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Stuck in car for 18 hours due to floods, actor recalls kindn...
20 December 2021
The actor says he was on his way home in Ampang from Shah Alam when he got trapped on the road. — Hariz Hamdan/Instagram PETALING JAYA: Actor Hariz Hamdan was on his way back home...
Allianz General promises speedy flood damage payout
20 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Bhd (Allianz General) is providing fast flood claims settlement for its customers as the country faces the worse flooding...
UMW Toyota Motor ready to help customers affected by floods
20 December 2021
SHAH ALAM: Toyota distributor UMW Toyota Motor is the next automaker to respond to the flood situation, saying it is offering a special Toyota Flood Assist Program to its customers...
Flood-hit? BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad owners can get up to 2...
20 December 2021
CYBERJAYA: BMW Group Malaysia today announced up to a 20% reduction on parts repair for BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad owners affected by the flood in several states over the weekend. ...
Tesla's Musk says he will pay over US$11b in taxes this year
20 December 2021
AUSTIN: Tesla Inc's chief executive officer Elon Musk said on Sunday on Twitter that he will pay more than US$11 billion (RM46bil) in taxes this year. Last week, Democratic US S...
Ex-staff member at auto company gets 7 days in jail, fined o...
20 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: A former staff member at an automobile company has been sentenced by a Sessions Court here to a total of seven days in jail and fined RM148,200 for corruptly receivin...
Want to be a commercial driver? Govt to subsidise training c...
20 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has begun registrations for the MyLesen Goods Driving Licence 2.0 (GDL 2.0) programme, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Tr...
Nissan Bluebird turns into one-off electric 'Newbird'
20 December 2021
LONDON: Celebrating 35 years of production at the Sunderland plant, Nissan has commissioned a special conversion of the Nissan Bluebird – the first car off the factory’s production...
This is Ken Block’s Audi S1 Hoonitron
20 December 2021
LONDON: It instantly brings back memories of the legendary Audi Sport quattro S1 with which the four rings used to charge to the summit in the famous Pikes Peak Hill Climb event, a...
Ducati Multistrada V4 stars in China documentary
20 December 2021
BOLOGNA: The Ducati Multistrada V4 explores China in the documentary "Ducati Multistrada V4 Silk Road Grand Tour": a memorable adventure divided into five episodes that will be pub...
Lotus Emira V6 First Edition gets a shakedown
20 December 2021
LONDON: Lotus has released a new film of the Lotus Emira in action, showing the V6 First Edition being put through its paces by Gavan Kershaw on the iconic Hethel test track. Th...
Polaris partners with Battlefield 2042 to give gamers a virt...
20 December 2021
MEDINA (Minnesota, USA): Polaris recently announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the latest Battlefield 2042 video game from EA, making it the official off-road vehicle par...
VW calls Golf 8 into workshops for software update
19 December 2021
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is calling the latest model of its workhorse Golf series into the workshops for a software update. A VW spokesman said last week that, because Golf 8 cars ...
Selangor police issue list of flooded roads across state
19 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: Around 50 roads across Selangor are inaccessible due to the flash floods caused by the continuous downpour that began on Friday. In a statement today, the Selango...
Perodua offers aid to flood-affected customers
19 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Perodua is offering assistance, including towing service rebates, discounts on selected spare parts and free inspections to all Perodua vehicle owners who were affect...
Major roads in KL under water, four rivers exceed danger lev...
19 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The continuous downpour since Friday has affected several areas in the capital including the city centre and major roads. Based on several photos shared by the Kua...
Thailand panel outlines perks in EV push
19 December 2021
BANGKOK: Thailand's National EV Policy Committee will propose a draft to the Cabinet this week as it gears up to push for more electric vehicles on the road. It aims to have the...
Ben Sulayem makes history in succeeding Todt as FIA chief
19 December 2021
PARIS: Mohammed ben Sulayem, who became the first non-European to be elected president of the International automobile Federation (FIA) on Friday, has committed "to develop motorsp...
Brands from Ferrari to Nike rush towards 'metaverse' future
19 December 2021
PARIS: The metaverse vision for the Internet is far from reality, but brands from Ferrari to Nike are already rushing in to experiment and build an audience, in part for fear of mi...
Hyundai's Albert Biermann retires, returns to Europe as advi...
19 December 2021
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor announced on Friday that Albert Biermann, president and head of the Research and Development (R&D) division for the group, is retiring, but will continue t...