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Happy Chinese New Year, folks! Being a Wednesday, it’s time for the usual round of the weekly fuel price update, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail price for fuels for the coming […]
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Alfa Romeo abandons 2027 EV-only goal for North America, to adopt multi-energy strategy instead
Alfa Romeo is the latest manufacturer to backtrack on its goal of becoming an EV-only carmaker, a target that the Italian brand had previously set out to achieve by 2027, reported Automotive News. Citing Alfa […]
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Kenanga IB maintains 805k-unit TIV forecast for 2025 amidst OMV deferment, Perodua likely to benefit most
The government has deferred to January 2026 the implementation of the Excise (Determination of Value of Locally Manufactured Goods for the Purpose of Levying Excise Duty) Regulations 2019, or for brevity’s sake, OMV/402. Full explanation […]
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Volvo Car UX and Snapdragon Cockpit Platform comes to XC40, S60, V60, V90, EX40, EC40 starting this year
For the 2025 model year, Volvo has announced two main tech upgrades for several of its models, including the XC40, S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, V90 Cross Country as well as the fully electric […]
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Tesla and BMW join Chinese carmakers BYD, Geely and SAIC in taking EU to court over EV tariffs
Automakers are pushing back against the application of the tariffs imposed by the European Union on Chinese-built electric vehicles, which came into effect in late October year. Not surprisingly, the first action came from Chinese […]
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RHB Vehicle Financing-i (Variable Rate) Flexi Redraw – pay extra to save more, withdraw when you need to
Conventionally, the bank loan you take to finance a car purchase is a fixed-rate loan. This is pretty straightforward – your interest/profit is calculated upfront based on an unchanged rate of the amount you’re borrowing, […]
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Hot Wheels and Ferrari to collaborate again for the first time in 10 years – first product drop coming this spring
Here’s some good news for Hot Wheels collectors who are also fans of the Prancing Horse. At this year’s Nuremberg International Toy Fair, Mattel announced a new partnership with Ferrari to develop a full range […]
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Rapid KL On-Demand – new name for DRT vans; now in Old Klang Road, Bangsar, Putrajaya and Setapak
Rapid KL’s Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) service is now called Rapid KL On-Demand, and the vans are being introduced in new areas in the Klang Valley. Starting from February 1, the On-Demand vans will serve […]
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Honda Motorcycles bullish on EV, Asia biggest market
With a 40% share of the global motorcycle market, Honda Motorcycles is expecting motorcycle sales, including electric motorcycles, to reach 60 million units by 2030. Currently, the estimated worldwide sales number for two-wheelers is estimated […]
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Hot Wheels dan Ferrari kembali bekerjasama selepas 10-tahun, bakal hasilkan pelbagai koleksi baharu
Untuk peminat Hot Wheels, perasan tak kini tiada lagi mana-mana kereta sport Ferrari dihasilkan sebagai replika kereta die-cast enam-inci berkenaan? Malah dalam koleksi terbaharu F1 Hot Wheels, jentera Ferrari tidak termasuk dalam siri berkenaan. Sebabnya […]
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Volkswagen sekali lagi tidak akan keluarkan sebarang EV baharu dalam masa satu tahun, untuk 2025
Menurut satu laporan yang dikeluarkan oleh Bloomberg, Volkswagen sekali lagi tidak akan mengeluarkan sebarang kenderaan elektrik (EV) baru dalam masa satu tahun, iaitu untuk tahun 2025, dengan produk utama ditangguhkan kerana terdapat kelewatan dalam pembangunan. […]
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Mercedes-Benz CNY Open House in JB, Ipoh and Kuantan this weekend, up to RM190k off, 0% financing
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is holding the Chinese New Year Open House promotion this weekend at three locations. These will be at Eco Galleria at Eco Botanic in Johor Bahru, the East Coast Mall in Kuantan, and […]
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Volkswagen won’t introduce any new EVs for another year in 2025 – production ID.2all only due in 2026
According to a Bloomberg report, Volkswagen won’t release a new electric vehicle (EV) for another year in 2025, with key products being pushed back due to development delays. This only adds to the German automaker’s […]
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KINETA Malaysia & HK recognised for infrastructure excellence at the 4th Asia Automotive Awards
The 4th Asia Automotive Awards (AAA) has bestowed upon KINETA Malaysia & Hong Kong the ‘Automotive Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Excellence Award’ 2024 for contributions to advancing end-to-end EV charging solutions and infrastructure, and in […]
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Mitsubishi Triton Malaysian review, a generational leap
These days, cars don’t really stay on sale for a decade before being replaced, but the previous generation Mitsubishi Triton was in Malaysian showrooms for 10 years! The poor old fella finally handed over the […]