Carsome secures RM120mil funding
14 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Carsome, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, recently completed its Series D fundraising and has announced that it managed to raise US$30mil ...
KL motorists fear falling objects from expressway works
12 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: The construction of Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) on both sides of Jalan 1/144a, Taman Bukit Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, is worrying motorists.
Tho...
Morgan x Piston Gin is world’s first gin infused with ash wo...
12 December 2020
LONDON: The Morgan Motor Company has long been famous for its use of ash wood in the construction of its cars, but the 111-year-old firm has now discovered a creative use for the s...
EU agrees 2030 emissions-cutting goal of 55%
11 December 2020
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders have agreed to cut carbon emissions by at least 55 per cent% by the end of the decade, compared to 1990 levels - a big step up from the current goa...
Dec 12-18: All fuel prices up 3 sen
11 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will increase across the board from Dec 12 to Dec 18.
The Finance Ministry said that RON97 petrol would be priced at RM2.03 per litre, up by three sen...
UK startup Britishvolt picks site for US$3.5bil battery plan...
11 December 2020
LONDON: Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said today it had selected a site in northern England to build a £2.6 billion (RM14bil) factory that should start production in...
Re-introduce GST at 4% from 2022, say experts
11 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Timing is key when it comes to bringing back the unpopular goods and services tax (GST).
While experts have said that the broad-based consumption tax is necessary...
Jim Ratcliffe: pro-Brexit British tycoon expanding motor bus...
10 December 2020
Despite his business success, Ratcliffe has long been an enigma and privacy is also a hallmark of his Ineos group. — AFP
LONDON: Chemicals tycoon Jim Ratcliffe, who has bought Dai...
Hennessey Venom F5 set for global production
10 December 2020
HOUSTON: The Hennessey Venom F5 will make its global production car debut on Dec 15.
The F5 is powered by an all-new Hennessey-built 6.6-litre twin-turbo V8 engine that produces...
Something borrowed, something new: When carmakers test the f...
10 December 2020
FRANKFURT: A Le Mans-style racing car with street legal equipment, radical roadsters and a high-riding 911 in safari trim - when Porsche designers recently opened their vault and b...
QuantumScape's solid-state battery could power electric plan...
09 December 2020
SAN JOSE: A new solid-state lithium-metal battery being developed initially by QuantumScape Corp here for electric cars could be powerful enough for use in electric aircraft, a dir...
Travel restrictions lifted
09 December 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The lifting of travel restrictions allows for movement to almost anywhere with the exception of areas that are under the enhanced movement control order (MCO).This means...
Malacca varsity targets RM5mil from bidding of number plates
09 December 2020
Dr Raha showing one of the special number plates for bidding. — Bernama
MALACCA: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) hopes to rake in RM5 million within three years from th...
Google Street View wants web users to get involved
09 December 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Google is hoping to get web users actively involved in making its Street View 360° virtual navigation app even more exhaustive. Soon, anyone and everyone will be abl...
SUV gets rear-ended on US highway — by a plane
08 December 2020
WASHINGTON: There's always the risk of getting into a fender-bender when out and about on roads, but it's not very common to see a plane land in front of you...let alone on you.
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Auto industry: Banner year, driven by govt incentives
08 December 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The automotive sector was among the biggest winner of the government stimulus plans, turning 2020 into a banner year for the segment, despite the devastating damage c...
All-female W Series to race with F1 in the Americas in 2021
08 December 2020
LONDON: The all-female W Series will start its eight race 2021 season at France's Le Castellet circuit in June and end in Mexico City in October as part of its new role supporting ...
Hybrids are quietly selling faster than fully electric cars
08 December 2020
DETROIT: Hybrid cars are seeing a quiet resurgence as the boom in electric vehicles spurs automakers to give the older, cheaper technology a second look.
This year has been an e...
Chip supply crunch likely to hit China's auto output in Q1 2...
08 December 2020
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: A shortage of certain auto chips may start to have a big impact on car production at some Chinese companies in the first quarter next year, a senior industry exec...
Uber to sell autonomous car division to startup Aurora
08 December 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber agreed to sell its autonomous car division to Aurora in a deal that gives the ride-hailing giant a stake in the startup developing self-driving technology, the ...
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