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  Government won’t increase toll on 21 highways for 2019, will have to pay RM994.43 mil in compensation

  27 December 2018 / 66 comments

  The government will need to pay RM994.43 million in compensation to highway toll concessionaires for 2019, according to reports by The Star and NST. This is due to the government’s decision to freeze toll hikes […]

   

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  Borgward BX5 doing road trials – local launch in 2019

  27 December 2018 / 32 comments

  An update on the Borgward BX5, which was supposed to have been launched at the end of September. According to a post on the Borgward Malaysia Facebook page earlier today, the SUV is in the […]

   

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  Gov’t assures consumers there will be adequate supply of petrol and diesel at fuel stations next year

  27 December 2018 / 34 comments

  The ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs (KPDNHEP) has assured consumers that there is an adequate supply of petrol and diesel at fuel stations for sale nationwide, refuting claims that there will be dry […]

   

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  Impending move back to weekly pricing for fuel might see stations running dry by January 1, says Bumipeda

  26 December 2018 / 76 comments

  It seems that the Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) isn’t the only body that’s not chuffed with the government’s switch back to a weekly float system from next year. The Bumiputera Petrol Dealers Association […]

   

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  Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia wants to meet with the government to discuss on fuel price structure

  26 December 2018 / 28 comments

  Following the finance ministry’s announcement that fuel prices will follow a weekly float system from next year, the Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) wants the government to hold talks with its members before the […]

   

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  RON 95 petrol – weekly float to start from Jan 1, 2019

  24 December 2018 / 63 comments

  Finance minister Lim Guan Eng has announced that from January 1, 2019, fuel prices, including for RON 95 petrol, will be floated and set on a weekly basis, according to reports by The Edge and […]

   

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  Proton Edar CEO Datuk Abdul Rashid Musa shares his thoughts on the challenges in pricing, selling the X70

  24 December 2018 / 207 comments

  The launch of the Proton X70 in mid-December was certainly the talk of the town for Malaysians, and brings an end to a lengthy pre-launch campaign that included multiple previews and teasers spread across several […]

   

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  Perodua D38L SUV combined teaser video released

  21 December 2018 / 147 comments

  Perodua’s pre-launch campaign for its upcoming new SUV is in full swing now. The carmaker brought its new model to the recent KL International Motor Show (albeit hidden in a box), and proceeded to release […]

   

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  Malaysian vehicle sales data for Nov 2018 by brand

  20 December 2018 / 77 comments

  Looks like October 2018 car sales wasn’t a fluke and the recovery following the September crash is real. Official sales data by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) for November is out, and it shows a […]

   

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  Volvo, KidZania educate 90k children on road safety

  19 December 2018 / 7 comments

  Volvo Trucks, Volvo Cars and KidZania are celebrating two years of a partnership that has helped educate over 90,000 children in road safety. Through the partnership, KidZania features a Volvo car dealership in its child-friendly […]

   

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  Cabbies say Big Blue Taxi’s Shamsubahrin not their rep, want contents of meeting with minister revealed

  19 December 2018 / 23 comments

  Last month, it was announced that all Grab and e-hailing drivers will have to undergo the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) course and get the PSV license, as required for taxi drivers. The period to comply […]

   

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  Malaysia to host first Asia GT Festival as part of China GT Championship – March 15 to 17, 2019

  19 December 2018 / 4 comments

  Malaysia will play host to the first Asia GT Festival as part of the 2019 China GT Championship, from March 15 to 17 at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC). The first event in the series […]

   

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  Government has no plans to reintroduce RON 92 petrol

  19 December 2018 / 39 comments

  The government says it will not reintroduce the sale of RON 92 petrol, despite many requests for it to do so, Bernama reports. This is because of the non-environmentally friendly levels of sulphur in the […]

   

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  PLUS confirms CIMB arbitration notice, but says its RFID doesn’t breach any agreement, won’t back down

  18 December 2018 / 26 comments

  Yesterday, it was reported that Touch ‘n Go parent company CIMB Group Holdings had filed a notice of arbitration dated December 17 against PLUS in a bid to stop the highway concessionaire from introducing its […]

   

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  Goodyear Assurance TripleMax 2 launched in Malaysia

  18 December 2018 / 5 comments

  It’s been a month weirdly filled with Goodyear news, and we’ve now got one more to report as the American tyre maker has launched the Assurance TripleMax 2 in Malaysia. The successor to the original […]

   

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