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New Aston Martin Vantage launches alongside Vantage GT3 and ...
13 February 2024
LONDON: Aston Martin is rolling out three cars on the same day. They are the AMR24 Formula 1 challenger, the refreshed Vantage road car and Vantage GT3 track car. Aston Martin s...
Can electric trucks drive heavy haulage into the 21st centur...
13 February 2024
BERLIN: Heavy road haulage is the backbone of economic activity in any country and the sector is currently going through a major transformation. Emission-free trucks powered by ...
New UK firm set up to guide auto businesses
13 February 2024
LONDON: Luminary Advisory Partners (LAP), a newly formed consortium of industry experts, has been launched to support businesses starting- or scaling-up internationally with strate...
Full spectrum of auto offering by Sime Darby after UMW takeo...
12 February 2024
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Bhd’s takeover of UMW Holdings Bhd has positioned the group with a full spectrum of auto offering in the local automotive market. According to Kenanga ...
France halts subsidised EV lease programme after strong dema...
12 February 2024
PARIS: The French government said today it was halting for the rest of this year a programme to subsidise low earners leasing an electric car, after demand far exceeded initial pla...
Crowd sets Waymo self-driving vehicle ablaze in San Francisc...
12 February 2024
The Waymo self-driving robotaxi is engulfed in flames after the San Francisco Fire Department said in a statement on social media that fireworks were thrown inside the vehicle. — C...
Million-dollar car sales fell in 2023 for second year in a r...
12 February 2024
SINGAPORE: Nearly 300 cars with price tags of at least US$1 million (RM4.8mil) were registered in Singapore in 2023, marking a drop in registrations for two consecutive years after...
Foreigner arrested over Johor road rage incident
12 February 2024
JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested a foreigner in his 40s to help with the investigation of an alleged road rage incident that took place at KM139.6 of the North-South Expressway (NS...
Here's how you can be eco-friendly while fuelling up at Calt...
12 February 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Chevron Malaysia Limited (Chevron), which markets the Caltex retail brand in Malaysia, has launched its voluntary Caltex Carbon Offset Programme in the country. Th...
These inventions, created by women, are still making life ea...
11 February 2024
PARIS: This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is celebrated today, is an occasion to shine the spotlight on some of the world's little-known female inventors. ...
Fact-checking the 6 myths on female crash test dummies
11 February 2024
STUTTGART: She is about 1.5 metres tall, weighs 49kg and, in dummies of the newest generation, has numerous sensors on various body parts with up to 150 measuring points. Accord...
Cops searching for Singapore registered car owner for road r...
11 February 2024
A screenshot of the video that went viral showing the incident that happened on the highway near Pagoh, Johor yesterday. JOHOR BARU: Johor police are searching for a Singapore r...
Geely deploys its own satellites to facilitate autonomous dr...
10 February 2024
SHANGHAI: The Chinese automotive group Geely has announced the launch of its first satellites. The aim is to soon form a constellation dedicated to the smooth operation of the auto...
Renault, Geely expect to finalise engine tie-up this month, ...
10 February 2024
PARIS: French carmaker Renault and Chinese rival Geely expect to finalise a joint venture for their combustion and hybrid engines towards the end of February, two sources close to ...
Police anticipate increased traffic as road users rush to us...
09 February 2024
PETALING JAYA: The police expect increased traffic tonight as road users rush to use the free toll offer on all highways, which will end at 11.59 pm today. However, Inspector-Ge...
Toyota unit Daihatsu to unveil new management structure next...
09 February 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor's Daihatsu unit said today it planned to unveil a new management structure next week. Soichiro Okudaira, president of Daihatsu, whose production has been ham...
Nissan shares see biggest plunge in two decades as China wor...
09 February 2024
TOKYO: Shares in Nissan Motor tumbled 12% today, their biggest decline in more than two decades, after quarterly earnings undershot expectations by a large margin and it cut estima...
Insurers pause some car policy sales after UK watchdog inter...
09 February 2024
LONDON: Britain's financial watchdog said today several insurers have agreed to suspend sales of policies that cover the depreciation of cars after it said it was worried the deals...
Electric cars can't advertise as 'zero emissions', says UK b...
09 February 2024
LONDON: Britain's advertising regulator ruled Wednesday that BMW and MG Motors could not claim that their electric vehicles are "zero emissions" because of the environmental impact...
Late queen's car with handbag tray added to Bentley showcase...
09 February 2024
LONDON: The latest car to join Bentley's showcase of historic models is the last ever Mulsanne saloon, customised for the late Queen Elizabeth II with a special tray to hold her ha...