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Proton's January sales eroded by flash floods
07 February 2022
SUBANG JAYA: Proton sold only 4,453 cars in January as a result of the knock-on effect of the severe flooding in Selangor at the end of 2021. After ending the previous calendar ...
Tesla escapes tiny niche position as Japan starts to embrace...
07 February 2022
TOKYO: Tatsuya Arai, a 36-year-old entrepreneur here, never saw the appeal of owning a car until he watched a YouTube video featuring a Tesla car. The Model 3, with its sleek ex...
Hyundai suffers backlash in India after Pakistani partner tw...
07 February 2022
NEW DELHI: South Korea's Hyundai Motor faced calls today for a boycott of its cars from Indians incensed over a tweet from the account of its Pakistan partner that expressed solida...
Shift towards EVs is golden opportunity for other Taiwanese ...
07 February 2022
TAIPEI: While Taiwan has occupied a pivotal position in the world’s electronics supply chain, for the longest time no one thought it had a chance of achieving similar success in th...
Residents near highway project flag design of elevated U-tur...
07 February 2022
PETALING JAYA: Taman Sering Ukay and Bukit Antarabangsa residents in Ampang Jaya, Selangor are questioning the design of an elevated U-turn that is being built as part of the East ...
Gordon Murray Automotive T.33 Coupe sold out from launch
06 February 2022
LONDON: Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) has announced that it has sold all of its T.33 coupe supercars, each costing £1.37m before local taxes. Customers from around the glob...
Slow traffic on major highways
06 February 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic on several major highways heading towards the Klang Valley was reported to be slow-moving since this afternoon, with more people returning home after the Chin...
Bee in his bonnet: Man finds a hive in his motorcycle helmet
06 February 2022
MELAKA: A factory safety officer in Alor Gajah made a buzzworthy discovery when he found a beehive inside his motorcycle helmet. Alor Gajah Civil Defence Force operations office...
Porsche expects another record year for sales despite chip s...
06 February 2022
BERLIN: Porsche AG expects another record year for sales despite the global semiconductor chip shortage, its sales chief was quoted as saying by industry magazine Automobilwoche. ...
Sensors for polluting vehicles have helped improve air quali...
05 February 2022
HONG KONG: To improve air quality, cities could install roadside sensors to detect the presence of high-polluting vehicles, suggest Australian researchers. The idea would be to ...
Wong Shaw Voon picked as new Miros chairman
05 February 2022
Dr Wong (left) And Dr Wee. — Photo from facebook.com/wksbmenglish PETALING JAYA: Dr Wong Shaw Voon has been appointed as the new chairman of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety...
Elderly drivers still qualify to renew licence, says ministe...
05 February 2022
JOHOR BARU: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong is in awe of nonagenarian Yu Choo Nam who still actively travels despite his age. The Ayer Hitam MP said that he met Yu...
Traffic back to Klang Valley builds up as holiday-goers retu...
05 February 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Southbound traffic on the North-South Expressway in the north started to get congested this morning as people began to return to the Klang Valley with the Chinese New...
Fisker Ocean SUV will make its European debut at Mobile Worl...
05 February 2022
LOS ANGELES: Fisker Inc will debut its Ocean all-electric SUV to the European market at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The five-passenger Fisker Ocean Sport features a rang...
Handsome Jag E-Type lay dormant for 50 years — now up for au...
05 February 2022
LONDON: An example of one of the most handsome sports cars ever made is poised to step back into the limelight after laying dormant in a British barn for nearly five decades. Th...
EU to toughen emissions test for plug-in hybrids, say source...
04 February 2022
BERLIN: The European Union plans to toughen its method for measuring carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid cars, two sources familiar with the matter said, after criticism t...
Self-driving Toyota Supra successfully drifts in push to nex...
04 February 2022
SAN FRANCISCO: Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has reached a new research milestone in autonomy, providing a glimpse into the future of safer mobility for all. TRI researchers s...
Tesla plans to build cathode building at Texas Gigafactory
04 February 2022
AUSTIN: Tesla Inc on Wednesday applied for a permit to extend its existing Austin-based car factory with a building to produce cathodes for battery manufacturing, according to city...
Hertz wheels in ex-Goldman Sachs CFO as top boss
04 February 2022
MIAMI: Hertz Global Holdings today named former Goldman Sachs finance chief Stephen Scherr as its top boss, replacing interim CEO Mark Fields, sending shares of the car rental firm...
Volvo Cars and Northvolt pick Gothenburg for new battery pla...
04 February 2022
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars (and battery manufacturer Northvolt will build their joint battery manufacturing plant in Gothenburg, western Sweden, the two companies said today. The new...