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German EVS lead quality perception in key markets

27 May 2025

BERLIN: German carmakers are widely regarded as producing the highest-quality electric vehicles (EVs), even outside their home market, according to an international survey commissi...

China regulator summons automakers to discuss 'zero-mileage'...

27 May 2025

SHANGHAI: China's commerce ministry will meet industry bodies and automakers including BYD and Dongfeng Motor to discuss increasing sales of "used cars" that were never driven, a p...

RON95 subsidy rationalisation in 2H2025, says Amir Hamzah

27 May 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: The rationalisation of RON95 fuel subsidies will be implemented in the second half of 2025, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. He said the...

Auto sector outlook showing divergence

26 May 2025

PETALING JAYA: The automotive industry’s earnings visibility is still good, backed by a booking backlog of 130,000 units as of the end of February this year. More than half of t...

No fuel hike for Malaysians, but foreigners will pay more

26 May 2025

JOHOR BARU: Foreigners will need to pay more for fuel under the fuel rationalisation exercise, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. There are about four million foreign...

Stern action to address tipper lorry violations

26 May 2025

SHAH ALAM: Tipper lorries are among the highest number of goods vehicles seized by Road Transport Department (JPJ) in enforcement operations since 2022. Senior Enforcement direc...

JPJ vehicle auction rakes in RM237K

26 May 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Road Transport Department (JPJ) has collected RM237,000 from its first public auction of the year, involving 124 seized vehicles. Its director, H...

Tariff crossfire hits Japanese auto suppliers

26 May 2025

TOKYO: Four decades ago, Hiroko Suzuki's father threaded the needle of a U.S. trade war by pushing the family auto-parts business into newer niche products. Now, tariffs imposed...

Trump pauses 50% tariffs on EU imports

26 May 2025

MORRISTOWN ( New Jersey): US President Donald Trump on Sunday backed off his threat to speed up 50% tariffs on imports from the European Union, agreeing to extend his deadline for ...

Dymag leans on Taiwan firm AIM to mass-produce carbon hybrid...

25 May 2025

LONDON: Dymag Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of German wheel maker Borbet GmbH, and Taiwan’s Advanced International Multitech Co., Ltd. (AIM) have partnered to spe...

US officials propose rollback of 'hated' stop-start feature ...

24 May 2025

WASHINGTON: Officials in the United States are planning to discourage carmakers from installing fuel-saving stop-start technology in cars. The proposal comes from Environmental ...

PDRM offers 50% discount on traffic summonses

23 May 2025

JOHOR BAHRU: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is offering a 50% discount on traffic summonses in conjunction with the Johor MADANI Rakyat 2025 Programme (PMR), which will be held M...

Malaysia aims for 10K EV charging points by 2025

23 May 2025

BANGKOK: Malaysia is targeting to set up 10,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations nationwide by year end, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, w...

US Senate blocks California's 2035 EV ambition

23 May 2025

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday voted to bar California's landmark plan to end the sale of petrol-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states representing ...

Argentines driving new cars with paper license plates

22 May 2025

BUENOS AIRES: Mariela Mailhe sells imported cars in one of Argentina's flashiest neighborhoods. They come with electronically adjustable leather seats and panoramic sunroofs, b...

Thai domestic car sales rise in April

22 May 2025

BANGKOK: Thailand's domestic car sales in April rose for the first time in 23 months, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday, though production and exports extended the...

SUV surge in UK

21 May 2025

LONDON: The number of new SUV models available to British drivers is at its highest in 25 years, with selection up by 543% since 2000. Analysis from CarGurus — a leading automot...

Beware of wildlife when driving on East-West Highway at nigh...

21 May 2025

IPOH: Small vehicles, including motorcyclists, are advised to avoid using the East-West Highway (JRTB) at night to reduce the risk of encountering wild animals, particularly elepha...

German auto suppliers scale back domestic investments

21 May 2025

BERLIN: Faced with a weak economy and global uncertainties, German automotive suppliers are pulling back on domestic investments, a survey by the country's Automotive Industry Asso...

JPJ introduces new driving licence card with enhanced securi...

21 May 2025

JOHOR BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has introduced a newly designed Malaysian Driving Licence (LMM) card featuring enhanced security features. Its director-general, ...