News - Autos News

5463 news articles matched

Tag: Autos News

Small Toyota Aygo and Suzuki Swift are big on reliability, s...

03 June 2025

LONDON: The Toyota Aygo and Suzuki Swift are ranked as the most reliable used superminis or subcompacts in the United Kingdom (UK). Leading UK used car warranty provider Warrant...

Flagship India EV policy is a 'non-starter'

03 June 2025

NEW DELHI: India is rolling out a new flagship electric vehicle policy that aims to lure global automakers into making cars locally. It knows Tesla Inc. may still not bite. T...

Spain's Ibiza limits tourist cars and caravans

03 June 2025

PARIS: Spain's island of Ibiza — a hugely popular Mediterranean destination — from Sunday started limiting the number of incoming tourist cars and caravans because of the huge numb...

Second life for depleted EV batteries

02 June 2025

PETALING JAYA: With the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia on the rise, talks have begun with EV producers on what to do with the almost 900,000 depleted lithium-ion bat...

‘EV ecosystem urgently needed’

02 June 2025

PETALING JAYA: With electric vehicle (EV) adoption among Malaysians beginning to kick off, the need for a EV battery recycling ecosystem is more crucial than ever, say stakeholders...

Consumers, manufacturers key to enforcing EV battery recycli...

02 June 2025

PETALING JAYA: The government’s plans to push for the recycling of depleted electric vehicles (EVs) batteries must be enforced among both manufacturers and consumers to be environm...

JPJ introduces new vehicle inspection standards

31 May 2025

PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will introduce two key improvements to its vehicle inspection procedures starting Saturday (June 1) to enhance road safety standa...

Tackling microsleep to improve safety at work and on the roa...

31 May 2025

PETALING JAYA: Dr Julius Goh Liang Chye of Universiti Malaya remembers his childhood journeys back to Kedah from Kuala Lumpur very well. "As children, we always depended on our ...

Google Maps causes 'chaos' in Germany by falsely reporting m...

31 May 2025

HAMBURG: It was the start of a four-day weekend for many families, and roads across Germany were already set to be clogged by people heading off on a May holiday break. Then Goo...

Chinese EVs grab biggest market share in Europe in 9 months

30 May 2025

PARIS: Chinese automakers captured the biggest share of Europe's electric-vehicle market in nine months, regaining ground lost after the European Union imposed tariffs last year. ...

Slovak auto industry warns of higher taxes

29 May 2025

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia's auto industry warned that Prime Minister Robert Fico's government risks hurting a dominant sector in the country with tax increases and a geopolitical shift ...

Selangor authorities detain five men suspected of subsidised...

29 May 2025

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry detained five men suspected of diesel fraud using subsidised fleet cards yesterday. The ministry...

Japanese single-seater 'mibot' EV pulls in the orders

29 May 2025

HIROSHIMA: In the rural suburbs of Hiroshima, a Japanese startup is trying to kick start the nation's electric vehicle market with the smallest, cheapest car it can possibly make. ...

Flawed carparks driving users up the wall

29 May 2025

PETALING JAYA: Hot, stuffy and dimly lit – these are the conditions of many multistorey and basement carparks in the Klang Valley brought about by poor design and upkeep. Mot...

Spike in heavy vehicles hogging fast lane raises alarm

28 May 2025

SEREMBAN: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has raised the alarm over a rising number of heavy vehicles illegally using the right-most lane on highways, which not only breaches t...

KEV Advenduro introduces biking tours for on- and off-road e...

28 May 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: KEV Advenduro breaks new ground with Malaysia’s first motorcycle guided tours that combine both on- and off-road customised packages. Riders can choose roads, trai...

China auto market price war stokes fears of industry shake-o...

28 May 2025

The Galaxy Cruiser SUV from the Geely group. DETROIT: An intensifying auto industry price war in China has stoked fears of a long-anticipated shake-out in the world’s largest car ...

First US driverless trucks start deliveries in Texas

28 May 2025

WASHINGTON: US tech company Aurora Innovation has started hauling freight between Dallas and Houston using self-driving trucks in what promises to usher in a new era of road transp...

Thailand plans bid for F1 race in 2028

28 May 2025

BANGKOK: Thailand plans on bidding to host a Formula One race by 2028, the government said Monday, after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held her latest talks with motorsport...

Speed cameras raise awareness, no tickets issued

27 May 2025

SEATTLE: Two new speed cameras have been installed in Washington State in the US to detect speeding. But instead of issuing tickets and fining offenders, the authorities are se...