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  PLUS Juru toll motorcycle lane closure from May 10-26

  9 May 2023 / 1 comment

  PLUS has announced that the motorcycle lane at the Juru toll plaza in Penang, northbound heading to Sungai Dua, will be temporarily closed from tomorrow, May 10, till May 26. That’s a period of three […]

   

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  GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid previewed in Malaysia – X50 and HR-V rival; 190 PS, 375 Nm; launching this year

  9 May 2023 / 12 comments

  In addition to the Haval H6, Great Wall Motor will also introduce the Haval Jolion in Malaysia by this year, according to an official representative. The B-segment SUV was recently previewed here in hybrid form […]

   

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  Proton sold 9,415 cars in April 2023, up 6.5% – YTD of nearly 50k is 39.8% higher y-o-y; market share 20.4%

  9 May 2023 / 26 comments

  Proton sold 9,415 units in April 2023 to make it a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year sales growth. Last month’s tally – including exports, as is always the case with Proton sales figures – is […]

   

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  GWM Haval H6 Hybrid previewed in Malaysia – 1.5T, 7DCT, 243 PS; X70, CR-V rival; launch in Q4 2023

  9 May 2023 / 12 comments

  The Haval H6 has been previewed in Malaysia ahead of an expected launch debut in the fourth quarter of this year. This is one of two Haval models earmarked for our market with Great Wall […]

   

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  Ital Auto named as new Ferrari distributor for Malaysia

  9 May 2023 / 15 comments

  In early March, it was announced that the business partnership between Ferrari and Naza Italia, which had been in place since 2008, was set to come to an end on April 8. Now, a month […]

   

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  2023 Toyota Yaris in Malaysia – J variant gone; USB-C ports added; G gains paddle shifters; from RM83k

  9 May 2023 / 26 comments

  2021 Toyota Yaris 1.5G UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has updated the Yaris for the 2023 model year in Malaysia, with one change being a reduced variant line-up that sees the departure of the base J. […]

   

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  Closure of Nilai Impian exit from PLUS toll on May 9

  9 May 2023 / 0 comments

  PLUS has shared on its social media an announcement by a contractor that is in charge of road works at the Nilai Impian 2 roundabout area. It says that the exit to Nilai Impian after […]

   

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  Sime Darby Motors opens three new BYD 3S centres in the Klang Valley – Ara Damansara, Glenmarie, Cheras

  8 May 2023 / 9 comments

  Sime Darby Motors (SDM) has announced the launch of three new BYD 3S centres in the Klang Valley. The first is located in Ara Damansara, and is operated by SDM subsidiary Sime Darby Beyond Auto […]

   

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  Proton X90 gets 5-star ASEAN NCAP crash test rating

  8 May 2023 / 39 comments

  The 2023 Proton X90 has received a five-star rating from ASEAN NCAP. Under the latest 2021-2025 assessment protocol, cars are assessed based on four categories comprising adult occupant protection (AOP) with the full score of […]

   

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  New 10-year driving licence validity will not impede JPJ enforcement against serious traffic offences: Loke

  8 May 2023 / 8 comments

  The recently updated driving licence validity of up to 10 years will not impede the road transport department in carrying out their enforcement duties, transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said as reported by The […]

   

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  UMW Toyota sold 6,767 cars in Apr 2023, YTD up 9%

  8 May 2023 / 9 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) posted sales of 6,681 Toyota and 86 Lexus vehicles in April 2023, which is a 3% decrease year-on-year versus the same month last year. However, year-to-date sales is 9% higher, and […]

   

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  See a chair or rubbish bin being used to ‘chup’ a public parking lot? You can remove them, says DBKL

  8 May 2023 / 37 comments

  You’ve undoubtedly seen it enough times – driving up to what you think is an empty public parking lot only to find a huge tong, plastic chair, flower pot or some other item smack in […]

   

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  Proton celebrated its 40th anniversary yesterday – landmark cars grace X90 launch, special edition soon?

  8 May 2023 / 22 comments

  Why was the Proton X90 launch held on a Sunday? That’s highly unusual, and our first guess was that May 7 was chosen to fit prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s busy schedule, but it […]

   

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  Bank Negara Malaysia increases OPR by 0.25% to 3%

  8 May 2023 / 7 comments

  Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has increased the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 0.25% to 3%, the central bank announced after its monetary policy committee (MPC) convened on May 3, 2023. This is the first time […]

   

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  2023 Peugeot 2008 SE in Malaysia – CKD B-segment SUV with styling package; Allure specs; from RM137k

  8 May 2023 / 9 comments

  Bermaz Auto Alliance (BAASB) has introduced the new Peugeot 2008 Special Edition (SE) in Malaysia. Based on the existing Allure variant that was launched last January, the SE version adds a styling package that aims […]

   

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