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2024 Proton S70 unveiled: 1.5L turbo, DCT gearbox

01 November 2023

TANJUNG MALIM: The Proton S70 C-segment sedan was revealed today at a line-off ceremony at the national carmaker’s Tanjong Malim plant. Proton CEO Dr Li Chunrong said all Proton...

Kia woos customers with free trip to watch Australia Open 20...

01 November 2023

PETALING JAYA: For new Kia owners who are tennis fans, here's your chance to win a free trip to the Australia Open 2024 in Melbourne. Kia distributor Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd ...

China's electric bus revolution glides on

01 November 2023

SHENZHEN: On a rainy afternoon in Shenzhen, damp passengers jostle their way onto the megacity's buses, the quiet foot soldiers of an electric revolution for coal-guzzling China's ...

Transport Ministry exploring use of new camera with extra fe...

01 November 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry (MOT) is conducting a study on the use of a new surveillance camera that is able to capture and recognise vehicles using digital plates as a me...

Musk says Tesla aims to make 200,000 Cybertrucks a year

01 November 2023

Tesla's Cybertruck is displayed in New York in 2021. — Reuters AUSTIN: Tesla is aiming to make 200,000 units of its electric pickup truck, Cybertruck, per year, chief executive of...

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...

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