Does the world need so many cars?
17 September 2021
HONG KONG: Global automakers are slashing production forecasts, which will cost the world hundreds of thousands of cars in the coming months.
Yet any worries about this outcome ...
BlaBlaCar launches a coach for safer driving
16 September 2021
PARIS: BlaBlaCar is launching a new car insurance offer, the French carpooling company has announced.
Drivers who sign up to the coverage plan will be able to benefit from a ded...
BMW Motorrad replaces accessory footrests for GS models
16 September 2021
MUNICH: BMW Motorrad is recalling some GS footrests over their lack of corrosion resistance.
It said stress corrosion cracks may occur on the studs of certain milled footrests f...
Xpeng could consider acquisitions to expand capacity
16 September 2021
DETROIT: Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc would consider acquiring less successful rivals to expand production capacity in the future, company president Brian Gu told repor...
LG Innotek slashes rare earth usage in world's strongest mag...
16 September 2021
SEOUL: LG Innotek has developed the world's strongest "eco magnet" in collaboration with magnet company SGI (Sunglim Group Industry) Co.
The magnet minimises the use of heavy ra...
Focus on road safety must shift to entire system, says US ag...
15 September 2021
DETROIT: The new chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board wants governments and businesses to change the way they look at highway safety, considering the whole syste...
Sept 16-22: Fuel prices unchanged
15 September 2021
PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will remain unchanged from Sept 16 to Sept 22, says the Finance Ministry.
In a statement today, it said that the retail price for RON97 and RON95 petr...
Apple supplier Foxconn halts EV project with China's Byton, ...
15 September 2021
TOKYO: Apple supplier Foxconn's electric vehicle project with Byton has been put on hold due to the Chinese startup's worsening financial situation, the Nikkei newspaper reported t...
Vehicles from the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' movie go under the ha...
15 September 2021
GOLD COAST: Auctioneer Lloyds is offering a sale featuring 13 extravagant vehicles straight out of the movie "Max Mad: Fury Road." The lot, which cannot be split, is on sale until ...
Tata mulling leadership makeover of US$106bil Indian empire
15 September 2021
MUMBAI: Tata Sons Ltd., the holding company for India’s largest conglomerate, is considering an historic revamp of its leadership structure by creating a chief executive officer’s ...
Men need not apply to world’s largest e-scooter factory
14 September 2021
BANGALORE: Ola Electric Mobility Pvt’s new electric-scooter factory aims to build 10 million two-wheelers annually, or 15% of the world’s e-scooters by 2022, in an operation run an...
MARii and Bank Muamalat to help 500 aftermarket vendors
14 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) and Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd are continuing their partnership to offer financial aid to the automotive a...
China to consolidate overcrowded EV industry, says minister
13 September 2021
BEIJING: China has "too many" electric vehicle (EV) makers and the government will encourage consolidation, Industry and Information Technology Minister Xiao Yaqing said today.
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Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, says Dutch cour...
13 September 2021
Taxis lining up next to an Uber pick-up area in Los Angeles. — Reuters
AMSTERDAM: Uber drivers are employees rather than independent contractors and are entitled to greater worker...
Almost 1,000 summonses issued in KL traffic ops over weekend
12 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic ops in the city over the weekend have led to nearly 1,000 summonses issued and 43 motorcycles seized for illegal modifications.
City Traffic Investigation ...
This is the decisive factor in whether to buy a plug-in hybr...
11 September 2021
STUTTGART: There are now electric cars on the market that can travel up to 700km on a single charge, thanks to their giant batteries.
However, for many, this emission-free way t...
Miros mulls new plan to lower motorcycle fatalities
10 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is working together with the Ministry of Transport to come up with a 10-year plan to lower the number of fatal...
Apple’s Watch software chief takes over self-driving car pro...
10 September 2021
LOS ANGELES: Apple Inc. appointed one of its top software executives, Kevin Lynch, to oversee its nascent self-driving car project after the previous leader left for Ford Motor Co....
Tolls, stickers or free? Spain mulls future of motorways
10 September 2021
MADRID: Who's going to pay for Spain's motorways? Debate is raging over the funding of its 12,000km of motorways after the government made some roads toll-free after the concession...
Not again! Lorry rams into seven vehicles in Sungai Buloh
10 September 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: It seems like even when you are driving safely, you may still be dragged into an accident.
In the second incident of its kind in less than a week, three out of sev...
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