Nantonov/Getty Images When car enthusiasts think of ceramics, the first thing they think of is the ceramic coating on a car’s paint. But it also has other uses, including in the manufacture of bearings. All ball bearings, ceramic or steel, have the same basic job, which is […]
New Delhi, Auto parts body ACMA termed the India-US trade deal as a positive step and on Tuesday said the agreement will increase the competitiveness of Indian goods in the US market.The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on concluding a trade deal with […]
Martijn Schultz Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has announced the appointment of Martin Schulz as its new CEO and president, effective February 1, 2026. Schulz will also take on the role of head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Southeast Asia, overseeing four key markets: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Schulz brings a wealth of experience, having started his career […]
Ryan Fletcher/Getty Images Following the horrific crash of a 34-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flown by UPS in November, the transportation giant has taken the reasonable step of permanently retiring all of its MD-11s. In any case, it was the intention that these older aircraft would be taken […]
In 1952, the brilliant Rod & Custom magazine writer Roger Huntington did some math to figure out the fastest quarter-mile time drag racers would ever achieve: just 9.1 seconds at 166 mph. Of course, he has since been proven wrong, but as a member of the Society of Automotive […]
BMW There may have been a time when it felt like the only decent electric vehicles on the market were Teslas, but thankfully that’s no longer the case. You could even buy an electric Subaru if you really wanted to. But should you? EVs offer lower maintenance […]
Proton has announced that it delivered a total of 3,276 eMas cars to customers in the month of January 2026, averaging more than 100 units per day. According to data from the Road Transport Department (JPJ), 8,890 Proton electric vehicles (EVs) have been registered in 2025. With the January 2026 result, the brand is approximately […]
Automatic fuel adjustment TNB rate for February 2026; click to enlarge Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has stated that the Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA) rate for the month of February 2026 is -2.77 sen/kWh, compared to -4.99 sen/kWh in January 2026. The AFA, which is set by the Energy Commission (ST), replaces the previous Imbalance Cost […]
Rumor has it that the upcoming 2027 Corvette Grand Sport will have a 6.7-liter V8. This potential Grand Sport was spotted filming on Angeles Crest Highway. The color of the car pays tribute to previous versions of the Grand Sport. Chevrolet already has a wide range of options for C8 Corvette buyers: from the base […]
For those who haven’t noticed yet, there’s a new hybrid hypercar template in town. Start with a combustion engine in the middle, one powerful enough to not long ago qualify a car as extremely special, and then pair it with three (no more, no less) electric motors; these help with torque vectoring, reversing and certain […]