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SmartTag system can speed up rollout of multi-lane free flow...
29 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: EFKON Asia Sdn Bhd, the Austrian technology provider of the Infra-Red (IR) toll collection system on Malaysian highways, has touted the system as being well-positione...
Toyota's Dream Car Art Contest opens for latest edition
29 December 2021
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor is holding the Malaysian National contest of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest from Jan 1 to Feb 11, 2022. The contest with "Your Dream Car" theme is ...
Mercedes swept up in China Internet furore over model’s eyes
29 December 2021
BEIJING: Mercedes-Benz removed a video advertisement from a Chinese social media website, state media said, after the clip got swept up in a charged national debate over depictions...
BMW to create up to 6,000 new jobs as electrification takes ...
29 December 2021
BERLIN: Germany's BMW plans to create up to 6,000 new jobs next year to prepare for growing demand for its electric vehicles, the carmaker's chief executive told daily Muenchner Me...
Dec 30-Jan 5: RON97 petrol up one sen
29 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: The pump price of RON97 petrol will increase by one sen per litre to RM3 from Dec 30 until Jan 5, says the Finance Ministry. The ministry said today the retail pr...
A bio-based material could boost battery autonomy for electr...
29 December 2021
TOKYO: Japanese researchers have developed a method to increase the charging capacity of batteries used in electric cars. The results show increased battery life, giving hope to...
Authorities on high alert across Malaysia
29 December 2021
A motorcyclist riding past a landslide area near Puncak Templer in Selangor. PETALING JAYA: On high alert for potential disasters such as landslides and floods with the ongoing no...
More SUVs than ever are being sold worldwide, half of them e...
29 December 2021
PARIS: SUV sales have reached a new record in 2021, with a market share of 45% worldwide. While this boom in sales looks to be somewhat of a setback in efforts to reduce CO2 emi...
Finnish man blows up his Tesla rather than buy exorbitant ba...
29 December 2021
Rather than pay for an expensive battery replacement, a Finnish man handed his car over to YouTubers Pommijätkät who blew it up with 30kg of dynamite. — Pommijätkät/YouTube screeng...
Porsche 99X Electric carries on racing in Miniatur Wunderlan...
29 December 2021
HAMBURG: Hamburg’s historical Speicherstadt district is a World Heritage Site and home to Miniatur Wunderland, the world’s largest model building universe and a tiny world of wonde...
GAC GS3 compact SUV arrives from RM88,800
28 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: China-based car maker Guangzhou Automobile Group has launched its first model in Malaysia - the GAC GS3 compact sports utility vehicle. Distributed by WTC Automoti...
Millennium Welt's BMW 4S centre in Seremban 2 arriving in 20...
28 December 2021
SEREMBAN: Millennium Welt has broken ground on its new BMW 4S building in Seremban 2, which is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2023. The RM60mil, 153,948sq ft ...
New SP grade lubricant promises better protection for Honda ...
28 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has introduced a new engine oil quality of SP Grade that offers greater engine protection for Honda car owners. The new grade engine oil enables Ho...
Automotive sector to see double-digit growth in TIV
28 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: The automotive sector is expected to see a solid rebound, with total industry volume (TIV) likely to register a double-digit growth, in 2022. As supply chain norm...
2022: The year of steady EV growth in US, but barriers to bu...
28 December 2021
DETROIT: The new year is expected to bring steady growth in the electric-vehicle segment, still just a sliver of US sales, amid a federal push to accelerate the transition to zero-...
FGV beefs up logistics business with 44 MAN trucks
28 December 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV), through its logistics arm and subsidiary, FGV Transport Services Sdn Bhd (FGV Transport) has recently acquired 44 MAN TGS 6X4 prime movers fro...
VinFast CEO Lohscheller quits, Vingroup vice chairwoman take...
28 December 2021
HAI PHONG (Vietnam): Michael Lohscheller, the German CEO of VinFast, has resigned from the company. No details were provided by VinFast on Monday except that he stepped down for...
What to do if your car is flood-damaged
28 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: Mechanics have their hands full repairing vehicles that were damaged in the massive floods that hit several states. To avoid high repair bills, there are things t...
Care for a Monkey Wash?
27 December 2021
PETALING JAYA: An online platform called Monkey Wash that aims to provide a car wash service is launched today. At the same time, it has a twin goal to provide employment opport...
UMW Toyota Motor steps up aid to flood victims
27 December 2021
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor is stepping up its flood relief initiatives through dispatching staff volunteers, enabling its Shah Alam facility into a flood ‘Command Centre’ and dona...