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Traffic build-up expected today
08 April 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: The traffic flow is expected to increase as road users take advantage of free tolls on all highways starting today. However, a spokesman for the Malaysian Highway ...
VW's RooBadge aims to curb vehicle-wildlife collisions
08 April 2024
SYDNEY: Volkswagen is advancing automotive safety in Australia with the development of RooBadge, an innovative protective audio shield designed to prevent collisions with kangaroos...
High insurance premiums are the latest thing weighing on Chi...
08 April 2024
SINGAPORE: In another setback for electric car demand in China, where uptake has slowed in recent months, some drivers are now finding themselves paying more for insurance - and ar...
Lynk & Co enters Philippine market with flurry of model laun...
08 April 2024
MANILA: Lynk & Co, the electric car company owned by China's Geely, has made its debut in the Philippines, launching a lineup of models namely the 01, 05, and 06. The showca...
Chery Malaysia offers customer courtesy car after complaint
07 April 2024
SUBANG JAYA:  Chery Malaysia vice president Lee Wen Hsiang has issued a statement regarding a recent complaint by a new Omoda 5 owner. The owner, using the Facebook handle "Jc J...
Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV compe...
07 April 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla has cancelled the long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into a mass-market automaker, according to three sourc...
Musk says Tesla will unveil 'robotaxi' on Aug 8
07 April 2024
NEW YORK: Tesla plans to unveil its long-promised "robotaxi" self-driving car on Aug 8, Tesla boss Elon Musk announced on Friday. Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, did not pro...
Volkswagen EVs 'can't keep up' in China, CEO tells paper
07 April 2024
BERLIN: Volkswagen wants to avoid setting "utopian" goals for its market share in China, its CEO told German newspaper FAZ on Friday, adding that anything above 10% was "very respe...
Aston Martin opens showroom at luxury hotel in Tokyo
06 April 2024
TOKYO: Aston Martin expands its luxury retail presence with the opening of Aston Martin Ginza, a new showroom located within The Peninsula Tokyo hotel. This marks the brand's co...
Indonesia triples EV charging stations along highways ahead ...
06 April 2024
JAKARTA: Indonesia has more than tripled the number of electric-vehicle charging stations along key highways ahead of its largest temporary human migration over Eid. State elect...
Range Rover Sport gets a dark and dramatic theme with option...
05 April 2024
LONDON: Range Rover has announced a Stealth Pack option for the Range Rover Sport to give it a dark and dramatic theme. Designed to enhance the stealthy exterior, an inky, Carpa...
New Toyota 4Runner with roll-down rear window to be unveiled...
05 April 2024
HOUSTON: Toyota has announced that the sixth-generation 4Runner SUV will debut on April 9 after two weeks of tease-and-show. The upcoming model, which replaces its 15-year-old p...
UMW Toyota sells 23,444 vehicles in Q1
05 April 2024
PETALING JAYA: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) registered 9,688 vehicle sales in March, taking its first-quarter (1Q24) sales to 23,444 units. The distributor of Toyota and Lexu...
Tesla begins making cars in Germany for export to India this...
05 April 2024
NEW DELHI/BERLIN: Tesla has begun production of right-hand drive cars at its plant in Germany for export to India later this year, three people aware of the company's plans said, a...
Charge+ and ChargeSini collaborate to provide mutual roaming...
05 April 2024
SINGAPORE: Leading electric vehicle (EV) charging operators Charge+ from Singapore and ChargeSini from Malaysia have signed a roaming collaboration agreement that grants EV drivers...
IGP: Op Selamat for Hari Raya to begin April 8
05 April 2024
PETALING JAYA: This year's Hari Raya Op Selamat will begin on April 8. "Op Selamat 22 begins on April 8 and concludes on April 13 will be conducted with the theme 'Safe home, re...
WYZauto secures US$2.25mil funding, partnership with Vynn Ca...
05 April 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: WYZauto, Thailand's leading online tyre marketplace, has secured US$2.25mil in funding and a partnership with Southeast Asian venture capital firm Vynn Capital. In...
Compulsory for express bus on journey exceeding 300km to hav...
05 April 2024
BUTTERWORTH: Express buses travelling on a trip of more than 300km are required to have second drivers for passenger safety. Penang Road Transport (JPJ) director Zulkifly Ismail...
WCE expects 150,000 vehicles on highway daily during 'Balik ...
05 April 2024
KLANG: West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd (WCE) expects the daily average volume of vehicles on the highway to increase to 150,000 units per day as the "Balik Kampung" rush begins tomor...
Winners and losers of targeted subsidy plan
05 April 2024
PETALING JAYA: The upcoming targeted subsidy scheme is likely to have a positive impact on the downstream oil and gas sector in Malaysia, while the logistics and power utility sect...