Indonesian grandpa buys Mitsubishi Pajero Sport with a sackf...
30 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: An elderly man caused a stir when he walked into a Mitsubishi dealership in Indonesia and proceeded to buy a Pajero Sport SUV in cash.
His unusual action was reco...
Stellar Landcraft motorcycle concept comes with solar panel
30 June 2022
JAKARTA: A brighter future could be in store for electric charging thanks to various projects - at different stages of development - relating to solar energy.
The idea is to tak...
EU’s biggest party seeks fuel tax holiday similar to Biden p...
30 June 2022
BRUSSELS: The European Union should urgently cut fuel taxes, taking cue from a US plan unveiled by President Joe Biden last week, according to the biggest political group in the Eu...
Red Bull Racing to build its first-ever £5mil hypercar in UK
30 June 2022
LONDON: The UK automotive industry secured a rare win after Formula One outfit Red Bull Racing Ltd. announced it will make its first-ever production car in the country.
Red Bull...
June 24 - July 6: Fuel prices unchanged
29 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol will be maintained at RM4.84 per litre and RM2.05 per litre for the week from June 24 to July 6.
The Finance Ministry s...
US vehicle quality hits 36-year low as supply, labour woes c...
29 June 2022
DETROIT: The quality of vehicles sold in the United States fell to a 36-year low in 2022, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power, as labour shortages and supply snags contin...
Finland's Nokian Tyres joins peer Michelin in exiting Russia
29 June 2022
COPENHAGEN: Finland's Nokian Tyres said on Tuesday it would start a "controlled exit" from the Russian market, having already scaled down the production of its Russian tyre plant a...
Using 3D maps to probe complex traffic accidents in Singapor...
29 June 2022
Dr Khoo (left) and Dr Koh with a 3D laser scanner used at crash sites. — JASON QUAH/The Straits Times/ANN
SINGAPORE: In 2016, a Mercedes-Benz barrelled down the Ayer Rajah Express...
Ben Affleck's 10-year-old son reverses Lamborghini into BMW
29 June 2022
Ben let his son take over the wheel of the Urus whose engine was running. — Photo from YouTube screengrab from X17Online
LOS ANGELES: Ben Affleck's son Samuel accidentally backed ...
Germany backs EU fossil fuel car phaseout, with slight chang...
29 June 2022
LUXEMBOURG: Germany can support a European Union proposal to effectively ban new fossil fuel car sales from 2035, if an option is added to allow sales of cars running on "CO2 neutr...
Car dealers scramble as sales tax D-day approaches
28 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: With just 48 hours to go before the end of the vehicle sales tax exemption, car dealers are working overtime to cope with up to a 50% increase in bookings.
Some s...
Japan pushes to remove zero-emission vehicle target from G7 ...
28 June 2022
TOKYO/BRUSSELS: Japan is pushing to remove a target for zero-emission vehicles from a G7 communique expected this week, according to a proposed draft seen by Reuters, a move that w...
How electric vehicles are inspiring a new generation of tyre...
28 June 2022
PARIS: More and more carmakers — who will no longer be able to sell new combustion-engine vehicles in Europe from 2035 — are working with tyre manufacturers to develop more long-la...
Chinese battery maker Gotion to locate a third of its produc...
28 June 2022
SHANGHAI: Chinese battery maker Gotion High Tech Co said it plans to locate one-third of its production capacity outside China by 2025 to meet the growing demand from overseas elec...
Netizens chuckling over ‘BRA’ car plate
27 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: An advertisement for car plate number bidding by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has tickled some netizens’ funny bones.
On Sunday, the government agency uplo...
Beijing offers cash subsidies to spur demand for new energy ...
27 June 2022
BEIJING: China’s capital city is offering subsidies for purchases of new-energy vehicles to replace old cars, the latest attempt by local authorities to boost consumption in a slow...
Wait times for luxury EVs stretch to 18 months in Singapore
27 June 2022
SINGAPORE: Buying a car in the city-state could get even more expensive as external factors limit supply
After waiting for almost a year, Lim Swee Hoe was ecstatic when his S$34...
YouTuber Tim Burton aka Shmee takes delivery of Zenvo TSR-S ...
26 June 2022
LONDON: Zenvo Automotive says popular automotive YouTuber Tim Burton (of Shmee150 fame) has officially taken delivery of his TSR-S at the June 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
...
India plans safety rating system for passenger cars
25 June 2022
NEW DELHI: India will introduce a safety rating system for passenger cars - a measure it hopes will encourage manufacturers to provide advanced safety features and will boost the "...
Classic cars damage environment less than modern motors, stu...
25 June 2022
LONDON: Classic cars are much less damaging to the environment when compared to modern vehicles, research from a specialist cherished vehicle industry report in the UK says.
The...
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