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Economic uncertainties and fear of losing jobs may dampen ca...
09 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: While the automotive sector may have received a shot in the arm in the form of a sales tax exemption, it might not be enough to cause consumers to make a dash for ca...
Volkswagen replaces Herbert Diess as CEO of VW brand
09 June 2020
Brandstaetter would take over as VW CEO on July 1. BERLIN: Volkswagen replaced Herbert Diess as chief executive of the VW brand on Monday and installed chief operating officer Ral...
A million-mile battery from China could power your EV
08 June 2020
NINGDE (China): The Chinese behemoth that makes electric-car batteries for Tesla Inc. and Volkswagen AG developed a power pack that lasts more than a million miles (1.6 million kil...
UK may give drivers up to £6,000 in car scrappage scheme, sa...
08 June 2020
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to £6,000 (RM32,507) to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric vehicles, under plans to relaun...
UM bars outsiders, no more through-road
08 June 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) says it will be restricting access to all its entrances and exits to only staff and students as well as employees of Universiti Malaya Medcial ...
Interstate travel ban to be lifted on June 10, says PM
07 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Interstate travel is to be allowed effective June 10, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said people would be allowed to cross state borders, excep...
Penang Bridge RFID users to get 20% discount from mid-July
07 June 2020
GEORGE TOWN: Motorists under the private vehicle category who use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to pay toll will enjoy a 20% discount on Penang Bridge beginning the middle ...
Love for antique cars allows 'Nasi Lemak Volvo' seller to bo...
07 June 2020
A different take. Mohsin and his wife selling 'nasi lemak' using the front of a Volvo 122 Amazon as the base for their stall. — Bernama BATU PAHAT: A man's love for a classic car ...
Self-driving sector contends its cars can prevent many more ...
06 June 2020
NEW YORK: Companies working on self-driving vehicles have criticised an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all US road crashes could be prevented by driverles...
Ford re-evaluates office space in coronavirus world
06 June 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co is re-evaluating how much office space it needs for white-collar workers as restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic are eased and employees...
Volkswagen board to review internal probe into racist car ad
06 June 2020
HAMBURG: Volkswagen has completed an internal report into how it came to publish a racist advert, the German carmaker said on Friday, adding that its findings will be released once...
Drive-in theatres experience a revival across US amid Covid-...
06 June 2020
WASHINGTON: Drive-in movie theatres are one of the few businesses experiencing a renaissance amid the coronavirus pandemic. As one of the few entertainment destinations you can ...
Car prices to drop with zero sales tax
05 June 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The automotive industry has lauded the government's move to fully exempt sales tax for locally assembled cars, and halved the sales tax for imported cars to 5% (from ...
Allianz General offers on-the-go windscreen replacement and ...
05 June 2020
Williams (second from right) with his team. KUALA LUMPUR: Allianz General Insurance Company (M) Berhad’s customers can now expect on-the-go windscreen replacement and quick repair...
100% sales tax exemption for CKD cars, 50% exemption for CBU...
05 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has  announced that locally assembled cars will be given 100% sales tax exemption, while fully imported cars will get 50% sal...
Bentley to cut quarter of workforce
05 June 2020
LONDON: British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors said today it plans to shed up to 1,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, adding to the gloom in the sector hit hard by the co...
Self-driving cars could only prevent a third of US crashes, ...
05 June 2020
WASHINGTON: Self-driving cars, long touted by developers as a way to eliminate road deaths, could likely only prevent a third of all US road crashes, according to a study released ...
Police start taking delivery of Honda Civic 1.8S
05 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia announced that it is handing over 425 units of the new Civic 1.8S to the police force to be used as mobile patrol and enforcement vehicles. The ini...
Disguised Chelsea FC footballers become Hyundai car sales pe...
05 June 2020
LONDON: Through Hyundai’s official partnership with Chelsea, two players from Chelsea FC’s senior Men’s and Women’s squads - Mason Mount and Erin Cuthbert, were asked to swap their...
Toyota teams up with Chinese auto firms to develop fuel cell...
05 June 2020
TOKYO: Toyota is forming a joint venture with five Chinese companies including Beijing Automobile Group Co and China FAW Corp to develop fuel cells for commercial vehicles, seeking...