Turkey unveils US$3.7bil home-grown electric car project
27 December 2019
ISTANBUL: Turkey said it plans to produce up to 175,000 vehicles annually under its domestic electric car project, set to be unveiled by President Tayyip Erdogan today, drawing inv...
Motorists make the most of discounts on police summonses
27 December 2019
GEORGE TOWN: Like their counterparts in the Klang Valley, hundreds of motorists crowded the police summons counters in Penang to take advantage of the discount period.
Some came...
With 2019 ending, it's another NAP-less year
26 December 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Another year goes by and yet, the much anticipated new National automotive Policy (NAP) has yet to see the light of day despite talks of it being launched "soon”.
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Spare us: The real danger of fake car parts
26 December 2019
Oil filters are often the object of fakery.
COLOGNE: You may think you have found a bargain online when you stumble upon that spare part you desperately need for half the normal r...
Blinding sunset? Do these three things when driving towards ...
26 December 2019
Other than wearing sunglasses and pulling the sunshade down, a driver can do more. — dpa
BERLIN: Driving off into the sunset may sound like the rosy end of a Hollywood film, but i...
Will electrification kill off the small petrol car?
26 December 2019
BERLIN: German carmaker Volkswagen is a good example of where things are headed for the small petrol car.
It has given the electric version of the entry-level Up minicar a top-t...
Automatic emergency braking system a must for new cars in Ja...
24 December 2019
TOKYO: Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has announced that it will require automatic emergency braking to be installed on new automobiles produced in Ja...
Operators working on reopening SMART Tunnel after Monday dow...
24 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: The operators of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) in Kuala Lumpur are working to reopen the tunnel as soon as possible.
Following heavy rain in t...
RFID payment at 62 toll plazas from Jan 1
24 December 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning Jan 1, motorists of class one vehicles can pay toll at 62 toll plazas on 24 highways using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology.
The highways...
Electric-truck maker Rivian raises US$1.3bil in new funding
24 December 2019
DETROIT: Electric vehicle startup Rivian said on Monday it closed a US$1.3 billion (RM5.4bil) investment round, led by fund manager T. Rowe Price but also including existing invest...
13 highways to offer lower toll rates on Xmas
23 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: Road users will enjoy discounts of up to 33% on tolls at certain highways during the Christmas season.
Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) said 13 highways will off...
No Touch 'n Go reload facilities at PLUS toll plazas from De...
23 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will be closing all of its Touch 'n Go reload facilities at toll plaza entry lanes beginning Tuesday (Dec 24) to Jan 2 next year.
This...
Mock skyscrapers, simulated rain at Singapore self-driving t...
23 December 2019
An autonomous buggy stopping as it reacts to a pedestrian walking during a trial test at Cetran, run by the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. — All pix by AFP
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Vietnam-linked hacking group targets Toyota, other companies
23 December 2019
WASHINGTON: A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to globa...
Heavy vehicle drivers prefer using Causeway
23 December 2019
JOHOR BARU: Efforts to get heavy vehicles, especially lorries, to use the Second Link instead of the Causeway to enter and exit Singapore seem to be in vain.
Instead, more heavy...
JPJ takes action against 96 public service vehicles
23 December 2019
JOHOR BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) took stern action against 96 public service vehicles (PSV) through special operations in the state from Dec 15 until last Saturday.
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Modenas bestseller now equipped with ABS, yours for RM9,655
20 December 2019
SHAH ALAM: Modenas has introduced a new variant of its best-selling Pulsar model, the NS200 ABS, which is now fitted with an antilock braking system (ABS).
The Pulsar NS200 ABS ...
Vehicle sales up 9% in October
20 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: Total vehicle sales rose 9% to 52,584 units last month from 48,282 units in the previous corresponding period last year, buoyed by year-end promotional campaigns.
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Govt stays cautious on proposal to limit 'kapcai' speed to 7...
20 December 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to limit the speed of low-capacity motorcycles, better known as ‘kapcai’, to 70kph needs to be studied first because its implementation would involve abo...
Dec 21-27: RON97 petrol down 6 sen to RM2.58
20 December 2019
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