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Malaysia to implement tax on high-value goods from May 1, 20...
02 November 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will implement a tax on high-value goods from May 1, 2024, its finance ministry said. In a written response to parliament on Wednesday, the ministry said ...
Group angling for COP28 support for automotive leather
02 November 2023
PARIS: France-based One 4 Leather, along with 30 signatories from international leather industry organisations, is calling on the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP...
Only one person in Malaysia qualified to install, maintain E...
01 November 2023
PETALING JAYA: There is only one person in the country who is qualified to install and maintain electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told. ...
China's electric bus revolution glides on
01 November 2023
SHENZHEN: On a rainy afternoon in Shenzhen, damp passengers jostle their way onto the megacity's buses, the quiet foot soldiers of an electric revolution for coal-guzzling China's ...
Transport Ministry exploring use of new camera with extra fe...
01 November 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry (MOT) is conducting a study on the use of a new surveillance camera that is able to capture and recognise vehicles using digital plates as a me...
Nov 2-8: Fuel prices unchanged
01 November 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Nov 2-8. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that RON...
‘Clearing abandoned vehicles from depot takes six months’
01 November 2023
GEORGE TOWN: Abandoned cars and motorcycles continue to be an eyesore in neighbourhoods and now have become an environmental hazard as well. To top it off, the local authority i...
Owners of vehicles parked in Subang Jaya industrial areas to...
01 November 2023
SUBANG JAYA: Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) will implement paid parking in industrial areas under its purview from Dec 1. “For the first phase, it will be enforced in four indu...
Sarawak JPJ to check on overloaded vehicles, tinted windscre...
01 November 2023
KUCHING: Road Transport Department (JPJ) is conducting statewide operations against commercial vehicles flouting the law, including overloading. JPJ Sarawak deputy director Nora...
Perak JPJ collects over RM800,000 from auction of seized veh...
01 November 2023
IPOH: The Perak Road Transport Department (JPJ) has collected RM858,470 from the sale of 118 confiscated vehicles through two auction series conducted this year. Perak RTD direc...
Carmakers planning fake gearshift option to make driving EVs...
01 November 2023
BERLIN: An increasing number of automakers are planning to offer a pseudo-manual transmission option for EVs to make them more fun to drive. There is no technical reason for a g...
Study to upgrade B2 motorcycle licence to B in final stage, ...
31 October 2023
MELAKA: The proposal to automatically upgrade the motorcycle driving license for class B2 to B is in the final stages of scrutiny by the Transport Ministry (MoT) and the Road Trans...
Japan's first fully autonomous vehicle suspended
31 October 2023
TOKYO: Japan's first pilot project of a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle has been suspended after a minor accident with a parked bicycle, officials said Monday. It is the l...
Poor compliance to traffic rules, says JPJ
31 October 2023
JITRA: The awareness and compliance among motorists to traffic rules and regulations, involving commercial vehicles, is still low, said Road Transport Department (JPJ) senior enfor...
Union reaches deal with GM, ending strike against Detroit au...
31 October 2023
Union workers picketing outside the Ford Michigan assembly plant in Wayne last month. — Reuters DETROIT: General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW) struck a tentative deal...
StarCarSifu Editors' Choice Awards 2023: Big wins for BMW, P...
30 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 edition of the StarCarSifu Editors’ Choice Awards saw Proton, Toyota and BMW emerging as the big winners. Proton X90 Flagship won the Local Car of the Yea...
Govt drawing up p-hailing guidelines for road safety, says L...
30 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: P-hailing operational guidelines are being developed to ensure the safety of riders and other road users, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the P-hail...
EPMB launches RM30mil car seat plant in Tanjung Malim
30 October 2023
(From left) Huang, Ahmad Razlan, Saarani, Hamidon and Li. KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) has launched its RM30mil hi-tech car seat manufacturing facility in Tanjung Mal...
MyEG, subsidiary get three-year contract extension from JPJ
30 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has extended the services contracts of My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) and its wholly-owned unit, MY EG Sdn Bhd (MYEGSB), for three year...
Kawasaki unveils Ninja 7 Hybrid, the world's first hybrid mo...
29 October 2023
BARCELONA: Kawasaki kept rumours about its upcoming hybrid motorcycle on the boil for several years and now the machine has finally arrived. After numerous patent drawings, prot...