept. Castellolí/Ingolstadt: The Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept has once again driven...

The most exciting cars of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show 02 Dec 2015 - 10:53 am

By Hannah Elliott Some of the most exciting cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio:...

In sync with what really matters on the road 29 Nov 2015 - 12:00 am

By Warren Brown As it is, depending on whose numbers you believe, only 15 percent of American people can comfortably afford - meaning...

Audi to spend 50 mn euros to repair diesel cars in US 24 Nov 2015 - 08:48 am

New York: Audi said Monday it will spend about 50 million euros upgrading software that regulators believe flouts US pollution limits in larger...

Lexus unveils all-new RX Luxury Crossover in Middle East 22 Nov 2015 - 11:20 am

Doha: Lexus announced the arrival of the all-new Lexus RX in the Middle East recently. The new RX’s mix of sharp creases and...

Volvo S60 T5 steers toward a much safer future 19 Nov 2015 - 02:06 pm

Volvo 2016 S60 By Warren Brown Traffic-safety advocates have long regarded Volvo as the gold standard of driver and passenger safety in automobiles....