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  KTM Komuter free rides for Thaipusam 2025, Feb 10-11

  4 February 2025 / 3 comments

  Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will be offering free rides to travellers on the KTM Komuter line in the Klang Valley over two days, February 10 and 11 in conjunction with Thaipusam which will be […]

   

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  Aston Martin to keep making V12 engines until 2030; manual transmission coming back – EV in next decade

  4 February 2025 / 1 comment

  Aston Martin is aiming to launch its first fully electric vehicle by 2030, reported Autocar. According to Aston Martin CEO Adrian Hallmark, the brand’s first EV will arrive by then, and hybrid versions of its […]

   

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  Audi changes naming convention for models again, reverting to e-tron for EV, TFSI for petrol, TDI for diesel

  4 February 2025 / 4 comments

  What’s in a name? Some confusion, apparently – Audi has decided to revert to its previous, long-standing model naming convention, just two years after it had changed its naming strategy to use even numbers for […]

   

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  Alfa Romeo abandons 2027 EV-only goal for North America, to adopt multi-energy strategy instead

  28 January 2025 / 4 comments

  Alfa Romeo is the latest manufacturer to backtrack on its goal of becoming an EV-only carmaker, a target that the Italian brand had previously set out to achieve by 2027, reported Automotive News. Citing Alfa […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz CNY Open House in JB, Ipoh and Kuantan this weekend, up to RM190k off, 0% financing

  28 January 2025 / 0 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is holding the Chinese New Year Open House promotion this weekend at three locations. These will be at Eco Galleria at Eco Botanic in Johor Bahru, the East Coast Mall in Kuantan, and […]

   

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  Selangor JPJ conducts surprise checks on vehicles cleared by Puspakom; emphasis on tyre inspections

  28 January 2025 / 4 comments

  The Selangor road transport department (JPJ) has increased operations upon vehicles checked by Puspakom by conducting random physical inspections including the checking of tyres, brakes and lights among other components, News Straits Times reported. This […]

   

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  JPJ plans to form special task force for special operations, intelligence gathering: D-G Aedy Fadly

  27 January 2025 / 4 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) plans to establish a special task force and provide specialised training for its members, Bernama reported. The proposal would be submitted to the public service department (JPA) this year for […]

   

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  Audi Q6 e-tron offroad concept – 517 PS electric SUV prototype gets portal axles, greater off-road capability

  27 January 2025 / 0 comments

  The Audi Q6 e-tron offroad concept has been unveiled by the German manufacturer as a prototype aimed at offering much greater off-roading capability, based on the Q6 e-tron electric SUV that first made its debut […]

   

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  2025 Chinese New Year – 2.4 million vehicles expected to enter Penang; 200,000 vehicles to enter, exit daily

  27 January 2025 / 1 comment

  Around 2.4 million vehicles are estimated to enter Penang during the Chinese New Year holiday season this year, Bernama has reported. An average of 200,000 vehicles are expected to enter and exit the state daily, […]

   

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  2025 Tesla Model Y Juniper facelift – full live gallery of RHD model; in Malaysia by April, priced from RM195k

  24 January 2025 / 11 comments

  Two weeks on from the global debut of the 2025 Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ update, the latest model from the American electric carmaker has now made its public showing in Singapore today, in right-hand-drive form. […]

   

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  Targeted highway toll fare exemption for B40, M40 groups on festive seasons being reviewed: PM Anwar

  23 January 2025 / 22 comments

  The Malaysian government is working on a targeted approach towards providing highway toll fare exemptions during festive seasons, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said, reported Bernama. According to the prime minister, toll fare […]

   

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  Geely to open Vietnam manufacturing plant in 2025 – Proton-built LHD Coolray only a stopgap measure

  23 January 2025 / 9 comments

  Geely is set to open a manufacturing plant in Vietnam as part of its localised manufacturing plans in several markets, the carmaker announced during a presentation at the Indonesian debut of the Geely EX5 electric […]

   

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  Geely EX5 launched in Indonesia – Proton eMas 7 twin to be manufactured in new plant in Bekasi fr Q2 2025

  23 January 2025 / 8 comments

  Geely Galaxy E5 in Malaysia Geely has re-entered the Indonesian market with the EX5 electric SUV, which is the twin to the Proton eMas 7. The electric SUV has previously arrived in Thailand also as […]

   

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  Malaysian fuel prices January 2025 week 4 – RON97 up 5 sen to RM3.43/litre; diesel up 5 sen to RM3.13/litre

  22 January 2025 / 6 comments

  It is Wednesday, which means it is once again time for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, as the ministry of finance announces the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of January […]

   

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  More than RM806.9 million in unpaid JPJ fines since 2010; motorists with unpaid fines may face restrictions

  22 January 2025 / 12 comments

  More than six million fines issued by the road transport department (JPJ) with an estimated value of RM806.9 million have remained unpaid from 2010 until October 2024 due to motorists who have not settled payment […]

   

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