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  Tyre-related UN regulations and standards explained

  4 December 2014 / 28 comments

  Yesterday, after revealing the 23 new UN regulations under the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) to be gazetted by 2015, Road Transport Department (JPJ) automotive engineering assistant director Arif Fahmi Abdul Wahab outlined the […]

   

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  TPPA can benefit local automotive industry – Mustapa

  4 December 2014 / 44 comments

  The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will help the government achieve its target of protecting the automotive and local industries, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has said, according to a Bernama report. […]

   

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  Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II gets unveiled in Malaysia

  3 December 2014 / 27 comments

  Eight months after its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show, the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II has been unveiled at Rolls-Royce Kuala Lumpur’s new Quill Provenance Cars pre-owned showroom in Damansara earlier today, nearly five […]

   

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  List of 23 new UN regulations gazetted by next year

  3 December 2014 / 33 comments

  At a seminar in October, Road Transport Department (JPJ) automotive engineering director Ir Haji Mohamad Dalib revealed that 22 new UN regulations, under the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), were set to […]

   

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  Fire extinguishers a must for your car – KL fire dept

  3 December 2014 / 77 comments

  The Kuala Lumpur fire and rescue department has recommended that vehicle owners invest in a fire extinguisher as an early measure against vehicle fires, Bernama reports. The national news agency quoted the department director Khiruddin […]

   

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  SPIED: Registered Hyundai Genesis 3.8 on the move

  3 December 2014 / 45 comments

  Recently we showed you a gallery of a left-hand drive example that was previewed in Malaysia; now the Hyundai Genesis has been spotted on the move wearing a familiar number plate – the same number was […]

   

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  Poor roads? Lodge complaints via a smartphone app

  2 December 2014 / 59 comments

  A particular stretch of road in poor condition, and want to report it? Well, you’ll soon be able to do so via a smartphone application – the Works ministry has said that it’ll create a […]

   

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  Nine Ford Quick Lane service centres open in P. M’sia

  2 December 2014 / 9 comments

  Ford and its local partner Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) today announced that nine Quick Lane service centres are now open across Peninsular Malaysia. Four are in the Klang Valley, and one each in Penang, […]

   

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  Simplified version of RON 95 petrol, diesel price calculation formula to be made public soon – Hasan

  2 December 2014 / 36 comments

  A simplified version of the formula used to calculate the price of RON 95 petrol and diesel will be made public soon, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek has said, according […]

   

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  Berjaya Auto buys 20% stake in Inokom for RM30 mil, research reports reveal details of upcoming Mazdas

  2 December 2014 / 8 comments

  Berjaya Auto Bhd has entered into separate share sale agreements for the acquisition of a 20% stake in Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd for RM30 million, Bernama reports. The purchase would be paid for by the […]

   

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  Proton Suprima S spied on trailer – Standard variant?

  2 December 2014 / 91 comments

  A partially-camo’d Proton Suprima S has been spotted on a trailer near the Pedas Linggi exit on the PLUS highway – we thank Asraf Hadzwan for the pics. The car wears the same capped steel wheels […]

   

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  Shortage of RON 97 petrol reported for the first time

  2 December 2014 / 72 comments

  The reduction in the pricing of RON 97 petrol has seen an increase in demand for it, which has resulted in supplies running low – primarily in the Klang Valley and the east coast – […]

   

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  Nissan Teana gets 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating

  2 December 2014 / 20 comments

  The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has released its latest Q4 testing result – the Nissan Teana L33 has obtained an ASEAN NCAP five-star safety rating in both Adult Occupant […]

   

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  Diesel price up due to large subsidies paid – Hasan

  1 December 2014 / 82 comments

  Instead of the price drops enjoyed by RON 95 and 97 petrol post-float, the price of diesel has gone up three sen to RM2.23 a litre because of a large amount of subsidy paid by […]

   

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  SPIED: 2015 Nissan X-Trail 2.0 2WD spotted at JPJ

  1 December 2014 / 25 comments

  We now have the first revealing photos of the Malaysian-spec 2015 Nissan X-Trail. This base 2.0 litre, 2WD model was spotted at JPJ Putrajaya by reader Akmal Azmi, giving us an early peek at what […]

   

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