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Testers screen best product for keeping your parked car cool
12 August 2021
BERLIN: Getting in a car that's been parked in the sun all day is not only uncomfortably hot, but also downright dangerous: the steering wheel or dashboard can burn your skin if yo...
Manhattan's newest Covid-age real estate bet: condos for car...
12 August 2021
NEW YORK: A Manhattan garage operator is betting that city dwellers in the Covid age are driving more, and would pay a premium for a personal place to put their cars. Centerpark...
Six automakers to recall 29,000 vehicles over faulty parts i...
12 August 2021
SEOUL: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and four other companies will voluntarily recall nearly 29,000 vehicles to fix faulty parts, the South Korean transport ministry said. This is the late...
Designers' task: Make car charge points as 'iconic' as Londo...
12 August 2021
LONDON: London's red phone boxes and public buses are recognisable the world over - and now, British designers have been tasked with making electric vehicle charge points similarly...
When is the right time to part with an older car?
12 August 2021
COLOGNE: No matter how reliable your vehicle, the chances are it will reach a point where repairs become a big cost factor. Hanging on is an option, but age and high mileage mak...
Aug 12-18: Fuel prices unchanged
11 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will remain unchanged from Aug 12 to Aug 18, says the Finance Ministry. In a statement today, it said that the retail price for RON97 and RON95 petrol...
Great Wall to shift some India investment to Brazil after ap...
11 August 2021
NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Great Wall Motor has decided to re-allocate to Brazil a portion of its US$1-billion investment in India, as the Chinese automaker has been unnerved by a year-lon...
A sea of options with one right answer: What to know about e...
11 August 2021
BERLIN: A regular oil change is part and parcel of driving a car. But despite the large range of engine oils out there on the market, not every one is suitable for every car. How d...
China vehicle sales fall 12% in July
11 August 2021
BEIJING: Vehicle sales in China fell 11.9% in July from the corresponding month a year earlier, industry data showed on Wednesday. Overall sales in the world's biggest auto mark...
Ferrari Roma driven into compromising position
10 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: It's gotta be painful watching such a beautiful car as the Ferrari Roma get stuck in a narrow alleyway. That's what happened in this video posted up by SupercarNe...
High time govt agencies team up to rein in rempit menace, sa...
10 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should find effective ways to curb the mat rempit problem as illegal street racers have been an issue for decades, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Al...
Singer presents client DLS car for first time in North Ameri...
10 August 2021
The Unico commission. Orange car is the Hollywood commission. LOS ANGELES: Singer will show a client-specification Porsche 911, representing the results of its Dynamics and Ligh...
'Book appointment' ruling lost on many flocking to post offi...
10 August 2021
GEORGE TOWN: Many hoping to renew their road tax or driving licence at the local post office were caught off-guard by the need to book an appointment first. Many of those interv...
Be prepared with Mysejahtera digital certificate screenshot,...
10 August 2021
GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have advised those who have completed their vaccination shots to prepare a screenshot of their MySejahtera digital certificate for police personnel to sp...
At least two-thirds of global car sales will be electric by ...
10 August 2021
NEW YORK: Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is accelerating thanks to improvements in battery density and cost, more charging points, and government policies that make driving dirty c...
Hella suitors near last round of US$9bil battle
09 August 2021
FRANKFURT: French automotive suppliers Faurecia SE and Cie Plastic Omnium SA are competing in the final bidding for a majority stake in German rival Hella GmbH, people with knowled...
Biodiesel fuel: Out of the frying pan into a vehicle
09 August 2021
PARIS: Running vehicles on used frying oil is a no-brainer for Gecco in Lille. Using a patented process, it enables this food waste to be recovered and converted into biodiesel. ...
Pos Malaysia to resume road tax, driving licence renewals fr...
08 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia will resume road tax and driving licence renewals at all its post offices from Monday by appointment. It said that customers can book an appointment t...
Crash sensors and rocket fuel: The story of how the airbag c...
08 August 2021
COLOGNE: There's the squeal of tyres, the crash of breaking glass, and then the airbag immediately inflates. The now ubiquitous safety device that protects the head and upper body ...
Hard-hit conventions in US hope delta fades soon as shows ax...
08 August 2021
NEW YORK: The cancellation of the 2021 New York Auto Show last week over concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant sparked “here-we-go-again” fears in the events indu...