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Allianz lays out challenges in insuring EV players

09 June 2020

SINGAPORE: The future of mobility is clearly electric, but the transition will lead to a fundamental change in risk for manufacturers, suppliers and insurers alike and will have a ...

Japan wants manufacturing back from China, but breaking up s...

09 June 2020

Honda plant in Wuhan. — Reuters TOKYO: When Japanese firm Iris Ohyama agreed in April to begin producing much-needed face masks in Japan, it marked a win for Prime Minister Shinzo...

German public electric car charging network grows by 60%

09 June 2020

FRANKFURT: Germany’s public network for electric vehicles expanded by 10,000 charging spots, an increase of nearly 60%, in the last year, the country’s electricity lobby said on Mo...

Economic uncertainties and fear of losing jobs may dampen ca...

09 June 2020

PETALING JAYA: While the automotive sector may have received a shot in the arm in the form of a sales tax exemption, it might not be enough to cause consumers to make a dash for ca...

A million-mile battery from China could power your EV

08 June 2020

NINGDE (China): The Chinese behemoth that makes electric-car batteries for Tesla Inc. and Volkswagen AG developed a power pack that lasts more than a million miles (1.6 million kil...

UK may give drivers up to £6,000 in car scrappage scheme, sa...

08 June 2020

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to £6,000 (RM32,507) to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric vehicles, under plans to relaun...

UM bars outsiders, no more through-road

08 June 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) says it will be restricting access to all its entrances and exits to only staff and students as well as employees of Universiti Malaya Medcial ...

Interstate travel ban to be lifted on June 10, says PM

07 June 2020

PETALING JAYA: Interstate travel is to be allowed effective June 10, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said people would be allowed to cross state borders, excep...

Penang Bridge RFID users to get 20% discount from mid-July

07 June 2020

GEORGE TOWN: Motorists under the private vehicle category who use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to pay toll will enjoy a 20% discount on Penang Bridge beginning the middle ...

Love for antique cars allows 'Nasi Lemak Volvo' seller to bo...

07 June 2020

A different take. Mohsin and his wife selling 'nasi lemak' using the front of a Volvo 122 Amazon as the base for their stall. — Bernama BATU PAHAT: A man's love for a classic car ...

Self-driving sector contends its cars can prevent many more ...

06 June 2020

NEW YORK: Companies working on self-driving vehicles have criticised an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all US road crashes could be prevented by driverles...

Drive-in theatres experience a revival across US amid Covid-...

06 June 2020

WASHINGTON: Drive-in movie theatres are one of the few businesses experiencing a renaissance amid the coronavirus pandemic. As one of the few entertainment destinations you can ...

Car prices to drop with zero sales tax

05 June 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: The automotive industry has lauded the government's move to fully exempt sales tax for locally assembled cars, and halved the sales tax for imported cars to 5% (from ...

Allianz General offers on-the-go windscreen replacement and ...

05 June 2020

Williams (second from right) with his team. KUALA LUMPUR: Allianz General Insurance Company (M) Berhad’s customers can now expect on-the-go windscreen replacement and quick repair...

100% sales tax exemption for CKD cars, 50% exemption for CBU...

05 June 2020

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced that locally assembled cars will be given 100% sales tax exemption, while fully imported cars will get 50% sal...

Self-driving cars could only prevent a third of US crashes, ...

05 June 2020

WASHINGTON: Self-driving cars, long touted by developers as a way to eliminate road deaths, could likely only prevent a third of all US road crashes, according to a study released ...

June 6 to 12: Fuel prices up again

05 June 2020

GM Cruise tries to poach Zoox engineers as company for sale

05 June 2020

Vogt in a Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in this January file pic. — Reuters DETROIT: Self-driving technology company Cruise, a unit of General Motors Co’s, is trying to poach e...

Project Cars 3 aims to please sim crowd, newcomers

05 June 2020

LONDON: "Project Cars 3" is on track for a mid-2020 release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC, as a first trailer relays. Some 200 cars and 140 tracks will be included, ...

Germany forces all petrol stations to provide EV charging

05 June 2020

FRANKFURT: Germany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging as part of a sweeping €130 billion (RM623bil) economic recovery plan, boosting electric ve...