Aprilia takes first stage of Africa Eco Race Morocco
A smashing return to desert racing for Aprilia when Jacopo Cerutti won the first stage of the Africa Eco Race in Morocco with the Aprilia Tuareg. Riding across the desert from Nador …
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NKVE temporary closure between Jalan Duta, Sg Buloh – 11pm tonight till 5am Friday, both directions
Click to enlarge Take note, NKVE users. PLUS has announced a temporary closure on the New Klang Valley Expressway, from 11pm tonight (January 4) till 5am tomorrow morning (January 5). The closure …
2024 Ora 07 EV launched in Thailand – sporty fastback sedan; up to 640 km range; fr RM175k; Malaysia next?
The Great Wall Motor (GWM) Ora 07 was launched in Thailand during last year’s Thailand International Auto Expo. Also known as the Lightning Cat or Grand Cat, the 07 is a fully …
2023 global EV sales – Tesla still top, but BYD growing much faster, sold more vehicles in fourth quarter
Sales of electric vehicles globally saw American EV maker Tesla retain its market lead for 2023, having sold delivered 1,808,591 vehicles last year, while Chinese manufacturer BYD sold 1,574,822 electric vehicles - …
Puspakom’s Jan 2024 schedule for mobile inspection truck unit, off-site tests for Sabah and Sarawak
Puspakom has released the January 2024 schedule for its mobile inspection unit for Peninsular Malaysia, and off-site testing for Sabah and Sarawak. The mobile inspection unit truck will visit Perak, Johor, Terengganu, …
Perodua issues statement on Bezza “gula” viral post
Following the circulation of a customer's Facebook post regarding their recent purchase of a Perodua Bezza, carmaker Perodua has issued an official statement on the matter. "Regarding the recent complaint made by …
Honda in 2024 – CR-V e:HEV RS hybrid pricing to be announced; will the City Hatchback facelift appear?
Honda Malaysia had quite a big year in 2023, introducing four new vehicles during the period. Three of these were all-new models, with the WR-V being the first in, arriving in July. …
UMW Toyota in 2024 – bZ4X EV launching in Malaysia; Yaris Cross, Prius and Hilux Champ pick-up truck too?
UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) started 2023 with a bang by launching five GR models simultaneously in February, including the GR Corolla, GR86, Corolla Cross GR Sport, Hilux GR Sport and GR Supra …
RON97 petrol price January 2024 week one update – price of premium fuel remains at RM3.47 per litre
Happy new year, dear readers. It's Wednesday, and so comes the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, with the ministry of finance announcing the retail prices of fuels for the coming week …
Credit, debit card payments on MRT Putrajaya Line temporarily suspended – only cash for now
MRT Putrajaya Line commuters, take note. Rapid KL has announced that all credit and debit card transactions at customer service counters and ticket machines have been temporarily suspended. Therefore, all transactions have …
Proton S70 – 109 units registered in Dec 2023; over 5k bookings to date, but customer deliveries yet to start
Officially unveiled on November 28, the Proton S70 was the final big launch of 2023. Positioned as a 'C-segment sedan at City/Vios prices', the new model created lots of chatter and interest. …
2024 Honda RS-X colour update for Malaysia, RM9.7k
2024 Honda RS-X Mat Charcoal Grey Metallic Trico Just colour updates for the 2024 Honda RS-X in Malaysia, with a recommended showroom price of RM9,798 excluding road tax, insurance, and registration. The …
Mitsubishi in 2024 – all-new third-gen Triton pick-up, Xforce SUV, Xpander FL; Outlander PHEV in Malaysia?
Relative to the larger-volume players in the Malaysian market such as Proton and Perodua, Mitsubishi has had a quieter year in 2023 by comparison. That said, there are a selection of models …
Proton sold 154,611 units in 2023, highest since 2012 – up 9.3% from 2021, 19.4% share; Saga, X50 best sellers
Proton has announced that it sold 12,711 units in December 2023, bringing the national automaker's final sales tally for the year to 154,611 units (domestic and export), a 9.3% increase over the …
Geely sold 1.68 million units in 2023, up 18% YoY – sets aggressive target of 1.9 million units for 2024
Geely sold a total of 1,686,516 vehicles in 2023, which represents a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 18% while also exceeding its original sales target of 1.65 million units for the year. For …
2024 Hyundai Creta facelift teased in India – B-SUV gets angular front/rear, full-width LEDs, new interior
The Hyundai Creta is getting a facelift, and it looks like quite a heavy revision for the B-segment SUV rival to the Honda HR-V. These teasers from India - featuring Bollywood stars …
BYD sold 1.57 million EVs in 2023, up 73% from 2022
BYD has officially announced its sales numbers for the whole of 2023 and it reads as such: 3,024,417 units sold, including 1,574,822 EVs. Total sales have jumped 61.9% compared to 2022 (1,863,494 …
Proton in 2024 – X70 and X50 facelifts; Persona, Saga, Iriz updates?; smart #3 to be launched in Malaysia?
Proton had quite a few highlights in 2023. For one, the carmaker managed to surpass its 2022 sales tally (141,432 units) by selling a total of 154,611 units in 2023 - a …
PADU website crawls as Malaysians rush to register
Nothing like a stampede to bring things to a crawl. Following the launch of the Pangkalan Data Utama (PADU) socio-economic database yesterday, the expected slew of people heading to the site to …
Almost 600k road accidents reported in 2023, 12,417 of those were fatal – Selangor top in cases and deaths
Almost 600,000 road accidents were reported in Malaysia in 2023. According to PDRM's JSPT Bukit Aman deputy director Datuk Mohd Nasri Omar, 598,635 cases were reported to the police from January 1 …
