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Seberang Perai council ups parking charges after 29 years, e...
13 December 2024
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) will implement new parking fee rates in the Seberang Perai area, starting Jan 1, 2025. Mayor Datuk Baderul Amin Abdul Hami...
Carro gets Korean venture capital to boost S-E Asia expansio...
13 December 2024
SINGAPORE: South Korean investment firm Woori Venture Partners has injected strategic funding into the Carro online used car marketplace to bolster the platform's growth in South-E...
Brembo and Michelin team up to improve safety and performanc...
12 December 2024
ROME: Italy's Brembo and France's Michelin have signed a global "intelligent solutions" deal that will focus on sharing real-time data between Michelin's tyres and Brembo's braking...
Germany's 2030 electric car target to fall short
12 December 2024
MUNICH: Projections from management consultancy Deloitte show that Germany's electric car market will grow much more slowly than the government had hoped. By 2030, only 11.2 mil...
China urges EV firms to invest in South Africa
12 December 2024
BEIJING: China is encouraging its electrical vehicle manufacturers to invest in South Africa as it seeks to broaden ties between the two nations. "We encourage the Chinese comp...
Lexus LBX Morizo RR to hit Australia in 1H2025: priced at A$...
12 December 2024
SYDNEY: The most performance orientated compact luxury Lexus ever – the Lexus LBX Morizo RR – will be priced from A$76,490 (RM217,807) plus on-road costs when it arrives in the fir...
Proton rolls out new prepaid service package
12 December 2024
SUBANG JAYA:  Proton has rolled out a new prepaid service package that customers can choose to buy for their new and existing Proton cars. The ProCare Smart Plan (PSP) has been ...
2025 Honda Civic opens for bookings
12 December 2024
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has opened bookings for the 2025 Civic, set to officially launch in January 2025. Designed to redefine the C-segment with style, performance, and i...
UMW Toyota Motor sales hit nearly 90K cars as at end-Nov 202...
12 December 2024
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) achieved total sales of close to 8,400 units in November 2024. This brings the year-to-date (YTD) total to 89,500 units. The Toyot...
Lucid CEO says EV maker in talks with auto brands on partner...
12 December 2024
AUSTIN: The head of Lucid Group Inc. said the electric vehicle company is in talks with multiple automakers about potential partnerships as it tries to broaden its reach in the mar...
RM312mil needed to repair flood-damaged roads nationwide
12 December 2024
BUTTERWORTH: The total cost to repair roads nationwide damaged by the first wave of floods during the north-east monsoon has been estimated at RM312.1mil as of Wednesday. Works ...
Peugeot Landtrek truck refreshed
12 December 2024
SHENZHEN: Peugeot has unveiled updates to its Landtrek pickup, aiming to strengthen its presence in key international markets, including Africa, the Middle East and South America. ...
BMW opens world's largest vertical acoustic wind tunnel
12 December 2024
MUNICH. The BMW Group has opened its new Aeroacoustics and Electric Drive Center (AEC) at the Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) here, marking the end of its nearly 40-year-old a...
Cheap luxury cars sold in Sabah could be cloned vehicles, sa...
12 December 2024
File photo of cloned cars. KOTA KINABALU: The public has been cautioned against buying cheap luxury cars brought in from neighbouring Brunei as they are suspected to be cloned veh...
Aston Martin to begin making Valhalla hybrid supercar four y...
11 December 2024
LONDON: Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc will begin making its first plug-in hybrid supercar in 2025 - four years later than originally planned - as the luxury carmaker tri...
Towards a simplified universal charging protocol for electri...
11 December 2024
PARIS: The Plug & Charge protocol could get off to a new start from 2025, particularly in the United States, thanks to a collaboration between SAE International — a consortium ...
Peugeot completes EV line-up as orders open for the e-408
11 December 2024
LONDON: Peugeot has completed its EV line-up as its new e-408 goes on sale. The e-408 uses a 58kWh battery pack and electric motor that produces a total of 210bhp and Peugeot cl...
Tesla restarts search for New Delhi showroom with India's DL...
11 December 2024
NEW DELHI: Elon Musk's Tesla has resumed its search for showroom space here, two sources told Reuters, in the first sign it is rethinking entering the Indian market after putting i...
Ferrari will always make its cars in Italy, says CEO
11 December 2024
NEW YORK: Ferrari will always make its luxury sports car in its hometown of Maranello, northern Italy, including its first fully electric model expected next year, chief executive ...
BMW and Mercedes add new executives as carmakers tackle cris...
11 December 2024
Thone of Mercedes-Benz (left) and Peter of BMW.  FRANKFURT: BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG are shuffling their leadership teams as they confront intensifying competition in Chi...