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China auto industry cuts 2022 outlook as commercial demand s...

11 July 2022

Vehicles zooming past a traffic policeman on the Second Ring Road in Beijing in this 2014 file pic. — Reuters SHANGHAI: A slump in commercial-vehicle demand led China's automobile...

Slow-moving traffic on several highways leading to KL

11 July 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow on several highways and main roads leading to Kuala Lumpur was reported to be slow-moving Monday evening (July 11) as people returned to the city from th...

LG Energy Solution to supply batteries for Mahindra SUV

11 July 2022

SEOUL: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution is set to supply batteries to Mahindra & Mahindra's first electric sports utility vehicle (SUV), a source familiar with the...

US crosses electric-car tipping point for mass adoption

11 July 2022

NEW YORK: Many people of a certain age can recall the first time they held a smartphone. The devices were weird and expensive and novel enough to draw a crowd at parties. Then, les...

Michelin CEO sees mild recession, car market rebound by 2024

11 July 2022

PARIS: Car sales crimped by semiconductor shortages may take until 2024 to recover, even assuming the global economy endures a mild recession rather than a deep slump, said the chi...

Carmakers start to starve combustion models out of existence

09 July 2022

DETROIT: Automakers have announced a whopping US$526 billion (RM2.4tril) collective investment in electric vehicles through 2026, more than double the amount they mapped out over a...

How to recharge your car at home safely

09 July 2022

KARLSRUHE (Germany): When electric vehicles catch fire, the damage is often immense and the incidents often make big headlines. Is bad charging to blame and where are the danger...

Indonesia plans to implement B35 biodiesel by end of July

08 July 2022

JAKARTA: Indonesia aims to implement a 35% palm oil mix in biodiesel, known as B35, by the end of the month to help absorb excess palm oil supply, senior energy ministry official D...

Aussie broker Vantage gets YouTuber Supercar Blondie to help...

08 July 2022

SINGAPORE: Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a topic that is trending worldwide among companies amid climate change. Working with a celebrity often helps make the mes...

Heavy vehicle drivers hauled up for entering KL at peak hour...

08 July 2022

Enforcement officers stopping a lorry during the joint operation at Jalan Istana during the morning peak hour. — Photo courtesy of DBKL KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty heavy vehicle driver...

Minivans are making a not so mini-comeback - here's why

08 July 2022

BERLIN: Prestige, a premium feel and plenty of space. When Norbert Weber raves about his latest design, the senior interior designer at Audi is not talking about the flagship A8, b...

New traffic device leaves smartphone-obsessed HK pedestrians...

08 July 2022

Pedestrians crossing a road in Hong Kong, China. The new device works in sync with a traffic light and projects a red hue from above when pedestrians need to stop. — Bloomberg HON...

Traffic building up on major highways

08 July 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow is getting heavier on main highways heading to the north, south and east coast of the peninsula as of 11am today as more people head out of the Klang Val...

Tired of waiting for cars, Japan’s consumers turn to motorcy...

08 July 2022

TOKYO: Japan’s motorcycle manufacturers, which cast their gaze abroad long ago to make up for shrinking domestic sales, are seeing a jump in demand from an unexpected place: their ...

Govt testing new fuel subsidy system

07 July 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: A targeted subsidy mechanism for fuel is currently being tested by the government before its implementation, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abd...

China unveils plans to spur car demand, may extend EV tax br...

07 July 2022

BEIJING: China today announced a raft of new steps to spur consumer demand for cars, saying it would consider extending a tax break for electric vehicles and outlining plans to bui...

265 PLUSRonda patrol teams on duty during Hari Raya Haji

07 July 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will mobilise 265 PLUSRonda patrol teams for a higher patrolling frequency during the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration, primarily at critic...

New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force

07 July 2022

LONDON: New European Union rules mandating speed-limiting systems to be fitted to new cars, vans and lorries have come into force as of July 6. The requirement for newly launche...

Giant UK electric-car charging station also will supply the ...

07 July 2022

LONDON: An electric-vehicle charging station that can juice hundreds of cars a day and set up with two batteries that can send power to the UK grid is opening in Oxford. The pro...

Almost 2 million vehicles expected on Hari Raya Aidiladha we...

06 July 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) expects about 1.9 million vehicles to use the highway every day from July 7 to 12 in conjunction with the coming Hari Raya Aidiladha celeb...