Dutch lead charge for electric car stations
13 August 2021
ROTTERDAM: They are best known for bike-riding, but the climate-vulnerable Dutch are leading the way for electric cars with the largest number of charging stations in Europe.
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Temasek-backed tech startup Innovusion raises US$66m
13 August 2021
SAN JOSE: Innovusion Holdings Ltd — a startup that develops laser-based detection systems used in self-driving vehicles known as LiDAR - has raised a US$66 million Series B plus ro...
How to safely ride a motorcycle with a child
13 August 2021
BERLIN: Whizzing around with your son or daughter along while running errands on your motorbike doesn't have to be an ordeal - all that's needed is a bit of practice and a child wh...
Berjaya Sompo introduces 'drive less, pay less' comprehensiv...
12 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Sompo Insurance Bhd is joining in the mileage-based motor insurance coverage with its Sompo MotorSafe product that appeals to low mileage drivers.
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China tells automakers to strengthen data protection
12 August 2021
BEIJING: The Chinese government has urged automakers to strengthen data protection and store locally generated key data in the country.
Automakers need to get regulatory approva...
Testers screen best product for keeping your parked car cool
12 August 2021
BERLIN: Getting in a car that's been parked in the sun all day is not only uncomfortably hot, but also downright dangerous: the steering wheel or dashboard can burn your skin if yo...
China's Nio aims to take on VW, Toyota with new brand
12 August 2021
BEIJING: Chinese premium electric vehicle maker Nio Inc, which now counts BMW and Audi as rivals, is working on a mass-market new brand that will be positioned similar to Volkswage...
Manhattan's newest Covid-age real estate bet: condos for car...
12 August 2021
NEW YORK: A Manhattan garage operator is betting that city dwellers in the Covid age are driving more, and would pay a premium for a personal place to put their cars.
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Designers' task: Make car charge points as 'iconic' as Londo...
12 August 2021
LONDON: London's red phone boxes and public buses are recognisable the world over - and now, British designers have been tasked with making electric vehicle charge points similarly...
When is the right time to part with an older car?
12 August 2021
COLOGNE: No matter how reliable your vehicle, the chances are it will reach a point where repairs become a big cost factor.
Hanging on is an option, but age and high mileage mak...
Audi’s Skysphere Concept is an electric car that expands an...
11 August 2021
LOS ANGELES: The all-electric Audi Skysphere Concept car is the first of three “sphere” concepts Audi will present in the coming months.
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Volvo Car Malaysia gets new MD
11 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Volvo Car Malaysia today officially welcomes Charles Frump as its new managing director.
He replaces Nalin Jain, who had served from 2019-2020. Nalin had left Volv...
Great Wall to shift some India investment to Brazil after ap...
11 August 2021
NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Great Wall Motor has decided to re-allocate to Brazil a portion of its US$1-billion investment in India, as the Chinese automaker has been unnerved by a year-lon...
China vehicle sales fall 12% in July
11 August 2021
BEIJING: Vehicle sales in China fell 11.9% in July from the corresponding month a year earlier, industry data showed on Wednesday.
Overall sales in the world's biggest auto mark...
Lamborghini Countach is making comeback, possibly as 800hp h...
10 August 2021
BOLOGNA: The Lamborghini Countach will make a comeback. And that's official, coming from the Italian supercar maker itself.
The Facebook announcement on Monday was accompanied b...
High time govt agencies team up to rein in rempit menace, sa...
10 August 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should find effective ways to curb the mat rempit problem as illegal street racers have been an issue for decades, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
The Al...
Singer presents client DLS car for first time in North Ameri...
10 August 2021
The Unico commission. Orange car is the Hollywood commission.
LOS ANGELES: Singer will show a client-specification Porsche 911, representing the results of its Dynamics and Ligh...
'Book appointment' ruling lost on many flocking to post offi...
10 August 2021
GEORGE TOWN: Many hoping to renew their road tax or driving licence at the local post office were caught off-guard by the need to book an appointment first.
Many of those interv...
Hyundai used car programme kicks off
09 August 2021
PETALING JAYA: Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) is diversifying into selling used cars.
Its Hyundai Promise Approved Used Car Programme (Hyundai Promise) is touted as an effortl...
Renault to explore hybrid vehicles with Geely
09 August 2021
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Renault and Geely said today they would jointly develop petrol-electric hybrid vehicles for China and South Korean markets, as the French automaker revives plans ...
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