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  Excise duty regs that are set to raise CKD car prices in 2021 being reviewed by new gov’t – outcome soon

  24 July 2020 / 30 comments

  Remember the big hoo-ha early this year when the customs department rolled out new excise duty regulations that would have seen prices of CKD locally assembled cars go up? Feels like ages ago, but it […]

   

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  Every car company should pay duties at the same level, and we don’t need a third national car – MAA

  24 July 2020 / 40 comments

  “We definitely agree that it should be a level playing field, and that every car company should be paying duties at the same level,” said Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad on a […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia to add AEB as standard equipment to more models, so which ones currently on sale have it?

  24 July 2020 / 16 comments

  At the launch of the new F40 BMW 1 Series and F48 X1 sDrive18i, BMW Malaysia revealed that it is currently in the midst of adding autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as standard equipment to more […]

   

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  July 2020 week four fuel price – all prices down; RON 95 to RM1.68, RON 97 to RM1.98, diesel to RM1.82

  24 July 2020 / 16 comments

  It’s Friday, and so it’s time for the usual weekly fuel price update. Good news for motorists, because fuel is set to be cheaper in the coming July 25 to 31 week. The ministry of […]

   

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  MAA anticipates a 70,000 spike in car sales with SST exemptions – sets 300k target for second half of 2020

  24 July 2020 / 1 comment

  Back in May, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that it was revising its total industry volume (TIV) forecast for 2020, lowering it from the 607,000 units it had initially projected in January to 400,000 […]

   

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  2020 F40 BMW M135i xDrive launched in Malaysia – AMG A35 rival with 306 PS, 450 Nm; priced at RM356k

  24 July 2020 / 22 comments

  The F40 BMW 1 Series has officially been launched in Malaysia, but it’s available in one variant only, and that is the range-topping M135i xDrive. BMW Malaysia has no plans to introduce the 118i variant, […]

   

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  2020 F48 BMW X1 sDrive18i launched in Malaysia – 1.5L turbo three-cylinder with 140 PS; AEB; RM208k

  24 July 2020 / 31 comments

  Besides the launch of the F40 BMW M135i xDrive, BMW Malaysia has introduced the entry-level F48 X1 sDrive18i variant in Malaysia, which slots below the existing X1 sDrive20i M Sport. At RM208,368.48 (with SST waived), […]

   

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  Vehicle sales performance in Malaysia, H1 2020 versus H1 2019 – huge 16,200% increase from April to May

  24 July 2020 / 7 comments

  Now that the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales data for the month of June 2020, we can now take a look at how the overall industry performed during the first half of […]

   

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  Malaysian vehicle sales compared to ASEAN countries – Thailand tops sales and production as of May 2020

  24 July 2020 / 2 comments

  Following the release of vehicle sales data for June 2020, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has also released ASEAN sales figures for the year until May 2020. As the case has been before, only eight […]

   

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  Malaysia’s used car sector records over 100% growth

  24 July 2020 / 11 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) held a market review for the first half of 2020 in Petaling Jaya today. In the press conference, MAA president Datuk Aishah Ahmad revealed that while total industry volume has […]

   

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  Hino Poncho starts one-month trial run with Causeway Link – disabled-friendly minibus to serve route 10B

  24 July 2020 / 3 comments

  Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia), in collaboration with the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) and Handal Indah, has commenced a one-month trial run featuring the Poncho minibus, which will ply the route 10B (Taman Setia Indah-Johor […]

   

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  2020 Honda City teased for Malaysia – launch soon?

  24 July 2020 / 59 comments

  The wait is finally set to come to an end, as Honda Malaysia has officially dropped a teaser for the all-new, fifth-generation City on its Facebook page. The B-segment sedan first made its debut in […]

   

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  June 2020 Malaysian vehicle sales increase by 94.7%

  24 July 2020 / 2 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales data for the month of June 2020, and the upward trend in sales continues on the return to positivity in May following the lifting of movement […]

   

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  BMW X7 Dark Shadow Edition debuts – 500 units only

  24 July 2020 / 0 comments

  BMW has released a limited edition of its largest SUV, the X7 Dark Shadow Edition that is capped at ‘about 500 units’, according to the brand. This will be produced at its Spartanburg plant in […]

   

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  MINI John Cooper Works GP gets the Manhart touch to become the GP3 F350 – 2.0L turbo with 350 hp, 530 Nm

  24 July 2020 / 0 comments

  Manhart has gotten its hands on the latest MINI John Cooper Works GP, and after fiddling with the hot hatch for a little bit, has created the GP3 F350. As you’d expect, there are plenty […]

   

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