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  February 2018 Malaysia vehicle sales down 9% from Jan, 4% down year-on-year; YTD down 2.3% from 2017

  19 March 2018 / 38 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released sales figures for the month of February 2018, and it shows that the industry is still suffering from a less-than-stellar start to the year, with a sales slump […]

   

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  VW is official car sponsor for Le Tour De Langkawi ’18

  19 March 2018 / 13 comments

  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has been appointed as the official automotive partner for the 2018 Le Tour De Langkawi. The company will provide a total of 180 units of cars from the existing line-up […]

   

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  Peugeot eM02 FS Powertube – RM22k eMountain bike

  19 March 2018 / 9 comments

  Peugeot has released a new electric mountain bike, called the eM02 FS Powertube (e=electric M=Mountain, 02=mid range, FS=Full Suspension). The bike, which is wholly designed by Peugeot Design Lab, made its world debut alongside the […]

   

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  No plans for Audi R8 replacement: R&D boss Mertens

  19 March 2018 / 0 comments

  There are currently no plans for a direct replacement for the Audi R8, the Ingolstadt automaker’s R&D chief Peter Mertens said to Car & Driver during the Geneva Motor Show. This comes as the manufacturer […]

   

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  2018 KTM Duke 790 – the Scalpel in Malaysia soon?

  19 March 2018 / 1 comment

  After being shown as a concept motorcycle in EICMA, and touted for the KTM Duke 690, much-loved amongst the hooligan set, it appears that the 2018 KTM Duke 790 will be in Malaysia soon. As […]

   

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  Aston Martin’s ultra-luxury SUV to be called Varekai?

  19 March 2018 / 8 comments

  In the present day of car-making, the road to profitability often comes in the form of three words – Sport Utility Vehicle. At least for super luxury marques that is, whose brand ethos revolve heavily […]

   

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  Ford Bronco, Mustang Shelby GT500 and small SUV teased; new 2019 Kuga and Explorer also confirmed

  19 March 2018 / 1 comment

  There’s big news over at Ford, which has confirmed and teased a slew of new models that will be offered in showrooms in the United States by 2020. The vase majority of these are SUVs, […]

   

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  Mercedes confirms plans for new compact 7-seater

  19 March 2018 / 2 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz model range is more diverse now than ever before, no doubts about that. But the world’s most valuable car brand never really had a proper seven-seater compact car to rival the BMW 2 […]

   

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  Mazda to develop 12-volt lithium-ion starter batteries

  19 March 2018 / 6 comments

  Mazda has announced that it is entering into a joint-venture project with Elity Power and Ube Industries to develop durable heat- and impact-resistant 12-volt lithium-ion batteries for vehicles. Meant as replacements for lead-acid starter batteries […]

   

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  VIDEO: Toyota Direct Shift-CVT functionality explained

  19 March 2018 / 9 comments

  In late February 2018, Toyota revealed a whole range of new technologies that will be used in future vehicles based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). One of those technologies is the Direct Shift-CVT, […]

   

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  PAS GE14 manifesto touts zero excise tax for first car buyers, interest-free loans – is this good for us?

  19 March 2018 / 31 comments

  This time around, the rejigged opposition’s election manifesto for the upcoming 14th General Election (GE14) did not trumpet lower car prices if it came into power so loudly, unlike in the previous GE, when “Turunkan […]

   

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  2018 Mercedes-Maybach Pullman debuts with 630 PS

  19 March 2018 / 4 comments

  It’s time now for the Mercedes-Maybach Pullman to get its facelift, after the Maybach and regular S-Class models received theirs. Apart from an updated design, the VV222 also gets an updated equipment list and powertrain. […]

   

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  Malaysia to begin issuing VEP tags from next month

  19 March 2018 / 3 comments

  Malaysia will begin issuing Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) tags for all foreign-registered vehicles entering the country via the Causeway and the Second Link expressway from the middle of next month, the New Straits Times reports. […]

   

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  F39 BMW X2 spotted in Malaysia ahead of launch

  19 March 2018 / 17 comments

  The F39 BMW X2 has been spotted in Malaysia ahead of its official launch debut on March 21, 2018, where it is estimated to retail at RM320,000 without insurance. Those who are interested can pre-book […]

   

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  China’s K-One electric car copies Mercedes-Benz GLA

  19 March 2018 / 19 comments

  Here comes yet another China-made copycat, this time taking full design inspiration from the Mercedes-Benz compact car range. Dubbed the K-One, the all-electric SUV looks like a weird blend of the W176 A-Class, CLA and […]

   

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