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Biden pick wins Senate approval as first NHTSA chief since 2...
27 May 2022
WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden’s pick to run the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration won the approval of the Senate, giving the agency its first full-time chief s...
Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone arrested in Brazil on gun charge
27 May 2022
Ecclestone seen in this 2019 photo taken in Kitzbuehel, Austria — AFP
SAO PAULO: Former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone was arrested at an airport in Brazil when security off...
Global automakers face electric shock in China
26 May 2022
BEIJING: If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock.
Kings of the combustion age such as General Motor...
Dreamshop platform now offers Royal Enfield motorcycles
26 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Fresh from the success of its first two-wheeler brand collaboration just over six months ago, Dreamshop, Malaysia’s first e-commerce platform with an automotive categ...
Apple car director heads to Luminar after less than a year
26 May 2022
DETROIT: Luminar Technologies Inc. hired Christopher "CJ” Moore, a manager on Apple Inc.’s car project and a former director of autopilot at Tesla Inc., to lead global software dev...
Touch ‘n Go says NFC-enabled card available for purchase aga...
26 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go eWallet app users are reporting receiving a notification today stating that the company’s NFC-enhanced cards, which were previously sold out, are now ava...
70% discount on traffic compounds tomorrow to mark Ipoh City...
26 May 2022
IPOH: Discounts of up to 70% on traffic compounds will be given in conjunction with the upcoming 34th Ipoh City Day.
Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the discount would onl...
Flash floods hit several major roads in KL
25 May 2022
Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur was badly flooded today. — Photo by ITIS DBKL's Facebook page
PETALING JAYA: Several major roads in Kuala Lumpur were inundated after a downpour that...
Setel now takes the worry out of charging your EV
25 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: Fuel epayment app Setel has announced a new feature for users to locate and activate electric vehicle charging stations through the app.
The company said users ca...
E-hailing firms can have licences revoked for overcharging p...
25 May 2022
PUTRAJAYA: E-hailing companies found to have charged passengers more than the allowed fare surcharge amount can be suspended or even have their licences revoked, says the Transport...
More than 400 turn out for the Distinguished Gentleman's Rid...
25 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 400 bikers of the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride community turned out dressed in their best for its annual ride on Sunday.
The Distinguished Gentleman's ...
Google marks 15 years of Street View
25 May 2022
The panoramic images of Google Street View have slipped into daily life for millions – but during its early years it attracted countless court cases and howls of anguish from priva...
DFSK EC35 all-electric van introduced from RM130,000
25 May 2022
CYBERJAYA: QC Fleet Management has launched the DFSK EC35 all-electric van for the Malaysian market priced at RM130,000, excluding registration and insurance.
The EC35 also is a...
May 26-June 1: RON97 petrol keeps getting pricier, now at RM...
25 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will go up by 37 sen to another record high of RM4.70 per litre from May 26 to June 1.
The Finance Ministry in a statement today s...
Germany trialling suspended wooden highways for cyclists
25 May 2022
STUTTGART: Germany is hoping to make cross-city bike trips more inviting with a new kind of heated bike path made from wood and suspended above the ground.
Local officials have ...
Malaysians can bring back vehicles stranded in Thailand for ...
24 May 2022
KOTA BARU: Thailand is allowing Malaysian-owned vehicles which have been stranded in the country due to border closures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to be brought home without a...
Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tyres
24 May 2022
Rachita showing Goodyear's airless tyre. — All pix by AFP
COLMAR-BERG (Luxembourg): Airless tyres that never go flat or need to be inflated: It's a decades-long dream that manuf...
CaltexGO now available at participating Caltex stations nati...
24 May 2022
KUALAL LUMPUR: Chevron Malaysia Ltd, which markets the Caltex retail brand in Malaysia, has made its CaltexGO app available nationwide.
Like Petronas' Setel app, CaltexGO is a m...
Govt mulling mandatory ABS for motorcycles
24 May 2022
PETALING JAYA: A study is being done to determine if the Government should make it mandatory for all new motorcycles above 150cc to have anti-lock braking systems (ABS), says Datuk...
Michelin Primacy SUV+ tyre debuts
24 May 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Michelin has unveiled the Primacy SUV+, its latest SUV tyre that is said to offer improved performance and greater size coverage to better cater to consumer needs.
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