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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time once again for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, with the finance ministry having announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of September 18 to […]
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MCE, Adayo to develop, manufacture smart cockpit, smart driving solutions for automakers in Malaysia
Malaysian automotive electronics and mechatronics solutions provider Multi-Code Electronics (MCE) has announced that it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huizhou Foryou General Electronics (Adayo) to collaborate on the development, localisation, manufacturing and […]
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Online sales of illegal vehicle licence plate flipping devices in Malaysia a concern to authorities – report
The issue of illegal vehicle licence plates in Malaysia now has a new dimension to it, with motorised number plate flippers entering the equation. As The Star reports, the availability of these deceptive devices through […]
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BYD Seal 6 EV Malaysia launch Sept 26 – first market outside China, 218 PS, 330 Nm, 545 km CLTC range
Less than a week after showing the first proper teaser of the Seal 6 EV, BYD has confirmed that the electric sedan will be launched in Malaysia on September 26. As we had previously guessed, […]
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Jetour eVT5 sighted on-road in Malaysia – EV version of Chery Tiggo Cross, 53.6 kWh; local launch soon?
An on-road sighting of the Jetour eVT5 has been depicted on the paultan.org Automotive/Car Discussion Group on Facebook, following the electric model’s local debut in May this year. Here, the example sighted appears to be […]
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100,000 goods, public land transport company vehicles can get RON95 petrol subsidies under SKPS
An estimated 100,000 goods and public land transport company vehicles nationwide are eligible for RON 95 petrol subsidies under the Subsidised Petrol Control System (SKPS), based on the integration of SKPS data with the road […]
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GM special number plate series open for bidding until Sept 20 – winners get 2026 Super GT Malaysia tickets
To celebrate Malaysia Day, the road transport department (JPJ) has announced it is offering ‘GM’ as a new special number plate series. This is currently available for bidding until this Saturday (September 20, 2025) on […]
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GWM Wey 80 renamed to Wey G9 for Malaysia – CKD PHEV Toyota Alphard-rivalling MPV coming soon
The MPV previously called the GWM Wey 80 has been given a new name ahead of its Malaysian launch, with the GWM Wey G9 moniker having been announced on Facebook. The Chinese carmaker added that […]
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Top 20 EV brands in Aug 2025 – BYD widens lead over Proton, Mercedes surges to 4th, Xpeng and BMW tied
Continuing with JPJ registration data from the month of August, we have the top 20 electric vehicle brands, which sees BYD continuing to lead the segment. This time, however, the Chinese EV specialist has widened […]
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Top 20 EV models in August 2025 – Proton eMas 7 still on top, BYD Atto 2 and Tesla Model Y in top three
As it was last month, the Proton eMas 7 continues to be the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Malaysia, with the model heading the August 2025 chart for the category. According to the latest data […]
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Top 20 cars in Aug 2025 – Bezza, Axia, Myvi stay on podium; X50 jumps to sixth; Tiggo series joins the list
The Perodua Bezza is once again the best-selling car in Malaysia for the month of August 2025, with data from the road transport department (JPJ) revealing 9,533 registrations for a year-to-date (YTD) total of 65,479 […]
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Top 20 brands in Aug 2025 – Perodua, Proton, Toyota, Honda, Jaecoo stay top five; Tesla goes up to 16th
The road transport department (JPJ) has updated its vehicle registration data up until August 31, 2025, with Perodua unsurprisingly taking the top spot with 32,026 units. While slightly lower than the 33,486 units recorded for […]
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Mandatory seatbelt use in passenger vehicles to be enforced soon, all occupants need to buckle up – JPJ
The road transport department (JPJ) has announced that it will soon begin enforcing the mandatory use of seatbelts for all drivers and passengers in private vehicles nationwide. The department’s director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, did […]
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JPJ eBid: KGD and SU-P number plates up for bidding
JPJ has announced that KGD and SU-P are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Kedah’s latest running number series is ‘KGD’, and it opens […]
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Proton Iriz production ends after 11 years – last body produced on Sept 9, no more Proton hatch since 1994
Pour one out for the Proton Iriz, production of which has apparently ended this week with the last body, #97576, having been churned out by the Tanjong Malim plant on September 9. That’s according to […]