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  Toyota 5 Continents Drive pitstops in Malaysia – R&D staff experience different cultures to make better cars

  7 November 2019 / 5 comments

  Genchi Genbutsu. That’s Toyota speak for seeing for yourself, a key principle of the famed Toyota Production System. Basically, it promotes the act of turun padang and learning about the issue at hand, at the […]

   

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  Carpooling: Malaysia is among the worst at it, globally

  6 November 2019 / 40 comments

  Malaysians like to share many things, from opinions to unwanted advice, but they apparently don’t like sharing their car’s cabin space with others in the daily commute to work, as revealed by a survey undertaken […]

   

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  Touch n’ Go to end 10% parking surcharge in stages

  6 November 2019 / 23 comments

  There’s no doubting the ease of going cashless for parking with a Touch n’ Go (TnG) card, but not when you have to fork out for the convenience, in this case the 10% surcharge on […]

   

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  McLaren GT launched in Malaysia, priced from RM908k

  6 November 2019 / 10 comments

  The McLaren GT has just made its official debut here in Malaysia, an event which coincides with the grand opening of McLaren Kuala Lumpur’s new 3S centre in Glenmarie. The 420 sq metre outlet is […]

   

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  Shell Helix HX8 – 0W-20 joins the fully-synthetic range

  6 November 2019 / 3 comments

  Shell Malaysia Trading has added a new viscosity grade engine oil to its Helix HX8 range in the country. The fully-synthetic HX8 0W-20 engine oil joins the 5W-30 and 5W-40 grades that were introduced in […]

   

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  Perodua D55L SUV vs Proton X50 – we compare specs of Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize and Geely Binyue

  5 November 2019 / 110 comments

  Speculation surrounding Perodua’s upcoming compact SUV – codenamed the D55L – has been rife in recent months, and it reached fever pitch when Daihatsu revealed its own version, set to be called the Rocky, at […]

   

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  Bike-hailing project in M’sia to begin January – Loke

  5 November 2019 / 26 comments

  Bike-hailing companies such as Gojek and local start-up Dego Ride will be allowed to start operations under a pilot project in January, said transport minister Anthony Loke. Companies which plan to do so will be […]

   

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  Johor-Singapore RTS to go ahead, but suspended to April 2020 – switch proposed from MRT to LRT system

  5 November 2019 / 32 comments

  On October 31, Malaysia said it would proceed with the construction of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS) project, but at a new reduced cost of RM3.16 billion following a review of the […]

   

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  Gov’t looking for best solution to settle PLUS’ debt

  5 November 2019 / 15 comments

  Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the government is looking at solutions to resolve the financial problems plaguing PLUS Malaysia, and that the best choice currently is for Khazanah Nasional – which is the […]

   

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  G30 BMW 520i Luxury assembled in Malaysia now exported to Philippines, priced at RM328,500 – report

  4 November 2019 / 10 comments

  A year after originally envisioned, BMW Group Malaysia is finally exporting CKD locally-assembled vehicles to the Philippines, as reported by AutoIndustriya.com. During a test drive of the G30 520i Luxury in the archipelago, the publication […]

   

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  PLUS to halt Touch n’ Go reload service at all exit tolls from Nov 5; reload available at select entry points

  4 November 2019 / 9 comments

  PLUS Malaysia Berhad will no longer provide Touch ‘n Go reload facilities at all toll exit lanes under its management beginning tomorrow, November 5, 2019. The move to halt card reloading activity at toll exits […]

   

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  Proton records 9,503 registrations in October, says it is confident of hitting 100,000-unit mark this year

  4 November 2019 / 64 comments

  Proton has announced its sales performance for the month of October 2019, and the national carmaker says that 9,503 units were shifted last month, an improvement over the 8,934 units it managed in September. Given […]

   

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  Audi Malaysia introduces Conformity Check, offering a service programme for parallel import Audi vehicles

  4 November 2019 / 6 comments

  Own a parallel import Audi vehicle and been fretting over where best to service and maintain your ride? Well, here’s some good news – your parallel imported Audi can now enjoy the same benefits as […]

   

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  GALLERY: BMW S1000RR and R1250R at PACE 2019

  2 November 2019 / 2 comments

  Hot on the heels of the Malaysian market launch of the 2019 BMW Motorrad S 1000 RR, R 1250 R and R 1250 RS at the Sepang International Circuit yesterday is the showing of the […]

   

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  Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI – second-gen SUV at PACE, RM270k

  2 November 2019 / 6 comments

  The all-new Audi Q3 was launched in Malaysia last week, and here’s the second-generation compact SUV in the metal, displayed at the paultan.org PACE 2019 event. The Q3 is available here as a 1.4 TFSI […]

   

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