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Tesla overtakes Volkswagen as world's second most valuable c...
23 January 2020
SAN FRANCISCO:  Tesla Inc has overtaken Germany’s Vas the world’s second most valuable carmaker behind Japan’s Toyota, as the meteoric rise in the US electric vehicle maker’s share...
Zigzag lines for five more Penang roads
23 January 2020
Burmah Road in George Town was the first street in the state to get the zigzag treatment. GEORGE TOWN: In case you see zigzag white lines on Opening roads, they were not made by a...
Bentley Mulsanne final edition marks end of mighty V8 powerp...
22 January 2020
LONDON: Bentley has come up with a worthy tribute to the mighty V8 engine which has powered its luxury cars for decades — a limited edition of just 30 examples. The Mulsanne 6.7...
Mitsubishi probed in Germany on diesel cheating allegations
22 January 2020
BERLIN: Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s German subsidiary is being probed by Frankfurt prosecutors over allegations two of its diesel engines may have been equipped with devices to cheat...
GM develops eBoost trailer brake concept for high stopping p...
22 January 2020
DETROIT: The new General Motors (GM) eBoost trailer brake concept has the potential to dramatically reduce stopping distances – in fact, it allows a truck and trailer to stop in th...
Win petrol gift cards in Goodyear contest
22 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, Goodyear Malaysia is reminding road users to be safe on the roads by encouraging the replacement of worn-out tyres th...
Egypt village turns a profit on used tyres
22 January 2020
A labourer standing before piles of stacked tyres as a horse-drawn cart carrying wooden beams passes by, at a rubber recycling workshop in the village of Mit al-Harun in Egypt's ce...
CKD Volvo S60 T8 and facelifted S90 coming, 8-year warranty ...
22 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) announced that it will launch the locally assembled S60 T8 sedan and the facelifted S90 sedan this year on the back of buoyant sales in ...
Parking violation cards, anyone?
22 January 2020
PETALING JAYA: We have all seen it before. Motorists who can't or won't park their cars/motorcycles properly in shared public spaces. The annoying problem stems from arrogance, ...
Honda and Toyota recall 5.3 million US cars over air bag ris...
22 January 2020
WASHINGTON: More than 5 million vehicles in the US will be recalled over separate issues that could prevent frontal air bags from deploying normally in a crash. Honda Motor Co. ...
Ghosn predicted Nissan will go bankrupt by 2022, says lawyer
22 January 2020
TOKYO: Nissan will go bankrupt within two to three years, Carlos Ghosn told a defence attorney during more than 10 hours of interviews before the auto executive skipped bail and le...
GM shows off its self-driving Origin shuttle with no room fo...
22 January 2020
DETROIT: Cruise LLC, the autonomous-car startup majority-owned by General Motors Co., unveiled its all-electric self-driving shuttle and announced that the vehicle is headed for pr...
Daimler 2019 profit down by half, diesel scandal weighs
22 January 2020
FRANKFURT: Daimler today issued its third profit warning for 2019, as costs related to the diesel scandal, heavy investment in electric vehicles and production issues weighed on ea...
Daimler Trucks' next EV will be a garbage truck
22 January 2020
STUTTGART: Daimler Trucks recently announced its development of a fully electric waste-collection truck: the Mercedes-Benz eEconic. The low-floor eEconic will be based on the al...
Thailand encourages motorists to use biodiesel to reduce smo...
21 January 2020
BANGKOK: Thailand's Ministry of Energy today urged motorists to use biodiesel B10 and B20 to curb worsening smog that is currently gripping the country. "By using biodiesel B10 ...
Proton X50 vs Perodua SUV
21 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: With the advent of Proton's X50 and Perodua's compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) expected sometime in the second half of the year, here's a little comparison of what...
Perodua SUV coming in 2020: DNGA platform, turbo engine
21 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: A new Perodua SUV with DNGA (Daihatsu New Global Architecture) technologies and a turbocharged engine can be expected this year, after heavy hints dropped by the nati...
No car price hike, govt still in talks, says Guan Eng
21 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng denies that car prices will increase, as the government has yet to reach an agreement with regards to the restructuring of excise duties...
Targeted fuel subsidy scheme: Ball in Cabinet's court
21 January 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs says it will leave the decision to implement the Petrol Subsidy Programme (PSP) to the Cabinet. Minister Datuk ...
Electric cars to edge out petrols and diesels by 2030, analy...
21 January 2020
BERLIN: Petrol and diesel cars are still in a clear majority, but analysts are already saying it's just a matter of time before electrics become the most common choice of car aroun...