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  JPJ nabs foreigner driving luxury car with fake lesen

  11 August 2025 / 5 comments

  Besides seizing 104 luxury cars with no road tax nor insurance, the road transport department’s (JPJ) Ops Luxury 3.0, conducted August 7-9, also uncovered a foreign national who was driving a luxury car with a […]

   

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  Top 20 cars in July 2025 – Bezza, Axia, Myvi take 1-2-3, Saga’s best month so far this year, X50 back up to 10th

  11 August 2025 / 11 comments

  Here we are – the 20 best-selling cars in Malaysia in July 2025, thanks to the road transport department’s (JPJ) latest data. Perodua’s Bezza (9,771 units) and Axia (7,980) are top two, of course, but […]

   

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  Top 20 EV brands in July 2025 – BYD leads Proton, Tesla normalises, Chery plummets, Honda enters list

  11 August 2025 / 4 comments

  The road transport department‘s (JPJ) latest registration data is out, and where EV brands are concerned, BYD is still at the top of the pack for July (870 units), ahead of Proton (686). Tesla, after […]

   

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  Kelantan JPJ seizes 13 luxury cars worth nearly RM5 mil – no road tax, insurance, lesen, fake number plates

  11 August 2025 / 9 comments

  The Kelantan road transport department (JPJ) has seized 13 luxury vehicles worth almost RM5 million in its statewide Operasi Khas Luxury conducted since July 1, for offences including expired road tax, no insurance, driving without […]

   

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  Hyundai Motor Malaysia is Selangor FC’s official mobility partner for the 2025-2026 football season

  8 August 2025 / 0 comments

  Hyundai Motor Malaysia has announced that it is Selangor Football Club’s official mobility partner for the 2025-2026 football season in Malaysia, just hours before Selangor plays Johor Darul Ta’zim Football Club (official mobility partner: UMW […]

   

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  Can’t use RM300 fine to escape paying road tax, all dues must be settled if you want your car back – Loke

  8 August 2025 / 23 comments

  Owners of seized luxury vehicles must first settle all dues, including road tax, insurance and saman, before they can get their cars back, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to a Bernama report. On […]

   

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  Negeri Sembilan JPJ seizes 10 luxury cars, issues over 10,400 saman this year for not having road tax – “lupa”

  8 August 2025 / 18 comments

  Much ado lately regarding un-road taxed and uninsured luxury cars (apparently it’s cheaper to be fined), and now, the Negeri Sembilan road transport department (JPJ) has said that so far this year, it has seized […]

   

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  Agong visits NAMI in Russia, test drives Aurus Senat

  8 August 2025 / 7 comments

  His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, is in Russia for a state visit, and how could a true car fan like His Majesty not visit the Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute […]

   

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  GM, Hyundai to develop 5 new models together – compact car, compact SUV, EV van, 2 pick-up trucks

  7 August 2025 / 0 comments

  General Motors (GM) and Hyundai last September shook hands to jointly develop and build passenger and commercial vehicles; now we have more details. The two companies will work together on five new models – a […]

   

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  Audi A5L Sportback launched in China – world’s first ICE car with Huawei ADAS, incl navigation autopilot

  7 August 2025 / 2 comments

  The Audi A5L Sportback in China has become the world’s first ICE car to have Huawei’s ADAS system (named Qiankun), reports Car News China. Some 9,800 pre-orders were received for the from-RMB259,900 (RM153k) car on […]

   

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  Suzuki Fronx teased for Malaysia – launching soon to rival Perodua Ativa, Honda WR-V, Chery Tiggo Cross?

  6 August 2025 / 7 comments

  Suzuki Malaysia has teased the Suzuki Fronx on its Facebook page. We saw it inside and out recently at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) and are happy to report that despite its more […]

   

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  No delay to Segamat-Johor Bahru electrified double track, VIP may drive first KTM ETS to Kluang – Loke

  6 August 2025 / 7 comments

  There is no delay to Keretapi Tanah Melayu‘s (KTM) Segamat-Johor Bahru electrification and double-tracking project (ETDP), transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to a report by The Star. “It is inaccurate to say that […]

   

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  Nissan starts union talks to cut European jobs – report

  6 August 2025 / 0 comments

  Nissan has started negotiations with the union representing staff at Nissan Automotive Europe in France’s Montigny-le-Bretonneux (its European regional office) about changes that will include job losses, Reuters has reported. A company document and internal […]

   

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  2025 Proton Saga MC3 to get new 1.5L 4-cylinder engine, choice of AT and CVT, no manual – leaked doc

  5 August 2025 / 25 comments

  Click to enlarge A document and some photos originally leaked on Tiktok have been shared by The Ajerul, apparently revealing that the upcoming Proton Saga MC3 – surely one of 2025’s most anticipated things on […]

   

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  Proton eMas 5 to be shown nationwide via MISI 5 Tour

  5 August 2025 / 5 comments

  The upcoming Proton eMas 5 EV is going to tour Malaysia from August to October, allowing the rakyat in all 13 states to get up close and personal with the car ahead of its launch […]

   

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