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  Shell stations nationwide now accepting ShopeePay

  22 July 2021 / 0 comments

  Shell Malaysia has announced that customers can now use the ShopeePay mobile wallet at all Shell stations nationwide, when making payments for purchases of fuel or other goods. To mark this partnership between the fuels […]

   

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  SST exemption for cars: MAA wants another 6-month extension beyond 2021 if sector shutdown continues

  22 July 2021 / 9 comments

  The sales tax exemption that Malaysian carbuyers are currently enjoying was first announced in June 2020 as part of Penjana, the first stimulus package by the government to counter the crippling effects of the first […]

   

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  Malaysian car sales vs Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam in May 2021 YTD – 20% of all new cars sold in ASEAN

  22 July 2021 / 1 comment

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released the ASEAN sales figures for the year until May 2021. For this period, the data is for seven of the member nations of ASEAN, with the exception of […]

   

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  June 2021 Malaysian vehicle sales plunge by 96%

  22 July 2021 / 7 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales date for the month of June 2021, announcing earlier today that a total of 1,921 vehicles were delivered last month. This is a drop of 45,283 […]

   

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  Malaysia 2021 auto sales forecast revised down to 500k from 570k, sector can’t operate till NRP Phase 3

  22 July 2021 / 5 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised downwards its forecast for the 2021 total industry volume (TIV), which is the total sales of passenger and commercial vehicles in the country. The original 2021 TIV forecast […]

   

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  2021 Proton X70 SE launched in Malaysia – limited to 2,000 units; priced RM3,700 more at RM116,800

  22 July 2021 / 20 comments

  After some teasing, Proton has officially launched the new X70 Special Edition (SE) in Malaysia. Like the X70 Merdeka Edition before it, the X70 SE will be offered in limited numbers and comes with unique […]

   

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  2022 Honda Civic soon to launch in Thailand, will Malaysia get it this year? We look at past precedents

  21 July 2021 / 14 comments

  The new 11th-generation Honda Civic was revealed to the world back in April, but today’s Thai-market teaser means that the C-segment sedan will soon be arriving in Southeast Asia. More importantly for us, it also […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia announces Sagree Sardien as its new president and CEO, replaces Claus Weidner

  21 July 2021 / 7 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has announced the appointment of Sagree Sardien as its new president and CEO. She replaces Claus Weidner, who has been in the post since 2015. Sardien, who assumed the role on June […]

   

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  Proton X70 SE gets teased again – launch tomorrow

  21 July 2021 / 13 comments

  After releasing a teaser video for the new Proton X70 Special Edition (SE) on Monday, the national carmaker followed up by releasing another just yesterday (and again later today). We don’t actually get to see […]

   

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  Malaysian rubber industry output down 20%, worse to come – urges govt to allow operations in NRP Phase 1

  21 July 2021 / 2 comments

  The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis in the rubber sector, and has given “an immediate and immense shock” to the industry since March 2020, according to the Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers’ Association (MRPMA), […]

   

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  Prasarana opens vaccination centres (PPV) at Putra Heights LRT station and Cheras Selatan bus complex

  21 July 2021 / 1 comment

  The Putra Heights LRT station and Kompleks Rapid Bus Cheras Selatan in Balakong are now serving as temporary vaccination centres (PPV) for public transport workers, in support of the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PICK). The […]

   

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  Revised NRP SOP allows cycling in neighbourhood

  19 July 2021 / 15 comments

  While some find the constant revision of standard operating procedures (SOP) under the various definitions of lockdown in Malaysia confusing, some good news at least for cyclists. Under Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the […]

   

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  2021 Proton X70 SE to be launched in M’sia on July 22

  19 July 2021 / 22 comments

  Proton has officially confirmed the virtual launch for the new X70 Special Edition (SE), which is set to take place on July 22, 2021 at 11am on the national carmaker’s Facebook page. If you’re interested, […]

   

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  Police turned back 4,839 cars at roadblocks on Friday

  19 July 2021 / 6 comments

  According to deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, a total of 4,839 vehicles were ordered to turn back at roadblocks last Friday, the highest number since the National Recovery Plan (NRP) was implemented […]

   

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  MRT passenger on July 15 tested positive for Covid, Rapid KL urges those who have symptoms to test

  19 July 2021 / 2 comments

  Following the detection of one Covid-19 positive case on July 15, Rapid KL is urging users of the MRT on the morning and evening rush hours on that date to get tested if they display […]

   

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