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Auto makers seeking to design the motion-sickness-proof car
28 January 2020
COLOGNE: It hits some people the moment the car pulls out of the driveway. Others feel it only when they start to read in the car. Travel sickness can affect one to two thirds o...
Renault, Nissan chief engineers to meet, revive R&D projects...
28 January 2020
PARIS: Renault’s engineering boss will meet his counterpart at Nissan in Japan this week, two sources close to Renault said, as the carmakers seek to revive projects crucial to an ...
Volvo banks on hybrid cars to avoid paying hefty fines
28 January 2020
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Car AB is counting on tripling sales of plug-in hybrid models this year as a way to avoid paying what could amount to hundreds of millions of euros in European pen...
Renault board meeting to seal De Meo's CEO nomination, says ...
28 January 2020
A source claims that De Meo, who stepped down from SEAT earlier this month, will not take up his post at Renault until closer to July. — Reuters PARIS: Renault’s board is set to m...
Bugatti touts green ambitions while storming full speed ahea...
28 January 2020
PARIS: Bugatti, fresh off one of its best years, wants the world to know it has taken environmental concerns to heart even as it prepares a next generation of heart-pounding - and ...
Would you put an emoji on your licence plate?
28 January 2020
MONTPELIER: Vermont could be the first US state to allow emoji characters on licence plates. In late 2019, a personalised licence plate vendor located in Queensland, Australia, ...
Naza-Berjaya wins govt fleet management job
27 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: The government is said to have picked the Naza-Berjaya consortium for the long-term contract to supply, maintain and manage its huge fleet of official cars and polic...
Lithium-sulphur mix shows promise as 'world's most powerful ...
27 January 2020
MELBOURNE: Researchers in Australia say they have developed the world's most powerful rechargeable battery using lithium-sulphur, said to perform four times better than the stronge...
GM says plant set to close will produce electric cars
27 January 2020
DETROIT: A General Motors plant that was set to close will instead get a new life producing electric trucks and SUVs, the company announced today. The US auto giant announced a ...
Volkswagen Malaysia: Fun CNY 2020 videos
24 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia has created a series of fun videos to find out which Volkswagen suits you best based on your Chinese horoscope. There are 12 sho...
RM42mil in traffic fines paid during discount period, says B...
24 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Around RM42mil in outstanding traffic summonses have been paid by offenders during a five-day discount period. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Dep...
PLUS offers toll discount on first day of CNY
24 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: Road users will enjoy a 20% discount in toll charges on the first day of Chinese New Year, says PLUS Malaysia Berhad. The 20% CNY discount is for all private pass...
Get your free coffee and snacks at Petronas stations
24 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PDB) is providing some creature comforts for those headed outstation with its Coffee Break Campaign that saw it roping in partners ranging from...
TNG eWallet users stand to win big
24 January 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The e-Tunai Rakyat initiative looks set to reward Malaysians with more than just the free RM30 given by the government as additional offers from e-wallet platforms such ...
JPJ begins testing automated driving e-testing system
24 January 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) aims to implement its automated driving test or “e-testing” system for driving schools nationwide by June. Its director-general Da...
Debut of Volkswagen's next production ID delayed until April
24 January 2020
WASHINGTON: VW's next ID EV won't be unveiled until the New York International Auto Show this April, according to a media report. In September at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, ...
BMW calls for more partners to support child seat subsidy
24 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Malaysia is urging for more partners to come together to support its child car seat subsidy programme for parents in the B40 income group. Sashi Ambi, Head of ...
Jan 25-31: RON97 petrol price down 4 sen to RM2.49
24 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: The price of RON97 will go down four sen per litre, while RON95 and diesel prices remain the same for the week, starting tomorrow. The Finance Ministry said the p...
Audi cars will use ‘Vehicle-to-Everything' tech to communica...
24 January 2020
WASHINGTON: Audi outlined this week its plan to collaborate with Virginia Department of Transportation and Qualcomm to give cars the ability to communicate with construction zones ...
Spike Lee to introduce 2021 Cadillac Escalade with short fil...
24 January 2020
LOS ANGELES: Oscar-award-winning director Spike Lee has been hired to introduce the 2021 Cadillac Escalade with his short film “Anthem” on Feb 4 in Hollywood, General Motors Co’s l...