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GoCar teams up with TotalEnergies to offer Online-to-Offline...
20 April 2023
PETALING JAYA: GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, has inked a partnership agreement with TotalEnergies Marketing Malaysia to launch Online-to-Offli...
French car lobby makes plea for bonus for 'made in Europe' e...
20 April 2023
PARIS: French car lobby Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) on Wednesday proposed that a state bonus for consumers buying electric cars be reserved for vehicles "made in Euro...
Toyota to invest US$338mil in new hybrid, flex car in Brazil
20 April 2023
SAO PAULO: Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it will invest 1.7 billion reais (US$338mil/RM1.4bil) to manufacture a new hybrid, flex-fuel compact car in Brazil, which will run on...
As EV costs tumble in China, an export wave builds
20 April 2023
SHANGHAI: Elon Musk has said the only thing holding back electric vehicle (EV) sales is their price. Companies like BYD are solving that problem in China – and getting ready to ...
Five dos and don'ts when driving a car with manual gearbox
20 April 2023
HAMBURG: Learning to drive a car with manual transmission was once a rite of passage for many would-be motorists, but with automatic transmission on the rise, cog-swappers are less...
Waze app now available in Volvo cars
20 April 2023
GOTHENBURG: Popular navigation app Waze becomes available to all Volvo cars around the globe with Google built-in The best of Waze’s real-time routing, navigation and alerts are...
Jaguar Land Rover to spend £15bil on EVs and autonomous tech
20 April 2023
LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover will invest £15 billion (RM83bil) over the next five years on developing electric cars as well as autonomous-driving features as part of its drive to ditc...
Wheelcorp Premium introduces new MINI charging station in Kl...
20 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: BMW and MINI dealer Wheelcorp Premium has introduced a new MINI-badged charging station in Kota Kemuning, Klang, offering electric vehicle (EV) owners in the area bet...
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia gets new vice-president
19 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has announced the appointment of Bettina Plangger as its vice-president and head of marketing and sales for Mercedes-Benz Cars Malaysia and SEA...
smart #3 unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2023 and slated for local...
19 April 2023
SHANGHAI: National carmaker Proton’s move into the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market continues to gain momentum as senior management members attended the global unveiling of the smar...
CATL unveils condensed battery planned to power planes
19 April 2023
SHANGHAI: China's CATL said today it was working with partners to develop electric passenger planes as they unveiled a condensed matter battery it said was strong enough to power s...
Shanghai auto show crowds flock to BYD's Seagull
19 April 2023
A group of visitors expressing great interest in the Seagull at the 2023 Auto Shanghai show. — Reuters SHANGHAI: At the Shanghai auto show this week, the largest crowds can be fou...
Trevo rolls out balik kampung promotions
19 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Trevo has unveiled its Raya Bersama Trevo promotions for users to balik kampung in style and save money. Users will be entitled t...
Special RM50 rate applies to all traffic summonses except th...
19 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: All traffic summonses issued for violations in 2022 and earlier are eligible for the special settlement rate of RM50 except those which are pending settlement in cour...
Johor CIQ needs to be 100% efficient ahead of Raya exodus, s...
19 April 2023
JOHOR BARU: With Hari Raya Aidilfitri just a couple of days away, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has expressed dissatisfaction on the efficiency shown at Bangunan Sultan ...
April 20-26: Fuel prices unchanged
19 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from April 20-26. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that...
Raya exodus: Toll-free days to cost govt RM93mil
19 April 2023
KUCHING: The government has to bear about RM93mil to implement the free ‘Rahmah’ toll initiative for four days from today, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. ...
Sarawak JPJ to intensify patrols at 52 accident hotspots
19 April 2023
KUCHING: The Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) will step up patrols at 52 accident-prone locations throughout the state in conjunction with the Aidilfitri celebration. Dep...
Festive promotion for buyers of Ford Ranger models
19 April 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: A two-year free service package is offered to new buyers of the Ford Ranger XL double cab (automatic and manual variants) and Ranger XLT. The Raya campaign runs f...
US firm reinvents Wankel engine in potential leap for small ...
19 April 2023
WASHINGTON: US engineering company Liquid Piston claims to have reinvented the old rotary Wankel piston engine to create a mini-powerhouse that weighs only a tenth of a comparable ...