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  Hypercar collector JP Chin daily drives a Proton X50, X70 but has hundreds of millions worth of other cars

  6 April 2022 / 12 comments

  If you’re a Malaysian, you must be familiar with the name JP Chin. The 66-year old self-made multi-millionaire is the proud owner of many iconic supercars, including three Bugattis – Chiron, Divo and Bolide. The […]

   

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  Rapid KL electric bus trial – EVs on 2 routes, 3 months

  6 April 2022 / 4 comments

  Rapid Bus, the operator of Rapid KL buses in the Klang Valley, has announced a trial run for electric buses for selected routes. The trial involves four units of EV buses, and will be for […]

   

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  Honda City – bestselling B-segment sedan in Malaysia

  6 April 2022 / 16 comments

  Honda Malaysia (HMSB) has announced on Facebook that its City was the bestselling B-segment sedan in Malaysia in the first quarter of 2022, according to its own internal data report. This means the company has […]

   

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  PDRM warns against recording video on smartphone while driving – up to RM1,000 fine or 3 months prison

  6 April 2022 / 10 comments

  Do you have a habit of whipping out your phone to film or record something while driving? Well, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has warned against the trend, even if the subject being recorded is […]

   

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  Hyundai Kona Electric – first 13 delivered in Malaysia, 100+ units first shipment sold out soon after launch

  5 April 2022 / 11 comments

  Click to enlarge These are the first 13 owners (and their families) of the Hyundai Kona Electric in Malaysia, who recently collected their new EV from Hyundai’s flagship Ara Damansara showroom. It’s an assortment – […]

   

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  KPDNHEP monitoring petrol stations within Johor Bahru – prevent Singapore cars from pumping RON 95

  5 April 2022 / 25 comments

  The ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs (KPDNHEP) has conducted checks at various petrol stations around Johor Bahru after photos of vehicles with Singaporean registration plates filling up on RON 95 petrol went viral […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia appoints Hironobu Yoshimura as its new managing director, CEO; succeeds Madoka Chujo

  5 April 2022 / 6 comments

  Honda Malaysia has announced the appointment of Hironobu Yoshimura as its new managing director and CEO from April 1, 2022. Yoshimura succeeds Madoka Chujo, who is headed back to Japan to take on a new […]

   

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  Singaporean drives his Tesla Model 3 SR+ from Tuas to Penang on Autopilot – 700 km of hands-free driving!

  5 April 2022 / 34 comments

  Tesla’s Autopilot self-driving system has been all the rage since the early days of the Model S. What used to be a novel feature is now available throughout the full model range, but is it […]

   

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  Perodua asks gov’t to consider extending sales tax exemption, says it will help industry maintain growth

  5 April 2022 / 19 comments

  Like other carmakers, Perodua hasn’t been immune to the effects of Covid-19, which has disrupted component supplies as well as production, but while these issues are still present, the national automaker said it was able […]

   

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  Perodua sold 61,624 cars in Q1 2022, up 6.4% despite challenges – 247,800 overall sales target maintained

  5 April 2022 / 14 comments

  Despite persistent challenges such as the impact of Covid-19 and supply chain issues, Perodua posted sales growth in the first quarter of 2022 with 61,624 vehicles registered, up 6.4% from the 57,909 vehicles sold from […]

   

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  More restructuring of highway concessionaires to come after private ALR, Gamuda deal – works minister

  5 April 2022 / 7 comments

  Following yesterday’s announcement that Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat (ALR) is offering to acquire the shares of four highway concessionaires linked to Gamuda, senior works minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that more of such restructuring deals […]

   

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  Govt to restructure Kesas, LDP, Sprint, Smart highway concessions; ALR takeover saves RM4.3b in subsidies

  4 April 2022 / 7 comments

  Earlier today, prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the toll rates for four highways in the Klang Valley will not be raised for the remainder of the concession period. The hike was […]

   

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  2022 BMW iX3 M Sport Impressive price up by RM3k in Malaysia – EV now from RM319k OTR with SST rebate

  4 April 2022 / 4 comments

  Pricing for the BMW iX3 has been revised in Malaysia, with the higher-spec Impressive variant now costing RM3,000 more than what we reported in the middle of March this year. At the time, online pre-bookings […]

   

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  PM: Toll on 4 highways will not be raised till end of concession period – Kesas, LDP, Sprint, Smart Tunnel

  4 April 2022 / 23 comments

  Big news for Klang Valley residents. Prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that toll rates on highways operated by four concessionaires will not be raised until the end of their concession period, […]

   

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  JPJ to add 100 self-service kiosks nationwide by year-end – department aims for RM4.12 bil revenue in 2022

  4 April 2022 / 10 comments

  The transport ministry has announced that it is set to add 100 new kiosks at all road transport department (JPJ) outlets across the country by the end of the year, Bernama reports. This will allow […]

   

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