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  TC Euro Cars launches Renault E-Store – purchase a car, subscribe, pay and manage your account online

  4 February 2020 / 20 comments

  In what is a first in the local automotive scene, TC Euro Cars (TCEC) has launched the Renault E-Store in Malaysia, where buying or subscribing can be done at home, or anywhere for that matter. […]

   

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  BMW Group Malaysia delivers a combined total of 11,567 units in 2019 – electrification focus continues

  4 February 2020 / 0 comments

  BMW Malaysia has announced its 2019 full-year sales performance results, in which the BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad brands delivered a combined total of 11,567 units and introduced a total of 32 new model variants […]

   

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  Proton record 8,506 registrations in January – Saga still top, company says its market share now 19.5%

  3 February 2020 / 60 comments

  Proton has announced its sales performance numbers for January 2020, reporting that it sold a total of 8,506 units in the first month of the year. While this is 2,611 units – -or 23.49% – […]

   

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  Toll reduction saves the gov’t and rakyat around RM42 billion, one step towards abolishment – Lim Guan Eng

  3 February 2020 / 34 comments

  Finance minister Lim Guan Eng has defended the 18% toll reduction on highways operated by PLUS Malaysia, saying that the move would save the government billions of ringgit in the long run, according to a […]

   

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  2020 Proton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT – “dry clutch reliability and smoothness issues are in the past now”

  1 February 2020 / 102 comments

  With Proton set to introduce a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in its locally-assembled 2020 X70, questions will no doubt be asked about the gearbox’s reliability, especially after Malaysians have been stung by the woes that […]

   

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  Proton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT: more efficient than VW DSGs, >350k km lifetime, meets Volvo standards

  1 February 2020 / 62 comments

  Proton has recently confirmed that the locally-assembled 2020 X70 will come with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and ahead of its impending launch, the national carmaker brought a select group of media to Ningbo, Zhejiang in […]

   

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  2020 Proton X70 CKD to get 7-speed wet DCT – shared with Volvo, torque up 15 Nm, 7.5 litres per 100 km

  1 February 2020 / 47 comments

  Proton is gearing up for its first big launch of the year, the locally-assembled 2020 X70. Ahead of its impending unveiling, the national carmaker has confirmed that the CKD SUV will swap out its six-speed […]

   

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  Toll fares on PLUS highways reduced by 18% from Feb 1 – no change in rates until concession ends in 2058

  31 January 2020 / 21 comments

  As agreed under the terms of its concession extension, PLUS has announced that it will implement the 18% reduction in toll rates as defined by the government on all its highways from midnight on February […]

   

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  It would be a mistake for Malaysia to raise locally assembled vehicle prices – German ambassador

  31 January 2020 / 18 comments

  BMW Malaysia exports the G30 520i to the Philippines Last week, the automotive industry received confirmation from the finance ministry that there will be no increase in car prices due to a new way of […]

   

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  Customised Proton X70 delivered to Tengku Sulaiman

  31 January 2020 / 23 comments

  Proton has handed over a customised X70 to HH Tengku Sulaiman Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, brother of HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Sultan of Selangor. Familiar? The royal is […]

   

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  February 2020 week 1 fuel price – RON 97 down 8 sen

  31 January 2020 / 57 comments

  Another Friday, and another round of the weekly fuel price update. More good news for RON 97 petrol users, because the price of the fuel has dropped again. It will be priced at RM2.41 per […]

   

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  JPJ issues 577 notices to parents who don’t use CRS

  31 January 2020 / 4 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued warning letters to 577 owners of privately-owned vehicles who have been driving around with their children without using a proper child restraint system (CRS), Bernama reports. This use […]

   

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  183 deaths on second last day of Ops Selamat 16

  31 January 2020 / 8 comments

  A day before the end of Ops Selamat 16, police reported a death toll of 183 on Malaysian roads and highways. Out of a total of 18,830 accidents, 166 were fatal, with Selangor recording the […]

   

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  Government will revoke the licences of AP holders who abuse the system for quick profits, says Dr M

  31 January 2020 / 37 comments

  The government will take action against holders of approved permits (AP) who abuse the opportunities to make a quick buck, said prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said that the government would move to […]

   

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  Geely asks Proton to expand into Southeast Asia – initial focus on Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore

  30 January 2020 / 152 comments

  Proton has been asked by Chinese automaker Geely to expand its presence across the region, initially focusing on ASEAN markets such as Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. According to Proton CEO Li Chunrong, the automaker […]

   

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