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Heavy traffic expected at land checkpoints in Singapore for ...
19 December 2024
SINGAPORE: Travellers can expect very heavy traffic at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, and are advised to factor in additional w...
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple rebrands as CreateAI, sh...
19 December 2024
BEIJING: TuSimple Holdings said today it would rebrand as CreateAI and pivot from autonomous trucking to AI gaming technology, marking an attempt by the once-prominent self-driving...
JPJ: No extra requirements for senior citizen drivers
19 December 2024
PETALING JAYA: Social media posts claiming that senior citizens must pass additional requirements for the renewal of their driving licence are untrue, says the Road Transport Depar...
smartAWAY Gathering celebrates EV maker's progress and commu...
19 December 2024
PETALING JAYA: Smart Malaysia recently marked its first anniversary with the smartAWAY Gathering, an event that celebrated the brand’s progress and community. The Dec 14 gatheri...
Foton: High ambitions on the cards
19 December 2024
FOTON might not be a name that Malaysians are familiar with but like the Chinese automotive brands making strong inroads here in recent years, the commercial vehicle market sees a ...
CATL says it has co-developed 10 new EV models with swappabl...
19 December 2024
XIAMEN: CATL said on Wednesday it had co-developed 10 new electric vehicle models with automakers that use swappable batteries, as the Chinese battery giant seeks to lead a trend i...
Ford to change its quality leader as it chases lower warrant...
19 December 2024
Baumbick. DETROIT: Ford Motor is appointing a new head of quality, the company confirmed on Wednesday, as the automaker works to reverse its industry-topping record of recalls a...
Nissan-Honda merger would be far from cure-all
19 December 2024
MELBOURNE: If only M&A solved everything. Japan's Nissan Motor and Honda Motor certainly need help. The country's second- and third-largest automakers are in talks to set up...
US EPA approves California plan to ban sale of gas-only cars...
19 December 2024
WASHINGTON: The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has approved California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035. The decision i...
Aprilia unveils year-end campaign for SR GT 200 lineup
18 December 2024
PETALING JAYA: Didi Group, the sole distributor and importer of Aprilia in Malaysia, has unveil an exclusive sales campaign for the highly acclaimed Aprilia SR GT 200 series. Va...
BMW Group Plant Regensburg sets new record
18 December 2024
REGENSBURG: BMW Group Plant Regensburg has achieved another major milestone, with 100,000 fully-electric vehicles produced in 2024. The milestone vehicle, which came off the ass...
AI-enhanced MBUX Voice Assistant in your Mercedes-Benz
18 December 2024
STUTTGART: Mercedes‑Benz is further leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to expand its MBUX Voice Assistant capabilities with a new general knowledge function. U...
Honda Prelude hybrid to launch in USA in 2025
18 December 2024
LOS ANGELES: The hybrid Honda Prelude sports coupe will be launched in the United States late next year, returning one of the brand's most iconic nameplates to the lineup. The h...
Foxconn said to have approached Nissan to take controlling s...
18 December 2024
TOKYO: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the Taiwan-based manufacturer of iPhones and other electric products known as Foxconn, has approached Nissan Motor Co. to take a controlling ...
Auto Bavaria and Affin tie-up for EV charging
18 December 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Automotive conglomerate Auto Bavaria and financial institution Affin Group have partnered to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points at Menara Affin in the Tun ...
GWM Haval H6 Hybrid hits 1K CKD unit milestone
18 December 2024
MELAKA: The production of the GWM Haval H6 Hybrid at the EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) facility in Melaka has hit a 1,000th unit milestone. "This achievement reflects our delib...
Lower vehicle sales likely in 2025
18 December 2024
PETALING JAYA: Analysts expect total industry volume (TIV) to decline next year, owing partly to the potential subsidy removal and open market value (OMV) revisions. CIMB Securi...
Association claims 3,500 petrol stations suffered RM181mil l...
18 December 2024
JOHOR BARU: A total of 3,500 petrol stations in the Peninsular claim to have suffered losses amounting to RM181mil since the government decided to float the price of diesel in June...
France, Italy in push to scrap 2025 car emission fines
18 December 2024
BRUSSELS: Several EU countries including France and Italy on Tuesday upped pressure on Brussels to ditch fines for embattled European carmakers that do not meet carbon emission red...
Fiat owner Stellantis launches upbeat plan to boost manufact...
18 December 2024
ROME: Fiat-maker Stellantis on Tuesday presented an upbeat plan to revitalise its output in Italy, aimed at drawing a line under months of fraught relations with the government, bu...