Five tips to master dangerous situations on a motorcycle
21 June 2022
BERLIN: Motorcycle enthusiasts love the thrill of speed and the roar of the engine.
Nevertheless, the ride should not become a risky one. Here are five tips from the Auto Club E...
Vehicle sales expected to spike with end of tax holiday
21 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The discontinuation of the vehicle sales tax exemption beyond this month may create a brief spike in demand for cars for the rest of June and result in a potential sa...
Taskforce set up to improve KL traffic flow
21 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: A taskforce has been set up to oversee and study traffic flow in Kuala Lumpur, a move aimed to reduce the worsening congestion in the capital city.
The team under ...
After SUVs, China's automakers could storm the world with sm...
21 June 2022
PARIS: In recent years, several Chinese auto manufacturers have expanded into Europe, offering SUVs at low prices.
Next, they could be set to compete with Western manufacturers ...
Vehicle sales tax exemption ends June 30, compromise reached
20 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: The vehicle sales tax exemption will end on June 30 as planned, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
However, buyers who booked their vehicl...
Ukraine mechanics turn rally cars into 'combat buggies'
20 June 2022
The car conversion is sponsored by local businessmen who buy metal and car parts. — AFP
ZAPORIZHZHIA (Ukraine): At a workshop in Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, mechanics are ha...
Ampang council acts to free up illegally 'booked' parking sp...
20 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic cones, flower pots and old chairs used to illegally hog parking bays were removed by Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) during a recent operation.
The it...
Does ban on combustion engines mean synthetic fuels get tras...
19 June 2022
HANOVER: The decision by European Union policy makers to outlaw combustion-engined vehicles from 2035 in order to meet net zero emission targets means Europe is definitely heading ...
Transport Ministry looking for holistic way to ease traffic ...
19 June 2022
JOHOR BARU: Disposing of vehicles that are more than 10 years old is a complex matter that must be dealt with in a holistic way, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"I don't think ...
About a third of vehicles sold in India will be electric by ...
19 June 2022
NEW DELHI: Close to a third of all vehicles sold in India are expected to be electric by 2030, but they will mostly be two- and three-wheelers, as expensive battery-powered cars wo...
Recycler Li-Cycle eyes Asia foray to feed battery metal boom
19 June 2022
NEW YORK: Canadian startup Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. plans to expand into Asia, replicating its development in North America as soaring demand for the raw materials key to powering e...
Why you should delete your personal data from your car befor...
19 June 2022
BERLIN: Data privacy concerns are not exclusive to electronic devices and Internet services.
Modern cars also hold a lot of information about their users. For that reason, you s...
Allowing dealers temporary car ownership among proposed chan...
18 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Changes will be made to the Road Transport Act 1987 to protect the interests of car owners when they sell their vehicles to used car dealers.
With the proposed am...
Cars losing shine in Singapore as youth nowadays prefer to c...
18 June 2022
SINGAPORE: The proportion of young Singaporeans who aspire to own a car has shrunk substantially from six years ago.
According to a face-to-face survey commissioned by The Strai...
Indian-owned Norton Motorcycles plans UK-built electric rang...
18 June 2022
LONDON: Norton Motorcycles plans to develop and build an electric motorcycle in the UK that it claims will have "racing performance, touring range and lightweight handling,” as par...
Touch ‘n Go’s ewallet, RFID, PayDirect services restored
17 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Touch ‘n Go says the eWallet and its services are up and running following an outage earlier today.
It apologised for the downtime but did not explain what caused...
Inflation turns EVs into luxury items, threatening broader e...
17 June 2022
DETROIT: Electric-vehicle prices are going up at a dizzying pace these days. Tesla raised prices by as much as US$6,000 per car this week.
Rivian bumped up the ask on its batter...
Vehicle tax exemption proposal in the spotlight
16 June 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: All eyes are on whether the vehicle sales tax exemption, which ends this month, will be extended to assist the automotive sector that has been affected by the pandemi...
VinFast parts ways with four top executives as it readies ex...
16 June 2022
HANOI: Four senior executives at Vietnam's VinFast have left the electric vehicle startup as it prepares to launch its first overseas model and roll out a network of showrooms in t...
First Putrajaya MRT segment opens today
16 June 2022
PETALING JAYA: Klang Valley folk travelling to parts of Kepong and Sungai Buloh in Selangor have a new option of transportation mode from today. The Putrajaya MRT line began operat...
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