Elderly and regular customers provide runners a lifeline
09 September 2023
PETALING JAYA: Continue issuing physical road tax stickers as many elderly vehicle owners prefer it to digital road tax, runners have urged the government.
Some runners say they...
Why pay for JPJ services when it's free
09 September 2023
GEORGE TOWN: While the use of runners to help with the renewal of road tax, insurance and even vehicle inspections has been quite rampant here, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) ...
Buying a used electric car? It's all about the battery and t...
09 September 2023
BERLIN: It's a no-brainer that the most important part of an electric car is the battery, and this is even more the case for used cars.
The better the condition of the battery, ...
China car sales return to growth in August, Tesla nearly dou...
08 September 2023
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China's passenger vehicle sales returned to growth in August year-on-year, as deeper discounts and tax breaks for environmentally friendly and electric vehicles b...
JPJ collects over RM20mil from ‘M__M’ series number plates
08 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has collected over RM20mil from the bidding of special "M__M" series vehicle registration number plates in conjunction with the 66...
What will the car interiors of tomorrow look like?
08 September 2023
MUNICH: At the International Motor Show here, automakers are innovating to make the interior of their cars as pleasant and comfortable as possible, whether by boosting the number o...
London vehicle pollution toll zone expands despite controver...
08 September 2023
LONDON: London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone has expanded to become the largest pollution charging scheme in the world but prompting protests from those angry at the extra financial bu...
BP launches Britain's largest EV charging hub near Birmingha...
07 September 2023
LONDON: BP today launched Britain's largest electric vehicle charging hub near Birmingham, capable of serving up to 180 cars.
The hub, located at the intersection of three highw...
Sarawak studying using slag, waste products to build roads
07 September 2023
Douglas (right) and state Public Works Department director Richard Tajan looking at samples of road construction materials incorporating recycled waste products such as plastic and...
Modern cars are a data privacy ‘nightmare’, says study
07 September 2023
WASHINGTON: The world’s most popular car brands are a data “privacy nightmare”, collecting and selling personal information in an age when driving is going increasingly digital, a ...
Mesra Points extended to merchandise shopping on Petronas Sh...
07 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Shop customers today can use Mesra points as the new payment method when shopping online for Petronas merchandise and active lifestyle apparel.
Housed wit...
EV broken? Finding a technician to fix it may take a while
07 September 2023
Rob Usherwood (centre), an instructor at automotive training provider Pro-Moto, talks to electric vehicle repair course attendees Rex Nielsen and Mark Syvret through the process of...
Italians used bulk of automotive incentives to buy cars made...
07 September 2023
ROME: Italian car buyers have used 80% of the automotive incentives provided by Rome to buy vehicles produced abroad, the country's industry minister said on Wednesday, adding the ...
China's 'father of EVs' urges cooperation to scale up
06 September 2023
Wan said hybrid and fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen were an essential part of the transition to low-carbon mobility. — Reuters
MUNICH: China's industrial policy adviser and...
Sept 7-13: Fuel prices unchanged
06 September 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Sept 7-13.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement, said that RON97 p...
Germany's Scholz praises auto industry amid protests, announ...
06 September 2023
MUNICH: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lauded the German car industry's efforts at electrification at Munich's IAA car show and condemned protests as "irritating" as he announced a ...
Lufthansa CEO tells automakers to keep their hands off synth...
06 September 2023
MUNICH: Airlines will need all of the world’s synthetic aviation fuel, meaning there won’t be any left for cars, the head of Europe’s biggest airline group told Germany’s automaker...
China's auto workers bear the brunt of price war as fallout ...
05 September 2023
SHANGHAI: As Shanghai sweltered in a heatwave in June, the car factory where Mike Chen works switched production to night shifts and dialled down the air-conditioning.
For Chen,...
German car industry struggles with Chinese competition, high...
05 September 2023
Berlin (dpa) - Germany's automotive industry is under pressure as it faces fierce competition from China, backlogs in new technology and weaker demand, industry experts warned ahea...
Leapmotor looks to sell EV tech as it targets export growth
05 September 2023
MUNICH: China's Leapmotor needs to increase its sales by five times or more to survive a consolidating EV industry and is seeking partners outside China to license its technology, ...
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