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PLUS activates 21 additional 'smart lane' locations starting...
28 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will activate 21 "smart lane" locations during the Deepavali holiday season, starting Oct 30, to facilitate smoother traffic flow in areas...
Economy Ministry to finalise T15 definition in a month
28 October 2024
MELAKA: The Economy Ministry is finalising the details of the T15 group category in collaboration with the Finance Ministry before tabling it to the Cabinet for approval, said Mini...
Toll-free highway travel for private vehicles for Deepavali ...
28 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Private vehicle users will enjoy toll-free travel on highways on Oct 29 and 30 in conjunction with Deepavali, says the Works Ministry.
Minister Datuk Seri Alexande...
Selfish Singapore driver riles up customers at petrol statio...
28 October 2024
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JOHOR BARU: Motorists queuing up to fill petrol at a station in Johor were furious when a Singapore-registered car occupied a bay for over 15 ...
Strength in numbers: Passengers lift cars to clear road, win...
28 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Lifting one car is no easy feat, yet a group of men lifted a few to clear the way for a bus.
A viral video showing several bus passengers working together to lift ...
It's a crime to damage repo cars
27 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Defaulters of car loans should not damage the vehicles that are about to be repossessed as it would be deemed a criminal act, says the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Inv...
Govt mulling subsidy cuts only for T10 income earners, says ...
27 October 2024
IPOH: The government is looking into removing subsidies from only the top 10% of income earners, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
This would entail changing the classification of ...
Over 20 polytechnic students headed to China for EV training
27 October 2024
IPOH: A total of 21 participants from three Malaysian polytechnics are participating in the EV (electric vehicle) Automotive Hangzhou Silk Road Youth Exchange Programme, organised ...
Top bid for ‘MADANI’ series registration numbers at RM68,888
26 October 2024
PUTRAJAYA: The bidding for the special vehicle registration number under the “MADANI” series has netted a collection of RM2.62mil, says Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-gen...
China’s WeRide said to raise US$440.5mil in US IPO
25 October 2024
BEIJING: Chinese self-driving automotive company WeRide Inc. has raised US$440.5 million from its twice-delayed US initial public offering and concurrent private placement, people ...
France's Point S launches franchised network in Taiwan
25 October 2024
TAIPEI: Point S, an independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network from France, has strengthened its presence in East Asia by launching a franchised network in Taiwan.
The ...
EVs set to catalyse local automotive scene
25 October 2024
PETALING JAYA: Competition in the automotive sector is expected to heat up as Malaysia aims to raise electric vehicle (EV) adoption to 15% of total industry volume (TIV) by 2030 co...
China carmakers set to double overseas capacity to beat tari...
25 October 2024
HONG KONG: Chinese automakers could more than double their overseas full-process manufacturing capacity to beat punitive import tariffs and meet surging demand in emerging markets,...
UK launches V2G EV charger trial to boost net zero efforts
25 October 2024
LONDON: A new project, V2VNY, is trialling lower-cost, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) charging technology to accelerate the UK's transition to net zero.
The initiat...
SoftBank-backed Wayve begins AI test drives in San Francisco
24 October 2024
LOS ANGELES: Wayve Technologies Ltd., the UK startup that raised more than $1 billion this year from investors led by SoftBank Group, is joining the bevy of companies testing out a...
My50 pass renewal via Touch 'n Go e-wallet soon
24 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd will soon integrate the My50 unlimited travel pass with the Touch 'n Go e-wallet, so that public transport users can renew their pass via the e...
UK buyers of new diesel cars are running out of options
24 October 2024
LONDON: U.K. drivers looking to buy a new diesel car are running out of options, with available models at their lowest since 2015.
Research from CarGurus — a leading automotive ...
Dr Wee proposes RM2,600 petrol levy for cars worth RM300,000...
24 October 2024
PETALING JAYA: The government should identify the T15 group and impose a petrol levy of RM2,600 a year when they renew their road tax, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"The gove...
CATL unveils new battery for extended-range hybrids
24 October 2024
BEIJING: Chinese battery giant CATL today launched its first battery product focused on extended-range hybrids at a time when this category of electrified cars is seeing the fastes...
Setting up EV chargers in rural areas a challenge, says Teng...
24 October 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia is on track to set up 10,000 charging units for electric vehicles by next year, there are challenges ahead in putting up the same facilities in rural a...