100% sales tax exemption for CKD cars, 50% exemption for CBU...
05 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced that locally assembled cars will be given 100% sales tax exemption, while fully imported cars will get 50% sal...
Self-driving cars could only prevent a third of US crashes, ...
05 June 2020
WASHINGTON: Self-driving cars, long touted by developers as a way to eliminate road deaths, could likely only prevent a third of all US road crashes, according to a study released ...
June 6 to 12: Fuel prices up again
05 June 2020
GM Cruise tries to poach Zoox engineers as company for sale
05 June 2020
Vogt in a Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in this January file pic. — Reuters
DETROIT: Self-driving technology company Cruise, a unit of General Motors Co’s, is trying to poach e...
Project Cars 3 aims to please sim crowd, newcomers
05 June 2020
LONDON: "Project Cars 3" is on track for a mid-2020 release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC, as a first trailer relays.
Some 200 cars and 140 tracks will be included, ...
Germany forces all petrol stations to provide EV charging
05 June 2020
FRANKFURT: Germany said it will oblige all petrol stations to offer electric car charging as part of a sweeping €130 billion (RM623bil) economic recovery plan, boosting electric ve...
Aiways starts shipping first cars overseas
05 June 2020
SHANGHAI: Aiways, the Shanghai-based personal mobility provider, has started the first overseas shipment of its U5 all-electric SUV, with 500 units leaving the company’s smart plan...
Visions of the future - What's the point of concept cars?
04 June 2020
BERLIN: They look like something out of a science fiction movie: Daring concept cars catch the eye at any motor show, providing a glimpse into the future of mobility. But is it all...
Stiffer penalties for all forms of reckless driving, not jus...
04 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: The proposed amendments for stiffer punishments for drink driving will also include other forms of reckless driving, says the Transport Ministry.
Its Minister, Da...
Automakers warned by EU to significantly cut emissions
04 June 2020
BRUSSELS: The European Union told automakers to do more to meet stringent emission targets after a new report showed carbon dioxide pollution from cars increased.
Average emissi...
Social-distancing Greek style: shimmy and sing from your car
04 June 2020
People taking a selfie during the drive-in concert of Natassa Theodoridou on June 2. — Reuters
ATHENS: Hundreds of Greeks danced and sang from their cars at a drive-in music conce...
Heads of US automakers, other Michigan companies condemn rac...
04 June 2020
DETROIT: Top executives of the Detroit Three automakers and other major Michigan employers on Wednesday condemned racism and injustice in the United States following the death last...
S. Korea's self-driving upstart takes on tech giants
04 June 2020
A Rideflux 'self-driving' car in Jeju. — AFP
SEOUL: In a workshop that blends a corporate office with a tool-packed garage, around 20 South Koreans are looking to take on the mul...
Rental fleet collapse drags down US vehicle sales
03 June 2020
Unused rental cars fill the Dodger Stadium parking lot as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Los Angeles. — Reuters
DETROIT: The collapse in demand for new vehicl...
F1 unveils eight-race schedule in Europe from July 5
02 June 2020
The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.— Reuters
PARIS: The curtailed Formula One season will start with two races behind closed doors in Austria on July 5 and July 12 followed b...
Drink driving: Transport Ministry pushing for harsher punish...
02 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: The punishment for driving under the influence and reckless driving will be heavier as the Transport Ministry moves to amend the Road Transport Act.
Transport Min...
Canada's Suncor sees electric vehicles disrupting oil demand...
02 June 2020
Suncor Energy facility in Sherwood Park, Alberta. — Reuters
TORONTO: The shift to electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies could disrupt crude oil demand on a similar...
No interstate travel allowed except for four reasons, police...
01 June 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The government has reminded the public that interstate travel during the conditional movement control order (MCO) is not allowed, except for four reasons.
Those who a...
Drive-in UK care home visits for socially distant times
01 June 2020
Susan Holding (right) talking with her mother Barbara Webster during a drive-through visit to Gracewell, a residential care home, in Adderbury near Banbury west of London. — AFP
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National cars have the edge in these troubled times
01 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: The uncertainties ahead, stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on the local economy, may bring some benefits to national carmakers.
Industry ...
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