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  Time to stop unfair car insurance claims – FOMCA

  14 December 2021 / 54 comments

  Cases where motorists are forced to claim from their own insurance in the event of a vehicle accident instead of the cover from a liable party are becoming more regular, and the Federation of Malaysian […]

   

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  MARii Technology Transfer Apprenticeship Programme – Malaysian engineers conclude 2021 Jota placement

  14 December 2021 / 6 comments

  Four Malaysian engineers have concluded their placement programme with Jota Sport in the 2021 World Endurance Championship season, through the Technology Transfer Apprenticeship Programme developed by the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) and […]

   

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  2022 Mercedes-Benz S-Class teased for Malaysia – seventh-gen flagship sedan launching here soon?

  13 December 2021 / 5 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has begun teasing the W223 S-Class ahead of the model’s official launch here. The seventh generation of the brand’s flagship sedan first made its global debut back in September last year, replacing the […]

   

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  Viral Bumblebee Proton X50 goes grey – wide bodykit, 21-inch wheels, 203 horses and 330 Nm at the wheels!

  13 December 2021 / 27 comments

  In the 13 months since Lee got the keys to his Proton X50 1.5 TGDi Flagship, the SUV has changed its appearance thrice. Looks is one thing, but Lee – himself an avid track junkie […]

   

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  PLUS to have RFID on all its toll plazas by early 2022

  13 December 2021 / 14 comments

  PLUS Malaysia has said it will roll out the radio frequency identification (RFID) toll collection system to all its highways, with at least one RFID lane per toll plaza, by early 2022, The Star reports. […]

   

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  80% discount on summons extended to December 31

  13 December 2021 / 7 comments

  Those who didn’t manage to settle their outstanding summons during the limited-time discount programme need not worry they missed out on the 80% discount offered by the police for these. That’s because the cops announced […]

   

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  2022 Kia Carnival priced at RM196,340 in Malaysia

  10 December 2021 / 39 comments

  Not long before the 2022 Kia Carnival makes its market debut in Malaysia, and ahead of that, official pricing of the fourth-generation MPV has been revealed – available only as a 2.2D variant here, the […]

   

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  Kia Malaysia to CKD Niro, Sportage, Sorento, Carnival for local and export markets; 100,000 units by 2026

  10 December 2021 / 5 comments

  Local assembly will be an important aspect of Kia Malaysia’s operation, with the company targeting to produce 100,000 units of four models in the next five years, both for domestic and export markets. During a […]

   

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  Kia Sorento, Carnival CKD coming to Malaysia in 2022, Sportage, Niro CKD in 2023; hybrid, PHEV, EV too!

  10 December 2021 / 12 comments

  At a media briefing today, Kia Malaysia announced that it will introduce four locally-assembled (CKD) models here over the next two years, beginning with the Carnival and Sorento in 2022, followed by the Niro and […]

   

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  Volkswagen aftersales in Malaysia – what’s it like now?

  10 December 2021 / 23 comments

  Volkswagen offers a range of passenger vehicles for the Malaysian buyer, whether it is the family-friendly Tiguan Allspace SUV or the high-performance duo that is the iconic Golf GTI and all-wheel-drive Golf R. The German […]

   

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  80% discount on saman – long lines at KLCC; police, JPJ online portals hit by congestion due to high traffic

  10 December 2021 / 9 comments

  Malaysians, you got to love them. It looks like there are a great many with outstanding traffic summons, given the rush to settle these during the limited-time discount programme offered by the police and the […]

   

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  MSF Supermoto – Round 2 at Tangkak with big names

  10 December 2021 / 0 comments

  Taking the action down south to Tangkak, Johor, the second round of the MSF Supermoto series held on December 5 saw some big names in the Malaysian racing fraternity take part. This time around, the […]

   

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  Malaysia yet to decide on high speed rail project

  10 December 2021 / 24 comments

  The Malaysian government has yet to decide whether or not to resume the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed rail (HSR) project, given that the project remains in its early stages, Bernama has reported. According to minister […]

   

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  Chery eQ1 EV coming to Malaysia – budget electric car with over 400 km range, well under RM100k tax-free?

  10 December 2021 / 13 comments

  While Chery is expected to concentrate its initial focus on regular ICE SUVs upon its planned return to Malaysia next year, the Chinese automaker is also hoping to tap into the avenue of electrification, of […]

   

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  Honda City Hatchback in Malaysia – we ask LPL Rei Sakamoto on why not Jazz, no turbo engine and more

  10 December 2021 / 24 comments

  Twenty-five years on from its debut, the ASEAN-market Honda City has finally gotten a hatchback variant. The five-door model replaces the evergreen Jazz in the region as the latter becomes more sophisticated (and thus more […]

   

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