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Patchy road repairs make PJ folk see red
05 April 2022
PETALING JAYA: Residents in some areas here welcome Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd’s pipe replacement project, but they are unhappy with the resurfacing of affected roads. Sect...
Germans still driving fast on autobahn despite energy squeez...
05 April 2022
BERLIN: A leading German car club has joined a chorus of voices in the country urging a speed limit on Germany's autobahn amid the current energy crisis sparked by the Russian mili...
Mercedes-Benz introduces simplified charging rates
05 April 2022
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz is simplifying electric mobility. From June onwards, there will be a new tariff system for the 300,000 charging points in the Mercedes me Charge network...
More affordable Mercedes EVs coming: e-Citan and EQT due lat...
05 April 2022
BERLIN: Having just added electric options to its luxury class with the EQS and EQE, Mercedes is now continuing at the lower end of its model range with the electric EQT and e-Cita...
Used Tesla, Audi prices plunge in sign of HK expat exodus
04 April 2022
Foucault has been trying to sell his 2014 Audi Q5 in Hong Kong but hasn’t gotten offers he considers good enough. — Bloomberg HONG KONG: If you’re wondering about the best place i...
All-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric price announc...
04 April 2022
PETALING JAYA: Volvo Car Malaysia has unveiled the price of its XC40 Recharge Pure Electric at RM262,459. The electric sports utility vehicle (SUV)'s on-the-road without insuran...
Carmakers dream of clean, green, mean electric machines
04 April 2022
An employee at Advanced Electric Machines works on test models of a motor for an electric vehicle that does not include either rare earth magnets or copper and uses electrical stee...
Proton Q1 sales dips on production issues
04 April 2022
SUBANG Jaya: Proton ended a challenging first quarter of 2022 with reduced sales brought upon by a combination of flood affected local vendors, disruptions to logistics and a chip ...
Auto industry facing serious labour shortage, say vendors
04 April 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's automotive manufacturing industry is facing an acute shortage of workers which could derail the national automotive manufacturing (NAM) ecosystem if not re...
No toll hike for six highways, says PM
04 April 2022
PETALING JAYA: The toll rates on six highways in the Klang Valley will remain unchanged until the end of the concession period – with three likely to see the toll lifted earlier. ...
Toyota says it’s sticking with UK in move to electric vehicl...
04 April 2022
LONDON: Toyota Motor Corp. reaffirmed its commitment to the UK after a newspaper reported it may halt making cars in the country because of government plans to shift more rapidly t...
Audi raises offer to gain foothold in McLaren, says daily
04 April 2022
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG’s Audi brand raised its offer to gain a foothold in sports car brand McLaren to €650 million (RM3bil) from €450 million (RM21.bil) , according to a report ...
SPM student among suspects nabbed over fake driving licences
04 April 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: A student due to take his SPM this year is among two suspects arrested for allegedly selling fake driving licences online. City Commercial Crime Investigation Depa...
The battery metal really worrying China is lithium, not nick...
04 April 2022
Pieces of lithium sparkle in an ore sample. — AP HONG KONG: Nickel has captured much of the limelight among battery metals in recent weeks, and understandably so. Wild price sw...
Visa and Mastercard up payment limit at US petrol stations
04 April 2022
NEW YORK: Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc are planning a raft of changes to rules for petrol stations to allow larger transactions after a surge in fuel prices across the United States...
Tesla delays restart of Shanghai production
04 April 2022
SHANGHAI: Tesla has notified workers and suppliers that production at its Shanghai factory will not resume today as it had hoped, according to an internal notice shared with Reuter...
China's BYD ends combustion engine cars to focus on electric
04 April 2022
BEIJING: China's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Co Ltd said that as of last month it stopped making combustion engine vehicles and now produces electric and hybrid cars on...
David Brown Automotive offers glimpse of Mini Remastered
04 April 2022
LONDON: David Brown Automotive has given an enticing glimpse of the upcoming, limited run version of Mini Remastered, produced in collaboration with another iconic British brand, M...
Up to RM2mil fine for selling RON95 petrol to foreign vehicl...
03 April 2022
PUTRAJAYA: Petrol station operators selling subsidised petrol to foreign-registered vehicles will face stern action, with the law providing for a maximum fine of RM2mil. Domesti...
Stellantis robotics unit Comau gets new CEO
03 April 2022
MILAN: Comau, the robotics unit of carmaker Stellantis, and previously part of Fiat Chrysler, has appointed Pietro Gorlier as its chief executive officer, effective April 1, the co...