Millennials could end up being a boon to US auto market
14 January 2020
PHOENIX: It turns out millennials don’t hate driving, after all.
As the generation born between 1981 and 1996 begin to reach their family formation years, they are getting licen...
More than 400,000 German jobs at risk in switch to electric ...
13 January 2020
BERLIN: The shift to electric vehicles could cost 410,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, daily Handelsblatt reported today, citing government advisers.
In engines and transmissions’ p...
CKD cars may cost more in Malaysia?
13 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: Locally assembled vehicles may cost more following the potential restructuring of auto duty rates by the government.
While it is still unclear on how the new rate...
Cabinet to discuss PLUS takeover on Wednesday
13 January 2020
GEORGE TOWN: The decision to take over operations of highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia Sdn Bhd will be discussed when the Cabinet meets, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
L...
Pirelli expects more predictable F1 after 2020 tyre decision
13 January 2020
LONDON: Formula One is likely to be more predictable this season after teams opted to stick with last year’s tyre specification, according to Pirelli’s racing head Mario Isola.
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China not planning cuts in new energy vehicle subsidies in 2...
13 January 2020
BEIJING: China will not make significant cuts to subsidies for new energy vehicles (NEV) this year, signalling that its policy will remain relatively stable, state media quoted the...
New diesel cars exceed particle limits, says EU eco group
13 January 2020
BRUSSELS: New diesel vehicles are exceeding the limit for particle emissions, European campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E) said today, calling on EU lawmakers to mak...
Thai king orders new traffic rules to curb congestion from r...
13 January 2020
File pic of Thai traffic police stopping vehicles as the king's convoy passes near the Grand Palace in Bangkok. — Reuters
BANGKOK: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has ordered ...
Fuel subsidy registration for M40 group in second quarter of...
13 January 2020
SHAH ALAM: The petrol subsidy programme for the medium-income household (M40) group will be open for registration in the second quarter of this year, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasu...
VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare
13 January 2020
Traffic in downtown Johannesburg. South Africa is the continent’s biggest market for new cars.
ACCRA: Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Co. are among automakers planning new plants i...
Child safety seat campaign to be intensified during CNY ops
10 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The child safety seat campaign will be intensified as part of an integrated road safety operation to be held in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year celebra...
Life on the run is proving expensive for Carlos Ghosn
10 January 2020
Pedestrians walking across a footbridge in front of the Nissan headquarters in Yokoham on Thursday. — Bloomberg
LONDON: Life on the run is proving expensive for Carlos Ghosn. The ...
Jan 11-17: RON97 petrol down by 3 sen
10 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: The price of RON97 petrol will go down three sen per litre beginning Saturday (Jan 11) until Jan 17.
The Finance Ministry said RON97 petrol would be priced at RM2...
Mercedes-Benz poised to clinch premium sales crown for 2019
10 January 2020
FRANKFURT: Daimler sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 for a ninth consecutive year of record sales, it said on Thursday, putting the German carmaker in pole pos...
How Big Tech is helping transform cars into smartphones
10 January 2020
LAS VEGAS: Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for y...
New electric cars debut at Singapore motorshow
10 January 2020
The Singapore Motorshow presenting the first Indian-made passenger car in Singapore, the Kia Seltos crossover. — ST/ANN
SINGAPORE: Despite an increasingly uncertain economic outlo...
Langkawi transport operators start using B20 biodiesel
10 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Langkawi has begun using the B20 biodiesel in the transport sector since Jan 1.
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said Petronas' Tok Senik petrol station in t...
Stats show global road accidents up but deaths down
10 January 2020
SEATTLE: Road accidents have become more frequent but less deadly over the last 30 years as developing nations transition to more stable economies, according to a global injury and...
Britain's INEOS to build 600,000-tonne petrochemical plant i...
10 January 2020
An INEOS petrochemical plant in Marseille, France. — AP
BEIJING: A subsidiary of British chemical giant INEOS Group will build a plant with an annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes of...
Even older cars can become smart with adapters and apps
09 January 2020
By connecting your older car to your smartphone, you can see data that previously wasn't included on the dash display. — PACE Telematics GmbH/dpa
BERLIN: Wondering about your pet...
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