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  Land Rover Discovery Sport SD4 previewed in Sepang – 2.0L petrol and 2.2L diesel to go on sale late-July

  22 May 2015 / 22 comments

  The Land Rover Discovery Sport has made its first appearance in Malaysia – the seven-seat (or rather, 5+2) replacement for the Freelander 2 was previewed a while ago at a Land Rover Malaysia off-road experience […]

   

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  LDP road closure, diversions this weekend (May 23-24)

  22 May 2015 / 1 comment

  A road closure and traffic diversions will be in place at KM 18.45 on Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP) from 11.55 pm on May 23 (Saturday) until 6.00 am on May 24 (Sunday). This is to […]

   

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  Post-GST blues – vehicle sales drop over 30% in April

  22 May 2015 / 42 comments

  Well, it looks as if the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which came into effect on April 1, has had a noticeable impact on sales of passenger and commercial vehicles in the […]

   

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  Lexus ES 250 now offered with five years free service

  22 May 2015 / 51 comments

  The Lexus ES 250 can now be had with five years free service, complimentary road tax and insurance, as well as Lexus solar and security film. This promo applies to both ES 250 variants (standard […]

   

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  Tan Chong opens biggest Nissan 3S centre in Johor

  22 May 2015 / 4 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) recently opened its biggest 3S (sales, service and spare parts) centre in Malaysia. Costing approximately RM25.5 million, the Johor Jaya 3S centre includes a showroom, MUV certified pre-owned and used […]

   

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  2015 Ford Ranger facelift – a sprinkling of new XLT images of the pickup, ‘coming soon to Malaysia’

  22 May 2015 / 18 comments

  Nothing wrong with going with a ‘strong, silent type’ approach to plug the 2015 Ford Ranger facelift, but when a press release comes in with just a few photos and no accompanying text save to […]

   

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  RapidKL bus drivers on double-decker training: report

  22 May 2015 / 19 comments

  RapidKL will be pressing around 40 double-decker buses into Klang Valley service in September, and ahead of that, close to 90 of their drivers are being trained to handle the 4.2 metre tall machines, according […]

   

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  KL MRT Line 2 – positive response from the public

  22 May 2015 / 11 comments

  More on the Klang Valley MRT Line 2. According to Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp), initial public response to the 52.2 km Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line (SSP) has been positive. Out of the 700 responses […]

   

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  Police cars fitted with cameras being trialled – report

  22 May 2015 / 27 comments

  The boys in blue are upping their game. Under a pilot project in Serdang and Shah Alam, cameras are to be fitted on police cars, both to record offenders and check on the conduct of […]

   

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  Proton offers seven-year/250,000 km extended warranty on Saga, Iriz, Preve, Suprima S and Exora

  21 May 2015 / 145 comments

  Today’s issue of The Sun carries a full-cover ad by Proton, the outside back cover of which mentions a seven-year extended warranty. We called Customer Care, who told us that the warranty is offered on […]

   

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  Eleventh Malaysia Plan – transport-related topics

  21 May 2015 / 38 comments

  The Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) was tabled by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak earlier today, and one of the areas of focus will be the building of an integrated, need-based transport system. […]

   

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  Puspakom Mobile Inspection Unit to visit Maran, Pahang; Mersing, Johor and Besut, Terengganu

  21 May 2015 / 6 comments

  Next month, Puspakom‘s Mobile Inspection Unit will be visiting Maran, Pahang; Mersing, Johor and Besut, Terengganu for the convenience of customers seeking vehicle inspections in those areas. The Mobile Inspection Unit will be stationed for […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia recalls 87,182 vehicles over Takata airbag issue – City, Civic, CR-V, Jazz, Stream affected

  21 May 2015 / 17 comments

  Honda Malaysia has announced a “precautionary update” for 87,182 units of Honda vehicles in the country over the ongoing Takata airbag issue, and the move involves the following models: 2003-2008 Honda City, 2003-2008 Honda Civic, […]

   

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  Perodua Myvi 10th Anniversary Edition – 11 units only

  21 May 2015 / 23 comments

  Perodua will unveil a 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of the Myvi at this weekend’s Myvi Nation, The Biggest Myvi Gathering event at Setia Alam. Eleven units of the “collector’s item” will be produced, according to […]

   

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  Expect one million Perodua Myvis on the road by 2017

  21 May 2015 / 48 comments

  Yes, that’s right. There will be one million Perodua Myvis on the road by the end of 2017, if the carmaker’s targets are reached. Perodua has shifted 850,000 units of the Myvi as of end-April […]

   

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