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You're probably forgetting to keep this part of your car cle...
12 March 2020
NEW YORK: Keeping a clear windscreen is a no-brainer to all drivers, but there's one other part of your car that's just as important to clean if you want to stay safe behind the wh...
Indonesia puts off Formula E race over coronavirus fears
12 March 2020
JAKARTA: Indonesia has postponed its debut Formula E race here over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, organisers said.
Citing orders from Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan...
Electric vehicle push struggles to accelerate in Pakistan
12 March 2020
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s first-ever electric three-wheeled rickshaws start to roll off the assembly line, the country is struggling to build momentum for its shift to electric vehi...
China’s No.3 battery maker says auto recovery needed by May
12 March 2020
HONG KONG: China’s electric carmakers need to return production to normal levels in the next few months to prevent a bigger hit to supply chains already pressured by an unprecedent...
Gang stealing 4WD cars busted
12 March 2020
KOTA KINABALU: Police busted a gang specialising in stealing four-wheel-drive vehicles and selling them in Sarawak following a series of raids since last month.
The seven-member...
Europe's auto industry shuts factories, cuts output as virus...
12 March 2020
BARCELONA/MILAN: Europe’s major car and parts makers rushed on Wednesday to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere, in the first sign...
Sydney skywriting says 'STOP F1' amid coronavirus fears
11 March 2020
Skywriting in the sky which reads quotStop F1quot in white smoke is seen in Sydney Australia in this March 11 2020 picture obtained from social media. — Reuters
MELBOURNE: The w...
173 RFID lanes go live on highways from April 1
11 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: A total of 173 RFID lanes will be opened at 83 toll plazas on PLUS highways from April 1. These include the LPT2 highway along the East Coast.
PLUS Malaysia Bhd s...
2020 World Car Awards jury nails down three finalists
11 March 2020
TORONTO: A jury of 86 international automotive journalists has narrowed down the finalists for the 2020 World Car Awards to two Mazdas and a Kia.
They are the Mazda3, Mazda CX-3...
Saudi Aramco partners with Formula 1
11 March 2020
LONDON: State-owned Saudi Aramco announced a long-term global sponsorship deal with Formula One on Tuesday in what could also be another step towards the country eventually hosting...
Brembo says more virus restrictions in Italy could hit globa...
11 March 2020
MILAN: Further restrictions to tackle the spread of the coronavirus in Italy would mean stopping production in the north of the country and threatening the global automotive indust...
2020 NY Auto Show postponed to August because of coronavirus
11 March 2020
NEW YORK: The New York auto show is being postponed until August because of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest in a string of large gatherings canceLled because of health concern...
Organisers vow 2020 NY Auto Show will go on despite Covid-19
10 March 2020
NEW YORK: Organisers of the 2020 New York Auto Show are determined to go ahead with the show - Covid-19 or not.
The event is set to run from April 10-19.
Weeks before it is s...
Buyers shun used Toyota Corona sedans — maybe it's the name?
10 March 2020
The Toyota Corona (1957-2001) was a global success. Now, nobody wants to have anything to do with a car that sounds like a deadly virus. — dpa
BERLIN: In these feverish times it s...
As global traffic jams mount, cities try new ways to ease co...
10 March 2020
Cars and public buses are seen in a traffic jam along a main street of Bogota in this 2015 file pic. — Reuters
SEATTLE: Many cities are working to reduce car travel as they try to...
Auto industry’s virus fears shifting from supply to demand
10 March 2020
DETROIT: Automakers and suppliers across the globe have been scrambling to keep production going after the coronavirus shuttered parts plants across China. Now a bigger fear is eme...
Green energy’s US$10 trillion revolution faces oil crash tes...
10 March 2020
A wind turbine operating beside vapour rising from the cooling towers at the Jaenschwalde coal-fired power plant, operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG, in Peitz, Germany. — Bloom...
As one of China's 'Detroits' reopens, world's automakers wor...
09 March 2020
An employee wearing a face mask works on a car seat assembly line at Yanfeng Adient factory in Shanghai. — Reuters
BEIJING: Automakers across the world face the possibility of ext...
Vehicle sales expected to grow 9% this year amid scepticism
09 March 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), an agency under the International Trade and Industry Ministry, has forecast total industry volume (TIV) t...
US ride-hailing and food delivery companies to compensate dr...
09 March 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: US ride-hailing and food delivery companies including DoorDash Inc and Instacart are in discussions to compensate drivers and delivery personnel affected by the nove...