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Puspakom is holding a Voluntary Vehicle Inspection (VVI) campaign for privately owned vehicles from today until January 31, 2022 in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year festive season, it said in a statement. Vehicle […]
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Malaysia-Singapore VTL reopened – land and air vaccinated travel lane, ticket sales quota halved
The Malaysia-Singapore vaccinated travel lane (VTL), which was suspended on December 23, has been reopened effective today, the health ministry (KKM) announced. This applies to both land and air VTL. KKM says that following risk […]
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Toyota Corolla Altis GR Sport revised in Thailand – new look, hybrid variant, standard Toyota Safety Sense
Toyota Motor Thailand has introduced a new version of the Corolla Altis GR Sport, which has been redesigned and now takes after the Taiwanese model – in a similar fashion to the Corolla Cross GR […]
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PLUS apologises for traffic congestion due to RFID rollout, to reinstate 43 SmartTag lanes at 34 toll plazas
Highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia has apologised to all its highway customers for the inconvenience caused as a result of the congestion during its initial RFID rollout along the North-South Expressway from Juru to Skudai on […]
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2022 Toyota GR Corolla to get automatic option: report
The Toyota GR Corolla drip feed of information continues, after a string of teasers including an initial spot-the-clues image, a second, slightly closer view and a view into its driver’s footwell just before the turn […]
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Toyota Land Cruiser 300 now has a four-year wait list
Introduced in June last year, the latest Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series has proven to be incredibly popular among car buyers, with demand outweighing supply considerably. With orders pouring in at likely a fast pace, […]
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NKVE two-way closure near Kota Damansara exit for DASH construction, Jan 22-26 – U-turn before KD toll
NKVE users, take note. There will be a full closure involving both directions near the Kota Damansara exit. This is from January 22-26, midnight till 5am. The closure is to allow construction of the DASH […]
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Only 274 EVs sold in Malaysia in 2021 – big jump for electric vehicles expected in 2022 as tax-free era starts
There have been a lot of talk about electric vehicles (EVs) even before the government announced duty-free incentives for battery-powered cars in Budget 2022, but did you know that only less than 300 EVs were […]
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2022 Volkswagen Mk8 Golf R sighted in Malaysia
The current iteration of the Golf R is that which is based on the eighth-generation Golf, which made its global debut in November 2020. The example shown here wears the high-performance hatchback’s signature blue paint, […]
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Malaysia ranked 3rd in 2021 ASEAN car sales – how we compared against Thailand, Indonesia, SG, Vietnam
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released ASEAN sales data for 2021 from the month of January until November. As with the July update last year, the data is for seven of the ten ASEAN […]
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SUV sales in Malaysia increased by 43% in 2021; normal passenger vehicle sales down by almost 20%
Malaysians like riding tall, and have proven so with their money. From a total of 508,911 vehicles sold in Malaysia last year, SUVs and 4x4s comprised 136,497 units in 2021, which represented a 43% gain […]
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MAA targets 600k car sales in 2022, +17.9% from 2021
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) revealed today that auto sales in 2021 amounted to 508,911 units, which is 20,603 units or 4% less than in 2020. It’s the second consecutive year of decline for Malaysia’s […]
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Proton launches new range of R3 merchandise and premium engine oils – available at COE, dealerships
Proton has launched a new range of R3 official merchandise and premium engine oils, which are marketed by Proton Global Services (PGS), a fully owned subsidiary of Proton Edar that serves to expand the reach […]
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Malaysia car sales in 2021 – total industry volume at 508,911, over 20k down vs 2020, 95k less than 2019
A total of 508,911 vehicles were sold in Malaysia in 2021. That final tally beat the Malaysian Automotive Association’s (MAA) revised forecast of 500k units announced in July last year. The original total industry volume […]
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Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo – wagon model range expanded; from RWD base model to 761 PS Turbo S
The Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo range has grown, previously starting with the GTS that is also offered in fastback sedan guise, and now features five variants covering the gamut of powertrain choices for the fully […]