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Bangkok 'taxi graveyard' comes to life with mini-gardens

20 September 2021

Taxis repurposed for growing vegetables. — AFP BANGKOK: In an open-air parking lot in the west of the Thai capital, green shoots fed by monsoon rains sprout from the roofs and b...

Crowds flock to Champs-Elysees during Paris car-free day

19 September 2021

People walking near the Arc de Triomphe monument, fully wrapped as part of an art installation. — Reuters PARIS: Crowds of Parisians and tourists strolled along the Champs-Elysees...

Indonesia reinstates temporary tax break for small-car sales

19 September 2021

JAKARTA: Indonesia has reinstated a temporary luxury-tax break on sales of smaller cars as the concession helped boost demand for vehicles, the finance ministry said. The tax br...

Another extension for learner’s driver licence, says Wee

18 September 2021

YONG PENG: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has granted seven more months to applicants taking their learner’s driving licence (LDL). Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka ...

Workplace meetings hit the road as Microsoft develops Teams ...

18 September 2021

SEATTLE: In the wake of pandemic-era relaxations to the rules on where we do our office work, Microsoft is trying to make the car an everyday place to remotely join an office meeti...

How to park a supercar like a pro

17 September 2021

NEW YORK: Matt Farah is something of a parking expert. In his 10 years as an automotive authority and podcast host, he has reviewed, owned, raced, and filmed reviews of more than 1...

Nazir Razak takes on e-hailing driver role for a day

17 September 2021

PETALING JAYA: A few Airasia Ride customers on Merdeka Day (Aug 31) were surprised by their driver that day, who turned out to be none other than prominent banker Datuk Seri Nazir ...

Boost teams up with Great Eastern to offer CarProtect

17 September 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: eWallet Boost today announced it has expanded its insurance offerings with the launch of CarProtect, a car insurance with comprehensive coverage for private cars. ...

Chip supply, testing woes to curb car production, says IHS M...

17 September 2021

LONDON: Semiconductor shortages and the delayed packaging and testing of the chips will cause production of global light vehicles to drop by five million this year, data firm IHS M...

Does the world need so many cars?

17 September 2021

HONG KONG: Global automakers are slashing production forecasts, which will cost the world hundreds of thousands of cars in the coming months. Yet any worries about this outcome ...

BlaBlaCar launches a coach for safer driving

16 September 2021

PARIS: BlaBlaCar is launching a new car insurance offer, the French carpooling company has announced. Drivers who sign up to the coverage plan will be able to benefit from a ded...

BMW Motorrad replaces accessory footrests for GS models

16 September 2021

MUNICH: BMW Motorrad is recalling some GS footrests over their lack of corrosion resistance. It said stress corrosion cracks may occur on the studs of certain milled footrests f...

Xpeng could consider acquisitions to expand capacity

16 September 2021

DETROIT: Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc would consider acquiring less successful rivals to expand production capacity in the future, company president Brian Gu told repor...

LG Innotek slashes rare earth usage in world's strongest mag...

16 September 2021

SEOUL: LG Innotek has developed the world's strongest "eco magnet" in collaboration with magnet company SGI (Sunglim Group Industry) Co. The magnet minimises the use of heavy ra...

Focus on road safety must shift to entire system, says US ag...

15 September 2021

DETROIT: The new chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board wants governments and businesses to change the way they look at highway safety, considering the whole syste...

Sept 16-22: Fuel prices unchanged

15 September 2021

PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will remain unchanged from Sept 16 to Sept 22, says the Finance Ministry. In a statement today, it said that the retail price for RON97 and RON95 petr...

Apple supplier Foxconn halts EV project with China's Byton, ...

15 September 2021

TOKYO: Apple supplier Foxconn's electric vehicle project with Byton has been put on hold due to the Chinese startup's worsening financial situation, the Nikkei newspaper reported t...

Vehicles from the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' movie go under the ha...

15 September 2021

GOLD COAST: Auctioneer Lloyds is offering a sale featuring 13 extravagant vehicles straight out of the movie "Max Mad: Fury Road." The lot, which cannot be split, is on sale until ...

Tata mulling leadership makeover of US$106bil Indian empire

15 September 2021

MUMBAI: Tata Sons Ltd., the holding company for India’s largest conglomerate, is considering an historic revamp of its leadership structure by creating a chief executive officer’s ...

Men need not apply to world’s largest e-scooter factory

14 September 2021

BANGALORE: Ola Electric Mobility Pvt’s new electric-scooter factory aims to build 10 million two-wheelers annually, or 15% of the world’s e-scooters by 2022, in an operation run an...