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Toyota halts some South-East Asian exports on Daihatsu scand...
24 December 2023
The Veloz. TOKYO: Toyota Motor Co. halted shipments of six car models in Malaysia and four other South-East Asian countries as its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co. faces a widening s...
Putin seizes control of Russia's biggest car dealership
24 December 2023
Customers speaking to a sales manager next to Lexus cars at a Rolf dealership in Moscow om April, 2019. — Reuters MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin placed Russia's biggest car de...
Pole to Pole electric vehicle expedition completes 30,000km ...
24 December 2023
YOKOHAMA: Chris and Julie Ramsey, husband and wife adventurers, have completed their all-electric journey to the South Pole in Antarctica. Their 10-month, 30,000 km adventure th...
WHO wants help for cyclists as proportion of fatal accidents...
24 December 2023
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported an increase in the proportion of cyclists killed in road traffic accidents around the world, even as the total figure for a...
Over 100 vehicles stranded by Gua Musang flood
24 December 2023
GUA MUSANG: Continuous rain since yesterday caused water from Sungai Brooke to spill its banks and overflow to Jalan Lojing-Pos Blau-Kuala Betis at Pos Blau, here, resulting in the...
Perak to provide site for Geely-proposed university
23 December 2023
IPOH: The Perak government will provide a location for the construction of a university of international standards in Proton City, Tanjung Malim, as proposed by Zhejiang Geely Hold...
Geely warns Red Sea attacks to delay Europe-bound EV shipmen...
23 December 2023
SHANGHAI: Chinese automaker Geely warned on Friday its EV sales are likely to be affected by a delay in deliveries due to the "situation" in the Red Sea, where Yemeni militants are...
No one wants used EVs, making new ones a tougher sell, too
23 December 2023
BERLIN: The shift away from cars with dirty combustion engines is running into a new hurdle: Drivers don’t want to buy used electric vehicles, and that’s undermining the market for...
UK to fund two-way charging technology to turn EVs into powe...
23 December 2023
LONDON: The UK is providing funding for the development of two-way charging technologies that could turn electric vehicles into backup power sources and help the country meet its c...
BYD to build car factory in Hungary
23 December 2023
SHANGHAI: China's top electric automaker BYD will build a car factory in Hungary, the company said Friday, as it pushes forward with plans for expansion into Europe despite growing...
Tesla Cybertruck deliveries hostage to battery production he...
22 December 2023
The Cybertruck is shown on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, California.— Reuters AUSTIN: Elon Musk says prototypes are easy, production is hell. And when it comes to the lon...
UMW Toyota Motor offers reassurance following Daihatsu safet...
22 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) sought to limit the fallout from the cheating scandal at Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd by reassuring Malaysian customers and...
Facelifted Range Rover Evoque arriving in January 2024
22 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) is set to introduce the facelifted Range Rover Evoque luxury sports utility vehicle in January. The updated Evoque gets new desi...
Disney Mickey Mouse Edition by Vespa introduced from RM22,90...
22 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: Vespa, in collaboration with Disney, has unveiled a special Disney Mickey Mouse Edition by Vespa to commemorate the entertainment company's 100th anniversary. For...
Honda recalling about 4.5 million vehicles worldwide over fu...
22 December 2023
WASHINGTON: Honda Motor's American unit is recalling about 4.5 million vehicles worldwide over risks of fuel pump failure, the Japanese automaker said. The recall includes 2.54 ...
Cybertruck designer says Tesla stainless steel pickup is no ...
22 December 2023
Von Holzhausen posing inside the Cyberbeast at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, on Dec 21. — Reuters LOS ANGELES: The angular, polarising design of the Cybertruck wi...
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia year-end boost for the underprivilege...
22 December 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Mercedes-Benz Cars Malaysia returns with its 13th installation of the annual “Christmas in a Shoebox” social initiative, spreading joy to 47 children at Rumah Hope in...
Puchong landslide: Four cars pulled out from rubble
22 December 2023
PETALING JAYA: The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has extracted the four cars that were swallowed in the landslide that occured on Dec 16 in Puchong, Selangor. In a statement t...
High-speed transportation firm Hyperloop One to shut down, s...
22 December 2023
LOS ANGELES: High-speed freight transportation company Hyperloop One will shut down, having failed to win any contract to build a working hyperloop, Bloomberg News reported on Thur...
Excise tax cut for Thai eco-car production extended until 20...
22 December 2023
BANGKOK: The Thai cabinet has approved a move to extend the cut in excise tax for eco-car manufacturers from 17% to 14% for another two years, or until the end of 2025, a news sour...