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Call to cap car bonnet heights in UK as SUVs present safety ...

16 June 2025

LONDON: A limit on the height of car bonnets is needed as SUVs present a “clear and growing threat to public safety”, according to a new report in the UK. The think tank Transpo...

How do speed limiters protect everyone on the road?

14 June 2025

Engineer Shahirwan Salamun setting the computerised speed limiting system on a bus in Shah Alam, Selangor. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is set to enforce the us...

Slapping a limit on heavy vehicles

14 June 2025

SHAH ALAM: The days of heavy vehicles hurtling down roads at high speeds may soon be over, as the use of speed limiters will be enforced from October. The limiters, which cap th...

Truck weight in Germany will be checked automatically to saf...

14 June 2025

PARIS: The federal controlled-access highway system in Germany (Autobahn), the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) and the German Federal Highway Research Institute (B...

Kejara system failing, major revamp needed, says Loke

13 June 2025

SHAH ALAM: A massive revamp is needed to rescue the largely failed Kejara or demerit points system for traffic offences, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Under the current ...

Heavy vehicle speed limiter rule to be enforced from October

13 June 2025

SHAH ALAM: Enforcement of the use of speed limiters in heavy vehicles will be carried out in three phases, with the first stage set for October, says Transport Minister Anthony Lok...

Study: Lithium supplies won't keep up with demand for electr...

13 June 2025

BEIJING: China, Europe and the United States will be unable to extract enough lithium domestically to meet their demands for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to a study. ...

Toll collection for WCE Section 2 begins midnight tonight

13 June 2025

SHAH ALAM: Toll collection for the Section 2 stretch of the West Coast Expressway (WCE), which connects the SAE Interchange (KESAS) to the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) Inte...

AC Cobra GT Roadster starts deliveries

12 June 2025

LONDON: The first AC Cobra GT Roadster units were delivered recently, and this marks a watershed moment for a company with a legacy that stretches back to 1901. Extremely light ...

Armor All offers free car wash: Elmina Lakeside Mall, June 2...

12 June 2025

PETALING JAYA: Members of the public can get a free car wash on June 21 - 22, 2025 at Elmina Lakeside Mall. Armor All, a global leader in car care innovation, is offering the fr...

Database to weed out errant bus drivers

12 June 2025

Fahmi (left), Nanta and Loke addressing the media yesterday. KUALA LUMPUR: The days of errant bus drivers are numbered with a database containing their information, including past...

Registry can take habitual offenders off the road, say exper...

12 June 2025

PETALING JAYA: Driving licences of habitual traffic offenders must be suspended automatically to prevent them putting the lives of others at risk, say experts. Drivers of comme...

China's carmakers to pay suppliers on time as price war curb

12 June 2025

HONG KONG: Several of China's state-owned automakers have pledged to standardise bill payment periods for their suppliers to 60 days after authorities raised concerns about supply ...

Michelin Malaysia backs Rompin Beach Bash with Anakee Advent...

11 June 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Michelin Malaysia is sponsoring the two-wheel (2W) segment at the Rompin Beach Bash 2025, which will run from June 13 to 15. The event will combine off-road drivin...

Apple to roll out CarPlay updates with new features and fres...

11 June 2025

LONDON: Apple will upgrade its popular CarPlay smartphone mirroring system as part of a large update to its operating software. Unveiled during the announcement of iOS 26, the n...

Uber to launch self-driving taxis in London next year

11 June 2025

LONDON: Self-driving cars are about to face one of their biggest hurdles yet: A medieval network of winding roads, more complex than the grid layouts of Californian cities, already...

East-West Highway safety concerns to be addressed, says Loke

10 June 2025

GEORGE TOWN: Concerns over road safety along the East-West Highway will be raised at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (June 11), says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Although t...

Chinese state media calls for crackdown on 'zero-mileage use...

10 June 2025

BEIJING: The Chinese practice of selling brand new cars as heavily discounted second-hand vehicles to get rid of inventory should be ended, the official newspaper of the country's ...

Potential EV price war looming in Malaysia

10 June 2025

PETALING JAYA: Amid global overcapacity, a “full-blown” price war could be unleashed in the local electric vehicle (EV) space, warns an analyst. In Malaysia, locally assembled E...

Nippon Paint Malaysia's workshop session bridges education a...

10 June 2025

SHAH ALAM: Nippon Paint (Malaysia) recently held its Bengkel Keunggulan 2025 in order to bridge education and industry and future-proof the skills of Malaysia’s automotive talent. ...