Carmakers start to see weaker demand amid inflation squeeze
05 August 2022
BERLIN: Carmakers are reporting lower demand in Europe and North America amid what analysts say is growing evidence that consumers are balking at higher prices and keeping their ca...
Pirelli raises sales target as pricing power offsets inflati...
05 August 2022
MILAN: Strong pricing power and cost savings will help Pirelli offset economic challenges, the Italian tyremaker said on Thursday as it beat second-quarter operating profit expecta...
Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc grapples ...
05 August 2022
Pedestrians crossing the road in the Tokyo business district. — Reuters
TOKYO: Japanese companies are temporarily shutting offices or suspending production as they battle a record...
Biden to sign bill to boost chipmakers, compete with China
05 August 2022
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will sign a bill next Tuesday to subsidise the US semiconductor industry and boost efforts to make the United States more competitive with China,...
P-hailing riders want full worker rights and benefits
05 August 2022
PETALING JAYA: Food delivery riders want the government to recognise them as legitimate employees with all the attendant rights and benefits, and no longer as gig workers.
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Chip makers have a message for car makers: Your turn to pay
04 August 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two years are easing - at a new and perman...
Aussie miner BHP to boost nickel exploration spending amid E...
03 August 2022
KALGOORLIE (Australia): BHP Group will increase its spending on nickel exploration over the next two years to meet growing demand for the raw material used in making electric vehic...
Aug 4-10: RON97 petrol down five sen, rest unchanged
03 August 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will drop by five sen from RM4.55 to RM4.50 per litre while RON95 and diesel prices will remain unchanged from Aug 4 to 10.
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How to make your car's navigation device fit for the big tri...
03 August 2022
STUTTGART: Going on a holiday by car? Then you should update the map data on your car's navigation system before setting off so that you have the latest information about your rout...
Shortage of payment cards irks travellers at causeway
03 August 2022
JOHOR BARU: Crossing the borders is getting to be a touch-and-go affair for Singaporeans – they don’t know how much extra they will have to pay.
Since the border reopened, Touch...
Battery maker CATL reshuffles management as billionaire exec...
03 August 2022
SHANGHAI: China's CATL said on Monday its vice chairman and deputy general manager Huang Shilin had resigned and would leave the battery maker to explore business opportunities els...
Sime Darby Motors to continue leading local EV infrastucture...
02 August 2022
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Motors Malaysia is on track with its plans to create a seamless experience for electric vehicle (EV) owners and to support the development of a highly eff...
Shenzhen accelerates China's driverless car dreams
01 August 2022
A safety driver sitting on the passenger seat as the car with autonomous driving system by DeepRoute.ai, drives itself on a street in Shenzhen last month. — Reuters
SHENZHEN: On a...
GoCar Malaysia rolls out two-month campaign
01 August 2022
PETALING JAYA: GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a-service platform, is currently running the ‘GoCarLah’ campaign offering discounts for GoCar Share (Round Trips) as ...
Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to buy lithium from ioneer's Nev...
01 August 2022
TOKYO: A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp will buy lithium from ioneer Ltd's Rhyolite Ridge mining project and use the metal to build electric vehicle ...
Uber courts drivers by letting them pick rides
01 August 2022
Many users in Singapore commented that they also noticed a fare difference when they manually keyed in the addresses of their saved locations, although a significant proportion als...
Mercedes putting tech from electric range king EQXX into pro...
31 July 2022
BERLIN: The Vision EQXX is considered the most efficient Mercedes ever built, perhaps even one of the most efficient electric cars overall, given its ability to cover more than 1,0...
Responsible drinking: Could a 'lickalyser' make self-testing...
30 July 2022
PARIS: Could rethinking the breathalyser make it more practical to monitor your alcohol consumption while out and about? During a music festival in Finland earlier this summer, tho...
50% discount for police traffic summonses draws huge crowd
30 July 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Police traffic summonses payment counters offering 50% discounts have always received overwhelming response from the public.
Today, at the Road March 2022 programm...
GAC hits back at Stellantis over collapse of Chinese JV
29 July 2022
GUANGZHOU: China's Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) said today it was "deeply shocked" by critical comments from Stellantis about the end of their joint venture in China, adding it...
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