Berlin film explores value of work in Germany's struggling c...
25 February 2020
BERLIN: Disruptions in Germany’s car industry are eroding job security and national identity, with the most vulnerable drawing more self-respect from work than the wealthy, the dir...
Why electro-mobility is killing off niche models
25 February 2020
BERLIN: In today's car world dropheads, coupes and vans are endangered species.
The quest for electro-mobility and the parallel boom in the sale of sports utilities is squeezing...
Automobili Pininfarina marks 90 years with launch of all-ele...
25 February 2020
MUNICH: Automobili Pininfarina announced on Monday that the world premiere of the Battista Anniversario all-electric hyper GT will take place at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show.
The ...
LG Chem to exclusively supply EV batteries to US-based Lucid...
25 February 2020
SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd said today it will exclusively supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to US electric carmaker Lucid Motors, which plans to start production of its ...
Stuck in traffic? Spare a thought for Europe’s capital of ch...
25 February 2020
Cars driving by a man in Bucharest on Feb 14. — AP
PRAGUE: It was 8:30am and Valentin Mihai showed a brave face as he inched his Volkswagen Golf past former Romanian dictator Nico...
ABB Robotics targets e-commerce giants amid automotive slowd...
25 February 2020
ZURICH: ABB Ltd. and Silicon Valley startup Covariant are partnering to work on warehouse robotics for e-commerce companies like Amazon.com Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as t...
Self-driving car companies complain California test data may...
24 February 2020
LOS ANGELES: Developers of self-driving cars are amping up criticism of a California reporting requirement on test data, saying the data could mislead, as the state prepares to rel...
Upcoming Apex concept model's AR display can 'gamify' racetr...
23 February 2020
HONG KONG: In just a few weeks at the Geneva Motor Show, Apex Motors will be unveiling its latest high-tech, high-performance concept car: the AP-0.
Though the model will be equ...
NAP 2020 to focus on growing automotive industry, support B3...
21 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020) has set highly ambitious targets including expanding the economic contribution of the local automotive industry to RM10...
B20 biodiesel rollout: Fleet operators lament added costs
21 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The impending rollout of the national B20 biodiesel programme in the transportation sector will lead to higher costs, which is coming at a critical time for the logis...
Ministry ran stringent tests on B20 biodiesel
21 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Primary Industries Ministry is maintaining that it had conducted reasonably extensive testing of B20 biodiesel before making it mandatory.
At the launch of the...
National Automotive Policy 2020 takes off
21 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020) was launched here today by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, offering general directions without going into s...
China's passenger car sales tumble 92% in first half of Febr...
21 February 2020
China’s passenger vehicle sales recorded 4,909 units in the first 16 days, down from 59,930. — AFP
BEIJING: Retail sales of passenger cars in China crumbled 92% on an annual basis...
Use of B20 biodiesel leads to cleaner air, safe for engines,...
20 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Implementing the B20 biodiesel programme could improve air quality especially in areas facing traffic congestion like the Klang Valley with its 7.2 million inhabitant...
Freshly fired man sets fire to car
20 February 2020
SIBU An Indonesian man, believed to be mentally ill, set fire to a car he was travelling in today in Sarikei.
The incident occurred at KM20 along the Sarikei-Sibu Road, near the...
Socar gets US$18m funds from S. Koreans
20 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Car-sharing app, SOCAR Mobility Malaysia has received US$18mil (RM75mil) in fresh funds from two South Korean investors – Eugene Private Equity Co. Ltd. and KH Energy...
Dubai hypercar maker W Motors seeks US$100mil to go electric
19 February 2020
Debbas (sixth from right) posing with company CEOS from around the world in the presence of the Fenyr Supersport.
DUBAI: The maker of a US$3.4 million (RM14mil) hypercar that can ...
Indonesia proposes to tax polluting cars, plastic and sweet ...
19 February 2020
Indrawati said the tariffs on vehicles would vary depending on emission levels and other aspects. — Reuters
UPDATE: Indonesia’s parliament today told the government to tax a wider...
Shell Malaysia stops charging 50 sen TnG top-up fee at more ...
19 February 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia has waived the 50 sen Touch ‘n Go (TnG) top-up fee at all stations along more PLUS highways and the East-Coast Expressway.
The PLUS highways are the...
Singapore aims to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 20...
19 February 2020
SINGAPORE: Singapore aims to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, making a bigger bet on electric cars as part of its efforts to cut greenhouse gases and fight climate cha...
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