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Mansory brings over-the-top mods to Ferrari Purosangue

27 September 2024

MONACO: What do you think of German tuner Mansory's take on the Ferrari Purosangue? Bold and adventurous, some might say. Others may call it ghastly. Whatever the reaction, M...

Battery maker SK On aims to cut jobs as EV market slows

26 September 2024

SEOUL: South Korean battery producer SK On Co. is offering employees voluntary measures meant to shrink its workforce, as the industry grapples with electric vehicle sales’ slowdow...

VEP issue driving applicants nuts

26 September 2024

JOHOR BARU: With less than a week before the implementation of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) for Singapore-registered vehicles, many vehicle owners, including Malaysians who work ...

JLR to pump £500mil to upgrade EV factory

26 September 2024

LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will invest £500 million (RM2.8bil) to support parallel production of electric vehicles at its Halewood facility as part of its electrification stra...

Ineos Grenadier enters China

26 September 2024

BEIJING: The Ineos Grenadier 4X4 has launched in China. Its arrival there follows the successful introduction of Ineos Automotive in over 40 countries worldwide – including in M...

Thai auto sector facing a grim future

25 September 2024

BANGKOK: Thailand's US$53 billion automobile industry is facing a grim future as highly indebted domestic consumers struggle to finance purchases and overseas buyers of its mainsta...

How Google is helping regulate traffic and reduce CO2 emissi...

25 September 2024

SAN FRANCISCO: Google's Green Light project is based on the idea that the longer vehicles of any kind spend waiting at traffic lights, the more they pollute. The program uses ar...

German coalition to mull carmaker aid

24 September 2024

BERLIN: German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the three parties in the ruling coalition in Berlin will look to overcome their differences and seek ways to help stabilize the c...

Jom Level Up 'Real or Not' contest: RM500 Touch 'n Go reload...

24 September 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Join the Jom Level Up “Real or Not” campaign for a chance to win exciting prizes. Five lucky winners will receive a RM500 Touch 'n Go reload, while 50 more partici...

Siemens to carve out EV charging business

24 September 2024

BERLIN: Siemens plans to carve out its electric vehicle (EV) charging business, Siemens eMobility, as it looks to grow in the rapidly evolving industry, the German conglomerate sai...

Northvolt to axe 1,600 jobs as Europe's EV hopes stall

24 September 2024

STOCKHOLM: Northvolt plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its base in Sweden, or about a fifth of its global workforce, as Europe's biggest hope in the electric vehicle battery market strugg...

DRT ridership on the rise

24 September 2024

PETALING JAYA: For a period of time, financial analyst Low Chiu Yen depended on ehailing services and feeder buses to commute to her office in Bandar Utama from the Surian MRT stat...

New US rule would require GM, Ford to halt imports of cars t...

24 September 2024

WASHINGTON: General Motors and Ford Motor would need to stop importing vehicles to the US from China under a proposed rule cracking down on Chinese software and hardware, a US Comm...

US curbs on Chinese EV software tech could lead to retaliati...

23 September 2024

DETROIT: A US plan that would further limit Chinese electric cars via software and hardware curbs may have ramifications beyond the auto industry and could result in retaliation ag...

US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected...

23 September 2024

WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department is expected today to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national...

Top up your car insurance to cover against natural disasters

22 September 2024

GEORGE TOWN: Motorists should ensure that their car insurance covers them against natural disasters, says the Federation of Motor and Credit Companies Associations of Malaysia (FMC...

Don't bother: Changing lanes in a traffic jam is pointless

22 September 2024

BERLIN: It happens a lot - you're stuck in stop-and-go traffic and the cars in the other lane always seem to be going a little faster. Should you switch lanes? No, according to ...

Breaking point: Unexpected bill of RM4,300 enough to make Br...

22 September 2024

LONDON: An unexpected car repair bill of £772 (RM4,322) is the “breaking point” for UK drivers to part ways with their current vehicle, according to a newly released report. Car...

Could electric car batteries outlast the vehicles themselves...

21 September 2024

TORONTO: When making the switch to an electric vehicle (EV), many motorists worry about whether their car's battery will retain its full capacity over time, and whether it will nee...

Ministry identifies 38 petrol stations nationwide with unusu...

21 September 2024

KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has identified 38 petrol stations nationwide that have recorded unusually high sales of diesel and RON95 petrol. Its mini...