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Auto sector on road to recovery
07 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Growth in the automotive sector is expected to pick up momentum in the coming months, spurred by the sales and services tax (SST) exemption and low financing rates, ...
Renault F1 team to be named Alpine from 2021 F1 season
07 September 2020
PARIS: Renault will rename its team Alpine from the 2021 season, the Formula One team said in a statement on Sunday. The team will take on the new name and also have a new colou...
Police investigating viral video showing child driving car i...
07 September 2020
REMBAU: The police are investigating a viral video that appears to show a young boy driving a car along a village road here. Rembau district police chief DSP Anuar Bakri Abdul S...
Malaysian designer wins BMW M4 GT4 livery contest
07 September 2020
UPDATE:A BMW M4 draped in Chan Wen Bin's winning entry for the M4 GT4 livery was replicated in Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Day (Sept 16). It took centerstage at the main entrance to t...
Are tiny electric cars the future of urban mobility?
07 September 2020
This ultra-compact runabout from Artega is inspired by the 1950s Isetta from BMW. FRANKFURT: Electric cars are finally becoming more pervasive as people buy vehicles like the VW I...
VW offers glimpse of ID.4 lounge-like interior and light gui...
06 September 2020
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen is giving a glimpse of the electric ID.4 SUV cabin ahead of its world premiere this month. The fact that it uses a compact electric drive enabled VW design...
RFID toll collection system to be expanded to southern regio...
06 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology system will be extended to several highway toll plazas in the southern region early next year. Director-genera...
Driver of SUV arrested for going against traffic, driving un...
06 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A man has been arrested for allegedly driving against traffic and crashing his SUV into another vehicle in Jalan Klang Lama on Friday. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investi...
Parking, bike share, taxis: will we soon be able to pay for ...
06 September 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Maps is integrating more and more services into its platform, from bike sharing to street parking and car battery charging. As Maps enables access to an in...
Bosnian Tesla fan impatient for Cybertruck release builds a ...
06 September 2020
The Cybertruck replica is based on a Ford Raptor F-150. — Reuters MOSTAR (Bosnia): A Bosnian fan of both Ford trucks and Elon Musk’s Tesla could not just sit on his hands waiting ...
Electric BMW 7 Series spied
05 September 2020
The electric 7 Series undergoing dynamic testing. — Images from drivingelectric.com LONDON: Just as Mercedes is working on an all-electric S-Class, BMW is also executing a simil...
Transport Ministry to regulate micromobility vehicle use und...
05 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: The Transport Ministry will regulate the use of micromobility vehicles once the Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2020 comes into force, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Sion...
2021 World Car Awards cranks up, adds YouTube show
05 September 2020
TORONTO: The Road to the 2021 World Car Awards (WCA) was launched on Aug 26 to begin the 2021 awards season. The Road to the World Car Awards is an annual journey that follows m...
LA Auto Show put off to May 2021
05 September 2020
LOS ANGELES: The LA Auto Show held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center will move six months into the spring of 2021 as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Origi...
BMW Motorrad and Rever reach one million networked users
05 September 2020
MUNICH: Quick, what app claims it has the world's largest online community for motorcyclists? If you point to the Colorado-based app Rever, you would be right. Today, four ye...
China to roll out new supportive policies for hydrogen fuel ...
05 September 2020
TIANJIN: China will roll out a new package of policies to support hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to improve the industry’s supply chain and technologies, a government official said to...
Lighter, faster Murray T.50 supercar unleashed
04 September 2020
LONDON: Gordon Murray Automotive has announced a racing-focused version of the T.50 supercar that will be even lighter, faster, and more powerful. The Cosworth GMA V12 engine ha...
All-new Nissan Almera previewed, 3 CKD variants from RM80K (...
04 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has previewed the latest Nissan Almera Turbo ahead of its launch next month. The B-segment sedan will be locally-assembled at the co...
Indonesia regulator eases lending rules for electric vehicle...
04 September 2020
JAKARTA: Indonesia has eased lending rules for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and on business loans linked to their manufacturing in a bid to boost investment in the secto...
New Bond trailer shows return of Aston Martin DB5 and plenty...
04 September 2020
LONDON: The second trailer of the James Bond film No Time To Die has been released and is filled with action: bullets flying, fights erupting and the classic Aston Martin DB5 s...