A solar coating on your EV could boost its range
05 January 2025
STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz is working on a new technology that will enable an electric vehicle to increase its range by charging its battery while driving, thanks to a solar coating ...
Hyundai Motor, Kia Motor see uptick in 2025 sales after miss...
05 January 2025
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Corp aim to grow their combined global sales by 2% to 7.39 million vehicles in 2025, after reporting a dip in 2024 sales and missing their...
Safety concerns spark calls for quality checks on retreaded ...
04 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Retreaded tyres and imported tyres from China have become the top choice among heavy vehicle operators, dominating 80% of the commercial vehicle tyre market.
Their...
Oops!: Kia recalls 23,000 cars after worker forgets to bolt ...
04 January 2025
SEOUL: Kia is recalling thousands of its electric SUVs over potentially missing seat bolts amid concern that an assembly worker at a South Korean factory may have simply forgotten ...
Cult Italian 'Ape' three-wheeler gets new lease of life in I...
04 January 2025
ROME: For decades, the little Ape tricycle scooter, with a cab for the driver and a cargo body over the back wheels, has been a symbol of Italy. Now, it's headed for a new lease of...
CKD Volvo EX30 now open for booking, 2 variants only from RM...
03 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia today announced that bookings are now open for the locally assembled (CKD) Volvo EX30.
The launch batch in September last year were fully import...
Electric cars took 89% of Norway market in 2024
03 January 2025
OSLO: Electric cars accounted for 89 percent of the new cars sold in Norway last year, a report said Thursday, pushing the country closer to reaching its goal of going fully electr...
Free parking in Penang until app outage is fixed
03 January 2025
BUKIT MERTAJAM: No fines will be issued to some 3,000 vehicle owners in Penang who could not pay parking tickets under the Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) and Penang City Counci...
Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline i...
03 January 2025
DETROIT: Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, undercutting a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s victory on optimism Elon Musk’s clo...
Tesla Cybertruck joins short list of EVs eligible for US sub...
03 January 2025
LOS ANGELES: Tesla Inc.’s Cybertruck qualifies for up to $7,500 in US tax credits for the first time this year, part of reshuffling under tougher rules that took effect on Jan. 1 t...
Chinese EV makers extend buying incentives as price war ente...
03 January 2025
BEIJING: Chinese electric vehicle makers including Nio and Li Auto have followed market leaders Tesla and BYD in extending buying incentives to the start of 2025, as a price war in...
Volkswagen Touareg R-Line: Now at RM383K after RM87K price c...
03 January 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has massively dropped the price tag on the facelifted, locally assembled Volkswagen Touareg R-Line to RM382,690 excluding VA...
British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone b...
03 January 2025
Stormzy not allowed to drive for nine months on British roads. — AFP
LONDON: British rapper Stormzy was banned from driving for nine months on Thursday after admitting he drove ...
Vehicle owners get six months to settle summons at RM150 rat...
02 January 2025
PUTRAJAYA: Vehicle owners have six months to settle three traffic summonses at a special flat rate of RM150, or they will not be able to renew licences and road taxes.
Transport...
Over 10 new companies apply for licences, ending Puspakom mo...
02 January 2025
PUTRAJAYA: More than 10 companies have applied for vehicle inspection service licences as Puspakom’s three-decade monopoly ends, says Anthony Loke.
The Transport Minister added ...
Ford F-Series truck continues to be top seller
02 January 2025
DEARBORN, Michigan: For the 48th year in a row, Ford F-Series reigns as America's best-selling truck – with more than 33 million sold since 1977.
This unprecedented streak also ...
Mazda poised for a record-breaking year
02 January 2025
CALIFORNIA: Mazda Motor Corp is wrapping up a banner year in an overall sluggish auto market, and its United States sales chief expects that momentum to extend into 2025 – even wit...
Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Las Vegas hotel, kil...
02 January 2025
Flames rising from the Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas on Jan 1 in this screengrab taken from a social media video. — Reuters
LAS VEGAS: A Tesla ...
Road debris a danger to motorists
02 January 2025
PETALING JAYA: Leaving debris on the road and road shoulders can lead to potentially dangerous situations, say road safety experts. This comes after recent road accidents in which ...
GWM Malaysia unveils more choices, care, and experiences for...
02 January 2025
GWM Malaysia managing director Mike Cui (second from left) and marketing manager Raymond Cheong (second from right) presenting the WEY 80 and TANK 500.STARPICKS
Great Wall Motor (...
Guangzhou adventures: Zontes 368 scooter and 703 Adventure m...
Zontes motorcycle factory in Jiangmen: Running on a fast tra...
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