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Rapid Bus DRT to be enhanced with 300 new vans, says Prasara...
14 August 2024
PETALING JAYA: Some 300 new vans will be procured to enhance Rapid Bus’ Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) services, says Prasarana Malaysia Berhad. Its president and group chief e...
China’s WeRide seeks up to US$440mil in US IPO, placement
14 August 2024
GUANGZHOU: WeRide Inc., a Chinese self-driving automotive company, is seeking to raise as much as US$440 million (RM1.9bil) in a US initial public offering and concurrent private p...
Texas sues GM for allegedly violating drivers' privacy
14 August 2024
AUSTIN: General Motors has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the automaker of installing technology on more than 14 million vehicles to collect data about drivers, whi...
Nexteer Automotive expands cost-effective, modular steering
14 August 2024
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan: Nexteer Automotive announced its Modular Pinion-Assist Electric Power Steering (mPEPS) system, which expands the company's cost-effective, modular EPS offer...
EZ-6 is Mazda's first global NEV model, launch in late 2024 ...
14 August 2024
NANJING: The Mazda EZ-6 will be the Japanese carmaker's first global new energy vehicle (NEV) to be produced in China . Mazda will officially launch the EZ-6 in fall 2024, w...
GM cuts China jobs as it resets in world’s biggest car marke...
14 August 2024
A Hongguang Mini in Liuzhou, China. — Bloomberg DETROIT: General Motors Co. has been laying off staff in China and will soon meet with local partner SAIC to plan a larger structur...
Chery Omoda 5 gets five-star Asean NCAP rating
13 August 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Chery Malaysia's Omoda 5 sports utility vehicle (SUV) has achieved a five-star rating in the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian countries (Asean NCAP). ...
Volkswagen delays launch of Trinity EV further, says source
13 August 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen has pushed back the launch of a new ID.4 model from its next generation Trinity EV project to the early 2030s as part of a reshuffling of plans for the delayed p...
Mercedes, BMW reveal EV battery makers amid fire fears in Ko...
13 August 2024
The announcement of battery sources on Mercedes-Benz Korea homepage. SEOUL: The South Korean units of Mercedes-Benz Group AG and BMW AG disclosed the names of the companies that s...
LA planning 'No Car' Olympics to beat gridlock
13 August 2024
Bass (centre) with Hollywood actor Tom Cruise at the close of the Paris Olympics. — AFP LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said 2028 chiefs want the LA Olympics to be "The...
Proton expands logistics with new regional parts centre in S...
13 August 2024
KOTA KINABALU: Proton has expanded its spare parts logistics operations in Sabah with the launch of its new regional parts centre (RPC). Following the launch of a similar facili...
Jaecoo distributes 500 J7 SUVs to dealers for customer deliv...
13 August 2024
SHAH ALAM: Jaecoo Malaysia has officially begun delivering its first 500 units of the J7 premium off-road SUV to dealerships. The first 500 units are the J7 All-Wheel-Drive (AWD...
Global EV sales up 21% in July as China records biggest jump...
13 August 2024
LONDON: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 21% in July, thanks to China's strongest growth this year and despite dropping demand in Europe,...
Accident repairs more expensive for electric cars, German st...
13 August 2024
BERLIN: Electric vehicles (EVs) might cheaper to maintain, but repair costs after an accident are considerably more expensive than for models with a combustion engine, according to...
S. Korea holds emergency meeting as EV fires stir consumer f...
12 August 2024
Vehicles that were completely burned down due to a electric car fire that broke out on Aug 1, are lying in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Incheon, South Kor...
Volvo Car Malaysia prepares for EX30's local arrival
12 August 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The Volvo EX30 electric SUV will be launched in Malaysia soon, and interested buyers can register now to be the first to know. The EX30 comes equipped with the lat...
smart #5 mid-size SUV to stage world debut on Aug 28
12 August 2024
LONDON: The smart Concept #5 that was showcased in April this year is no longer a concept. Smart today announced that the #5 would go into series production and would have its w...
Penang police issue 195 summonses, confiscate 48 motorcycles...
12 August 2024
BUTTERWORTH: A total of 195 summonses were issued for various offences following an integrated traffic operation dubbed Ops "Samseng Jalanan" here. Penang police chief Comm Datu...
Singapore PR fined RM3,350 for improper seatbelt wearing in ...
12 August 2024
SINGAPORE: A woman was fined A$1,106 (S$1,000/RM3,350) by the Queensland government on July 26, over a month after returning to Singapore from a road trip in Australia. Shelley ...
Govt reviewing logistics vehicle replacement policy to enhan...
12 August 2024
REMBAU: The Transport Ministry is reviewing the policy on the replacement of vehicles used in logistics services to improve road safety, says Anthony Loke. "We want to encourage...