Vehicle sales up 7.3%
17 December 2022
PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales in the country rose by 7.3% in November 2022 to 64,404 units from 60,047 units in the same month last year.
The automotive industry continued to fil...
Glove craze out, electric vehicle craze in
17 December 2022
PETALING JAYA: Two years ago, Malaysia saw a flurry of companies rushing into glove manufacturing as they tried to get a slice of the pandemic-driven demand.
But the craze quick...
Europe's car repairers call for competition rules rewrite
16 December 2022
LONDON: Europe's car repair and spare parts industry is calling for a rewrite of EU competition rules, arguing they allow carmakers and franchise dealers to disadvantage independen...
Mick Schumacher switches from Ferrari to Mercedes
16 December 2022
PARIS: Mick Schumacher was dropped by Ferrari as a reserve driver on Thursday and immediately signed with their rivals Mercedes in the same role.
After Ferrari announced the 23-...
Japan tax reform to target low-emission cars, shift to inves...
16 December 2022
TOKYO: Japan will extend tax breaks on low-emission cars and seek to shift its massive household savings into investment in the government's annual tax code revision to be approved...
Indonesia plans US$5,000 subsidy for each electric-car purch...
16 December 2022
JAKARTA: Indonesia is finalising subsidies for electric vehicle purchases to boost local adoption and bring in more investments.
The government plans to give subsidies of up to ...
Tycoon Syed Mokhtar weighs options for DRB-Hicom, say source...
16 December 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary is conducting a strategic review of conglomerate DRB-Hicom Bhd, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The busin...
Electric vehicles confront the leap to the mass market
15 December 2022
DETROIT: The past year was sobering for investors who poured money into Tesla Inc and rival electric vehicle startups that hoped to emulate Tesla CEO Elon Musk's success.
As int...
No ferry service for Penang motorcycles for seven months, te...
15 December 2022
BUTTERWORTH: Ferry services for motorcycles will be stopped for seven months to upgrade berthing facilities at the Raja Tun Uda and Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminals.
Penang Po...
JPJ exceeds target, collects RM4.6bil in revenue as of Dec 1...
15 December 2022
MELAKA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has collected RM4.6bil in revenue as of Dec 11, exceeding the target of RM4.12bil for the year.
Director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim...
Ni Hsin to partner Sirim in setting up lithium-ion battery r...
15 December 2022
From left: Sirim industrial research senior vice-president Mohd Azanuddin Salleh, Sirim president and group CEO Datuk Indera Ahamad Sabirin Arshad, Ni Hsin chairman Sofiyan Yahya, ...
Selangor JPJ issues 632 compound notices to traffic offender...
15 December 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 632 compound notices for various traffic offences to motorists during a two-hour integrated operation at the A...
Govt to look into ways to bring in EVs priced below RM100K, ...
15 December 2022
BANGI: The government will look into ways to bring affordable electric vehicles (EVs) priced less than RM100,000 into the local market to benefit the people, says Natural Resources...
Hackers turn red traffic lights green using flaw in German s...
15 December 2022
HANOVER: Motorists who dream of cruising through cities with all the traffic lights turning green as they go might like to visit Hanover in Germany, where hackers have made this po...
Dec 15-21: RON97 petrol down 20 sen, rest unchanged
14 December 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will drop by 20 sen from RM3.75 to RM3.55 per litre, while prices of RON95 and diesel will remain unchanged from Dec 15 to 21.
The...
Germany's Borgward car brand vanishes again as quick as it r...
14 December 2022
BERLIN: The Borgward car brand, which was revived with high hopes in 2015 by Chinese carmaker Beiqi Foton Motor, has been declared officially insolvent by a court in China, Automot...
JPJ clamping down on illegal taxis at airports in Selangor
13 December 2022
SEPANG: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has arrested 19 suspects in its latest sweep on illegal taxi operators at airports in Selangor.
JPJ director-general Datuk Zailani Ha...
German car giants and Asian battery kings: a match made in H...
13 December 2022
BERLIN/BUDAPEST: German automakers and Asian battery suppliers are getting together in Hungary in a multi-billion-dollar marriage of convenience to drive their electric ambitions.
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Auto lobby slams Swiss plan to curb electric cars in power c...
13 December 2022
ZURICH: The Swiss car importers lobby hit back on Monday at the government's proposal to limit the use of electric vehicles in any power crunch, saying the mere suggestion could pr...
60% of electric vehicles globally to depend on made-in-Indon...
12 December 2022
JAKARTA: As many as 60% of the electric vehicles (EVs) in the world will depend on the battery ecosystem that is being built in an integrated manner in Indonesia, the country's pre...
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