New US rule would require GM, Ford to halt imports of cars t...
24 September 2024
WASHINGTON: General Motors and Ford Motor would need to stop importing vehicles to the US from China under a proposed rule cracking down on Chinese software and hardware, a US Comm...
US curbs on Chinese EV software tech could lead to retaliati...
23 September 2024
DETROIT: A US plan that would further limit Chinese electric cars via software and hardware curbs may have ramifications beyond the auto industry and could result in retaliation ag...
US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected...
23 September 2024
WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department is expected today to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national...
Top up your car insurance to cover against natural disasters
22 September 2024
GEORGE TOWN: Motorists should ensure that their car insurance covers them against natural disasters, says the Federation of Motor and Credit Companies Associations of Malaysia (FMC...
Don't bother: Changing lanes in a traffic jam is pointless
22 September 2024
BERLIN: It happens a lot - you're stuck in stop-and-go traffic and the cars in the other lane always seem to be going a little faster. Should you switch lanes?
No, according to ...
Breaking point: Unexpected bill of RM4,300 enough to make Br...
22 September 2024
LONDON: An unexpected car repair bill of £772 (RM4,322) is the “breaking point” for UK drivers to part ways with their current vehicle, according to a newly released report.
Car...
Could electric car batteries outlast the vehicles themselves...
21 September 2024
TORONTO: When making the switch to an electric vehicle (EV), many motorists worry about whether their car's battery will retain its full capacity over time, and whether it will nee...
Ministry identifies 38 petrol stations nationwide with unusu...
21 September 2024
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has identified 38 petrol stations nationwide that have recorded unusually high sales of diesel and RON95 petrol.
Its mini...
Europe carmakers call for ‘urgent action’ as emission rules ...
20 September 2024
PARIS: European automakers are calling for "urgent action” ahead of 2025 emissions targets that could potentially cost billions of euros in fines for some of them at a time when th...
US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than ...
20 September 2024
WASHINGTON: Can China innovate and outcompete the US in their pitched battle for technological supremacy?
A 20-month investigation into the innovation performance of 44 Chinese ...
'Are we five-year-olds?' F1 drivers won't mind their languag...
20 September 2024
Mercedes practice pitstops ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend. — Reuters
SINGAPORE: Leading Formula One drivers at this week's Singapore Grand Prix said Thursday they ...
GM's Cruise to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Californ...
20 September 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: General Motors' self-driving unit Cruise said on Thursday it will begin supervised testing with up to five autonomous vehicles in fall this year in California's Bay ...
EU, China boost efforts to avert electric-vehicle tariffs, s...
20 September 2024
BRUSSELS: The European Commission and China agreed to intensify efforts to avert EU import tariffs on China-built electric vehicles and could re-examine a minimum-price deal previo...
How electric trucks could soon get charged up in just five m...
19 September 2024
HANOVER: Several major players in the transport sector are joining forces to develop an ambitious project for removable batteries for electric trucks.
The idea is to be able to ...
Bosch chief sees stagnating growth in car markets worldwide
18 September 2024
HANOVER: German automotive supplier Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung expects very little growth in car and commercial vehicle markets worldwide this year and next, he said.
"Demand on t...
Electric cars overtake petrol models in Norway
18 September 2024
OSLO: Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber petrol models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on tr...
Continental pushes ahead with pitches for auto spinoff
18 September 2024
LONDON: Continental AG is pushing ahead with preparations for a separation of its struggling car parts business, even as it grapples with recalls related to faulty braking systems ...
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices ret...
18 September 2024
HONG KONG: China’s electric-vehicle market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift towards batteries with no nickel or cobalt.
For years, battery and auto manufacturers h...
Supercars line up at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples
18 September 2024
Supercars lining up with Angkor Wat as backdrop. — AFP
SIEM REAP: The centuries-old temples of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat played host to a parade of Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and ...
If you're hoping air taxis are the future, researchers have ...
18 September 2024
KARLSRUHE: Vehicles for urban air mobility (UAM), such as electric air taxis that lift off vertically, perform much worse than we may think in categories such as travel times, cost...
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