Lovers can now say 'I do' with bespoke car-inspired engageme...
23 September 2021
LONDON: Car lovers preparing to tie the knot can now treat their fiancé(e) to an original ring inspired by their favourite ride.
Combining precious stones with recycled material...
Samsung in talks with Tesla to make next-gen self-driving ch...
23 September 2021
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant in Hwaseong produces 7nm chips.
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics is in talks with Tesla to make Tesla's next-generation self-driving chips based...
Electric cars have much higher repair costs, research shows
22 September 2021
MUNICH: Although government subsidies can sometimes reduce the cost, electric cars are by and large more expensive than petrol or diesel cars - at least when considering the cost t...
Sime Darby employees offered special deal to buy used cars
22 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Motors is turning to employees within the diversified group to buy the used cars it sells under the Sime Darby Auto Selection division.
It announced to...
Air taxi startup Volocopter to sell 150 aircraft to China JV
22 September 2021
STUTTGART: German flying taxi startup Volocopter said today it would sell 150 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to its joint venture with a unit of Chinese au...
Miros studying how well harsher penalties work against drivi...
22 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is studying the effectiveness of measures to reduce instances of driving under the influence of intoxicating s...
Sept 23-29: RON97 petrol up 2 sen to RM2.75
22 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Retail prices for RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged from Sept 23 to Sept 29 while RON97 petrol will go up by two sen to RM2.75 per litre, says the Financ...
Pioneering EV trial heralds ability to predict battery lifes...
21 September 2021
LONDON: A world-first, real-life trial of electric vehicles, involving battery analytics specialist Silver Power Systems (SPS), EV manufacturers and academics, has brought closer t...
EVs may cut global refining capacity demand by half in 2050,...
21 September 2021
SINGAPORE: A global drive towards electrification of road transport to reduce carbon emissions may cut demand for the world's oil refining capacity by half in 2050, consultancy Rys...
Bentley among three cars allegedly set ablaze to claim insur...
21 September 2021
A 2006 Continental GT shown for illustration.
MALACCA: Two men decided to set fire to their own three cars, including a luxury car, in a bid to collect insurance payments to se...
Ride-share pioneer Sunil Paul has a new company to spur elec...
21 September 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Sunil Paul, one of the pioneers of the ride-sharing concept, is launching a new company that he hopes will help encourage the adoption of electric vehicles.
The b...
MACC remands car maker's GM in graft probe
21 September 2021
PUTRAJAYA: A general manager of a car manufacturing company has been remanded for six days as graft investigators probe allegations that he accepted bribes amounting to several hun...
Petrol stations, eateries, convenience stores can open until...
21 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Petrol stations, eateries and convenience stores will soon be allowed to operate from 6am to midnight, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein...
Why are BMW and Daimler being sued over climate change?
21 September 2021
BERLIN: German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals, the first time German citizens have sued private co...
QuantumScape partners with unidentified large automaker to t...
21 September 2021
SAN JOSE: US battery maker QuantumScape Corp said today it had partnered with an undisclosed large automaker to evaluate prototypes of its solid-state battery cells, sending the Vo...
Stellantis' Manley goes from wheeling to dealing as AutoNati...
21 September 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE: No. 1 US auto retailer AutoNation Inc today named former Fiat Chrysler (FCA) top boss Michael Manley as its new chief executive, replacing long-serving CEO Mike Ja...
Brunei revises vehicle registration, licence renewal procedu...
21 September 2021
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei's Land Transport Department (JPD) has announced changes to the way vehicles are registered and licences are to be renewed amid a Covid-19 outbreak.
L...
Driving the in-car audio experience into the future
20 September 2021
PARIS: Just like other on-board technologies, in-car sound systems are about to undergo a revolution.
Numerous solutions - most of which are still at the experimental stage - ar...
Half the range is gone when you hitch a trailer to an EV
20 September 2021
BERLIN: As the e-mobility movement gathers pace, the first electrics and plug-in hybrids with a trailer coupling are beginning to arrive. Some large SUVs in particular claim to be ...
US opens probe into 30 million vehicles over air bag inflato...
20 September 2021
WASHINGTON: US auto safety investigators have opened a new probe into 30 million vehicles built by nearly two dozen automakers with potentially defective Takata air bag inflators, ...
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