Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV m...
08 May 2024
BEIJING: Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart...
Airport touts offer luxury ride to unsuspecting tourists, sa...
08 May 2024
SEPANG: A luxury car was among the vehicles seized under special operations to get rid of airport touts by the Road Transport Department (JPJ).
JPJ deputy director-general (Plan...
Shell to sell Singapore refinery, petrochemical assets to Ch...
08 May 2024
SINGAPORE: Shell said today it has agreed to sell its refinery and petrochemical assets in Singapore to a joint venture between Indonesia's Chandra Asri Capital and Glencore Asian ...
Why the use of sodium-ion batteries is set to expand
08 May 2024
PARIS: The idea of sodium-ion battery production is starting to take off, with the development of models for both industry and electric mobility. This technology is considered both...
One dead, another injured as tree falls in KL city centre
07 May 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: “We could only watch helplessly as he slowly faded away.”
That was the cry of an onlooker as a motorist, trapped under a giant tree that fell along Jalan Sultan Is...
Shell says it remains 'committed to mobility business' in Ma...
07 May 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell said today that it is still "committed to the mobility business" in Malaysia despite a report claiming it is in talks with Saudi Aramco to sell its gas stations...
Test drive for QR code system at Johor checkpoints
07 May 2024
JOHOR BARU: A pilot project to test the implementation of a QR code immigration clearance system in Johor will be carried out in June, says state Immigration director Baharuddin Ta...
Bracing for a maze of projects in Penang
07 May 2024
GEORGE TOWN: Traffic on Penang island is often monstrous, especially at peak hours, with narrow roads and many industrial areas.
With five major transportation projects taking o...
Car makers seek to accelerate integration of healthcare tech...
07 May 2024
HoneyNaps’ Somnum automotive healthcare solution.
SEOUL: Global automotive manufacturers are swiftly incorporating advanced healthcare technologies into vehicles, marking a sign...
Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in Chi...
07 May 2024
NEW DELHI: Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, analysts said, driven by a shift to electric cars in China and the United States...
Europe's auto suppliers reach the end of the road
06 May 2024
GIFHORN (Germany): Emrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory where he works in northe...
JPJ says Bjak not authorised to offer road tax renewal servi...
06 May 2024
PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) says digital motor insurance platform Bjak Sdn Bhd is not authorised to offer road tax renewal services.
In an official statem...
EU election could force sharp turn in electric car policy
06 May 2024
PARIS: A change at the top of European institutions could herald a change in the 2035 target to phase out sales of internal combustion engine cars even though the automotive indust...
Indonesia’s first EV battery plant to start operation in Jun...
06 May 2024
JAKARTA: Indonesian president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has announced that the first electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in the country will begin operating in June.
Speaking at th...
France ramps up electric vehicle ambition as Xi arrives in P...
06 May 2024
PARIS: The French government will sign a wide-ranging pact with the automotive industry today that sets new targets for electric vehicle sales, just as Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Shell in talks to sell Malaysia fuel stations to Saudi Aramc...
06 May 2024
SINGAPORE: Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in Malaysia, the second-largest such network in the country,...
When is it time to buy a new motorcycle helmet?
06 May 2024
MUNICH: Time for a new motorcycle helmet? That question is not so easy to answer. Certainly after an accident or a hard knock, you should get a new one even if there’s no visible e...
No final decision yet on diesel subsidy cut, says Anwar
05 May 2024
BUTTERWORTH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described foreign media reports regarding fuel subsidy cuts as unethical and that no final decision was made at the cabinet lev...
EV startup Rivian hires Volvo veteran Varela as operations c...
04 May 2024
LOS ANGELES: Rivian Automotive named Javier Varela its chief operating officer on Friday, bolstering its ranks with the Volvo veteran as the electric-vehicle startup expands its pr...
Malaysian embarks on solo trip around the world in his Perod...
03 May 2024
PETALING JAYA: A Sarawakian has started his solo trip around the world in his trusty Perodua Kenari on May 1. The journey is expected to take three years.
Jack Voon Kuet Fei, 47...
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