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  Perodua Axia records 32,000 bookings, 6,000 delivered

  9 October 2014 / 156 comments

  The recently-launched Perodua Axia has garnered 32,000 bookings since the order books opened in August, Perodua president and CEO Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh has said, according to a Bernama report. 6,000 Axias have been delivered […]

   

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  Perodua hopes for easier car financing in Budget 2015

  9 October 2014 / 45 comments

  It’s T-minus one day to the tabling of Budget 2015. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has expressed their wishes; now it’s Perodua’s turn. The Rawang-based carmaker hopes car financing will be made easier for buyers, […]

   

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  2014 Peugeot 308 previewed to dealers in Malaysia

  9 October 2014 / 58 comments

  The 2014 European Car of the Year is now here in Malaysia! Though it’s not exactly at the showrooms yet, the new Peugeot 308 has been previewed to dealers yesterday by Peugeot distributor Nasim Sdn […]

   

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  MAA hopes excise duty exemptions for CKD hybrid, electric cars will be extended in Budget 2015 – report

  8 October 2014 / 23 comments

  Above: Proton Iriz EV prototype in South Korea Budget 2015 will be tabled in Parliament this Friday, and ahead of that, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) hopes the government will extend the excise duty exemptions […]

   

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  Hyundai Experience Car Fest 2014 in KL this weekend

  8 October 2014 / 30 comments

  Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) will hold the its first Hyundai Experience Car Fest 2014 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium this weekend, from October 10 to 12. The event will be open to the public, with […]

   

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  PAC wants JPJ to clarify number plate tender process

  8 October 2014 / 54 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be called upon by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to clarify the procedures surrounding the tender of vehicle number plates, Bernama reports. PAC wants further details on the standard operating procedures […]

   

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  DBKL provides service of status check of towed vehicles through WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS

  8 October 2014 / 4 comments

  The public can now check the status of their towed vehicles through WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS, according to a Bernama report. The service has been made available by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), with […]

   

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  Post-GST car prices may be offset by higher-priced imported auto parts due to exchange rates – report

  7 October 2014 / 79 comments

  As previously report, the Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI) has predicted that the prices for new cars could drop by about one to three percent once the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is implemented next year. […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta ST – three-door ST-1 version spied at JPJ

  7 October 2014 / 27 comments

  It looks like the hot hatch brigade will have another player very soon – reader Akmal Azmi has spied a Ford Fiesta ST at the JPJ Putrajaya carpark, likely undergoing type approval. The three-door (it’s […]

   

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  Five BMW number plate winning tenders left blank to avoid negative public perception, JPJ explains

  7 October 2014 / 57 comments

  The JPJ says that the successful bidders of five exclusive Selangor BMW number plates were not named – and the amounts they paid for the plates not disclosed – to avoid negative public perception, according […]

   

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  Impose a petrol and diesel fuel tax for higher capacity vehicles, says MP Datuk Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz

  7 October 2014 / 127 comments

  We’ve heard this all before, it’s beginning to sound like a broken record – why don’t we impose a petrol and diesel fuel tax on higher capacity vehicles? This has again been suggested by Raub […]

   

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  JPJ releases tender results for BMW number plate

  4 October 2014 / 66 comments

  And here we have it – JPJ has released the winners for Selangor’s BMW number plate tender. One notable name is our national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei, who plonked down RM97,777 for the number […]

   

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  2015 Mazda 2 Sedan – first details and specifications

  3 October 2014 / 22 comments

  No, it hasn’t been officially unveiled, or for that matter even announced – the 2015 Mazda 2 Sedan is still very much clad in disguise and undergoing field trails in Thailand, as seen in our […]

   

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  PEKEMA urges government to abolish RM10k AP levy

  3 October 2014 / 0 comments

  More from PEKEMA – the Malay Vehicle Importers and Traders Association of Malaysia has urged the government to consider abolishing the RM10,000 levy imposed on holders of approved permits (AP), according to a Bernama report. […]

   

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  Proton Iriz – full-length design process video released

  2 October 2014 / 64 comments

  You may remember that last month, Proton’s design studio released a teaser video of the new Proton Iriz ahead of its launch. Well, now that the car has been unveiled in its entirety, a full-length version […]

   

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