How electric vehicles are inspiring a new generation of tyre...
28 June 2022
PARIS: More and more carmakers — who will no longer be able to sell new combustion-engine vehicles in Europe from 2035 — are working with tyre manufacturers to develop more long-la...
Chinese battery maker Gotion to locate a third of its produc...
28 June 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese battery maker Gotion High Tech Co said it plans to locate one-third of its production capacity outside China by 2025 to meet the growing demand from overseas elec...
Netizens chuckling over ‘BRA’ car plate
27 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: An advertisement for car plate number bidding by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has tickled some netizens’ funny bones.
On Sunday, the government agency uplo...
Beijing offers cash subsidies to spur demand for new energy ...
27 June 2022
BEIJING: China’s capital city is offering subsidies for purchases of new-energy vehicles to replace old cars, the latest attempt by local authorities to boost consumption in a slow...
Wait times for luxury EVs stretch to 18 months in Singapore
27 June 2022
SINGAPORE: Buying a car in the city-state could get even more expensive as external factors limit supply
After waiting for almost a year, Lim Swee Hoe was ecstatic when his S$34...
YouTuber Tim Burton aka Shmee takes delivery of Zenvo TSR-S ...
26 June 2022
LONDON: Zenvo Automotive says popular automotive YouTuber Tim Burton (of Shmee150 fame) has officially taken delivery of his TSR-S at the June 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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India plans safety rating system for passenger cars
25 June 2022
NEW DELHI: India will introduce a safety rating system for passenger cars - a measure it hopes will encourage manufacturers to provide advanced safety features and will boost the "...
Classic cars damage environment less than modern motors, stu...
25 June 2022
LONDON: Classic cars are much less damaging to the environment when compared to modern vehicles, research from a specialist cherished vehicle industry report in the UK says.
The...
JPJ says renew driving licences before June 30 or take test ...
24 June 2022
PUTRAJAYA: Vehicle owners holding Malaysian driving licences, who have been given an extension of validity period and whose licence had expired from Jan 13, 2021, must renew their ...
Catch and scan the myTukar orange box
24 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: myTukar has unleashed a mysterious orange cube in Johor, Penang and Selangor, attracting the eyes and curiosities of onlookers.
Adorned with a QR code, the brightl...
FTC revs up 'right to repair' fight with Harley-Davidson agr...
24 June 2022
WASHINGTON: Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc and a Westinghouse generator maker have agreed to drop some restrictions on who repairs their products, the US Federal Trade Commis...
CATL to make new EV battery in 2023 that offers 1,000km rang...
24 June 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese battery giant CATL will start mass production next year of its latest generation product, with greater efficiency that lets electric cars drive over 1,000km on ea...
The 'Dutch Reach' trick we should all know to avoid dooring ...
23 June 2022
BERLIN: There's perhaps nothing more scary for a cyclist than the sight of an opening car door. That's because thousands of bike rides end in hospital every year due to people in c...
Auto sector to navigate bumpy road ahead
23 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The automotive sector is in for a bumpy ride for the remainder of 2022 as rising inflation, inconsistencies such as labour and parts shortages and the discontinuation...
Electric vehicles could take 33% of global sales by 2028, sa...
23 June 2022
DETROIT: Electric vehicle sales could reach 33% globally by 2028 and 54% by 2035, as demand accelerates in most major markets, consultant AlixPartners said on Wednesday.
EVs acc...
Flood insurance coverage take up rate still low
23 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists should not take risks and forgo flood coverage which is still facing a poor take up rate.
According to Allianz Malaysia, the General Insurance Associatio...
Sultan decrees Shah Alam road renamed to honour late Arshad ...
23 June 2022
SHAH ALAM: Selangor's Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has decreed that Persiaran Institut in Seksyen 1 in Shah Alam, be renamed Persiaran Tun Arshad Ayub, in recognition of the servi...
Detroit Three automakers to make masking optional at all US ...
23 June 2022
WASHINGTON: General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler parent Stellantis NV have said they are making masking optional for workers at all US facilities.
In mid-May, the Detro...
Illegal street races difficult to combat, says traffic psych...
23 June 2022
BERLIN: Illegal street racing remains a common crime in countries around the world, but according to one traffic psychology expert, there is "no real solution" to this universal pr...
Upgrade toll plazas to let motorists use any lane, says mini...
22 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Motorists will be able to use any lane at toll plazas in the Klang Valley, regardless of their payment method, if a proposal to incorporate all technologies at all l...
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