JPJ plans to expand its mobile Counter 1 services
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is looking to expand its Counter 1 mobile services platform in an effort to widen the reach of its services, Bernama reports. According to its finance division …
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Consumer association calls for the use of child seats to be made compulsory without any further delay
A non-profit consumer group has urged the government to make the use of child safety seats in passenger vehicles mandatory without any further delay. The Malaysian Consumers Association (Maconas) said that such …
Mitsubishi nudges ahead of Toyota and Honda, becomes top auto exporter in Thailand for first time
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has become the number-one automotive exporter in Thailand for the first time in its history. The automaker registered a total export volume of 309,915 units for the 12-month …
Minimum RM30 top-up for Touch n’ Go plan on hold
The government has ordered highway concessionaires to postpone the move to impose a minimum RM30 top-up rate for Touch n’ Go cards at toll plazas so as not to burden motorists, Bernama …
Mitsubishi opens its Bekasi plant in Indonesia – facility to produce Pajero Sport and new seven-seat MPV
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has officially opened its new Indonesian manufacturing plant, located in the new GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi Prefecture. The US$565 million facility was completed following a two-year construction …
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia sets record Q1 sales performance – 2,945 vehicles delivered, 11% growth
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) looks to be on course to top its achievements in 2016 this year - the company announced today that its first quarter sales results for 2017 was its best …
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia to launch more than 17 models this year – GLA facelift, AMG 43 versions next
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) is looking to top its record-breaking performance in 2016 this year, and while there's still a long way to go before the year is up in terms of sales …
Liberalisation of comprehensive motor insurance – Bank Negara expects no massive shift in pricing
The phased liberalisation of motor and fire tariffs announced by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) last year, which kicked off with the first phase on July 1, 2016, is set to move to …
AWAS – traffic offenders will not be charged twice
Motorists need not fear about being charged in court twice for a single offence registered under AWAS, the automated awareness safety system that integrates AES (Automated Enforcement System) and the Kejara demerit …
Mercedes-Benz E350e plug-in hybrid set for Q3 debut in Malaysia – CKD, expected to be just under RM400k
The introduction of the locally-assembled Mercedes-Benz E 200 Avantgarde, E 250 Avantgarde and E 250 Exclusive earlier today also saw an upcoming CKD E-Class variant being previewed. The E 350 e plug-in …
G12 BMW 7 Series plug-in hybrid officially introduced in Malaysia – 740Le xDrive, locally-assembled, RM599k
BMW Malaysia has launched the BMW 7 Series plug-in hybrid in the country. The PHEV variant of the sixth-gen luxury sedan arrives here in its 740Le xDrive range-topping guise, and is eventually …
Toyota Fengchao Fun concept re-envisions the Camry
Toyota is showing a couple of design studies at Auto Shanghai, and one of these is a sedan called the Fengchao Fun concept. If the overall shape looks kind of familiar, well, …
DRIVEN: BMW 740Le xDrive plug-in hybrid in Munich
For a video review of the 740Le in Malaysia, click here. The idea of going the hybrid route in a flagship luxury sedan may come across as odd, especially to the buyer …
Citroen C5 Aircross interior teased ahead of Shanghai
Citroen, having revealed the exterior form of its production C5 Aircross last month through a couple of sketches, has released another rendered image of the car ahead of its world debut in …
Volkswagen I.D. crossover concept is Shanghai-bound
Following the debut of its I.D. in Paris last year and the I.D. Buzz in Detroit earlier this year, Volkswagen will be presenting its third study of its I.D. electric vehicle series …
German automakers said to be discussing move to publish real-world fuel consumption figures
German car companies are said to be discussing the idea of following Groupe PSA's lead in publishing more realistic fuel consumption figures that are more reflective of - and closer to - …
86% of Malaysian car buyers do research online before making a purchase, according to Google study
The Internet has certainly changed how we look at the world, be it from gathering information about a topic or how we now go about shopping for products. New research data from …
2018 W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift teased in New York – to debut at Auto Shanghai next week
Ahead of the W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift's world premiere at Auto Shanghai next week, the automaker has released another couple of teaser images of the car and presented a sneak peek of …
April 2017 week three fuel pricing – RON 95 up eight sen to RM2.24, diesel also up eight sen to RM2.16
We're heading into the third week of weekly fuel prices, and this time there's another increase in pricing at the pump - it's an eight sen increase for both RON 95 petrol …
Auto Bavaria wins big at BMW Dealers Awards Night
At the BMW Dealer Awards Night 2016 held last month, Auto Bavaria - the country’s longest serving and largest BMW Authorised dealership group - bagged a total of 27 awards, marking another …
