Jan 2019 week two fuel price – petrol down, diesel up
It's Friday, which means time for the weekly fuel price update. After a week that saw retail prices of petrol drop by 27 sen and diesel by 14 sen with the reintroduction …
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Alibaba Tmall Genie intelligent voice assistant to make its way on to BMW vehicles in China from end-2019
BMW and Alibaba have jointly announced that Alibaba A.I Labs' intelligent voice assistant will be available in-car to BMW customers in China by the end of 2019. Earlier this year, it was …
Another record year for Mercedes-Benz Malaysia – 13,079 vehicles delivered in 2018, up by 8.6%
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has announced its 2018 full-year performance results, and it's a fifth consecutive record year in vehicles delivered - the company managed to sell 13,079 vehicles last year, improving on …
Unfair to put all blame on retreaded tyres – TRMAM
Last week, works minister Baru Bian said that based on statistics revealed by the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA), more than 10,000 accident cases in the country were due to the use of …
C118 Mercedes-Benz CLA – second-gen debuts at CES
The C118 Mercedes-Benz CLA - which was inadvertently revealed yesterday - has now been officially unveiled, the all-new four-door coupe making its debut at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. …
Kia Stinger price updated – now RM265k to RM384k
The Kia Stinger was launched in Malaysia last July and made its debut here in two turbocharged forms - the 2.0 T-GDI GT-Line and the 3.3 V6 GT, priced at RM239,888 and …
Walmart ad plugs 12 iconic cars of the silver screen
https://youtu.be/oGrSw7wK4no American retail chain Walmart has introduced a grocery pickup service, and has chosen to highlight it with the help of a number of iconic vehicles from the movies. The one and …
Hyundai and Kia reveal integrated wireless EV charging and autonomous parking system concept
https://youtu.be/V8xL4gZohuA Electric vehicles will eventually become commonplace in the future, and one of the biggest headaches then will undoubtedly concern juicing up the ride, specifically in public places. While charging speeds will …
FIRST DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz CLS450 AMG Line
https://youtu.be/Tz4k_Uy93qw Last year, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia introduced a host of Dream Car models, one of which was the third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS. It made its local debut in CLS 450 Edition 1 form alongside …
Gov’t approves commission increase for petrol dealers
The government says that the new weekly retail price mechanism for petroleum products will not only benefit the consumer but also petrol station operators. In a statement announcing the retail prices of …
Jan 2019 week one fuel prices – petrol, diesel down
The government has announced the planned fuel price revision for the first week of January 2019, in line with the planned move back to a weekly float system. Originally slated to begin …
Norway tops the electric vehicle charts globally, with nearly a third of new car sales in 2018 being pure EVs
Nearly a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were pure electric models, consolidating the Scandinavian country's lead in electric car sales per capita globally, Reuters reports. According to statistics …
E-hailing drivers are not allowed to solicit for rides or wait around for passengers at airports, says JPJ
The road transport department (JPJ) says that all e-hailing drivers are prohibited from waiting or scouting around for passengers at all places, and this includes airports. It said via a statement that …
New fuel price mechanism to be revealed tomorrow
The government has apparently decided on the mechanism for fuel prices and this will be announced tomorrow, January 4, The Star reports. According to domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Datuk Seri …
OPINION: Smoking ban at eateries – should engine idling near diners also be viewed as a health hazard?
The government's blanket move to ban smoking at eateries, coffee shops and restaurants, which came into effect at the start of the year, cannot be argued as anything but a good move …
ECRL project might go on, but downsized, says PM
The government says that the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which was shelved last August, may resume, provided China agrees to it being downsized, The Edge reports. According to prime minister …
Geely FY11- first teaser images reveal the coupe SUV
Geely Auto has released the first official images of its first coupe SUV, code-named the FY11, which hints at a full reveal being made soon, in line with the Q1 2019 introduction …
The paultan.org 2018 Top Five cars list – Anthony Lim
Welcome to the annual paultan.org Top Five cars list, where each author picks the vehicles that have impressed them the most over the past 12 months. We've switched up the formula this …
C257 Mercedes-Benz CLS350 introduced – RM571k
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia now has a third variant in its local C257 Mercedes-Benz CLS line-up. In August, the company introduced the CLS 450 and the AMG CLS 53 4Matic+, and had announced that …
Daihatsu has a host of concepts for Tokyo Auto Salon
Like it has done in years past, Daihatsu will again be heading to the Tokyo Auto Salon with a host of show cars all kitted for the occasion. The 2019 line-up for …
