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Car wash operators can open for business from Feb 5

04 February 2021

PUTRAJAYA: Car wash services are among three business activities that have been given the green light to operate from Feb 5. The other two are pasar malam (night market traders)...

No ban on heavy vehicles on roads during CNY

04 February 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry will not ban heavy vehicles from operating on roads during the Chinese New Year celebrations this year, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. ...

China's messy car repair market gets a Goldman-backed makeov...

04 February 2021

SHANGHAI: Car repair can be challenging in China, rife with the potential for disputes over the quality of service and parts and dominated by mom-and-pop stores. But the auto af...

GST may make comeback by 2022-23, says Affin Hwang Research

04 February 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may look at a possible implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the medium term, likely by 2022 or 2023 to help correct the government’s fiscal ...

Ride on Ducati Malaysia's CNY promotions

04 February 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Ducati Malaysia is keeping the love of riding strong and bringing joy to Ducati fans around Malaysia while ensuring the safety and well-being of its customers through...

Chip crunch to affect global auto production into Q3, says I...

04 February 2021

LONDON: A shortage of auto chips could impact 672,000 units of global light vehicle production in the first quarter, data firm IHS Markit said on Wednesday, warning that the disrup...

Property giant Evergrande posts videos of cars, says ‘trial’...

03 February 2021

SHENZHEN: Evergrande Group, the property giant with ambitions to take on Elon Musk in the world of electric vehicles, released photos and video footage of its first batch of cars u...

Enough road tax disks nationwide, says JPJ

03 February 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has assured the public of sufficient supply of Motor Vehicle Licence disks to cater for customer transactions nationwide. In a sta...

Set up a single hotline for potholes, say experts

03 February 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Fixing pothole-riddled roads has been a never-ending battle, mostly due to the lack of coordination in handling the complaints, according to local experts. Univers...

Harley unveils turnaround plan

03 February 2021

CHICAGO: Harley-Davidson Inc’s shares plunged more than 20% on Tuesday after the motorcycle maker unexpectedly swung to a quarterly loss, overshadowing a new turnaround plan that t...

MCO extended from Feb 5 to Feb 18, says Ismail Sabri

02 February 2021

PUTRAJAYA: The movement control order (MCO) has been extended and will be enforced from Feb 5 to Feb 18. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all states except fo...

Rio de Janeiro gives up F1 chase

02 February 2021

The Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo. — AFP RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro has given up its controversial bid to build a new Formula One race track and steal Brazil's Grand Pri...

Karma teams up with Danish outfit on fuel cell propulsion sy...

02 February 2021

LOS ANGELES: Karma Automotive today announced that it will work with Denmark's Blue World Technologies to explore the viability of a fuel cell system to provide primary propulsion ...

NSC meets on Tuesday to discuss possible MCO extension

01 February 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Security Council (NSC) will meet Tuesday to discuss a possible extension of the movement control order, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. "The meet...

The long goodbye: Expect an oil price spike as oil companies...

01 February 2021

An oil refinery in the MIddle East. An oil-price spike would be a big economic headwind for a world recovering from the pandemic, especially in developing countries where the burde...

American automaker SSC claims world’s fastest car title — ag...

30 January 2021

NEW YORK: It seems that the third time’s the charm for SSC. After two bungled attempts at a speed record, the beleaguered US hypercar company SSC reported on Wednesday that its ...

Learn all about Michelin motorcycle tyres at online exhibiti...

30 January 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Michelin is starting 2021 with a Michelin Motorcycle Tyre Virtual Exhibition, a complete 360-degree platform to experience the exciting world of MICHELIN motorcycle t...

Touch ‘n Go to remove parking surcharge, plans eWallet reloa...

29 January 2021

PETALING JAYA: It is perhaps the much-awaited news for most Malaysians. Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd will be making two massive changes this year. All Touch ‘n Go parking surcharges, whi...

China’s XPeng to recall majority of G3 SUVs on power issue

29 January 2021

BEIJING: XPeng Inc. will recall 13,399 G3 electric sports utility vehicles due to an inverter issue that may cause loss of power and pose a safety risk, China’s State Administratio...

e-PG system set up to expedite guilty plea for traffic offen...

29 January 2021

PETALING JAYA: A system has been set up by the Malaysian judiciary for people to plead guilty to traffic offences, says the Office of the Registrar-General. In a statement today...