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Ghosn escapes to Lebanon to flee ‘rigged’ Japan legal system
31 December 2019
File pic of Ghosn under detention in Tokyo in April. — Reuters PARIS: Carlos Ghosn, the fallen automotive titan facing trial in Japan for financial crimes, fled the country for Le...
Trashy tactic now used in car hijackings, say police
31 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: If you see a trash bin in front of your house, do not shift it because it may be bait to hijack your car. The Kedah police posted this advice on their Facebook pa...
Opinion: Carlos Ghosn jailbreak is all-purpose face saver
31 December 2019
Reporters waiting outside an entrance to the offices of the Japanese lawyers for Ghosn in Tokyo today. — AFP HONG KONG: It’s a face-saving escape. Carlos Ghosn’s Tokyo jailbreak w...
Targeted fuel subsidy programme put off
30 December 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has delayed the implementation of the targeted fuel subsidy programme (PSP) until further notice, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Dom...
Tesla just delivered its first China-built cars in Shanghai
30 December 2019
A Tesla employee proposing to his girlfriend with his newly delivered Model 3 during a ceremony at the company's Gigafactory in Shanghai today. — Bloomberg SHANGHAI: Tesla deliver...
Govt decision on PLUS and four concessionaires by next week
30 December 2019
PUTRAJAYA: Cabinet is expected to decide on the takeover of PLUS Malaysia Bhd and four other highway concessionaires next week, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said a dec...
Kia Imagine concept to become production model in 2021
30 December 2019
FRANKFURT: Kia has revealed that the Imagine concept will be hitting the market as a production model in just a couple of years. Earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, Kia ...
Is your car giving children asthma?
30 December 2019
The country with the worst overall figure was South Korea, where almost a third of cases had a link to traffic pollution. — dpa WASHINGTON: Nobody thinks the fumes coming out of...
Buy suitable car seats for your kids, Miros advises parents
30 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) has advised parents to buy suitable child car seats or child restraint systems (CRS) for their children, as a...
Unlicensed foreign vehicles not allowed to provide commercia...
30 December 2019
SINGAPORE: Foreign-registered vehicles are not allowed to provide cross-border passenger transport services for hire or reward in Singapore without a valid public service vehicle l...
Singtel and Grab team up to apply for digital banking licenc...
30 December 2019
SINGAPORE: Grab and Singtel are making a bid for a digital full bank licence together, deepening their venture into the financial sector, the two companies said today. Ride-hail...
Some parents fret over expensive price tag of child seats
30 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: While many parents welcome the mandatory usage of child seats from Jan 1 as a safety measure, they are having some reservations over the cost and adaptation to the n...
Italy nears decision on revoking toll road concessions
30 December 2019
Explosive charges blowing up the eastern pylons of Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge on June 28. The remnants were destroyed almost 11 months after its partial collapse during a stor...
Proton adds finance ministry as X70 customer
30 December 2019
Present at the handover ceremony are (from left) Fazli Hisham, Hazrin, Shahrol and Shaheeran. SUBANG JAYA: Proton has delivered a unit of its award-winning X70 to a finance minist...
Motorcycle thefts hit B40 hard
28 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: While fewer motorcycles were stolen last year, its theft in the country remains a significant problem and tends to hit the lower income group B40 more. Based on i...
Tesla to deliver its first China-built cars on Monday
27 December 2019
China-made Model 3 electric vehicles are seen at the Gigafactory in Shanghai earlier this month. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. will start delivering China-built cars on Monday, a...
Dec 28-Jan 3, 2020: RON97 petrol price up 5 sen to RM2.63
27 December 2019
NIO’s dazzling showrooms in peril as Tesla nears China launc...
27 December 2019
SHANGHAI: China’s most high-profile challenger to Tesla Inc. has had a tough year, and 2020 isn’t looking any easier. Electric-car maker NIO Inc. has accumulated a deficit of al...
VW lets mobile robots do the EV charging
27 December 2019
WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen says mobile robots will one day charge electric vehicles completely autonomously. Here's how the concept works. The prototype consists of a compact, sel...
Volkswagen ahead of schedule in electric car production
27 December 2019
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen said today that it would reach a key target in the production of electric cars  earlier than previously anticipated. The German automaker will have produce...