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Singapore's MooVita in deal to develop driverless tech for b...
09 August 2022
SINGAPORE: Driverless software company MooVita today signed a strategic partnership with China's tier-1 auto parts supplier, Desay SV (DSV), to further drive a safer, more efficien...
FedEx unit to test Ford's electric vans for parcel delivery
09 August 2022
MEMPHIS: FedEx Office will pilot Ford Motor Co's electric vans to pickup and deliver parcels in some regions, the unit of FedEx Corp said today, as part of the delivery giant's mov...
China drafts rules on use of self-driving vehicles for publi...
09 August 2022
SHANGHAI: China should adopt autonomous vehicles in passenger transport with care, the country's Ministry of Transportation said in drafted rules to regulate the self-driving indus...
Ninety B40 families get fully subsidised child car seats fro...
08 August 2022
CYBERJAYA: The NEXTStep Subsidy Programme was introduced in May 2022, as part of the ongoing BMW Safety 360° initiative, which aims to promote road safety for children by making ch...
BMW Motorrad GS Challenge winners heading to Albania for int...
08 August 2022
PUTRAJAYA: BMW Motorrad Malaysia recently hosted over 150 adventure bikers and BMW Motorrad enthusiasts at the first-ever BMW Motorrad GS Challenge in Malaysia, celebrating the tru...
Porsche and Piech families seek driving seat at Volkswagen, ...
08 August 2022
HAMBURG: Volkswagen's controlling shareholder families aim to keep Europe's top carmaker on a shorter leash and want greater say over strategic matters in what marks a power play a...
Automakers say US Senate bill will jeopardise 2030 EV target...
08 August 2022
WASHINGTON: A group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and other major automakers said a US$430 billion bill approved Sunday by the US Senate will put achieving ...
Toyota chalks over 6,600 unit sales in July, Hilux remains k...
08 August 2022
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd announced today it has registered healthy sales of 6,637 units for July. It comprised 6,624 Toyota units, while Lexus recorded total sales of...
Owners of heavy vehicles that fail Puspakom standards will f...
08 August 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Owners of heavy vehicles will face action if they do not comply with national vehicle inspection company Puspakom's standards. Road Transport Department (JPJ) dire...
Baidu CEO says EV arm's autonomous driving tech will be ahea...
08 August 2022
BEIJING: Baidu's electric vehicle (EV) firm Jidu Auto will be one-generation ahead of Tesla in terms of autonomous driving technologies, Baidu chief executive Robin Li said in a st...
Indonesia says Tesla strikes US$5bil deal to buy nickel prod...
08 August 2022
JAKARTA: US carmaker Tesla has signed contracts worth about US$5 billion (RM22.3bil) to buy materials for their batteries from nickel processing companies in Indonesia, a senior ca...
Tata Motors to buy Ford India's plant
08 August 2022
MUMBAI: Tata Motors Ltd signed an agreement on Sunday to buy Ford Motor's plant in the western state of Gujarat for 7.26 billion rupees (RM408mil). The agreement between the Ind...
Mercedes-Benz acts to stop trading in counterfeit products —...
08 August 2022
STUTTGART: Counterfeit products are a global scourge. But when it comes to components for cars, lives are at stake, which is why Mercedes-Benz has a brand protection team that focu...
Check your tyre pressure so you don't use more fuel than nec...
08 August 2022
BERLIN: If your tyre pressure is too low, that is not only slowing down your braking speed but it is also likely to be raising your fuel consumption significantly. Research show...
New Peugeot 408 finds a sure way to turn heads
08 August 2022
PARIS: Putting an actual car in a see-through sphere will certainly get people to pay attention and start talking about it. Peugeot did just that with its new 408 at the Louvre-...
Lambo dealers are keeping warm despite crypto winter
07 August 2022
NEW YORK: Many crypto buyers have been consumed by a single, persistent question as they’ve watched the prices of coins rise and fall over the past few years: When Lambo? Lambo ...
Toyota offers to buy back bZ4X EVs over risk of wheels comin...
07 August 2022
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. is offering to buy back fully electric SUVs that owners have been ordered to stop driving because their wheels could fall off. The Japanese automaker s...
Govt helping B40 group get driving licences
07 August 2022
PETALING JAYA: More people from the low income group will be able to get their driving licences easily with the Bantuan Lesen Memandu Keluarga Malaysia (BLKM) programme. The pro...
The electrification of transport is happening in odd and int...
07 August 2022
LONDON: Some of the best zero-emission solutions are hidden from public view. One of them is a weird-looking, one-trick pony called a yard truck. "They have a lot of different n...
BMW bets fuss over its heated-seat subscriptions will pass
06 August 2022
BERLIN: The auto industry is having its horse armour moment. BMW has taken flak for weeks after starting to sell owners in certain markets subscriptions to heat their seats. ...