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  Cyberjaya to be flying car testbed – Mohd Redzuan

  5 August 2019 / 36 comments

  A suggestion has been made for Cyberjaya to be revived as the testbed for new inventions, which will include flying cars, the New Straits Times reports. This will provide the necessary space for any field […]

   

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  Volkswagen Sound & Style for existing Golf, Passat, Tiguan owners – Helix soundbar for RM2,604

  5 August 2019 / 4 comments

  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) currently offers Sound & Style variants of the Golf, Passat and Tiguan, which adds a number of accessories as standard equipment. But existing owners can join in the fun as […]

   

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  August 2019 week one fuel price – RON97 down 2 sen

  2 August 2019 / 70 comments

  It’s time yet again for the usual weekly fuel price update, where it’s good news for users of RON 97 petrol, as the fuel is now cheaper this week. From August 3, RON 97 will […]

   

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  Volkswagen Merdeka: up to RM15k off, RM1k voucher

  2 August 2019 / 15 comments

  The National Day celebrations are coming up, and this year, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is offering a RM1,000 “Merdeka Voucher” on all its models, for bookings made from now until August 31. Essentially a […]

   

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  2019 Volvo S90, XC60, XC90 gain leather dashboard in Malaysia – only for T8 variants; no change in pricing

  2 August 2019 / 16 comments

  Volvo Cars Malaysia (VCM) has given the XC60, XC90 and S90 a minor update, with all three models now benefitting from a full leather dashboard with contrast stitching (referred to as the Tailored Instrument Panel). […]

   

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  BMW i3s EV official pricing revealed – RM278,800 OTR

  2 August 2019 / 27 comments

  BMW Malaysia has announced the official pricing for the BMW i3s – the all-electric vehicle, which was launched in April at the 2019 Malaysia Autoshow, is priced at RM278,800 on-the-road without insurance, which is almost […]

   

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  Perodua Aruz waiting period reduced, now fr 1 month

  2 August 2019 / 43 comments

  The waiting period for the Perodua Aruz seven-seater is now from one to 1.5 months, depending on variant. This is down from two to 2.5 months, and is the result of an increase in production. […]

   

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  GALLERY: Volvo XC60 T8 with optional accessories

  2 August 2019 / 2 comments

  If you want to spruce up your Volvo XC60, there are a range of optional accessories available for the SUV model being offered by Volvo Cars Malaysia. Here’s one such example of a kitted up […]

   

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  Proton sold 8,590 units in July, YTD at 52,108 units – automaker says it has regained second place overall

  1 August 2019 / 52 comments

  Proton has announced its sales performance results for July, and the company is reporting that it sold 8,590 units last month, improving on its performance in June, in which it shifted 7,615 units. In terms […]

   

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  Gov’t to set up a robotics hub by year-end – MARii

  1 August 2019 / 14 comments

  The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) says that the government is planning to establish a robotics hub by the end of the year, Bernama reports. The hub will promote the development of robotics […]

   

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  Politeknik Port Dickson wins Proton ‘Intelligence that Inspires’ marketing challenge; Taylor’s 2nd, UTAR 3rd

  1 August 2019 / 9 comments

  The Proton “Intelligence that Inspires Challenge” marketing competition has ended with Politeknik Port Dickson overcoming 11 other tertiary institution teams. The winning team showed such a level of enthusiasm for the competition that it even […]

   

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  Guan Eng launched RM6.2b highway takeover plan without Cabinet approval? No such thing, says PM

  1 August 2019 / 39 comments

  Did finance minister Lim Guan Eng roll out the RM6.2 billion highway takeover plan without the agreement of the cabinet? No such thing happened, says prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “No such thing. The […]

   

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  Qatar signals its interest in new national car project

  31 July 2019 / 25 comments

  The government has yet to reveal the company that will be responsible for the new national car project (NNCP), but there seems to be no shortage of interest from parties – and countries – in […]

   

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  Govt’s RM6.2b takeover of 4 highways on hold – report

  31 July 2019 / 43 comments

  The Malaysian government’s proposed RM6.2 billion takeover of four highway concessionaires has been paused for a re-examination of the offered price, according to government sources. Singapore’s Straits Times (ST), via the Malay Mail, reported that […]

   

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  Mimco Alif – sketches of Giugiaro-designed EV SUV

  31 July 2019 / 12 comments

  You may remember on Monday we ran the news that the Alam Perkasa Consortium (APC) was apparently one of the bidders for the New National Car Project (NNCP), with its planned carmaker, the Malaysian International […]

   

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