Penang Bridge closure of two lanes Sat night, Jan 20
Click to enlarge PLUS has announced a closure of the middle and left lanes on the Penang Bridge for repair works. The closure will be from 10pm Saturday night, January 20, till …
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JPJ eBid: CEW, QM-P number plates up for bidding
JPJ has announced that CEW and QM-P are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Terengganu's latest running number series is ‘CEW’, …
Free 24h Penang ferry, bus for Thaipusam – Jan 24-25
Penang Port will be offering free ferry services for next week's Thaipusam festival. The free rides period will be from 12.01 midnight on January 24 till 2am on January 26. For the …
National brands Perodua, Proton captured 66.9% market share in 2023; highest level since early 2000s
Malaysians bought a record amount of cars last year, pushing 2023 auto sales close to the 800,000 units mark. The all-time high figure of 799,731 units represents an 11% growth from the …
Perodua ‘D01D’ EV production scheduled to start in late 2025, working with partner on prototype – Zafrul
Perodua 'MyEV' rendered based on the 2023 EMO Concept Electric vehicles have seen an exponential growth in the last two years, as latest sales data from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) shows. …
JPJ eBid: BRU and VLX number plates up for bidding
JPJ has announced that BRU and VLX are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Selangor's latest running number series is ‘BRU’, …
Malaysia auto sales hit all-time record in 2023 with 799,731 units, 11% up – 740k TIV forecasted for 2024
The bounce back from Covid is real, and very strong. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced 2023 auto sales results today, and it's an all-time record with close to 800,000 units sold. …
EV sales in Malaysia – 10,159 units sold in 2023, up 286% vs 2022; hybrid sales also increased by 40%
We're back from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) annual briefing and have some big figures to share. Last year was another record year for the automotive industry with 799,731 units sold. This …
KTM announces extra ETS trains for Thaipusam, CNY
Click to enlarge KTM has announced extra ETS train services for Thaipusam - which is next week - and Chinese New Year, which falls in February. If you take the train back …
KTM Komuter to run 24h, 4D3N to Batu Caves for Thaipusam – free rides for Klang Valley, Jan 24-25
KTM has announced that its Komuter trains will run for 24 hours over a four days and three nights period for the Thaipusam next week. Yes, non-stop trains to Batu Caves, the …
Isuzu D-Max sales hit all-time record in 2023 – 9,650 units, 16.6% share of Malaysia’s truck market, No.3
Isuzu Malaysia sold 9,650 units of the D-Max pick-up truck in 2023, an all-time record that surpassed the previous high of 9,211 units in 2022 by 439 units. That's two consecutive years …
Application for OKU Smile free travel pass for public transport starts today – Rapid KL, Penang, Kuantan
Following transport minister Anthony Loke's December 21 announcement that public transport will be free of charge for the disabled starting February 1, Prasarana has now released full details of what it calls …
Petronas Sepang International Circuit 2024 track rental rates increased by up to 45%, effective April 1
Effective April 1, track rental rates for the Petronas Sepang International Circuit will go up by as much as 45%. Based on the new rate card, day sessions on weekdays will rise …
MACC nabs Langkawi warehouse operators, runners for tax evasion – luxury car owners under investigation
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has nabbed six members of a syndicate suspected to be involved in a Langkawi luxury car duty evasion scheme that cost the government RM33 million. The six …
GAC Aion appoints Tan Chong’s Warisan TC as M’sia distributor of its EVs – under same roof as ICE cars
We've just seen the Aion S Plus on Malaysian roads, and here's the confirmation that the EV brand is set to enter our market. China's GAC Aion has appointed Tan Chong's Warisan …
2024 Toyota GR Yaris minor change debuts – 8AT option, 32 PS/30 Nm extra, new driver-focussed cabin
The Toyota GR Yaris has received a minor change, and the 'evolved' car has been unveiled at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon, four years after the rally-bred hatchback first surfaced at the …
Prolintas secures RM2.7b financing to restructure 4 of its highway concessions, paving the way for IPO
Highway concessionaire Prolintas has secured Tawarruq Asset Financing facilities totalling RM2.7 billion from Bank Pembangunan. The cash will be used for a comprehensive restructuring exercise involving four of the group's concessions, namely …
Mitsubishi Motors opens its first showroom in Nilai, N9
Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) and authorised dealer Ban Lee Heng Motor recently opened the first Mitsubishi Motors 3S centre in Nilai. Located at Lot 27447, Jalan BBN 5/1a, Bandar Nilai Utama, the …
2024 Honda CR-V e:HEV RS price announced – range-topping hybrid is RM196k, RM14k more than V AWD
When Honda Malaysia launched the sixth-generation CR-V in December, the price of the range-topping CR-V 2.0L e:HEV RS was not revealed. The company said that it would announce the CR-V Hybrid's price …
Chery Malaysia sold 4.5k units in three months of 2023, plans to expand sales/service network in 2024
Chery Malaysia sold 4,501 units in 2023, which sounds decent, until you remember that they only started customer deliveries in September. In fact, it's hard to believe that the returning brand has …
