British firm Mahle Powertrain opens new facility for EV batt...
24 March 2020
LONDON: Mahle Powertrain has opened a new, dedicated facility for the extensive testing of battery modules.
The facility, based at the powertrain specialist’s Northampton techni...
Covid-19: PLUS delays RFID deployment on highways
24 March 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Plus Malaysia Bhd has postponed the implementation date of its RFID-based toll collection system.
The system used by Plus was supposed to go live on April 1 but ha...
Covid-19 drags car dealers into digital commerce
24 March 2020
NEW YORK/DETROIT: Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that.
Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic...
S. Korea to help auto industry ride out coronavirus
24 March 2020
SEOUL: South Korea said it would provide logistical and financial support to help the auto industry through the coronavirus crisis, warning of disruptions to supply chains from Eur...
Thousands try their luck to cross Penang Bridge
24 March 2020
A traffic jam behind a manned road block along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of commuters still want to leave the island via the Penang Bridge...
Beijing weighs plans to stimulate auto demand
24 March 2020
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s capital city Beijing is considering plans to stimulate demand for automobiles after the coronavirus epidemic hit sales badly, the state-backed Beijing New...
Insurance coverage still active if car driven with expired r...
23 March 2020
UPDATE: A day after this report was posted, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said motorists need not renew their expired road tax or driving licence during the MCO per...
PLUS Highway to continue operating despite MCO
23 March 2020
Plus said PLUSRonda and the toll free PLUSLine are still available 24-hours a day. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The North-South expressway will continue to operate throughout the move...
Thousands of motorists caught in gridlock following roadbloc...
23 March 2020
GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of motorists were caught in a gridlock here today, following roadblocks mounted by police enforcing the movement control order (MCO).
Island commuters who...
Auto sector shifting gears
23 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: As the world grapples with the Covid-19 crisis, many automotive firms across the globe have shut down their operations in tandem with the nationwide lockdown of thei...
Driving with children: The risk of turning round to look at ...
23 March 2020
BERLIN: Anyone who's even driven a car with children in the back seat will know: Keeping your eyes ahead at all times is not easy. What are the kids doing back there? Do you need t...
Why the most boring spot check on your car is so important
22 March 2020
BERLIN: Checking the tyre pressure on your car has to be one of the most dull and unpleasant duties that car ownership brings with it.
You'll likely find screwing on and off the...
Germany will block foreign takeovers to avoid economy sell-o...
22 March 2020
The financial district of Frankfurt. — Reuters
BERLIN/FRANKFURT: Germany will protect domestic firms from foreign takeovers, two leading politicians said, after company valuation...
Fewer cars on Selangor roads as compliance with MCO picks up
22 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: Police have noticed a gradual drop in the number of vehicles on the road four days into the movement control order (MCO), signifying that more and more people now un...
Fixter helps elderly Londoners with delivery of essential it...
20 March 2020
LONDON: Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say.
Fixter (www.fixter.co.uk), said to be Britain's first end-to-end online car maintenance service, is doing its bit to h...
How to tell your car's shock absorbers are broken
20 March 2020
BERLIN: Does your car's handling feel rubbery or spongy when driving? Do the tyres or the steering wheel tremble unevenly?
If so, broken shock absorbers may well be the cause, a...
Driving on mountains: Lower gears, full tank, engine braking
20 March 2020
BERLIN: Driving on steep, high-altitude roads is uncharted territory for many drivers.
In these conditions, you need to be especially careful and anticipatory while easing off o...
Beeeeep be-beep: How to speak Cairo's taxi driver horn langu...
20 March 2020
Saad deciphers the honking code of Cairo. — spa
CAIRO: In Egypt's hopelessly gridlocked capital, beeping your horn has become something of an art form, a secret language that coul...
Shared handlebars: Coronavirus halts urban electric scooter ...
20 March 2020
The urban mobility movement has begun responding to fears that their modes of transport could help spread the coronavirus in cities. — dpa
MUNICH: The coronavirus pandemic, making...
Be serious: Not a lockdown, but not a holiday either
18 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians don’t seem to get it. We are to stay at home, period. Instead the movement control order has led to many of us hitting the highways to balik kampung....
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