Trust the nozzle: How to tell if the fuel tank is really ful...
29 October 2020
BERLIN: The nozzle makes a click, and the tank is full. It's a sound that all drivers have waited for at some time or another at a petrol station. But, especially when petrol's che...
US Army gets new agile lightweight vehicle
28 October 2020
WASHINGTON: GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors, has delivered its first batch of its Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV).
The ISV is a light and agile all-terrain troop car...
Allianz General Insurance has new list of panel repairers
28 October 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Bhd has announced it has officially revamped its list of automotive panel repairers.
The company recently revamped its...
China's NEV sales to account for 20% of new car sales by 202...
27 October 2020
A Tesla Model S being charged in Beijing. — Reuters
SHANGHAI: Sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China, the world’s biggest auto market, will jump to 20% of overall new car sal...
Smartphone-compatible pedestrian crossing lights to make Jap...
26 October 2020
Japan is planning to upgrade thousands of pedestrian crossing lights so that they can communicate with smartphones. — dpa
TOKYO: In efforts to make its rapidly ageing population s...
Forgeline carbon wheels helped SSC Tuatara to a world speed ...
26 October 2020
DAYTON (USA): Earlier this month, SSC Tuatara sped into the record books with the fastest production car in the world. The hypercar achieved an average speed of 508.73kph (316.11mp...
Czech bus maker Torsus reveals extreme bus for toughest scho...
25 October 2020
PRAGUE: Czech bus maker Torsus has revealed the Praetorian school bus, an extreme and special-made version intended for the toughest school run routes in the world.
Torsus said ...
Car or bus? How the pandemic is changing our mobility prefer...
25 October 2020
HANOVER: Even well after the pandemic subsides, people are still likely to go by car rather than bus, train or sharing services, according to an international survey that shows car...
Inflatable scooter looks to the future of mobility
24 October 2020
TOKYO: The Japanese are never short of ideas when it comes to innovation.
After unveiling a first prototype this spring, the University of Tokyo is now presenting a new version ...
Japan set to target zero emissions by 2050 in policy shift
23 October 2020
Suga is expected to announce the new target when he makes his first address to parliament on Monday. — Reuters
TOKYO: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to bind Japan to a targe...
Continental said to explore sale of turbocharger business
23 October 2020
HANOVER: Continental AG is exploring a sale of its turbocharger unit as the German auto-parts maker conducts a major restructuring to stem losses, according to people familiar with...
Oct 24-30: Petrol prices down 4 sen, diesel unchanged
23 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: The retail prices of both RON97 and RON95 petrol will drop by four sen to RM1.94 per litre and RM1.64 per litre respectively for the period between Oct 24 and Oct 3...
Britain signs first major post-Brexit trade deal with Japan
23 October 2020
Truss and Motegi sealing the trade pact today. — Reuters
TOKYO: Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement today, marking the UK’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade, as...
Auto startups chasing Tesla race past red flags to go public
23 October 2020
DETROIT: Missed out on the Tesla rally but still want to surf the electric vehicle wave?
A stream of EV-related startups backed by blank-check firms are lining up to go public s...
UK plans for self-driving cars threaten safety, says insuran...
23 October 2020
LONDON: British government plans that could allow self-driving cars on motorways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short...
Heaps of rubbish dumped on cars double-parked by mechanic
23 October 2020
KLANG: The next time you obstruct a rubbish compactor by double-parking in your neighbourhood, you may get rubbish dumped on your car.
That is what happened when domestic waste ...
Ex-Tesla executive's auto retail startup Tekion turns unicor...
22 October 2020
Vijayan's company offers end-to-end services in selling vehicles, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms.
SAN FRANCISCO: Tekion Corp, a cloud-based aut...
Uber offers over €1bil to buy Daimler/BMW's Free Now, says b...
22 October 2020
FRANKFURT: Ride-hailing firm Uber has offered more than €1 billion (RM4.9bil) to buy Daimler and BMW's joint mobility services company Free Now, Manager Magazin said on Wednesday.
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2021 New York auto show postponed to August
21 October 2020
At the 2014 New York auto show.
NEW YORK: Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. For auto show organisers as well, most of whom are forced to cancel or postpone their events.
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Only roadblocks, no road closures in PJ, say cops
21 October 2020
PETALING JAYA: Police have denied that all roads leading in and out of the district have been closed.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the message that r...
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