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Saudi crown prince plans car-free city for future beyond oil
11 January 2021
Mohammed announcing the zero-carbon city called 'The Line' to be built at Neom. — Handout via Reuters
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed Salman unveiled his latest vision for Saudi Ara...
MG Linghang uses Luran S polymer for glossy look and high we...
11 January 2021
SHANGHAI: Chinese automaker SAIC will use the polymer Luran S from INEOS Styrolution for its new MG Linghang model.
Luran S or known chemically as acrylonitrile styrene acrylate...
They're cheap and last for years: Where's your car fire exti...
11 January 2021
BERLIN: A small fire under the car bonnet can quickly spread into a large, destructive blaze if its source isn't extinguished.
And yet it's rare to find a fire extinguisher in m...
Motorists find peddlers on roads a menace
10 January 2021
IPOH: Peddlers who sell things on the roads or near traffic light junctions are endangering themselves and also motorists, say worried motorists.
Bank officer Michael Chang, 40,...
K.I.T.T. going once: World's favourite talking car up for au...
10 January 2021
LOS ANGELES: One of TV's most famous cars is going under the hammer.
David Hasselhoff, best known as the crime-fighting and beach-strutting star of 1980s TV shows "Knight Rider"...
Chip shortage forces Ford, Toyota, Nissan, FCA to cut vehicl...
09 January 2021
TOKYO/DETROIT: Ford Motor Co, Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Friday they would cut vehicle production this month due to a shortage of ...
Don't be brash on a flooded road, motorists urged
06 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The over-confidence of drivers who take the risk of ploughing through a flood in order to continue their journey can result in them being stranded in the middle of a ...
Michelin to cut up to 2,300 jobs over three years
06 January 2021
PARIS: French tyre maker Michelin said today it would cut up to 2,300 jobs over three years as part of a new simplification and competitiveness plan in France, adding this would no...
Kelantan JPJ takes action against woman for throwing garbage...
06 January 2021
KOTA BARU: Road users found dumping garbage from vehicles can be fined up to RM2,000 or jailed for a maximum of six months, says the Kelantan Road Transport Department (JPJ).
Re...
UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World...
06 January 2021
LONDON: British new car sales fell nearly 30% last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a trade i...
Increased new-car demand during pandemic has US industry opt...
06 January 2021
DETROIT: Increased demand for new vehicles during the Covid-19 pandemic helped General Motors Co and other automakers report strong fourth-quarter US sales on Tuesday, and executiv...
Hit the road and look for potholes to patch up, authorities ...
06 January 2021
PETALING JAYA: Authorities need to be proactive in filling potholes rather than reacting only when a tragedy strikes, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
The Alliance for Safe Community ...
Police deny summonses will be issued against rear passengers...
06 January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has denied issuing a statement that went viral on WhatsApp that police would conduct checks to enforce the wearing of seatbelts for rear passengers every e...
Plan your trips around MyPublicInfoBanjir app this flood sea...
05 January 2021
PETALING JAYA: Members of the public are urged to download the MyPublicInfoBanjir mobile app to get up-to-date info on the latest flood situation to help plan their journey during ...
EVs dominate raft of new car models for 2021
05 January 2021
FRANKFURT: The car industry was initially slow to embrace the electric revolution, and for many years makers were accused of dragging their heels.
But that was yesterday. No...
Hyundai to build hydrogen fuel cell plant in China, say sour...
05 January 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's biggest carmaker, will build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as it seeks to enter the local hydrogen market, rep...
EVs rise to record 54% market share in Norway in 2020
05 January 2021
OSLO: The sale of electric cars in Norway overtook those powered by petrol, diesel and hybrid engines last year, with German auto-maker Volkswagen replacing Tesla as the top batter...
Opinion: A US$21bil wager on who’ll build the Apple Car
05 January 2021
BERLIN: A red-hot trend in the car industry is for new entrants such as Fisker Inc. to hand over the complicated and capital-intensive work of engineering and building vehicles to ...
Decision on Covid-threatened Australia F1 'in coming weeks'
05 January 2021
Construction around the temporary Albert Park circuit in Melbourne is yet to start and tickets are not currently on sale. — AFP
MELBOURNE: A final call on staging the Australian G...
100km stretch of Jalan Chikus in Langkap, Perak closed
05 January 2021
IPOH: A 100-km stretch at Jalan Chikus in Langkap, Teluk Intan near the Attaduri Cemetery, has been closed to all vehicles since yesterday due to a cave-in.
Perak Infrastructure...