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  Toll hikes postponed for 20 highways, govt to pay concessionaires RM559 million in compensation

  19 November 2014 / 68 comments

  Toll rates for 20 highways are not planned to be increased next year, but the government is expected to pay RM558.69 million in compensation to highway concessionaires as a result, Bernama reports. The 20 aforementioned highways […]

   

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  Ford heading for record year in Malaysia; network to benefit from RM140m investment by SDAC, dealers

  19 November 2014 / 16 comments

  Ford is heading for a record year in Malaysia. The Blue Oval sold 10,660 cars via Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) last year, and has surpassed that tally with two months of 2014 to go […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Red Peak Challenge goes to East Malaysia; Triton Red Peak Limited Edition rolled out, 10 units

  19 November 2014 / 2 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia’s Mitsubishi Red Peak Challenge is now in East Malaysia. The roadshow across Sabah and Sarawak will see Mitsubishi 4X4 vehicles drive up and down a specially outfitted mobile obstacle truck. Two-time Dakar […]

   

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  RON 97 petrol price drops 20 sen to RM2.55 per litre

  18 November 2014 / 124 comments

  The price of RON 97 petrol has dropped 20 sen to RM2.55 per litre at the stroke of midnight on November 19. The last price change for the premium fuel happened in early September, when the […]

   

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  New Ford Mondeo, Everest SUV and Mustang 2.3 EcoBoost/5.0 V8 confirmed for Malaysia in 2015

  18 November 2014 / 37 comments

  It’s going to be an exciting 2015 for Ford in Malaysia. The brand, together with local partner Sime Darby Auto Connexion, announced that the new Mondeo, just-unveiled Everest SUV and Mustang will be launched in […]

   

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  Oil companies can start selling Euro 4 and Euro 5 fuels in Malaysia earlier than the gazetted dates – MITI

  18 November 2014 / 29 comments

  While the updated timeline for the introduction of upgraded fuels in Malaysia was revealed in parliament recently – Euro 4 RON 97 in September 2015, Euro 4 RON 95 in October 2018, Euro 5 diesel […]

   

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  Replace fuel subsidy with targeted hand-outs – survey

  18 November 2014 / 48 comments

  A ‘State of Households’ survey conducted by Khazanah Research Institute opines that fuel subsidies should be gradually replaced with targeted cash transfers to help low-income earners, Bernama reports. Targeted cash transfers (like BR1M) are better […]

   

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  Prison Department could produce standardised number plates, electronic plates in the plans – report

  18 November 2014 / 30 comments

  Amidst the fracas surrounding non-regulation number plates and enforcement, Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad has revealed in an exclusive interview with BH Auto that the government is considering engaging the help of […]

   

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  New Hyundai Sonata teased by Hyundai Malaysia

  17 November 2014 / 26 comments

  Hyundai Malaysia has officially teased the new Hyundai Sonata on its Facebook page, suggesting that we won’t have long to wait now. The seventh-gen LF sedan was recently peeking under the covers at a roadshow […]

   

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  Malaysia to get Euro 4 petrol next year, while Euro 5 diesel is delayed to 2020 – Mustapa Mohamed

  17 November 2014 / 68 comments

  After seemingly endless rounds of postponements, we finally have an updated schedule for the introduction of Euro 4 and Euro 5 fuels in Malaysia. Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed announced […]

   

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  RON 95 price could be reduced, says Ahmad Maslan

  17 November 2014 / 100 comments

  As global crude oil prices continue to fall – now down to less than USD80 (RM268) per barrel, a four-year low – Malaysians may see a drop in our RON 95 fuel price, says Deputy […]

   

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  New police patrol cars approved – report

  16 November 2014 / 73 comments

  New sets of wheels for the cops soon, as federal police logistics department director Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah has told the New Straits Times that the government has OK-ed the purchase of 250 patrol sedans and 220 […]

   

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  Suzuki S-Cross displayed at Matrade ahead of launch

  14 November 2014 / 31 comments

  The Suzuki S-Cross has made a surprise appearance at a roadshow held in the Matrade exhibition centre, ahead of its official Malaysian launch. The vehicle, known as the SX4 in Australia and SX4 S-Cross in […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2014 Honda Civic 1.8S facelift in showroom

  14 November 2014 / 32 comments

  Late last night, Honda Malaysia updated its website to include the facelifted 2014 Honda Civic, with added levels of equipment despite a marginal drop in price. With the car already in showrooms, we headed out to give […]

   

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  Pos Malaysia submits fuel subsidy plan proposal

  14 November 2014 / 37 comments

  Pos Malaysia Bhd has submitted a request for proposal to the government to manage the country’s fuel subsidy rationalisation programme, group CEO Datuk Iskandar Mizal Mahmood has said, according to a Bernama report. “We are awaiting […]

   

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