2023 KTM 390 Adventure revised, new spoked wheels
Updated for the new year is the 2023 KTM 390 Adventure (priced at RM30,800 in Malaysia for 2021). The 390 Adventure now comes fitted with black anodised aluminium rims and spoked wheels …
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Perodua has 220k outstanding bookings – will absorb SST for deliveries after March 31, including new Axia
Car buyers in Malaysia took full advantage of the government’s decision to exempt passenger cars from sales and service tax (SST), which was done as part of efforts to stimulate the automotive …
2024 Mazda CX-90 debuts – new three-row SUV; 3.3L turbo mild hybrid inline-six, 2.5L PHEV; standard AWD
Here it is, the all-new Mazda CX-90. The three-row SUV is the latest to join the carmaker’s Large Product group that includes the two-row CX-60, with the CX-70 and CX-80 set to …
2023 Perodua Axia Manual will be launched after Hari Raya – could base MT be a sub-RM25k carryover?
2019 Perodua Axia E MT Today's official announcement of the 2023 Perodua Axia raised a question or two among some industry watchers and perhaps a petrolhead or two. I say some, because …
Perodua targets to increase exports by 640% by 2025
Increasing domestic sales isn’t the only goal for Perodua, as the local carmaker also revealed today that it plans to revive its export business significantly over the coming years. After a slump …
Thailand-reg car caught using subsidised RON95 fuel
It's commonly known, especially in border states, that foreign-registered vehicles are prohibited from buying RON 95 petrol, which is heavily subsidised by the government. That sales ban has been around for a …
Perodua targets 314k sales, 45% market share in 2023, RM10b local parts purchase, RM1.15b new investment
After hitting a record high of 282,019 deliveries last year, Perodua has set itself an even more ambitious target for 2023. At its outlook media conference today, the local carmaker announced it …
No new Perodua Bezza in 2023 – only one full model change per year, and that’s the Axia, CEO confirms
It's strange that there's even talk about a new Perodua Bezza when the company's next all-new product - the 2023 Perodua Axia D74A - isn't even out yet, and the current compact …
2023 Perodua Axia is more expensive due to bigger size, plus advanced features – not a planned price hike
Earlier this morning, Perodua announced the start of order taking for the all-new Axia D74A, which will be available in four variants. In addition to preliminary specifications that we’ve detailed in our …
LRT Ampang Line operational disruption – Rapid adds another 34 buses to ferry passengers between stations
Following the operational disruption to the LRT Ampang line due to the discovery of structural damage at an overpass in the area that is believed to be caused by nearby ongoing construction, …
2023 Perodua Axia D74A open for booking – DNGA, 1.0L NA, D-CVT, LED DRL, digital meter, RM38.6-49.5k
The most significant car launch of the year is just around the corner now. The 2023 Perodua Axia is now open for booking, and we have the first official details of the …
Malaysia and Singapore ink cooperation agreements, including that for EV standards, charging point collabs
Malaysia and Singapore have inked three agreements, including two frameworks of cooperation in the digital economy and green economy. The agreements were signed earlier today between the ministry of international trade and …
Malaysia needs more long term incentives, cash rebates for trade-ins and new EV purchases – ZEVA
While sales of electric vehicles in Malaysia jumped by around 860% last year to 2,631 units compared to 2021's tally of 274 vehicles, much more needs to be done in order for …
Audi activesphere concept – off-roader with AR interface, pick-up truck bed, 600 km EV range, 442 PS
Audi has revealed another one of its ‘sphere’ concepts with the debut of the activesphere, which joins past efforts like the skysphere, urbansphere and grandsphere. The new concept is an amalgamation of …
Akio Toyoda to step down as Toyota CEO, president on April 1, 2023 – Koji Sato named as his successor
From L-R: Koji Sato, Akio Toyoda Toyota’s president and CEO Akio Toyoda will step down from his post on April 1, 2023, the Japanese carmaker announced recently in a surprising reshuffle of …
A police permit is not permission to hold a motorsports event in Malaysia, says MAM
After the recent tragedy in Pasir Salak, Perak, where a spectator was killed while watching a motorsports event, Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM) president Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir has come out to …
2023 Yamaha GT150 Fazer enters China market
Something of an engineering throwback is the 2023 Yamaha GT150 Fazer for the China market, priced at 13,390 Yuan (RM8,398). Nowhere near as sophisticated as other 150 cc models such as the …
Don’t use Waze to aid traffic offenders, say KL police
While motorists aren't always courteous to each other whilst on the road, everyone is seemingly on the same page when it comes to cop shops. Spot - or come across - a …
MyCC says MLFF toll system implementation allows users to use any payment method – no TnG monopoly
The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has said in a recent release that upon implementation of the multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll system, highway users will be able to use any digital mode …
2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLE Coupe facelifts teased ahead of SUVs’ official debut on January 31
Mercedes-Benz will reveal the facelifted GLE on January 31, 2023, and based on the teaser image the German carmaker posted recently, it looks like it will be a double premiere that will …
