Car saleswoman absconds with deposit, customer loses RM90,00...
21 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: A car saleswoman absconded with money meant to pay for a new car, leaving a customer with RM90,000 in losses.
The incident was brought to light after a report was ...
The rich barred from using subsidised fuel from 2024, says A...
19 May 2023
PONTIAN: Those in the T20 group will no longer be able to reap benefits meant for lower and middle income earners with the implementation of targeted fuel subsidies for RON95 petro...
April 2023 vehicle sales register 19% yearly drop
19 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Total vehicle sales slipped 19% year-on-year to 46,583 units last month, mainly due to the end of the sales tax exemption period and shorter working month following ...
Three contra-flow lanes in KL from July 3 to ease peak-hour ...
19 May 2023
PUTRAJAYA: Contra-flow lanes will be implemented in Kuala Lumpur from July 3 to ease traffic congestion, says Anthony Loke.
The lanes would be applied at three specific location...
Bidding period for 'FF' series number plates extended until ...
19 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has extended the bidding period for the "FF" series of number plates through the JPJeBid system by one day to 10pm today.
Trans...
Targeted subsidies for diesel to be implemented next year, s...
18 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of targeted subsidies for diesel is expected to begin next year, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.
He ...
Tyre-makers under pressure as too much rubber hits the road
18 May 2023
LONDON: Tyre-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulators turn their scrutiny to tyre pollution that is set to surge with the rise of electric veh...
JPJ takes action against 40 vehicles retrofitted with LED, H...
18 May 2023
SIBU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) Sibu branch has taken action against owners of 40 vehicles found to be retrofitted with light emitting diode (LED) and high intensity disc...
German carmakers call for post-Brexit rules to be postponed
18 May 2023
BERLIN: Germany's powerful auto industry association is urging the European Union and Britain to postpone post-Brexit rules it says would hamper the transition to electric vehicles...
Electric cars catch fire less often than fossil-fuelled ones...
17 May 2023
STOCKHOLM: Dramatic news and media reports on electric car fires may suggest they occur more often than is really the case, according to a new study in Sweden.
The research by t...
May 18-24: Fuel prices unchanged
17 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from May 18-24.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that R...
EV players eagerly await new road tax structure
17 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Electric vehicle (EV) users and dealers want definitive guidelines on the formula that will be in place to calculate the new EV road tax structure as announced by th...
Touch 'n Go ewallet down, users unable to reload or make pay...
17 May 2023
PETALING JAYA: Touch 'n Go (TNG) ewallet is facing a service outage, with some users receiving a message saying, "Sorry, but heavy traffic is causing delays in processing your requ...
Smart car wheels gain traction as new designs hit the road
17 May 2023
MUNICH: You can't re-invent the car wheel, but that hasn't stopped it from evolving considerably over the past few decades. Car wheels have become increasingly sophisticated design...
New road tax structure for electric vehicles in the works, s...
16 May 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is working on a new road tax structure for electric vehicles (EVs), said minister Anthony Loke.
He said the new structure was expected to be...
JPJ targets over RM5bil in revenue collection this year, say...
16 May 2023
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) aims to collect more than RM5 billion in revenue by the end of this year.
Its director-general, Datuk Zailani Hashim, said ...
Korea’s battery makers embrace LFP cells as China strides ah...
16 May 2023
SEOUL: South Korea’s battery giants have to date mainly focused on nickel cells and largely neglected research into iron-based cells, which China favours, citing their poorer perfo...
Comprehensive database will allow targeted subsidies, aid to...
15 May 2023
PUTRAJAYA: A main database that will house socio-economic information of households will be developed so that targeted subsidies and aid can be distributed more effectively, says D...
Silicon Valley automotive ethernet chip startup Ethernovia r...
15 May 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Silicon Valley automotive ethernet chip startup Ethernovia Inc said today it had raised US$64 million in a Series A funding round including Porsche Automobil Holding...
Flying car's wind tunnel tests completed by Brazil's upstart...
15 May 2023
SAO PAULO: A flying car is one step closer to airborne reality following successful wind tunnel testing for the futuristic vehicle being developed by Brazilian electric plane maker...
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