Why electric car companies from China are flocking to HK
29 December 2023
HONG KONG: Companies involved in China’s electric car industry are setting up shop in Hong Kong to leverage the city’s financial system for their global expansion, investing over U...
Motorists getting peace of mind with flood coverage for thei...
29 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: With the floods dominating recent headlines, Malaysians are taking it upon themselves to ensure their financial security by getting special perils insurance coverage...
Failed Hankook takeover a lesson for companies
28 December 2023
SEOUL: The attempt by homegrown private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire a stake in Hankook & Co – the holding company behind South Korean tyre giant Hankook Tire & Tech...
Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026, says ministe...
28 December 2023
LONDON: Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country's transport minister Mark Harper said on Wednesday.
Cars with full self-driving technology are not ...
Diesel supply to be fully restored in two days, says Petrona...
27 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PDG) has announced that the diesel supply will be fully restored at all affected Petronas stations.
In a statement today, the company said t...
Ni Hsin delivers 50 EV bikes to USM
27 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Ni Hsin Group Bhd via its wholly-owned subsidiary Ni Hsin EV Tech Sdn Bhd has handed over 50 EBixon Bold electric motorcycles to Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) on be...
Dec 28–Jan 3: Fuel prices unchanged
27 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Dec 28–Jan 3
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that...
S. Korea's Infocar to enter Japan with new product
27 December 2023
SEOUL: South Korean vehicle data platform Infocar says it will launch a new product to enter the Japanese market in the first half of 2024.
Infocar is a vehicle data analytics c...
Japan automakers to invest US$4.3bil Thailand over 5 years
27 December 2023
BANGKOK: Major Japanese auto manufacturers will invest 150 billion baht (RM20bil/US$4.3bil) in Thailand over the next five years, a Thai government spokesman said on Monday, suppor...
Road quiz: Which is the shortest tolled expressway in Malays...
27 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: When we think of tolled expressways or highways, we think of long, multi-lane stretches of road.
For example, the North-South Expressway, completed in 1994, conne...
Cars coming in 2024
26 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: With the new year just round the corner, there will continue to be an exciting list of cars we can expect to see, buy and drive in 2024.
Although more electric an...
No sweaty palms here
26 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: Few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to review the X-BREEZE 2 gloves from Shima.
Shima is a brand from Poland and it is about 10 years old now.
This short cuff...
Putin seizes control of Russia's biggest car dealership
24 December 2023
Customers speaking to a sales manager next to Lexus cars at a Rolf dealership in Moscow om April, 2019. — Reuters
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin placed Russia's biggest car de...
WHO wants help for cyclists as proportion of fatal accidents...
24 December 2023
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported an increase in the proportion of cyclists killed in road traffic accidents around the world, even as the total figure for a...
Over 100 vehicles stranded by Gua Musang flood
24 December 2023
GUA MUSANG: Continuous rain since yesterday caused water from Sungai Brooke to spill its banks and overflow to Jalan Lojing-Pos Blau-Kuala Betis at Pos Blau, here, resulting in the...
No one wants used EVs, making new ones a tougher sell, too
23 December 2023
BERLIN: The shift away from cars with dirty combustion engines is running into a new hurdle: Drivers don’t want to buy used electric vehicles, and that’s undermining the market for...
UK to fund two-way charging technology to turn EVs into powe...
23 December 2023
LONDON: The UK is providing funding for the development of two-way charging technologies that could turn electric vehicles into backup power sources and help the country meet its c...
Puchong landslide: Four cars pulled out from rubble
22 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has extracted the four cars that were swallowed in the landslide that occured on Dec 16 in Puchong, Selangor.
In a statement t...
High-speed transportation firm Hyperloop One to shut down, s...
22 December 2023
LOS ANGELES: High-speed freight transportation company Hyperloop One will shut down, having failed to win any contract to build a working hyperloop, Bloomberg News reported on Thur...
Excise tax cut for Thai eco-car production extended until 20...
22 December 2023
BANGKOK: The Thai cabinet has approved a move to extend the cut in excise tax for eco-car manufacturers from 17% to 14% for another two years, or until the end of 2025, a news sour...
StarCarSifu Editors' Choice Awards 2024: Top winners
The Snowball – Lamborghini’s Heartwarming Christmas Story of...
EVOGO battery swapping solution showcased at IAA Mobility 20...
