Rail industry hub to be developed in Hulu Selangor
Selangor chief minister Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has said during the recent 2026 Selangor Budget tabling at the state assembly that a Rail Industry Hub will be developed in Hulu Selangor for …
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KTM sells record 82,896 ETS, Intercity tickets in a day
Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) sold a record 82,896 tickets in the first 24 hours of Monday's start of sales for travel between January 1 to April 30, Bernama reports. That period covers …
2026 MG4 Anxin Edition – first mass-produced semi-solid state battery EV set for Auto Guangzhou debut
Auto Guangzhou is set to welcome the MG4 Anxin Edition - touted as one of the first mass-produced semi-solid state battery EVs - on November 21, reports CarNewsChina. The car itself is …
Penang Mutiara Line LRT construction to continue through CNY, Raya; traffic management plan in place
Penang's Mutiara Line LRT will continue construction through Chinese New Year in February and Hari Raya Aidilfitri in March, Bernama reports, with state infrastructure, transport and digital committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari …
2026 Proton Saga MC3 amasses 10,000 bookings
The 2026 Proton Saga MC3 has collected 10,000 bookings - or one every 43 seconds - in the five days following November 10's opening of the order books and reveal of the …
LHDN busts luxury car cartel for failure to declare actual income from estimated RM70 mil worth of sales
The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has uncovered tax non-compliance by a company suspected of being involved in a luxury vehicle cartel network, including failing to declare actual income from sales transactions amounting …
Geely EX2 in Thailand – Proton eMas 5, but with larger battery as standard, power seat, tonneau cover
Pics from AutolifeThailand It's rare for Malaysia to launch a car before Thailand - unless you're really brand-particular here - but anyway, AutolifeThailand has published specs of the Geely EX2 (Proton eMas …
Sarawak considering Grab Sampan for rivers – proof of concept submitted by Grab Malaysia to S’wak MOT
We normally concern ourselves with land transport here at paultan.org, but this is pretty novel - according to various reports including the Sarawak Tribune, Grab Malaysia has submitted a Grab Sampan Proof …
Mitsubishi Destinator gets 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating
It's the full five ASEAN NCAP stars for the Mitsubishi Destinator, the seven-seat Xforce-based SUV you saw at Indonesia's GIIAS 2025. This comes as the 2021-2025 assessment protocol is drawing to a …
KL JPJ seizes five overloaded commercial vehicles
The KL road transport department (KL JPJ) seized five overloaded commercial vehicles from midnight to 9 am on Friday around the capital, Bernama reports, with director Hamidi Adam saying offences included a …
TQ Wuling Bingo preliminary specs on website – 31.9 kWh Pro, 37.9 kWh Max variants, six airbags standard
Go to TQ Wuling's website and you'll find preliminary specs of the upcoming TQ Wuling Bingo, said to be gearing up for a December launch in Malaysia. There'll be Pro (31.9 kWh …
TQ Wuling Bingo to have six airbags in Malaysia; more Wuling models in pipeline – Cortez MPV among them?
We recently attended SAIC-GM-Wuling's (SGMW) inaugural media day for Malaysian media, held in the company's home city of Liuzhou, Guangxi. Quite a bit to unpack, as you can imagine, so we're going …
Tesla working to have Apple CarPlay in its cars: report
Yup, according to Reuters citing Bloomberg, Tesla is - finally, if you can believe it - working on having Apple CarPlay in its cars. No mention of Android Auto (yet?), so it …
Jenhoo CAM EV48 electric panel van launching in Malaysia early 2026 – 390 km CLTC, RWD, RM150k est
Look at what we chanced upon at the ongoing Global Automotive Technology Expo (GATE) 2025 - the face kind of reminds one of Lalamove's Duola Bafang van with those stacked headlamps, no? …
Essential list, localisation incentives to support local auto vendors soon, spur CKD EV ecosystem – Zafrul
The government will introduce the essential list and localisation incentives to strengthen the domestic automotive supply chain and expand export opportunities to support local vendors, investment, trade and industry (MITI) minister Tengku …
Wuling Bingo EV now priced from RM47k in Thailand – CKD, 31.9 kWh LFP, 333 km NEDC; Malaysia soon
Pics from AutolifeThailand The little Wuling Bingo EV has had its price slashed by 30k-40k baht (RM4k-5k) to 369k-389k baht (RM47k-50k) in Thailand, according to AutolifeThailand. It first launched there in July …
Over RM26b in import, excise duties on vehicles, parts, nearly RM10b in road tax, collected from 2022-2024
The finance ministry has revealed that RM26.47 billion in import and excise duties on motor vehicles and motor vehicle spare parts (RM25.15 billion and RM1.32 billion respectively), and RM9.83 billion in road …
VinFast Philippines offers EV RV guarantee of 70% after 3 years – should EV brands in M’sia do the same?
VinFast has announced a Residual Value Guarantee (RVG) Programme in the Philippines that protects up to 90% of the vehicle's original price after six months, 86% after one year, 78% after two …
Selangor JPJ acts against 1,926 individuals without GDL, PSV, road tax under overloaded vehicle ops
The Selangor road transport department (JPJ) has taken action against 1,926 individuals without vocational driving licences, goods driving licences (GDL) or public service vehicle (PSV) licences under its operation on overloaded vehicles, …
NPE2 breaks ground – RM1.7b elevated highway, Pantai Dalam toll-Jln Istana, ready 2029, MLFF tolling
The New Pantai Expressway Extension (NPE2) broke ground this morning, marking the start of construction following cabinet approval in May and the formalisation of the supplemental concession agreement with the works ministry …
