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Woman drives against traffic, causes four-vehicle pile-up
15 February 2021
The scene of the accident on Sunday. — Photo from facebook/PenangKiniPortal BUTTERWORTH: A car driving against traffic on Jalan Perusahaan here caused a four-vehicle pile-up inv...
Why you should check your tyre pressure system after a wheel...
15 February 2021
BERLIN: All new cars have tyre-pressure monitoring systems - and cars are fitted with one of two different systems. Whatever your car has, after a wheel change, you're well advised...
Toyota introduces online map showing real-time traffic info ...
15 February 2021
TOKYO: Toyota is offering a free public service through an online map that informs motorists of any events on a planned route that could delay the trip. Road closures, road sign...
Volkswagen CEO Diess 'not afraid' of Apple EV
15 February 2021
FRANKFURT: Germany’s Volkswagen is not concerned by any Apple plans for a passenger vehicle that could include the iPhone maker’s battery technology, its chief executive Herbert Di...
Brough: Lawrence of Arabia's motorcycle makes French comebac...
15 February 2021
PARIS: Brough motorcycles, favourites of the writer, spy and gentleman adventurer T.E. Lawrence, are making a comeback - not in their former home in England, but deep in the southw...
German carmakers fear output snags from virus border checks
15 February 2021
A German policeman directing a truck driver coming from Austria into the border checkpoint on the A93 motorway near Kiefersfelden, Germany, recently. — dpa BERLIN: Travel restrict...
Cronies, corruption: How Algeria's auto sector hit the wall
15 February 2021
A photo taken in 2014 of the Renault plant in Oran. — AFP ALGIERS: Shuttered assembly plants, jailed bosses, laid-off workers. Algeria's once ambitious plans to create a flagship ...
Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in southern ...
14 February 2021
BENGALURU: Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc will set up an electric-car manufacturing unit in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, according to a government document seen by Re...
Audiobooks take to the roads
14 February 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Not so many years ago, cassette tapes and CDs were the only way for bookworms to enjoy their favorite reads in audio format while at the wheel. But, for some time...
Porsche Taycan Turbo S hits 165kph indoors
14 February 2021
NEW ORLEANS: Even when circumstances mean that being indoors is the safe and, at times, unexciting option, racer Leh Keen recently found a way to make being indoors considerably le...
What 'connected' tyres mean to drivers
14 February 2021
HANOVER: German automotive parts manufacturer Continental has been producing its first tyres featuring RFID tags, facilitating product traceability, since last fall. Now, for th...
Daimler recalls 1.29 million US vehicles for software issue
14 February 2021
WASHINGTON: Daimler AG’s US unit Mercedes-Benz USA said Saturday it is recalling 1.29 million vehicles sold since 2016 because software may fail to communicate correct vehicle loca...
And the best virtual drivers in the world are… Finnish
14 February 2021
LONDON: While many of us have not experienced the joys of driving as much as we usually would with restrictions on travel due to the pandemic, racing games are an alternative for t...
Siemens renames mobility signaling unit Yunex Traffic as par...
13 February 2021
A monitor showing technical data as the world's first autonomous tram Combino is presented by Siemens Mobility during a media presentation in Potsdam, Germany in 2018. — Reuters M...
Hyundai's Tiger concept vehicle drives — and walks as well
13 February 2021
SEOUL: It's a "Tiger" of a vehicle and is undaunted by any challenging terrain. This is the idea behind Hyundai's second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) and the first designed t...
Sunny prospects for electric cars as solar cells aim to exte...
13 February 2021
The Sion. FRANKFURT: Using solar energy for cars isn't new of course, but it's taken on a fresh impetus now that electric vehicles are searching for the maximum range. The idea...
Get ready for McLaren Artura debut on Feb 17
13 February 2021
Ricciardo driving the Artura in the run-up to its launch. LONDON: The all-new McLaren Artura will make its global debut on Feb 17. The first opportunity to see the new high-p...
WATCH: Ford Mustang Mach-e takes on gravity, lightning, DNA ...
12 February 2021
DETROIT: Ford released on Thursday its "Mustang Mach-E v. Everything" campaign, a series of five short films that highlight the strengths of the all-electric Mustang Mach-E in visu...
Feb 13-19: Fuel prices up
12 February 2021
PETALING JAYA: The fuel prices will increase across the board between the period of Feb 13 and 19. The Finance Ministry said both the retail prices for RON97 and RON95 will incr...
Indonesia to give tax incentives for sales of some cars
12 February 2021
File pic of motorists commuting in heavy traffic in Jakarta. — AFP JAKARTA: Indonesia will temporarily remove a luxury tax on sales of some cars to bolster its automotive industry...