Motorcycles

Honda’s grip on Vietnam motorcycle market looks shaky on EV switch

The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles is also producing electric models but it is not clear how many it sells in the country

Billy Joel scrapped tour dates in Britain and a packed schedule crisscrossing the United States from July 2025 up until July 2026 because of a diagnosis of a rare condition, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH).

US singer Billy Joel to sell off motorcycles due to health condition

US POP great Billy Joel will auction the motorcycle collection he maintains in New York state after being diagnosed with a brain condition that forced him to cancel a planned tour, his management said...

Among the two models to be launched by Zion in Singapore is the Z-Max, a fully electric scooter with a claimed range of 250 km.

Electric motorcycle brand Zion Mobility to launch in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines by 2026

The company, which has its roots in battery-swap startup Oyika, started sales in Thailand this February

Car dealers say the high COE premiums leading up to the Singapore Motorshow had a moderating effect on sales.

COE premiums dip across the board; big-car category down 4%

Motorcycle category falls by the most with 14.2% price decrease

COE premiums in Category B, for larger, more powerful cars, rose by 5.5 per cent in April's first round of bidding.

Car shows drive COE hikes; Category B back above S$100,000 

CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) premiums for passenger cars all rose in April’s first round of bidding, with the category for larger, more powerful cars rising above S$100,000 after a steady decline ...

Owners of new vehicles can finalise OBU installation options – such as where to place the processing unit – through relevant authorised distributors or dealers.

ERP 2.0 on-board units to be installed in all new vehicles in Singapore from May 1

This is the latest phase in the Republic’s shift away from gantries in fixed locations

Gogoro, the manufacturer of electric motorcycles and battery-swapping systems, says it intends to begin commercial operations in Singapore in 2024.

Singapore to see commercial operation of battery-swapping electric motorcycles in 2024

COMPANIES with motorcycle fleets in Singapore may soon be able to charge their electric motorcycles at new charge-and-swap stations, with charging providers Gogoro and Mo Batteries aiming to switch to...

Maka Motors co-founders Arief Fadillah (left) and Raditya Wibowo.

EV startup Maka Motors bags US$37.6 million in seed funding

INDONESIA-based Maka Motors has raised US$37.6 million in a seed funding round co-led by AC Ventures, East Ventures and South Korea’s SV Investment, the electric vehicle (EV) startup announced on Thur...

From left: Gobi Partners managing partner (Malaysia) Jamaludin Bujang; iMotorbike co-founder and chief marketing officer Sharmeen Looi; iMotorbike co-founder and chief executive officer Gil Carmo;  and Gobi Partners co-founder and chairperson Thomas Tsao.

Pre-owned motorcycle startup iMotorbike raises RM12 million in Series A funding

MALAYSIA-BASED pre-owned motorcycle platform iMotorbike has raised RM12 million (S$3.5 million) in Series A funding led by Gobi Partners and Ondine Capital.

Singaporean electric motorcycle and mobility startup Charged has three models - from left: the Anoa cargo bike, the Rimau urban commuter and the Maleo ride-hailing model.

Singapore startup Charged aims to sell 2 million electric motorcycles a year

SINGAPOREAN startup Charged plans to sell 10 million electric motorcycles (e-motos) in the region over the next 10 years, ramping up to annual sales of two million units by the end of that period, sai...