AMMB and Liberty in RM2.29bil deal to create top auto insure...
19 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: AMMB Holdings Bhd said its 51% owned AmGeneral Holdings Berhad (AGHB) has entered into an agreement with Liberty Insurance Bhd to dispose AmGeneral Insurance Bhd (AGI...
American duo jailed by Tokyo court for helping Ghosn flee Ja...
19 July 2021
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TOKYO: A Tokyo court today doled out the first sentences in Japan related to Carlos Ghosn's arrest and escape, imprisoning US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Tay...
Being paid not to own a car? It's an idea that's gaining gro...
18 July 2021
BERLIN: Almost everything is being done to encourage drivers to stop using their cars in cities, starting with the development of low-emission zones, only open to recent, non-pollu...
Shanghai city to regulate data from smart vehicle testing
17 July 2021
SHANGHAI: Shanghai city has issued draft regulations to safeguard data generated during testing of smart vehicles, underscoring China's growing concern about data security.
In a...
TomTom cuts 2021 outlook as chip shortage threatens auto rev...
15 July 2021
AMSTERDAM: Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom today cut its 2021 outlook, amid a global shortage in semiconductor chips that has disrupted auto supply chains and s...
Porsche 911 as SUV: Marc Philipp Gemballa's out-of-this-worl...
15 July 2021
STUTTGART: Marc Philipp Gemballa is following in his father's footsteps and is now also becoming a Porsche tuner. His first project? An out-of-this-world version of the 911 that's ...
EU targets end of fossil fuels with landmark climate proposa...
14 July 2021
BRUSSELS: The European Union is set to transform every corner of its economy — from how people heat their home to the cars they drive — as the bloc uses a massive overhaul of rules...
Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicle...
14 July 2021
LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions fro...
Carsome buys 19.9% of Australia-listed iCar Asia
14 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Carsome Group, South-East Asia’s largest integrated automotive e-commerce company, has acquired 19.9% of Australia-listed iCar Asia Ltd from Catcha Group.
Carsome...
France pushes back against EU banning combustion cars by 203...
13 July 2021
PARIS: France is resisting the European Union effectively phasing out combustion-engine car sales by 2035, advocating for a more lenient target for the end of the decade and a long...
Let workshops, distribution centres in Klang Valley open, MA...
13 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government should allow workshops and distribution centres for passenger and commercial vehicles and spare parts in the Klang Valley to operate with immediate eff...
Police watch on accident-prone stretch of East-West link exp...
13 July 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will closely monitor the stretch of the East-West link expressway near the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) vehicle depot in Cheras following a spike in accident ...
All Puspakom centres in Selangor closed except Sungai Besar ...
13 July 2021
SHAH ALAM: All Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) branches in Selangor and other inspection centres including the mobile services in the Klang Valley, will remain cl...
Age limit of public service vehicles extended
13 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Transport Ministry has announced an automatic one-year extension of vehicle age limit for public service vehicles in a bid to aid the public transport sector.
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RFID payment available at select petrol stations in Klang Va...
12 July 2021
PETALING JAYA: Drivers will be able to buy fuel while still seated in their cars by taking part in a pilot project that uses RFID payment at selected Shell petrol stations.
To p...
Spain to invest US$5bil in electric vehicle production
12 July 2021
MADRID: Spain will invest €4.3 billion (RM21.4bil or US$5.1bil) to kick-start the production of electric vehicles and batteries as part of a major national spending programme finan...
Golf carts now run on the same batteries as your EV
12 July 2021
NEW YORK: Sunscreen, fire pits, Yeti coolers, superyachts, RVs, e-bikes. Name a thing that people use for leisure or recreation and it’s a safe bet that sales boomed during the pan...
80% of public transport frontliners to be vaccinated by Oct ...
12 July 2021
YONG PENG: At least 80% of frontliners in the public transport sector must be vaccinated by Oct 31, according to the target set by the Transport Ministry.
Transport Minister Dat...
EU to urge 2035 goal to end combustion-engine era in vehicle...
10 July 2021
BRUSSELS: The European Union is set to propose all new cars sold from 2035 should have zero emissions, as part of an unprecedented plan to align its economy with more ambitious cli...
Thai energy pioneer switches to electric buses in green push
09 July 2021
The 29-seater Mine Bus has a maximum speed of 80kph.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Energy Absolute Pcl is shifting its electric-vehicle strategy away from passenger cars to focus on buses, ...
Free & Easy Media Test: Latest Proton X50 Flagship to Kuanta...
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