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  Porsche choosing Malaysia as CKD location shows confidence in local ecosystem and talent – Azmin

  6 September 2021 / 25 comments

  Porsche’s decision in choosing Malaysia to host its first production plant outside of Europe is an embodiment of the company’s confidence in the country’s conducive ecosystem. It also acknowledges the capability of our local talent […]

   

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  Autonomous trackless trams for up to 307 passengers to commence testing in Cyberjaya from January

  6 September 2021 / 10 comments

  Iskandar Malaysia BRT pilot testing A trackless tram system, known as an automated rapid transit (ART) system will run in Cyberjaya as a pilot programme for a period of three months from January 2022, a […]

   

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  Post office walk-ins for JPJ services start today, Sept 6 – no appointments needed for road tax, lesen renewal

  6 September 2021 / 2 comments

  The transport ministry announced last week that from today, September 6, JPJ service counters will be back to 100% capacity and walk-ins will be allowed. This means it’s the end of the partial capacity and […]

   

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  GALLERY: G07 BMW X7 xDrive40i CKD – fr RM648,934

  3 September 2021 / 3 comments

  Having first arrived on Malaysian shores in fully-imported CBU form, the G07 BMW X7 is now offered in this market as a locally assembled version. Now, we have a full live gallery, after its official […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia to launch more new models in 2021 – is the new Civic and City Hatchback coming soon?

  3 September 2021 / 4 comments

  In its announcement earlier today where it said it had resumed all business operations in the country, Honda Malaysia (HMSB) also alluded to plans of introducing new models before the year is out, as part […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2021 BMW 740Le M Sport – from RM566,803

  3 September 2021 / 10 comments

  In addition to the facelifted G30 BMW 5 Series duo which we have photographed earlier this week, we’ve also done the same for the G12 BMW 740Le facelift, now in M Sport guise. As before, […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia resumes all operations – introduces a financing programme, lower initial monthly payments

  3 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Honda Malaysia (HMSB) has announced that its manufacturing plant in Melaka has resumed operations and that its dealerships are reopening in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines set under the different phases […]

   

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  Expired road tax, lesen moratorium extended to Dec 31 – JPJ walk-ins from Sept 6, only for fully vaccinated

  3 September 2021 / 27 comments

  The grace period for expired road tax (LKM) and driving licenses has been extended to December 31, 2021, the transport ministry (MoT) has announced. The original deadline was September 30. “The MoT acknowledges the feedback […]

   

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  Sime Darby Motors partners Trevo for Fund Your Drive – gain additional income, guaranteed resale value

  3 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Sime Darby Motors has partnered with car sharing service Trevo for the Fund Your Drive programme, which provides customers who purchase vehicles from the Sime Darby Auto Selection (SDAS) range with a means of generating […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2021 BMW 530i M Sport facelift in Malaysia – petrol G30 LCI comes with more kit; RM368,122

  3 September 2021 / 16 comments

  Aside from the facelifted G30 BMW 530e M Sport, we also grabbed photos of the 530i, the more expensive of the two 5 Series variants sold in Malaysia. This purely petrol-powered executive sedan is slower […]

   

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  Perodua revises its 2021 sales target to 214,000 units – 10.8% reduction from its original 240,000-unit target

  3 September 2021 / 7 comments

  In light of the lengthy halt to sales and production as a result of extended lockdown measures, Perodua has revised its 2021 sales target to 214,000 units, down from the 240,000 units it announced at […]

   

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  Perodua sold 7k cars in August 2021, over 10x more than July, as Rawang factory and showrooms reopen

  3 September 2021 / 13 comments

  Perodua registered 6,988 units in August, more than 10 times the 655 units sold in July. This is because P2’s factories and showrooms have gradually resumed operations after the nationwide lockdown was lifted on August […]

   

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  V177 Mercedes-Benz A200 Sedan – CKD production has started in Malaysia, but market debut delayed

  2 September 2021 / 8 comments

  Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) announced that it was aiming to expand its CKD footprint by confirming that it would be adding locally-assembled MFA compact car and SUV models to its lineup. Despite there […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2021 Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI quattro S line facelift in Malaysia – refreshed SUV with mild hybrid, RM377k

  2 September 2021 / 8 comments

  Launched last month, the facelifted 2021 Audi Q5 has now appeared in showrooms, and with dealers now open in the Klang Valley, we took the opportunity to bring you a full live gallery of the […]

   

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  Aston Martin Vantage ‘Liquid Crimson’ in Malaysia – first unit here with the 70th anniversary ‘vaned’ grille

  2 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Here’s another special from Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur. This customised Vantage is in a nice Liquid Crimson colour and is the first Vantage with the “vaned” grille option in Malaysia. In 2020, Gaydon announced the […]

   

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