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  Rapid KL expands express bus service from Pasar Seni, now available during morning rush hours

  22 June 2022 / 1 comment

  Last week, Rapid KL introduced a new express bus service from the LRT/MRT Pasar Seni and LRT KLCC stations out of the city centre, a move to help ease overcrowding at LRT stations during peak […]

   

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  Big lorries banned from entering KL during peak hours

  22 June 2022 / 7 comments

  The Federal Territories Ministry via DBKL has banned big lorries from entering the KL city centre during peak hours with immediate effect. The ban on heavy vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes is a short-term measure, decided […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia DC fast chargers join ChargEV – pricing slashed by around 50%, now RM108 per hour max

  21 June 2022 / 14 comments

  It’s been reported that the DC fast chargers of several BMW dealers in Malaysia are now on the ChargEV network, completing their planned integration. With this, paid ChargEV members can now check charger availability and […]

   

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  Perodua lauds move to allow SST-exempt cars booked by June 30, 2022 to be registered by March 31, 2023

  21 June 2022 / 12 comments

  Yesterday, finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced that the sales tax exemption will not be extended any further and that it would come to an end as scheduled on June 30. However, […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia recalls City, City Hatchback, HR-V and BR-V – 2020-2022 models, total of 1,527 units involved

  21 June 2022 / 18 comments

  Honda Malaysia (HM) is recalling a total of 1,527 units that includes City, City Hatchback, HR-V and BR-V models. It’s for two different precautionary safety measures. First, 1,068 units of the MY2021 City and MY2022 […]

   

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  Vehicle bookings will spike until SST exemption ends on June 30, due to registration up to March 31, 2023

  21 June 2022 / 30 comments

  Car showrooms are going to be busy places in the next one and a half weeks, with a surge in vehicle bookings expected following the announcement made by finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul […]

   

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  PLUS Juru exit diversion starts today, drainage works

  21 June 2022 / 0 comments

  Those who frequent the PLUS highway in Penang, take note. PLUS has announced a temporary road exit diversion at the Juru interchange, southbound. It starts today (June 21) and will go on until 11pm on […]

   

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  May 2022 Malaysian vehicle sales down by 11.8% – chip/component shortages still affecting deliveries

  21 June 2022 / 3 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released the vehicle sales data for the month of May 2022, announcing that a total of 49,603 new vehicles were delivered to buyers last month. This is a drop […]

   

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  Gov’t to legalise interim vehicle ownership transfer to used car dealers, which protects interest of sellers

  21 June 2022 / 7 comments

  When you sell your car, you want a clean break. You hand over the keys, you receive the money and you move on. That’s the case for private transactions – both parties meet up at […]

   

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  2022 Mazda BT-50 in Malaysia – full price list revealed; five 4×4 variants; 1.9L and 3.0L; from RM93k-RM144k

  21 June 2022 / 7 comments

  Bermaz Motor has released full pricing for the 2022 Mazda BT-50, which was first announced for Malaysia in November last year before making its public debut a month later. The third-generation pick-up truck is now […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: TCN number plates open for bidding soon

  21 June 2022 / 1 comment

  JPJ has announced that TCN will be the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Terengganu’s latest running number series is ‘TCN’, and it will be […]

   

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  Vehicle End of Life policy to control traffic jams? Even my late father was driving a 20-year-old car, says Wee

  20 June 2022 / 123 comments

  Scrap vehicles aged 10 years and above to improve KL’s traffic situation. That was the recent suggestion by a group of researchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong was […]

   

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  2022 BMW X5 xDrive45e in Malaysia – Laserlights, rear side airbags, 21-inch wheels, price RM6k up at RM457k

  20 June 2022 / 16 comments

  Two years after launching the X5 xDrive45e, BMW Group Malaysia has announced that the plug-in hybrid SUV has been updated with added equipment. The car receives a few bits from its sportier X6 sibling while […]

   

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  CONFIRMED: No more SST extension beyond June 30, deadline for registration extended to March 31 2023

  20 June 2022 / 131 comments

  It’s confirmed – the SST exemption for passenger cars in Malaysia will end as scheduled on June 30, 2022. However, the silver lining is that the government has taken into consideration the severe stock issues […]

   

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  2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC300e Coupé teased ahead of Malaysian debut; plug-in hybrid to arrive in CKD form?

  20 June 2022 / 1 comment

  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has once again teased the X253-generation GLC300e on social media, which was teased last week with cryptic text accompanying a shadowy image of a car. The “Take Charge” tagline indicates that that the […]

   

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