New electric cars less reliable than petrol or diesel models...
03 March 2022
LONDON: New electric cars are more likely to develop a fault than petrol and diesel models, a new survey suggests.
A poll by British consumer group Which? indicated that 31% of ...
Sime Darby Auto Connexion partners SpareXHub to offer big sa...
03 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), the sole distributor for Ford in Malaysia, has partnered with e-commerce platform SpareXHub to offer great savings from 64% on selec...
No toll hikes this year, says Works Ministry
02 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no toll fare hike this year as the postponement of the toll rate increase, which was implemented throughout 2021, will continue for 2022, says the Works...
March 3-9: RON97 petrol up 16 sen
02 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 16 sen a litre from March 3-9, while the price for RON95 and diesel remains unchanged.
The Finance Ministry, in a...
Burnt-out ship carrying Porsches and Lamborghinis sinks in r...
01 March 2022
A photo issued by the Portuguese Air Force showing the Felicity Ace on fire on Feb 16, the first day of the disaster.
UPDATE: Volkswagen said all customer cars would be ...
Videos of the exploded remains of a Lamborghini to be sold a...
01 March 2022
PARIS: An unconventional art project has just seen an artist blow up a Lamborghini Huracan and then collected 999 more or less burnt pieces.
After filming them one by one, he de...
Make RFID stickers cheaper, Govt tells Touch 'n Go
01 March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has informed Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd to reduce the RM35 price of radio frequency identification (RFID) stickers, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yu...
Rival fuel-makers unite in opposing Biden’s electric-car pus...
01 March 2022
NEW YORK: The gasoline industry and alternative fuel makers, frequent foes, put aside their differences to challenge a Biden administration rule imposing limits on automobile green...
GM and other automakers freeze some business in Russia follo...
01 March 2022
DETROIT: Global auto and truck makers, including US automaker General Motors Co and Germany's Daimler Truck, on Monday suspended some business in Russia following that country's in...
Not for toddlers: The roofless racing tricycle from Morgan r...
28 February 2022
BERLIN: Anyone who had a tricycle as a child knows that there’s nothing quite like riding on three wheels. But once you get past toddler age, it’s pretty much two or four wheels fo...
Allianz General improves coverage and benefits for motorcycl...
28 February 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The new and improved Allianz Motorcycle Plus now features enhanced protection for riders and pillion riders of motorcycles 250cc and below.
Allianz Motorcycle Plus...
Ministry pushes for clout to impose heavier punishment on se...
27 February 2022
PETALING JAYA: The Transport Ministry seeks to speed up the amendment of the Road Transport Act or Act 333 to impose heavier punishment for offenders involved in drugs, alcohol or ...
Netizens want police to take action against Penang Bridge su...
27 February 2022
GEORGE TOWN: Social media users have called for the police to take action on a group of superbike riders who performed dangerous stunts along the second Penang Bridge.
In a 44-s...
Automatic-braking failures sow doubts over safety tech’s rol...
26 February 2022
WASHINGTON: Automatic emergency braking systems were once touted as a life-saving leap in automobile safety, so promising that carmakers agreed six years ago to include them in nea...
Indonesia may raise petrol prices as global oil price soars ...
26 February 2022
JAKARTA: Indonesia will consider raising petrol prices after global oil costs surged, with the government still deciding on the magnitude and timing.
"Because if we don’t raise ...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine may pressure light-vehicle sale...
25 February 2022
DETROIT: Russia's invasion of Ukraine presents a "substantial risk" to the recovery of global light-vehicle sales this year, auto industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive...
Four more months to enjoy car sales tax exemption incentive,...
25 February 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: There are four months left for Malaysians to buy locally made or imported cars and enjoy tax incentives which will end soon, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Z...
Nokian Tyres moves some production and stock out of Russia
25 February 2022
HELSINKI: Finland's Nokian Tyres is shifting production of some of its key product lines from Russia to Finland and the United States to prepare for possible further sanctions foll...
So you lost your Porsche on a burning ship. Now what?
24 February 2022
NEW YORK: It’s a car person’s nightmare: The special Bentley or Lamborghini you ordered half a year or more ago is finally on a cargo ship headed your way. Then the ship catches fi...
Malaysian car sales hit speed bump
24 February 2022
PETALING JAYA: Supply-side constraints especially from the chip sector have impeded the growth of the automotive industry.
Statistics released by the Malaysian Automotive Associ...
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