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Fincrew aims to make buying auto insurance easy-peasy

26 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: There's a budding online auto insurance platform in town and it's called Fincrew. Fincrew pitches itself as a one-stop shop where potential insurance buyers get to...

Long-distance married couples can travel across states from ...

26 January 2021

PUTRAJAYA: Good news for long-distance married couples. They can now do inter state travel starting Jan 27, as the government relaxes the rules to allow them to meet. Senior Min...

Here's what lawyers say in case you are involved in a road a...

26 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Being in a road accident can be a traumatic time as we have to juggle our thoughts between the damage and our next course of action. Do not panic when caught in th...

Biden vows to replace US govt fleet with electric vehicles

26 January 2021

Biden’s 'Buy America' executive order signed on Monday does not direct the purchase of electric vehicles. — Reuters WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace t...

MCO 2.0 may be lifted after Feb 4

26 January 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The second movement control order, or MCO 2.0, may not be extended from the tentative Feb 4 end date, says the Health Ministry. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noo...

Contra flow between Sg Besi toll plaza and UPM interchange f...

26 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Temporary bound closure and contra flow have been activated at Km 307- Km309 on the North-South Expressway between Sungai Besi Toll Plaza and the UPM Interchange from...

The world is dangerously dependent on Taiwan for semiconduct...

26 January 2021

Taiwan’s grip on the semiconductor business represents a choke point in the global supply chain. — Image from Ambiq Micro via TSMC TOKYO: As China pushes the world to avoid offici...

Death of diesel looms as carmakers accelerate to electric fu...

26 January 2021

PARIS: The world’s biggest diesel engine factory in Tremery, eastern France, is undergoing a radical overhaul - it’s switching to make electric motors. From less than 10% of out...

Taiwan ministry says TSMC will prioritise auto chips if poss...

25 January 2021

TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) will prioritise production of auto chips if it is able to further increase capacity, Taiwan’s Economics Ministry told Reute...

Mentally unsound woman taken to hospital after being caught ...

25 January 2021

KOTA KINABALU: A woman, believed to be mentally unsound, has been taken to Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang for treatment and evaluation after she went around attacking vehicles at a co...

Founder of J.D. Power dies at 89

25 January 2021

LOS ANGELES: James David Power III, the founder of the influential car quality survey company, J.D. Power, died on Saturday. He was 89. Power set up the company with his wife, J...

Austria’s car industry at the crossroads as world swings to ...

25 January 2021

VIENNA: The captains of Austria’s automotive industry need to stop making combustion engines now in order to salvage greener electric growth by the end of the decade, according to ...

Taiwan says asking chip firms to help ease auto chip shortag...

24 January 2021

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs said today it has received requests through diplomatic channels to help ease a shortage of chips for the auto sector and that it has a...

Taiwan firm claims its HUD tech is superior to what is avail...

24 January 2021

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese automotive electronics design company expects its patented technology for head-up displays (HUDs) to be widely embedded into electric and commercial vehicles by...

Production of Ducati SuperSport 950 starts

22 January 2021

BOLOGNA: Series production of the SuperSport 950 has begun at the Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale. The bike will be in dealerships starting in February. Presented during the 20...

Jan 23-29: Fuel prices up again

22 January 2021

PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will increase across the board from Jan 23 to Jan 29, says the Finance Ministry. It said that RON97 petrol would be priced at RM2.20 per litre, up by ...

Could cars soon communicate with bikes and scooters to avoid...

22 January 2021

DETROIT: Ford believes that the best way to avoid many of the accidents that involve cars and electric bikes or scooters would be to connect them, to enable them to "communicate" w...

TIV expected to grow 8% in 2021, says MAA

21 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's total industry volume (TIV) is projected to grow to 570,000 units in 2021, an increase of eight per cent from the 529,434 units recorded last year, said th...

GoCar Subs adds four popular models to line-up

21 January 2021

PETALING JAYA: On-demand car-sharing platform GoCar had added four brand-new in-demand models to its GoCar Subs subscription programme. The expansion of GoCar Subs’ offering is ...

Passengers must get approval before crossing districts and s...

21 January 2021

PETALING JAYA: All taxis, rented cars, and e-hailing services must ensure that their passengers have the necessary approval before crossing districts or state borders, says Datuk S...