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  27 EV, hybrid fires reported in Malaysia since 2023

  9 September 2025 / 0 comments

  The Malaysian fire and rescue department (Bomba) has recorded 27 cases of fires involving EVs and hybrids from 2023 to July this year, with an annual average of 10 cases, The Edge reports, citing Bernama. […]

   

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  CATL Shenxing Pro LFP battery unveiled for Europe – up to 758 km WLTP, 830 kW, 1,000,000-km lifespan

  9 September 2025 / 0 comments

  CATL has unveiled its Shenxing Pro LFP EV battery at the ongoing IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. Equipped with CATL’s proprietary NP (No Propagation) 3.0 tech, the company touts safety, fast charging, long life, long […]

   

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  Malaysia now has over 4,100 EV chargers nationwide

  9 September 2025 / 0 comments

  Malaysia now has at least 4,100 public EV chargers nationwide, deputy prime minister and energy transition and water transformation minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has said, according to a Bernama report. The national target is […]

   

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  Twelve24 team sets new Malaysia Book of Records entry for longest non-stop drive – 1,660 km in 22 hours

  8 September 2025 / 11 comments

  A four-driver team calling themselves Twelve24 has entered the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest non-stop drive. Armed with an FK8 Honda Civic Type R, a BP Mazda 3, an XE30 Lexus IS300 F […]

   

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  Rail reliability up 64% to one disruption/half-million km

  8 September 2025 / 6 comments

  Prasarana has said that the reliability of its rail services have improved, charting a 0.54 million mean kilometres between failures (MKBF) and 24 disruptions as of July 2025 (versus 2024’s 0.33 million km/71 disruptions and […]

   

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  Market determines car prices, not the gov’t – MITI

  8 September 2025 / 19 comments

  The investment, trade and industry ministry (MITI) has said that car prices in Malaysia are market-determined and not controlled by the government, which has provided various incentives and tax breaks for locally-assembled (CKD) vehicles via […]

   

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  2025 Audi Q3 Sportback unveiled – 29 mm lower roofline, offered with petrol, diesel, PHEV powertrains

  29 August 2025 / 6 comments

  Hot on the heels of the third-gen Audi Q3, which was revealed in June, is the version with the sportier roofline – the Audi Q3 Sportback. Technically in its second generation, the ‘coupe SUV’ offers […]

   

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  Robot vacuum maker Dreame going into EVs – first model to be Veyron-rivalling “world’s fastest car”

  29 August 2025 / 12 comments

  Suzhou-based home cleaning equipment maker Dreame has announced that it’s going into EVs, and its first model, expected in 2027, will be something ultra-luxurious in the vein of the Bugatti Veyron – in other words, […]

   

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  Taxi touting betrays national interests, end it – Loke

  29 August 2025 / 7 comments

  Transport minister Anthony Loke has said that taxi touting is an act of betraying the country’s interests and that all parties must work together to eradicate it, Bernama reports. He said the problem had persisted […]

   

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  2025 Volkswagen T-Roc revealed – second-gen ‘Golf SUV’ is longer, 1.5L eTSI MHEV, column gear selector

  28 August 2025 / 0 comments

  Volkswagen has renewed the T-Roc for a second generation, and why wouldn’t it, with over two million units of the original ‘Golf SUV’ sold since 2017. Prices in Germany start at 30,845 euros (RM152k). The […]

   

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  Leapmotor C10 by Irmscher teased – 250 units only

  28 August 2025 / 1 comment

  Under that black blanket is the Leapmotor i C10, a special 250-unit-limited edition courtesy of the Chinese carmaker’s collaboration with Irmscher, the German tuner famous for modifying Opels and Isuzus. We can see sporty turbine-style […]

   

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  Over 60% of 500 commercial vehicle operators fail JPJ safety audit, mainly due to improper GPS installation

  28 August 2025 / 6 comments

  Over 60% of the 500 commercial vehicle operating companies audited under the Special Operation on Safety Audit System Guidelines (Ops Khas JISA) failed to meet safety standards, mainly due to improper GPS installation, Bernama reports. […]

   

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  Proton S70 R&D car spotted testing – new update with 1.5L i-GT four-cylinder turbo engine coming soon?

  28 August 2025 / 12 comments

  A trade-plated Proton S70 has been spotted on the Klang-Banting Highway by Khairul Adelee Mangadi, who shared the photo on the paultan.org Automotive/Car Discussion Facebook Group. Is Proton testing an S70 equipped with the new […]

   

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  Proton eMas 7 now comes with free tonneau cover for existing, new customers – OTA brings Apple CarPlay

  27 August 2025 / 7 comments

  When the Proton eMas 7 was lightly updated in July, Pro-Net said the car would now come standard with a tonneau cover worth RM300, and this is it. Done in response to customer feedback, the […]

   

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  Jetour Malaysia – over 2,000 bookings, over 1,000 units delivered to date, 30 dealerships by end-2025

  27 August 2025 / 19 comments

  Jetour Malaysia has announced that it has amassed over 2,000 bookings and delivered over 1,000 units of its Dashing and VT9 SUVs since local assembly started in June, and the company is targeting 30 dealerships […]

   

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