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Nov 2-8: Fuel prices unchanged
01 November 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Nov 2-8. The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that RON...
‘Clearing abandoned vehicles from depot takes six months’
01 November 2023
GEORGE TOWN: Abandoned cars and motorcycles continue to be an eyesore in neighbourhoods and now have become an environmental hazard as well. To top it off, the local authority i...
Locally-assembled Kia Carnival 11-seater launched from RM213...
01 November 2023
PETALING JAYA: Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, the sole distributor of the Kia brand in Malaysia, has unveiled the locally assembled Kia Carnival 11-seater variant that is now availabl...
Owners of vehicles parked in Subang Jaya industrial areas to...
01 November 2023
SUBANG JAYA: Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) will implement paid parking in industrial areas under its purview from Dec 1. “For the first phase, it will be enforced in four indu...
Tesla wins first US Autopilot trial involving fatal crash
01 November 2023
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla on Tuesday won the first US trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory for the automaker as it faces se...
Sarawak JPJ to check on overloaded vehicles, tinted windscre...
01 November 2023
KUCHING: Road Transport Department (JPJ) is conducting statewide operations against commercial vehicles flouting the law, including overloading. JPJ Sarawak deputy director Nora...
Perak JPJ collects over RM800,000 from auction of seized veh...
01 November 2023
IPOH: The Perak Road Transport Department (JPJ) has collected RM858,470 from the sale of 118 confiscated vehicles through two auction series conducted this year. Perak RTD direc...
Carmakers planning fake gearshift option to make driving EVs...
01 November 2023
BERLIN: An increasing number of automakers are planning to offer a pseudo-manual transmission option for EVs to make them more fun to drive. There is no technical reason for a g...
Porsche to integrate Google Maps, Assistance into future car...
01 November 2023
BERLIN: Porsche will integrate Google Maps, Google Assistance and other apps from Google Play into its future cars, it said. The move marks a shift from Porsche's previous reluc...
Renault Scenic Vision stars in hit Netflix series ‘Bodies’
31 October 2023
PARIS: Renault's Scenic Vision and Megane E-Tech are featuring in the Netflix series 'Bodies'. The 8-episode series follows four detectives in different time periods who solve a...
Toyota global sales, output reach record 5.6 million vehicle...
31 October 2023
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp’s global sales climbed 8.3% in April to September from a year earlier to a record 5,596,183 vehicles, putting the world’s biggest carmaker on track for ano...
Study to upgrade B2 motorcycle licence to B in final stage, ...
31 October 2023
MELAKA: The proposal to automatically upgrade the motorcycle driving license for class B2 to B is in the final stages of scrutiny by the Transport Ministry (MoT) and the Road Trans...
Japan's first fully autonomous vehicle suspended
31 October 2023
TOKYO: Japan's first pilot project of a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle has been suspended after a minor accident with a parked bicycle, officials said Monday. It is the l...
Evergreen Mercedes G-Class gets another makeover
31 October 2023
BERLIN: The seemingly endless story of the Mercedes G-Class continues, with news that the Stuttgart maker will not be phasing out the chunky G-wagon any time soon after all. Instea...
StarCarSifu Editors’ Choice Awards 2023: A reason to win
31 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: After months of tracking and evaluating the cars of 2022/23, the winners of the StarCarSifu Editors’ Choice Awards 2023 were finally announced at a presentation event...
Poor compliance to traffic rules, says JPJ
31 October 2023
JITRA: The awareness and compliance among motorists to traffic rules and regulations, involving commercial vehicles, is still low, said Road Transport Department (JPJ) senior enfor...
Union reaches deal with GM, ending strike against Detroit au...
31 October 2023
Union workers picketing outside the Ford Michigan assembly plant in Wayne last month. — Reuters DETROIT: General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW) struck a tentative deal...
StarCarSifu Editors' Choice Awards 2023: Big wins for BMW, P...
30 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 edition of the StarCarSifu Editors’ Choice Awards saw Proton, Toyota and BMW emerging as the big winners. Proton X90 Flagship won the Local Car of the Yea...
Govt drawing up p-hailing guidelines for road safety, says L...
30 October 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: P-hailing operational guidelines are being developed to ensure the safety of riders and other road users, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the P-hail...
EPMB launches RM30mil car seat plant in Tanjung Malim
30 October 2023
(From left) Huang, Ahmad Razlan, Saarani, Hamidon and Li. KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) has launched its RM30mil hi-tech car seat manufacturing facility in Tanjung Mal...