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PolicyStreet: Renew car insurance, up to RM300 cashback

11 August 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: This Merdeka, PolicyStreet is offering 2x Merdeka Flash Sales and a new Refer-a-Friend programme. Renew your car insurance, and stand a chance to score up to RM30...

Japanese manufacturers rank bottom at UK EV sales in 1H25

11 August 2025

LONDON: Japanese car manufacturers recorded the sharpest declines for electric vehicle (EV) sales in UK in the first half of the year, according to new analysis. The Energy and ...

China's car sales growth slows in July

08 August 2025

SHANGHAI: China's car sales growth slowed in July partly due to weaker demand for hybrids, as regulators in the world's biggest auto market crack down on a price war that has bruis...

Amazon's Zoox driverless car gets clearance

07 August 2025

NEW YORK: The Trump administration has cleared the way for Zoox, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to demonstrate self-driving cars that lack traditional drivin...

Carro targets US IPO: Over $3bil valuation

07 August 2025

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based Carro, Southeast Asia's largest used-car online marketplace, is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering as early as 2026 that could raise up to $500...

Hyundai and GM plan JV for five new models including electri...

07 August 2025

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co and General Motors Co plan to jointly develop five vehicles that will hit the market in 2028, including an electric van for North America, as the two automa...

Speeding driver on Autobahn fined: Clocked at over 320kph

06 August 2025

BERLIN: A motorist was clocked driving at more than 320 kph (199 mph) on the Autobahn west of Berlin, a record high at more than 124 mph above the speed limit, German police said. ...

Lyft and Baidu to bring autonomous taxis to Europe

05 August 2025

LONDON: US ride-hailing company Lyft said on Monday it is partnering with Chinese tech firm Baidu to bring self-driving taxis to Europe. The launch is planned for 2026 in German...

Padu data to be used to identify eligible RON95 subsidy rece...

05 August 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Data on the \) will be used as the primary reference for the implementation of targeted subsidies for RON95 fuel, says Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Aziz...

Stay focused while driving

04 August 2025

BERLIN: Quick reactions behind the wheel are important when driving – even the briefest distraction can become a problem, says warns the Auto Club Europa (ACE). Here are some of...

Thailand tweaks its electric vehicle policy

31 July 2025

BANGKOK: Thailand adjusted an electric vehicle incentive policy on Wednesday to give carmakers more flexibility to meet production requirements and boost exports, amid tepid domest...

Brazilian trade panel brings forward tariff increase for CKD...

31 July 2025

SAO PAULO (Brazil): The Brazilian trade panel known as Gecex-Camex decided on Wednesday to bring forward a tariff increase schedule for disassembled electric and hybrid vehicles im...

Bezos-backed EV startup Slate Auto faces challenges

30 July 2025

NEW YORK: When Will Haseltine saw images online of a small, boxy electric pickup from startup Slate Auto this past spring, he got on the waitlist right away. The sparse interior...

Maxim and inDrive can continue e-hailing services in Malaysi...

29 July 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: E-hailing service providers Maxim and inDrive can continue operations in Malaysia, following a decision by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), subject to certain...

Study: Going electric cleaner overall than maintaining old I...

28 July 2025

BERLIN: An older car with a petrol or diesel engine that has already been produced must surely have a better carbon footprint than a brand new electric car that has to be manufactu...

LG Energy Solution warns of slowing EV battery demand

25 July 2025

SEOUL: South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution warned on Friday of a further slowdown in demand by early next year due to U.S. tariffs and policy uncertainties after it posted...

Catch Royal Enfield's custom talk at Art of Speed 2025, MAEP...

25 July 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Enfield will present the Kustom & Coffee Talk: Inside the Custom World at Art of Speed 2025 tomorrow. The lively talk event will be held at the main stag...

New European car sales drops 5% in June

24 July 2025

BRUSSELS: New car sales in Europe fell more than 5% in June, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Thursday, in a reflection of the global challenges fac...

US auto makers and union upset over Trump's low 15% tariff o...

24 July 2025

WASHINGTON: US automakers worry that President Donald Trump's agreement to tariff Japanese vehicles at 15% would put them at a competitive disadvantage, saying they will face steep...

Proposal criticised: EVs-only plan for EU car rental firms

23 July 2025

MUNICH: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized plans that newspaper Bild said the European Union is working on that would prohibit car-rental firms and large corporations from...