Latest Stories (Page 153)

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  Two Puspakom employees to provide statements to JPJ following Op Mengejut Puspakom surprise checks

  31 December 2024 / 12 comments

  Vehicle inspection services provided Puspakom has confirmed that two of its staff from its Wangsa Maju branch have been summoned to provide statements to the road transport department (JPJ), the New Straits Times reports. This […]

   

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  BYD is carmaker with the most R&D staff in the world

  31 December 2024 / 6 comments

  BYD now has nearly one million employees, 11 major research institutes and 110,000 engineers, making it the carmaker with the most R&D personnel in the world, revealed founder, chairman and CEO Wang Chuanfu at the […]

   

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  Deepal took 29 months to produce its 400,000th car – Changan-owned brand targeting 500,000 sales in 2025

  31 December 2024 / 4 comments

  Deepal, a brand owned by Changan Automobile, announced on December 30, 2024 that it had produced its 400,000th vehicle, with the model marking the milestone being a S05. This comes 29 months after the brand’s […]

   

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  Tesla Model Y ambient lighting now sold as accessory for older models, costs RM980 – but only in China

  30 December 2024 / 2 comments

  Some of you may remember that last year, the Tesla Model Y was given an update that brought with it some changes lifted from the facelifted Model 3, codenamed Project Highland. In China, this included […]

   

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  Floods, landslides cause road closures in Kelantan

  30 December 2024 / 11 comments

  The end of the year hasn’t exactly treated the East Coast very well, with floods displacing residents and causing untold destruction across several states in late November. Disaster has struck again in the closing days […]

   

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  2024 Zeeho AE8 S+ e-scooter in Malaysia, RM18,888

  30 December 2024 / 5 comments

  Entering the ranks of electric scooters in Malaysia is the 2024 Zeeho AE8 S+, priced at RM18,888, join the Zeeho AE4, priced at RM6,999. Pricing does not include insurance and a two-year or 20,000 km […]

   

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  Op Mengejut Puspakom conducted by JPJ to ensure vehicles inspected comply with required standards

  30 December 2024 / 12 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) conducted Op Mengejut Puspakom nationwide today, December 30 to ensure that vehicles inspected at Puspakom inspection centres comply with required standards, Bernama has reported. The operation was carried out without […]

   

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  AUDI E launching in China in summer 2025 – up to 700 km CLTC EV range; dual-motor AWD with 775 PS

  30 December 2024 / 1 comment

  According to a report by CarNewsChina, the AUDI E will be launched in China in the summer (between June and August) of 2025. A concept previewing the forthcoming electric vehicle (EV) was revealed in November […]

   

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  805,000 new cars expected to be sold in Malaysia in 2025, hybrids to be included in national EV targets?

  30 December 2024 / 6 comments

  Theophilus Chin’s idea of what Perodua’s first production EV could look like CIMB Securities and Maybank Investment Bank Research predicted 755,000 and 750,000 units respectively (lower than the record 800,000 units expected this year), but […]

   

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  BYD’s automotive assembly plant in Indonesia to begin operations in Q4 2025 instead of early 2026

  30 December 2024 / 4 comments

  According to a report by Autonetmagz, BYD will accelerate the construction of its automotive assembly plant in Indonesia, which will be built on around 100 hectares of land in the Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Area in […]

   

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  Global EV sales expected to increase by 30% in 2025

  30 December 2024 / 4 comments

  Global EV sales are projected to rise 30% year-on-year (YoY) to 15.1 million units in 2025, representing 16.7% of global light vehicle sales, which are expected to reach 89.6 million units (+1.7% YoY). These compare […]

   

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  Authorities considering closure of key section of Jalan Bukit Bintang to traffic in a bid to ease congestion

  30 December 2024 / 11 comments

  In a bid to reduce traffic congestion in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle, authorities are said to be considering closing a key section of Jalan Bukit Bintang, the New Straits Times reports. The […]

   

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  EVs set to outsell ICE cars in China in 2025 – report

  30 December 2024 / 7 comments

  You know how demand for electric vehicles isn’t as strong as was predicted years ago, causing carmakers to rethink their electrification strategies? Yeah, that’s not happening in China, where sales of EVs are expected to […]

   

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  Deepal S07 EV launching in Singapore in Jan 2025

  30 December 2024 / 4 comments

  Deepal, a brand under Changan Automobile, has appointed Premium Automobiles as its authorised dealer in Singapore, reports Sgcarmart. The company also has two other Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands in its portfolio, namely Zeekr and […]

   

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  JPJ issued 5,306 notices in five-day special technical raid operation on commercial, public service vehicles

  30 December 2024 / 4 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) has held a special technical raid operation focused on commercial and public service vehicles, held over five days and which had concluded on Sunday, reported Bernama. The operation saw 5,306 […]

   

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