The top-selling EV in Japan isn’t a Tesla, but a US$13,000 k...
25 October 2023
TOKYO: Japanese automakers and car buyers have earned a reputation for being slow to embrace the shift to electric vehicles, but an unlikely domestic winner offers a hint of how EV...
US agency proposes banning cancer-causing chemical TCE used ...
25 October 2023
WOBURN (Massachusetts, USA): The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products incl...
California sidelines GM Cruise's driverless cars, cites safe...
25 October 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: California's auto regulator said on Tuesday it has suspended General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits, saying it had misre...
Stellantis in JV to recycle electric car batteries
25 October 2023
ROME: Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis said on Tuesday it planned a joint venture with French nuclear fuels firm Orano to recycle used electric vehicle batteries and scrap mater...
Toyota's hydrogen joint-venture biogas project to start in T...
24 October 2023
TOKYO: A project by Toyota and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corp (CJPT) will begin the production of hydrogen from chicken farm biogas by the end of this month in Thai...
End-of-life vehicle policy to remove old vehicles not feasib...
24 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia does not implement an end-of-life vehicle policy for old vehicles given its impracticality, but encourages the people to move towards carbon-free electric ve...
National marques set to drive sales
24 October 2023
PETALING JAYA: UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) Research is revising upward its forecast total industry volume (TIV) this year for the automotive sector by 4.5% to 700,000 units.
This was m...
The battery test race to work out what used EVs are really w...
24 October 2023
LONDON/DETROIT: A race is on to certify battery health and performance in used electric vehicles, with a clutch of startups scrambling to help buyers figure out how much a second-h...
Bosch Automotive Aftermarket launches children's #CareForSaf...
24 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: As part of Bosch Automotive Aftermarket (AA)’s commitment to community impact, Bosch AA has launched its #CareForSafety, a safety campaign for the children at Dignity...
Toyota gives hint of future electric Land Cruiser with new c...
24 October 2023
TOKYO: Toyota could be set to introduce a new electric version of its Land Cruiser four-wheel-drive.
The Japanese firm has already revealed a new incarnation of its famous off-r...
Affin and Porsche team up to drive bank's customers to new P...
24 October 2023
Sime Darby Auto Performance Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Christopher Hunter and Wan Razly.
KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Group (Affin) has announced a strategic collaboration with Porsch...
Japan’s carmakers stage show to demonstrate real EV ambition
23 October 2023
The Toyota Land Cruiser Se.
TOKYO: The pressure is on domestic carmakers at this week’s Japan Mobility Show to prove they’re serious not only about going carbon neutral, but also ...
Toyota lobbies India to cut hybrid-car taxes as much as 21%,...
23 October 2023
NEW DELHI: Toyota Motor is lobbying the Indian government to cut taxes on hybrid vehicles by as much as one-fifth, arguing they are far less polluting than petrol cars but do not g...
Kedah company increases MAN trucks in its fleet
23 October 2023
GURUN: Kedah-based logistics service provider Globonus Sdn Bhd is increasing the number of its MAN trucks in its fleet.
At a ceremony at its main logistics headquarters here to ...
2024 Toyota Vellfire 2.5 and Alphard 2.4T arrive: RM438K and...
23 October 2023
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has launched the 2024 fourth-generation Toyota Vellfire and Alphard with a host of cutting-edge features in the competitive MPV (multi-purpose ve...
Samsung SDI to supply EV batteries to Hyundai Motor starting...
23 October 2023
SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung SDI said today it will supply Hyundai Motor with electric vehicle (EV) batteries for seven years starting 2026, marking the first battery supply deal b...
AI could help reduce CO2 emissions by making city traffic mo...
23 October 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Google created its Green Light initiative with the aim of helping major cities improve traffic flow at their main intersections.
The idea is to use AI to optimise...
BMW Group to launch direct sales model across Europe from 20...
23 October 2023
MUNICH: The BMW Group will be launching a new sales model across Europe in 2024.
The rollout will begin with MINI vehicles in Italy, Poland, and Sweden on Jan 1, and will gradua...
Citroën unveils C3, Europe's cheapest new electric of 2024
23 October 2023
PARIS: An all-electric car remains an unaffordable luxury to most buyers, but Citroën is hoping to bring battery-powered mobility to the masses in the style of the storied 1950s 2C...
Three women nabbed for accepting bribes to pass candidates i...
23 October 2023
JOHOR BARU: Three women were detained by the Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting bribes.
The suspects aged 23 to 43 were detained at the Jo...
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