BMW, Mercedes boom in Singapore as rich shrug off higher tax...
30 March 2023
SINGAPORE: A luxury car tax in Singapore is helping push the cost of owning a BMW or Mercedes to the equivalent of a typical local family’s entire income for the year.
In the ci...
Growing love for electric SUVs tripled India’s lagging EV sa...
30 March 2023
NEW DELHI: Electric passenger vehicle sales in India tripled last year as demand for affordable, compact sports utility vehicles surged, according to a report by BloombergNEF.
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Manila’s colourful jeepneys make way for carbon-free minibus...
30 March 2023
MANILA: They vanished from Philippine roads in the thick of one of the world’s strictest pandemic lockdowns. Now, Manila’s colourful jeepneys may disappear for good as the governme...
Socar introduces MonthlyPass programme
30 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Car rental platform Socar has launched its first-ever MonthlyPass programme, allowing Malaysians to access a flexible and convenient travel experience while offering ...
Car battery recycling market gears up for future boom
30 March 2023
File pic of a lithium-ion car battery pack being stripped down for recycling. — Reuters
DRESDEN: Researcher Anna Vanderbruggen peers into a vat of dark bubbling liquid, the result...
Survey shows increase in German drivers who want a petrol-po...
30 March 2023
DUSSELDORF: Despite a strong push from environmental activists for zero-emissions vehicles, petrol-engined cars in Germany are once again enjoying increasing popularity, a survey p...
Bangkok International Motor Show 2023: Whipping up the excit...
29 March 2023
BANGKOK: This year's 44th Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) was off to a great amount of excitement after having been relegated to a virtual show for the last three years.
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Ministry to develop online system to cancel registration of ...
29 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is developing an online system through an application or other digital methods to cancel the registration of motor vehicles, the Dewan Rakyat w...
Beam e-scooters now available at 9 varsities
29 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Beam Mobility has partnered with several Malaysian universities to make Beam’s e-scooters available for use on various campuses across the country.
The company sai...
Shah Alam car owners can claim for damage caused by falling ...
29 March 2023
SHAH ALAM: Vehicle owners here whose cars are damaged by falling trees have to lodge a report in person at the city council to make a public liability insurance claim.
This serv...
Road signs for 'Jalan Samy Vellu' to be up soon
29 March 2023
IPOH: Works to install "Jalan Tun Dr S Samy Vellu" road signs in Sungai Siput are now being planned, says Perak Public Works Department (JKR) director Hamdan Ali.
He said that J...
EU countries approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars
29 March 2023
BRUSSELS: European Union countries gave final approval on Tuesday to a landmark law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035, after Germany won an exemption for cars running o...
March 30 - April 5: No change in fuel prices
29 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from March 30-April 5.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said...
What cars and features women want
29 March 2023
JOHANNESBURG: When it comes to cars, safety is the single most important feature desired by women, according to a global survey commissioned by South African insurer 1st for Women ...
The countries phasing out internal combustion engines
29 March 2023
PARIS: The European Union approved on Monday a deal that will lead to the phaseout of sales of new fossil fuel cars by 2035, with a final green light by energy ministers due on Tue...
UK firm Helixx introduces low-cost mini EVs for emerging mar...
28 March 2023
OXFORD: Helixx, a new UK-based global technology company, has announced a new approach to delivering a range of four affordable mini commercial electric vehicles to provide clean, ...
EU reaches deal on service stations for EVs, alternative fue...
28 March 2023
BRUSSELS: The European Union today reached a provisional deal on the deployment of more service stations for cars running on electricity and alternative fuels as the bloc seeks to ...
Oxbotica, Google Cloud partner to scale up autonomous softwa...
28 March 2023
LONDON: Oxbotica and Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud said today they are partnering up to speed up the deployment of the British self-driving software startup's autonomous software pla...
Five more highways to implement open toll payment system
28 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Five more highways have agreed to participate in implementing the open toll payment system that will begin in mid-September.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Na...
Partial lane closure of NKVE for seven months from March 30
28 March 2023
PETALING JAYA: There will be a partial lane closure of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) for seven months effective March 30 from 10pm to 5am daily.
This is to facilitate P...
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