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  RTS Link soon to invite proposals for elevated autonomous rapid transit (ART) for traffic dispersal

  13 February 2025 / 0 comments

  The Public-Private Partnership Unit (UKAS) will soon invite proposals for a transit system to help disperse traffic from the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) that’s set to start operating by end-2026, transport […]

   

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  Jaecoo J7 PHEV CKD production begins, launch Feb

  13 February 2025 / 9 comments

  The first unit of the Jaecoo J7 PHEV has rolled off the assembly line at Jaecoo’s Shah Alam plant (which also assembles the non-PHEV Jaecoo J7 and Omoda C9) ahead of its Malaysian launch later […]

   

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  Hyundai may unveil solid-state battery next month

  13 February 2025 / 2 comments

  Hyundai may unveil its first solid-state battery, called the ‘dream battery’, next month, with longer range and faster charging compared to similarly-sized lithium-ion batteries, Autocar writes, citing an ET News report. March 9 is set […]

   

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  APAD to monitor express bus fares ahead of Raya

  12 February 2025 / 1 comment

  The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) will be keeping an eye on express bus ticket prices as Hari Raya Aidilfitri approaches, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to a Bernama report. He said APAD […]

   

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  Top 20 brands Jan 2025 – Perodua 140% ahead of Proton, Toyota 108% vs Honda, Mitsubishi strong 5th

  12 February 2025 / 12 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ)’s registration stats are out for 2025’s first month. You’ve seen the top 20 EV brands and models; now let’s look at the overall stakes. First-placed Perodua’s 23,245 registrations are 140% […]

   

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  PLUS to start pilot testing of its own gateless gantry toll system in April; system to be linked to JPJ – report

  12 February 2025 / 9 comments

  This has been talked about for a very long time, but are we finally going to see something soon? Astro Awani writes, citing a report by The Edge, that several highway concessionaires are taking it […]

   

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  Togg T10X EV SUV is Turkish president’s gift to Anwar

  12 February 2025 / 7 comments

  The Togg electric vehicle (EV) that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has gifted Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as a symbol of the two countries’ friendship is a white T10X SUV, Bernama reports. […]

   

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  Anwar receives Togg EV as gift from Turkish president

  10 February 2025 / 9 comments

  Prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has received a Togg electric vehicle (EV) as a gift from Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Harian Metro. “I can use (the car) as long as I […]

   

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  Petronas right-sizing workforce for survival – GCEO

  10 February 2025 / 15 comments

  Petronas president and group CEO Tan Sri Tengku Muhammad Taufik has said that the company intends to right-size its workforce amidst an evolving and increasingly challenging global operating environment, The Edge reports. “This is not […]

   

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  Perodua has sold 5.1 million cars since inception – see each past, current model’s production numbers here

  7 February 2025 / 9 comments

  Here’s something quite interesting – Perodua has revealed its Units in Operation (UIO), or all-time sales by model nameplate, as of end-2024. Since its 1993 birth, the national carmaker has sold 5.1 million cars – […]

   

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  Perodua sets lower production, sales targets for 2025 as plants gear up for new models, higher self-reliance

  7 February 2025 / 5 comments

  Last year, Perodua manufactured a record 368,100 vehicles – way more than the 320,000-unit combined capacity of its two plants in Sungai Choh – and sold a record 358,102. This year, the perennial record-breaker foresees […]

   

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  Nissan CEO tells Honda CEO he wants to end merger talks, doesn’t want to be Honda’s subsidiary – report

  6 February 2025 / 18 comments

  Nissan president and CEO Makoto Uchida has met his Honda counterpart Toshihiro Mibe to call off merger talks after Honda proposed making Nissan a subsidiary, a source told Reuters. Rumours surrounding the two carmakers merging […]

   

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  RHB Vehicle Financing-i (Variable Rate) Flexi Redraw – save when you pay more, withdraw when needed

  6 February 2025 / 0 comments

  RHB has redefined its Vehicle Financing-i (Variable Rate) with Flexi Redraw – on top of variable-rate financing, which gives you overall savings when you pay more, you can withdraw from these excess payments when needed, […]

   

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  Over 50,000 potholes nationwide patched up in 2024

  6 February 2025 / 7 comments

  Over 50,000 federal road potholes were patched up last year, including 3,955 in the peninsula and 51,949 in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, the works ministry has said, according to a report by The Star. “We […]

   

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  Maybank IB revises up 2025 TIV forecast to 790k units

  6 February 2025 / 1 comment

  CIMB Research recently revised upwards its 2025 total industry volume (TIV) forecast from 755,000 to 760,000 units; now so has Maybank Investment Bank but by a bigger quantum – from 750,000 to 790,000 units, Bernama […]

   

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