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  Bermaz Auto says it will absorb SST for Mazda vehicles booked before, but delivered after, Sept 1

  19 July 2018 / 25 comments

  Car prices are anticipated to increase with the reintroduction of the sales and service tax (SST) on September 1, but one distributor says it will absorb the sales tax for vehicles booked before September 1 […]

   

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  MAA reiterates that car prices set to increase with SST

  19 July 2018 / 21 comments

  Back to regular programming, following the lovely false alarm brought about by what turned out to be an erroneous news report, which said that car prices were set to remain unchanged from September 1, which […]

   

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  VIDEO: Proton SUV to have Malaysian design flavours

  19 July 2018 / 62 comments

  The launch of Proton’s first ever SUV is upon us. You’ve seen multiple photos of its donor car, the Geely Boyue, and you also know that the SUV will come with a chockfull of features, […]

   

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  Only components for CKD cars are SST exempt, finished product to have sales tax – customs

  19 July 2018 / 25 comments

  The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has issued a statement clarifying reports on cars being exempt from sales tax (SST). The goods that are exempt from SST are components for CKD assembly, and not the CKD […]

   

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  G05 BMW X5 flaunts xGravel mode, BMW Digital Key

  19 July 2018 / 3 comments

  The fourth-generation G05 BMW X5 made its global debut early last month, ahead of its global market introduction in November this year. We’ve all seen the American-made Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) in pictures, but BMW […]

   

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  Child seat ruling may not be enforced in 2019 – Loke

  19 July 2018 / 38 comments

  The ruling on the mandatory use of child seats, which was supposed to be introduced in 2019, may not be enforced after all, according to transport minister Anthony Loke. As reported by the The Star, […]

   

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  Porsche reports encouraging interest for Taycan EV

  19 July 2018 / 4 comments

  Porsche began taking expressions of interest earlier this month for its first fully-electric vehicle, the Taycan, despite the fact that the production car hasn’t been unveiled yet. The Autocar report says that customers were keen […]

   

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  Bosch is leading motorcycle safety technology

  19 July 2018 / 0 comments

  Many know Bosch for its safety solutions in cars but the German firm is also leading the way in motorcycle safety technology, or what it terms “Mobility Solutions.” Acknowledging motorcyclists are probably the most vulnerable […]

   

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  Nissan Leaf Nismo to go on sale in Japan on July 31

  19 July 2018 / 2 comments

  The production version of the Nissan Leaf Nismo is set to go on sale in Japan on July 31, several months after it was first presented in concept form back in October 2017. On the […]

   

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  SST exemption for CKD vehicle packs only – report

  19 July 2018 / 83 comments

  UPDATE: Story has been revised from the initial source report, which contained errors, to denote that SST exemption will only be for locally-assembled CKD vehicles packs, an exemption that has always been in place even […]

   

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  Porsche Turbo Charging stations deployed in Berlin

  19 July 2018 / 2 comments

  With Porsche’s all-electric sports car, the Taycan, arriving in 2019, the German carmaker has begun rolling out its own fast-charging infrastructure with the first few ‘Porsche Turbo Charging’ stations being deployed at at the Berlin-Adlershof […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia sells 51k units in H1 2018 for 17.7% market share, retains non-national segment top spot

  19 July 2018 / 8 comments

  Honda Malaysia (HM) sold 51,354 vehicles in the first half of 2018, which translates to 17.7% share of the Malaysian auto market. This also means that the brand retains its top spot in the non-national […]

   

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  Chevrolet Orlando reborn as a crossover in China

  19 July 2018 / 6 comments

  The Chevrolet Orlando, which has been around since 2011, is set to be reborn as a crossover in China. The original car, a rather uniquely styled MPV sold across the world, including here, has been […]

   

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  Full EV tech not ready for mass adoption – Lexus boss

  19 July 2018 / 6 comments

  Pure electric car technology isn’t ready for mass adoption, it seems. This, after Lexus president Yoshihiro Sawa told Autocar that the company will not leap into the EV market until customer and environmental benefits were […]

   

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  B10 biodiesel mandate implemented in 2019 – report

  19 July 2018 / 6 comments

  The Malaysian federal government is considering the implementation of the B10 biodiesel mandate in the second half of 2019, Nikkei Markets was quoted as saying. “We are still working towards B10 because we have a […]

   

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