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More than 4,000 cars from Singapore in first 16 hours after ...
01 April 2022
Vehicles forming a long queue to enter the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore today, before crossing the Causeway into Johor. — AFP JOHOR BARU: More than 4,000 Singapore-registered...
Why you might prefer driving in Denmark than in UAE
01 April 2022
LONDON: According to new research, driving a car in Denmark or Finland is much less stressful than taking the wheel in the United Arab Emirates. The latter country is reportedly...
Malaysians entering Thailand through land border must follow...
01 April 2022
A view of the Malaysian-Thai border at Wang Kelian on Thursday. — Bernama SONGKHLA: Malaysians entering Thailand through the Thailand-Malaysia land border must always adhere to ...
Toyota GR Corolla makes world premiere
01 April 2022
LOS ANGELES: Toyota's motorsports arm Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) launched the GR Corolla today in Long Beach near here on the eve of the opening round of the Formula Drift season. ...
Border reopening: Users must tap Touch 'n Go card on scanner...
01 April 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Highway users going through the Sultan Iskandar Building (Johor Causeway) and Tanjung Kupang (Linkedua Highway) toll plazas must still tap their Touch 'n Go card on t...
Toyota names new man to helm Asian ops
01 April 2022
SINGAPORE: Toyota Motor Corporation has appointed Hao Quoc Tien (inset) as new CEO for Asia Region and president of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He replaces Yoichi Miyazak...
Volkswagen to recall more than 100,000 cars on fire risk
01 April 2022
BERLIN: Volkswagen Group will have to recall more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles globally due to the risk of fire, said a spokesman for the German carmaker. Some 42,300 ow...
UPS tries out 'eQuad' electric bikes for urban deliveries
01 April 2022
Wake demonstrating the use of the eQuad. — Reuters LONDON: UPS said today it was trying out a four-wheeled "eQuad" electric cargo bike for deliveries in densely packed urban ar...
Volvo hires BlackBerry veteran to turn its cars into iPhones...
31 March 2022
LONDON: Automakers used to compete over who had the latest-and-greatest hardware on offer: the highest-horsepower engine, the comfiest seats, the silkiest-sounding speakers. As ...
A cool new electric scooter built for hot Middle Eastern cli...
31 March 2022
BERLIN: Abu Dhabi start-up Barq is set to start producing a highway-capable electric scooter with a seat designed to stay cool during long rides in the hot climate of the Middle Ea...
Rolls-Royce's first all-electric car wraps up winter tests
31 March 2022
LONDON: Rolls-Royce has finished road testing of its first all-electric production car, the Spectre, near the Arctic Circle ahead of a market debut in 2023, the British company has...
Build or buy? Automakers chasing Tesla rethink dependence on...
31 March 2022
DETROIT: Automakers racing to develop battery-powered, software-driven vehicles to compete with Tesla Inc are confronting a new challenge: what technology to build themselves, and ...
Will Korea bank rescue SsangYong Motor?
31 March 2022
SEOUL: After another failed attempt by SsangYong Motor to find a new owner, all eyes are on whether the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) will change its mind and bail out the...
Thais turn to EVs at motor show as petrol prices soar
31 March 2022
BANGKOK: Thousands attended the Bangkok International Motor Show this week where electric vehicles (EVs) were in the spotlight due to rising petrol prices and a government subsidy ...
Giga-casting and robots: How Volkswagen's Trinity aims to ca...
31 March 2022
BERLIN: As Tesla kicks off production at its new German plant this month, Volkswagen is weeks away from finalising plans for a 2 billion euro electric vehicle (EV) factory that it ...
VW to okay Audi, Porsche to enter F1, say sources
31 March 2022
HAMBURG: Audi and Porsche owner Volkswagen is likely to give the green light for the two brands to make their entry into motor racing's Formula One at a meeting next week, two sour...
MACC to comb through company accounts as part of RM85m probe
31 March 2022
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will investigate various angles of a corruption case relating to an RM85 million project involving an automotive institu...
Maserati Levante S updated from RM808,800
30 March 2022
PETALING JAYA: The Maserati Levante luxury sports utility vehicle has been refreshed with new styling for a more unified identity across the brand's key models. Priced from RM80...
Winter testing for upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLC generation
30 March 2022
ARJEPLOG (Sweden): Mercedes-Benz is testing its next generation GLC sports utility vehicle at the icy conditions of Lapland. The demanding test site in Arjeplog, Sweden, with sn...
Civic is 1 millionth Honda produced in Malaysia
30 March 2022
Chujo, Sulaiman and Honda Malaysia president/chief operating officer Sarly Adle Sarkum posing with the Civic. PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia today celebrated an important chapter w...