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Subang Airport car park upgrading to complete by 3Q, 200 ext...

14 May 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Subang Airport (SZB) car park bay is set to get an upgrade by the third quarter of 2021, which will see it having an extra 200 parking bays bringing the total to 1,00...

Police focus on Covid-19 SOP compliance on first day of Raya

13 May 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Police personnel were hard at work on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri as they focused on Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance. Federal Inte...

No dine-in but you can still tuck in

13 May 2021

KLANG: Soon after the movement control order was implemented in Selangor recently and dine-ins were restricted, restaurant owner Jacqueline Ong spotted some people eating takeaways...

Biggest lithium miner Albemarle gears up to tap major lode f...

13 May 2021

File pic of a lithium-ion car battery pack being stripped down for recycling. — Reuters CHARLOTTE (North Carolina, USA): The world’s biggest lithium miner wants to extract more o...

May 13-19: Fuel prices unchanged

12 May 2021

PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will remain unchanged from May 13 to May 19, says the Finance Ministry. In a statement today, it said that the retail price for RON97 and RON95 petrol...

Miros releases graphic but meaningful video on use of 'dummy...

12 May 2021

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) has come out with a video against the use of uncertified "dummy buckles" for car seatbelt locks through a gra...

Ineos delays production start for new Grenadier 4x4

12 May 2021

LONDON: Production of Ineos' first car, the off-roader Grenadier, will be pushed back to July 2022 to make sure rigorous testing targets are met following delays last year, the com...

PLUS: All R&R facilities on highways open during festive per...

12 May 2021

PETALING JAYA: Facilities at the rest and service areas (R&R) along PLUS Malaysia Berhad highways will remain open during the Hari Raya Aidifitri festive period. “From May 1...

New US electric car chargers are a green leap of faith

12 May 2021

NEW YORK: It has been a long road for electric cars in the United States, but myriad announcements by major automakers signal they are at last moving towards the mainstream. Wit...

New mobile speed-monitoring device effective to slow vehicle...

12 May 2021

TOKYO: A test by Japan's National Police Agency has confirmed that a newly developed portable speed-monitoring device is effective in slowing vehicles travelling on school zones, e...

Why cars and watches have so much crossover for collectors

12 May 2021

NEW YORK: Popular automotive blog Jalopnik ran a piece titled, "Can someone help me understand why car enthusiasts are often also watch enthusiasts?" In it, writer Elizabeth Bla...

Harley-Davidson launches all-electric motorcycle brand 'Live...

11 May 2021

MILWAUKEE: Harley-Davidson Inc on Monday launched an all-electric motorcycle brand "LiveWire," the latest effort by the company to ramp up bets on the rapidly growing electric-veh...

Highway roadblocks will keep changing location, says Bukit A...

11 May 2021

SEREMBAN: Police have launched the week-long Ops Rentas to deter people bent on crossing borders to return to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Bukit Aman Traff...

F1 great Gordon Murray to develop electric vans, SUVs for ca...

11 May 2021

LONDON: Supercar maker the Gordon Murray Group said today it plans a £300 million (RM1.7bil) expansion over the next five years, which includes developing electric SUVs and deliver...

Electric cars will be cheaper than combustion models within ...

11 May 2021

PARIS: The main obstacle for drivers interested in getting on board with this new generation of cars is the fact that the price of electric vehicles is expected to drop considerabl...

Goods vehicles free to move during Raya season

11 May 2021

PUTRAJAYA: Goods vehicles are allowed to travel on public roads during this Aidilfitri festive season, says the Transport Ministry. “Due to a blanket ban on all interstate and i...

Nationwide MCO from May 12-June 7

10 May 2021

PETALING JAYA: The whole country will be placed under the movement control order from May 12 to June 7 due to rising Covid-19 cases, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. ...

China tech giants bet US$19bil on global electric car frenzy

10 May 2021

SHANGHAI: China is shaping up to be the first real test of Big Tech’s ambitions in the world of carmaking, with giants from Huawei Technologies Co. to Baidu Inc. plowing almost US$...

Cars keep getting pricier and the commodity boom makes it wo...

10 May 2021

MANCHESTER: Cars are back in vogue courtesy of the pandemic. They’re also getting more expensive, thanks in part to surging commodity prices. Many of the essential ingredients f...

Buying a used car saves money, but be sure to do your homewo...

10 May 2021

BERLIN: Buying a used car can save quite a bit of money, but it also requires you to do a bit more homework before the actual purchase. It goes without saying that a test drive ...