China's Leapmotor unveils new manufacturing platform, wants ...
01 August 2023
SHANGHAI: Chinese electric vehicle maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology unveiled on Monday a new platform it developed in-house for making vehicles, which its chief executive said i...
Switzerland to offer electronic motorway tax stickers from A...
01 August 2023
GENEVA: Heading to Switzerland by car? Be aware that unlike in neighbouring Germany, use of high-speed motorways is not free of charge.
Proof that the tax for the use of Swiss m...
Pirelli gets new board after battle over Chinese influence
01 August 2023
MILAN: Pirelli investors on Monday approved a new board for the tyremaker, giving it a new three-year governance set-up after the Italian government last month took steps to curb t...
Foxconn's EV consortium to use BlackBerry's software
31 July 2023
TORONTO: BlackBerry said today that Foxconn-led Mobility in Harmony (MIH) consortium has chosen the Canadian technology company to provide software and some services.
The consor...
Five supercars seized, police open probe into dangerous driv...
31 July 2023
JOHOR BARU: Police have seized five luxury sports cars and opened an investigation paper to look into claims that the drivers had driven dangerously on the Senai Desaru Expressway ...
Burning car carrier towed to temporary location off Dutch co...
31 July 2023
AMSTERDAM: A burning car carrier off the Dutch coast has been towed to a new location away from shipping lanes as part of an operation to salvage the ship, the Dutch public works a...
Smoother drive along Jalan Ipoh-Tg Malim
31 July 2023
IPOH: Two stretches of road along FT001 or Jalan Ipoh-Tanjung Malim in Tanjung Malim have been resurfaced to ensure better driving conditions for motorists.
Muallim Public Works...
The Little Car Company rolls out Ferrari Testa Rossa J confi...
31 July 2023
LONDON: One of the most prestigious and historic cars in both automotive and motorsport history, the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, has been reimagined by The Little Car Company, and cus...
Five supercar drivers questioned by cops for reckless drivin...
29 July 2023
KOTA TINGGI: Police have called up five supercar drivers over an investigation where a fleet of Lamborghinis were seen overtaking other vehicles dangerously on the Senai Desaru Exp...
Ocean shippers playing catch-up to electric vehicle fire ris...
29 July 2023
LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM: Electric vehicles are crisscrossing the globe to reach their eager buyers, but the battery technology involved in the zero- emission automobiles is exposing ...
Allianz Truck Warrior sees high demand with over 4,000 sign-...
28 July 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Allianz Truck Warrior, an add-on coverage by Allianz General Insurance Company Bhd (Allianz General) which provides roadside assistance to Allianz Goods Carrying ...
Global automakers scramble to reset China strategies as sale...
28 July 2023
SHANGHAI: For foreign automakers in China, it is time to double down on a turnaround or cut losses after ceding their leadership of the world's biggest auto market to local, upstar...
Stiffer fines for serious parking violations in Subang Jaya ...
27 July 2023
SUBANG JAYA: The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) will start imposing stiffer fines for serious parking violations from Aug 1.
The offences include premises placing objects to bo...
Ship carrying BMWs and Mercedes still ablaze off Dutch coast...
27 July 2023
A photo provided by the Netherlands Coastguard showing emergency services tackling the blaze.
AMSTERDAM: A cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 automobiles — some of them made by Merc...
Western car makers look to slash EV costs to fight Chinese '...
27 July 2023
PARIS: Western automakers are fretting about an "invasion" of cheap Chinese electric cars in Europe, prompting France's Renault to say today it was aiming to slash production costs...
UK car production could take five years to return to 1 milli...
27 July 2023
LONDON: It could take five more years for Britain to return to producing 1 million or more cars a year, the industry body said today, as figures showed car manufacturing still rema...
In challenge to Tesla, major automakers launch EV charging n...
26 July 2023
DETROIT: A group of major automakers today said they were forming a new company to provide electric vehicle charging in the United States in a challenge to Tesla and a bid to take ...
Ship carrying 3,000 cars burns off Dutch coast, crew member ...
26 July 2023
Smoke rising as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea today. — Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via Reuters
AMSTERDAM: A fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch ...
RM38mil cash, 200kg of gold and luxury cars seized in smuggl...
26 July 2023
PETALING JAYA: A smuggling syndicate, which also allegedly had its hands in corruption, criminal breach of trust and tax evasion, has been dismantled following a massive multi-agen...
UK minister: petrol car ban immovable but some green policie...
26 July 2023
LONDON: Britain is sticking to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 but some measures to reduce the carbon footprint of residential homes will be relaxe...
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