Tow truck operators struggling to go on
26 February 2021
Kanason used to tow at least two cars a day, but now says he is lucky to tow at least one car a week since the MCO was imposed.
JOHOR BARU: Tow truck operators are among those w...
Who are Hollywood's most dangerous onscreen drivers?
25 February 2021
LOS ANGELES: Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto character from the "Fast and Furious" franchise has wrecked almost twice as many vehicles onscreen as Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon.
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Sweden is turning parking bays into places to play, meet, re...
25 February 2021
STOCKHOLM: Fewer cars and more bikes in cities means more parking bays to recycle.
Many global cities are rethinking the layouts of their centres as they adapt to new urban mobi...
Fire risk prompts ban on electric cars in underground car pa...
25 February 2021
Firefighters in the German city of Dortmund needed to use a giant water bath to bring this EV blaze under control. — dpa
BERLIN: Electric cars may be less of a burden on the envir...
Lucid Motors CEO aims to launch Tesla Model 3 rival in 2024 ...
24 February 2021
SAN FRANCISCO: Lucid Motors chief executive officer Peter Rawlinson said on Tuesday that the luxury electric car maker plans to launch a rival to Tesla Inc’s Model 3 in 2024 or 202...
Singer teams up with Yun San Motors in Taiwan expansion
24 February 2021
TAIPEI: California-based luxury automotive brand, Singer Group, Inc., recognised worldwide for its restorations of the air-cooled Porsche 911, announces its expansion in Asia and w...
Chipmakers in drought-hit Taiwan order water trucks to prepa...
24 February 2021
TAIPEI: Taiwan chipmakers are buying water by the truckload for some of their foundries as the island widens restrictions on water supply amid a drought that could exacerbate a chi...
Road tax renewals at post offices suspended until March 31
23 February 2021
PETALING JAYA: Road tax renewals for private vehicles have been suspended at post offices nationwide until March 31.
In a statement, Pos Malaysia said this was under instruction...
iPhone assembler Foxconn to help launch EVs in 2021
22 February 2021
Foxconn Technology is set to reveal two light vehicles designed using its platform in late 2021. — Reuters
TAIPEI: Foxconn Technology Group’s new EV platform is expected to help l...
Citizens band radio from trucks may have a future in autonom...
21 February 2021
PARIS: Citizens band radio, the beloved means of communication for truckers all over North America, Europe and elsewhere, is nowadays rarely used by motorists.
And yet the old t...
Carmakers wake up to new pecking order as chip crunch worsen...
20 February 2021
BERLIN: The semiconductor crunch that has battered the auto sector leaves carmakers with a stark choice: pay up, stock up or risk getting stuck on the sidelines as chipmakers focus...
Feb 20-26: Petrol prices up, diesel's unchanged
19 February 2021
PETALING JAYA: The retail price of RON97 petrol and RON95 will increase from tomorrow while diesel price remains unchanged.
The retail price of RON97 petrol and RON95 are up 4 s...
Bosch and Microsoft team up to develop vehicle software plat...
19 February 2021
BERLIN: Bosch will work with Microsoft on a software platform for vehicles, it said on Thursday, as it strives to get a foot in the door to the fast-growing market for electromobil...
MCO: More than two persons allowed in car from today
19 February 2021
PUTRAJAYA: Those residing in states under movement control order (MCO) will be allowed to travel with more than two persons in the car, depending on its passenger capacity, said Se...
Driver told to enter defence over 2017 death of teen cyclist...
19 February 2021
Sam arriving at the Johor Baru High Court with Muhammad Faizal.
JOHOR BARU: A woman, who was acquitted of ramming into a group of 30-odd teen cyclists and killing eight of them in...
These Conti tyres have been specially adapted for heavy, ele...
18 February 2021
HANOVER: Continental has introduced a completely new range of tyres for heavy-duty vehicles. They are mainly intended for the new, increasingly heavy, electric and hybrid SUVs.
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Vehicle sales down marginally in January 2021, says MAA
17 February 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicle sales in Malaysia slipped 0.76 per cent to 32,829 units in January this year from 42,942 units in the same month last year, said the Malaysian automotive Asso...
Scan and pay bills from parking lot? Seberang Prai lets cust...
17 February 2021
SEBERANG PRAI: The Seberang Prai City Council (MBSP) has launched a "Scan, Park and Pay" programme for the convenience of the public to pay bills instead of crowding its centralise...
Pandemic threatens New York's iconic yellow taxis
17 February 2021
NEW YORK: On a February morning in a parking lot near La Guardia Airport, a few dozen of the yellow cabs patiently queue in the freezing cold to catch a fare from one of the termin...
Myanmar protesters hope 'broken down' cars can hinder crackd...
17 February 2021
Demonstrators using their cars to block the road during a protest against the military coup in Yangon today. — Reuters
YANGON: Opponents of Myanmar's military coup parked their ca...
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