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  Syndicates selling cloned cars on Facebook – JPJ

  4 February 2022 / 2 comments

  The latest move by vehicle cloning syndicates is to advertise openly on social media, especially on Facebook, Negeri Sembilan road transport department (JPJ) director Hanif Yusabra Yusuf said. While the sale of cloned vehicles was […]

   

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  Volvo C40 Recharge EV coming to Malaysia this year – P8 AWD with 408 PS and 660 Nm; 420 km of range

  4 February 2022 / 5 comments

  First revealed in March 2021, the Volvo C40 Recharge is the stylish sibling to the XC40 Recharge which made its debut a few years earlier. We previously reported that the latter will be launched in […]

   

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  Transport ministry says driving schools will not be punished for former students’ traffic offences

  4 February 2022 / 19 comments

  The transport ministry says that driving institutes will not have their permits revoked or their businesses suspended for accidents or traffic offences caused by their former students. According to transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka […]

   

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  Federal territories ministry to study proposal for 30 km/h and 50 km/h speed limits in selected urban zones

  4 February 2022 / 20 comments

  According to a report by Bernama, the ministry of federal territories (KWP) is studying the proposal by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) on the implementation of a speed limit of 30 km/h […]

   

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  2022 Nissan Ariya EV teased in ETCM’s CNY video, hinting at a possible Malaysian introduction this year

  3 February 2022 / 21 comments

  After a long period of quiet, 2022 promises to be a year packed with activity on the Nissan front, because it isn’t just the Kicks B-segment crossover that was teased in Edaran Tan Chong Motor’s […]

   

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  2022 Nissan Kicks teased for Malaysian launch – X50, HR-V, Corolla Cross rival with e-Power hybrid soon

  3 February 2022 / 31 comments

  The Nissan Kicks could finally be launched in Malaysia this year, if Edaran Tan Chong Motor’s (ETCM) recent Chinese New Year greeting video is anything to go by. The B-segment crossover was first mentioned for […]

   

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  Malaysian taxi drivers want gov’t to launch its own nationwide e-hailing platform to replace private apps

  3 February 2022 / 25 comments

  Taxi drivers have called on the government to develop its own ride-hailing service that can be used across the nation, saying that such a move would ensure a fair distribution of wealth and growth of […]

   

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  Proton targets 150k sales in 2022, says Li Chunrong

  3 February 2022 / 26 comments

  In a seemingly inane Facebook post, Proton CEO Li Chunrong let slip that he plans for the national carmaker to sell 150,000 vehicles in 2022. This would be an increase of more than 30% over […]

   

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  Unfair for JPJ to punish us for former students’ traffic offences since they conduct the exam – driving school

  3 February 2022 / 7 comments

  Recently, the road transport department (JPJ) revealed that it will suspend or revoke the permits of driving schools if many of their former students are found to have committed traffic offences or cause traffic accidents. […]

   

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  February 2022 week one fuel price – all unchanged

  2 February 2022 / 0 comments

  Happy Chinese New Year! It’s time once again for the weekly fuel price update, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail prices of fuel for the coming week of February 3 to 9. […]

   

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  Only 4,227 online applications received so far for flood-related automotive aid, says finance ministry

  31 January 2022 / 8 comments

  The government says that response to its subsidy for the repair of a flood-damaged vehicle has been low, with only 4,227 applications for automotive aid with an estimated claim value of RM5.47 million having been […]

   

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  JPJ to revoke or suspend permits of driving schools if many former students found to commit traffic offences

  31 January 2022 / 27 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) will suspend or revoke the permits of driving schools if many of their former students are found to have committed traffic offences or cause traffic accidents, reports Bernama. According to […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Proton X90 seen again, in Kuala Lumpur

  28 January 2022 / 21 comments

  Just a week after what appeared to be the Proton version of the Geely Haoyue – known as the Okavango in other markets – was sighted heading towards Genting Highlands, what’s likely to be Proton’s […]

   

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  Registrations of EVs in Malaysia on hold as JPJ is unclear about road tax exemption for electric cars

  28 January 2022 / 64 comments

  Hiccups are to be expected at the start of any scheme or initiative, and this is very much the case with electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia, although no one could have seen the latest snag […]

   

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