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Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng will begin locally assembling electric vehicles in Malaysia in 2026 under a strategic partnership with EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB), marking a significant step in its expansion across Southeast Asia. The initiative is anchored by

Renault Group has become the first automotive manufacturer to introduce and exclusively offer a full range of premium engine oils formulated with re-refined base oils (RRBO), as part of an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of its after-sales products.

TotalEnergies has signed a 21-year power purchase agreement with Google to supply renewable electricity to the technology company’s data centre

bp p.l.c. has appointed Meg O’Neill, currently chief executive of Woodside Energy, as its next chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2026. The company said Murray Auchincloss will step down as

The European Commission has proposed a new Automotive Package that would allow limited flexibility in the European Union’s CO₂ emissions targets for cars and vans, marking what industry groups describe as a first step toward recalibrating

ExxonMobil on Tuesday held an opening ceremony for its residual upgrade project on Jurong Island, marking the formal commissioning of new units designed to produce higher-value lubricant base stocks and lower-sulphur fuels in Singapore. The project introduces new processing

U.S.-based automaker Ford Motor Co. said it is shifting capital investment toward trucks, hybrids and more affordable electric vehicles (EVs) as it seeks to restore profitability and apply stricter discipline to its electrification strategy. The automaker said the revised

Development of the replacement fuel economy test for ILSAC GF-8 will restart after the International Lubricants Specification Advisory Committee (ILSAC) said the proposed hardware does not reflect modern engine designs and fails to deliver the fuel-economy discrimination required for

Moresco, a Japan-based specialty lubricant and chemical manufacturer, will merge two wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries on 1 January 2026 as part of efforts to consolidate its North American operations and strengthen its global business

Lloyd’s Register (LR), EXMAR, and the Belgian Federal Public Service for Mobility and Transport have completed work on new international guidelines governing the safe use of ammonia cargo as marine fuel, following more than two years of development and