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KEV Advenduro introduces biking tours for on- and off-road e...

28 May 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: KEV Advenduro breaks new ground with Malaysia’s first motorcycle guided tours that combine both on- and off-road customised packages. Riders can choose roads, trai...

China auto market price war stokes fears of industry shake-o...

28 May 2025

The Galaxy Cruiser SUV from the Geely group. DETROIT: An intensifying auto industry price war in China has stoked fears of a long-anticipated shake-out in the world’s largest car ...

First US driverless trucks start deliveries in Texas

28 May 2025

WASHINGTON: US tech company Aurora Innovation has started hauling freight between Dallas and Houston using self-driving trucks in what promises to usher in a new era of road transp...

Thailand plans bid for F1 race in 2028

28 May 2025

BANGKOK: Thailand plans on bidding to host a Formula One race by 2028, the government said Monday, after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held her latest talks with motorsport...

Speed cameras raise awareness, no tickets issued

27 May 2025

SEATTLE: Two new speed cameras have been installed in Washington State in the US to detect speeding. But instead of issuing tickets and fining offenders, the authorities are se...

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...