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No need for commercial vehicles to get transport ministry en...

13 January 2021

PUTRAJAYA: Owners of commercial vehicles are not required to request for an endorsement letter from the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to operate during the Movement Control Order (MC...

Polyplastics eyes polymer products in sensors for autonomous...

13 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The rise of electric vehicles is spurring materials suppliers like Polyplastics Co Ltd to position its resin products for use in Advanced Driver Assistance System (AD...

New Hyundai Kona N coming in hot

12 January 2021

LONDON: Hyundai Motor has confirmed that the next member of its high-performance N range will be the all-new Kona N. The model will be the first high-performance sports utility ...

Volvo Car Malaysia sets new sales record in 2020 amid pandem...

12 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia which saw a downturn in the first half of 2020, managed a strong rebound in the second half to set a new sales record for the company. The compa...

Intel’s Mobileye plans self-driving cars for the masses by 2...

12 January 2021

DETROIT: Mobileye NV is using the chip-making prowess of parent Intel Corp. to build laser sensors it says will make self-driving cars cheap enough to sell to retail buyers by 2025...

MCO: Roadblocks nationwide to begin at midnight

12 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The public will once again face roadblocks set up by the police, as was implemented on March 18 last year, following the implementation of the movement control order ...

State of Emergency: What it means to you

12 January 2021

Muhyiddin. — Bernama PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah proclaimed a state of emergency nationwide from today until Aug 1 ...

Nidec Corp: World’s top maker of mini motors bets it can win...

12 January 2021

Seki is in charge of a quiet behemoth in the global electric-motor industry. — Bloomberg KYOTO: Nidec Corp., the world’s top supplier of motors for everything from hard drives to ...

Aptiv unveils new self-driving platform with wireless upgrad...

12 January 2021

DUBLIN: Auto supplier Aptiv PLC on Monday unveiled its next generation technology platform for automated driving, which can be used across a range of vehicles and be updated wirele...

Ford to close all its factories in Brazil

12 January 2021

SAO PAULO: Ford said Monday losses exacerbated by the coronavirus epidemic would see it close its three factories in Brazil, where it has operated for a century, terminating some 5...

2021 Detroit auto show axed, replaced by open-air Motor Bell...

12 January 2021

DETROIT: The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced on Monday that the show for 2021 has been cancelled because of the ongoing pandemic. In its place will be a...

GM said to be working with 'all the best startups' on next-g...

12 January 2021

DETROIT: General Motors Co, as part of a US$27 billion initiative to match or surpass Tesla Inc in the electric vehicle sector, is working with "all the best startups" on next-gene...

BMW sales fall 8.4% in 2020 as coronavirus bites

12 January 2021

BERLIN: BMW said it saw a 8.4% drop in vehicles sales in 2020 as the outbreak of coronavirus took its toll and many retail outlets around the world were closed for months. Howev...

F1 team principal Abiteboul leaves rebranding Renault

12 January 2021

PARIS: Frenchman Cyril Abiteboul is leaving Renault, where he was Formula One team principal, the company announced on Monday in a press release. Laurent Rossi, director of stra...

Never start your vehicle after filling it with the wrong fue...

12 January 2021

BERLIN: Mistakes can happen at the petrol station: maybe your mind was elsewhere and you filled your diesel car with petrol. If you noticed before you drove away, that's great —...

Exclusive editions of Lexus RX and ES unveiled

11 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Lexus Malaysia has introduced the RX 300 Luxury Special Edition and the ES 250 Limited Edition which come with each of their own exclusive upgrades. The RX 300 Lux...

MCO is back in FT, five states from Jan 13-26

11 January 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The government will enforce the movement control order (MCO) in the Federal Territories and five other states effective midnight Jan 13 to curb the spread of Covid-19 as...

The Land Rover of wheelchairs is designed to tackle any hiki...

11 January 2021

The Scuttler's most prominent feature is a continuous track, a kind of propulsion borrowed from bulldozers and tanks, instead of the classic wheelchair wheels. — All pix by dpa ...

China's Baidu to create an intelligent EV company with autom...

11 January 2021

Geely said the collaboration would be based on its EV-focused platform called Sustainable Experience Architecture. — Reuters BEIJING: China’s search engine giant Baidu Inc sai...

PIAM assures quick processing for flood-hit insured

11 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) has assured flood victims with flood insurance coverage its members are ready to speed up the claims process and ...

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