Thai EV sales to miss target
06 September 2024
BANGKOK: Thailand’s electric vehicle sales are set to miss target this year as lenders turn more cautious in sanctioning new auto loans with the nation’s household debt hovering ne...
New car sales decline in Germany as demand for EVs drops
05 September 2024
BERLIN: Sales of new cars in Germany declined sharply in August compared to the same month last year, largely as a result of weak demand for electric vehicles, figures released by ...
China EVs, hybrids to cement sales lead over petrol cars
05 September 2024
BEIJING: Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in China likely surged in August, surpassing faltering deliveries of conventional petrol cars for the second month in a row.
Sales...
1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Speedster wins award
05 September 2024
LONDON, UK: The Peninsula has announced the 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Speedster as the winner of its highest honour, The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award 2023.
The rare...
World’s first aero-electric motorcycle for fleets and first ...
05 September 2024
NORTHAMPTON, UK: White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC), the company behind the British electric motorcycle land-speed world-record programme, has launched a new fully-electric rapid-char...
No sweat: Electric cars keep cooler in traffic jams, test sh...
04 September 2024
MUNICH: Modern electric cars are superior at keeping their occupants cool in summer traffic jams, according to a test by Germany's large ADAC motoring organisation.
The trial wa...
Faeces on the walls: Germany's struggle with filthy motorway...
04 September 2024
STUTTGART: "Faeces on the walls and floors," says a disgusted Christine Baur-Fewson, head of regional body responsible for Germany's Autobahn. "I see this as a physical assault on ...
Norway's electric car sales set new world record
03 September 2024
OSLO: Electric car sales in Norway took a 94% share of the market in August - a new world record - statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest of Europe stagnate.
Boosted by ...
Close to 7,000 road fatalities recorded across Malaysia in 2...
03 September 2024
PUTRAJAYA: Close to 7,000 road traffic fatalities were recorded in 2023, says Anthony Loke.
Citing police statistics, the Transport Minister said 6,443 fatalities were recorded ...
DBKL fights costly battle with abandoned vehicles
03 September 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite spending millions of ringgit each year to remove abandoned vehicles from the streets, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) recoups only a fraction of this cost throu...
How bacteria could help recover rare metals from old batteri...
03 September 2024
LONDON: Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland are currently investigating the role that certain bacteria could play in the recovery of rare metals from used batter...
Puspakom turns new chapter: From a monopoly to licensee in v...
02 September 2024
SHAH ALAM: Following the end of its concession as the sole provider of vehicle inspection services on Aug 31, Puspakom Sdn Bhd begins life as Malaysia’s first vehicle inspection li...
Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America
01 September 2024
SANTIAGO, Chile: Chilean truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago. But the price and quick delivery time convinced...
AI-driven tool Soda V can cut car development time, costs by...
31 August 2024
LONDON: Soda.Auto, a UK-based automotive tech company, launches its flagship product – Soda V, the world's first tool that covers all needs of automotive engineers from idea to cer...
Man arrested for damaging former employer’s Lamborghini afte...
31 August 2024
The Urus (not the one mentioned in this article) is a sporty SUV designed for road and dirt trails.
PETALING JAYA: A man was arrested for damaging his former employer’s luxury car...
European car sales stagnate as EV demand plummets in Germany
29 August 2024
MUNICH: Auto sales in Europe were roughly flat in July as demand for electric vehicles weakened further in Germany, the region’s biggest car market.
New-car registrations ticked...
Govt clarifies fuel purchase rules for Brunei vehicles in Sa...
26 August 2024
MIRI: There is no issue for Brunei citizens purchasing subsidised diesel fuel in Sarawak, according to Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister sai...
S. Korea to advance EV battery certification scheme after fi...
25 August 2024
The scene of the EV fire on Aug 1 at an Incheon apartment underground parking lot. — Reuters
SEOUL: South Korea's government and ruling party have agreed to move up an electric ...
Greater KL ridership hits new high
25 August 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Observers of mobility in Malaysia were pleasantly surprised by the latest official data on public transport ridership released by the Transport Ministry (MOT) as well...
As demand for petrol wanes, S'pore petrol stations evolve to...
25 August 2024
The Shell petrol station at 49 Serangoon Garden Way features a bubble tea shop. - Photo: ST
SINGAPORE: The number of petrol stations in Singapore has fallen over the past two de...
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