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Buffett-backed BYD to supply EV batteries to Ford
01 June 2020
Men cleaning a BYD e2 electric car displayed at the 2019 Shanghai auto show. — Reuters BEIJING: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Co Ltd, will supply EV batteries to US auto...
The new normal — Volkswagen Malaysia now offers home deliver...
01 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) now offers Volkswagen owners the option to have their new cars delivered to their homes. The home delivery service is av...
No interstate travel allowed except for four reasons, police...
01 June 2020
PUTRAJAYA: The government has reminded the public that interstate travel during the conditional movement control order (MCO) is not allowed, except for four reasons. Those who a...
Roslan Abdullah is Proton Edar CEO
01 June 2020
SUBANG JAYA: Proton has appointed Roslan Abdullah as its vice-president for sales and marketing and chief executive officer of Proton Edar Sdn Bhd. The appointments take effect ...
Three new Mercedes-AMG compact cars launched: A 35 Edition 1...
01 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia today launched three new Mercedes-AMG compact cars in a digital live premiere. The cars are A 35 Edition 1, A 45 S  Edition 1 and CLA 45 S ...
Tesla China rival NIO bullish about domestic market growth
01 June 2020
Pedestrians walking past a NIO showroom in Shanghai. — Bloomberg SHANGHAI: NIO Inc. founder William Li said the long-term growth potential of China’s electric-vehicle market remai...
Drive-in UK care home visits for socially distant times
01 June 2020
Susan Holding (right) talking with her mother Barbara Webster during a drive-through visit to Gracewell, a residential care home, in Adderbury near Banbury west of London. — AFP ...
National cars have the edge in these troubled times
01 June 2020
PETALING JAYA: The uncertainties ahead, stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on the local economy, may bring some benefits to national carmakers. Industry ...
German ministry proposes €5 billion car bonus scheme, say so...
01 June 2020
Heavy traffic in central Berlin. Germany is expected to present a stimulus package on Tuesday, which could total up to €80 billion (RM384bil). — AFP FRANKFURT: Germany’s Ministry ...
BMW struggling to persuade employees to leave as it eyes 5,0...
01 June 2020
MUNICH: BMW AG is negotiating with unions about giving more incentives to workers to persuade them to leave, helping the carmaker reach a target of eliminating about 5,000 position...
Why are some cars just 'four-door' and others 'five-door'?
30 May 2020
BERLIN: You may come across the rather strange distinction between four-door and five-door cars and wondered: Do some car companies not count the boot? Or is there some hidden fift...
PM: Amendments to Road Transport Act on drink driving to be ...
30 May 2020
PETALING JAYA: Amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), which deals with drink driving, will be finalised in mid-June before being tabled at the next Parliament meeting...
Married couples allowed to travel interstate from June 1
30 May 2020
Married couples living in different states are given the green light to travel from June 1. — AFP PUTRAJAYA: Interstate travel restrictions will be relaxed for married couples l...
Vietnam's VinFast to launch first electric car in 2021
30 May 2020
HANOI: Vietnam's first domestic car manufacturer, VinFast, will start the mass production of its first electric models next year and will target the US market, the company said in ...
US capital to cut speed limit on residential streets to 32kp...
30 May 2020
WASHINGTON: The mayor of the US capital said Friday Washington D.C. will reduce the speed limit on most local city streets by 20% to 20mph (32kph) starting June 1 in a bid to reduc...
Japan gets BMW X2, 3 Series and Z4 Sunrise limited editions
29 May 2020
TOKYO: BMW Japan has released Sunrise limited editions for the X2, 3 Series, And Z4 in Japan, with the concept of "the sun will rise again". Standard kit includes an Alpine Whit...
Learner drivers can resume lessons from June 1
29 May 2020
PETALING JAYA: Learner drivers can resume their lessons from June 1, as the Road Transport Department (JPJ) reopens the drivers' training and testing sector. The department said...
No need to wear face mask while driving alone, says Health D...
29 May 2020
PUTRAJAYA: There is no need to wear face mask when carrying out activities alone such as driving or jogging, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said ...
Renault to cut 14,600 jobs worldwide, to stay in F1
29 May 2020
PARIS: Renault SA plans to eliminate about 14,600 jobs worldwide and lower production capacity by almost a fifth in a move to dramatically reduce costs and outlast the downturn tha...
May 30-June 5: Fuel prices up across the board
29 May 2020