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  Chinese companies propose RM41 billion investment for third national car project – focus on electrification

  20 August 2018 / 35 comments

  More about the third national car project, which was mooted by prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in June. The project, which is supposed to be launched by 2020, may take on an electrification route […]

   

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  Volvo XC40 registration of interest open in Malaysia

  20 August 2018 / 38 comments

  It won’t be long before the Volvo XC40 makes its launch debut in Malaysia, as Sisma Auto has started taking pre-orders for the Swedish compact SUV. This comes following the sighting of several uncovered units […]

   

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  Isuzu to show 1.9 Ddi BluePower turbodiesel at KLIMS

  20 August 2018 / 8 comments

  The Isuzu D-Max was given yet another limited edition in Malaysia last month, but the X-Series still isn’t the latest facelifted version revealed in Thailand late last year, and still does not come with the […]

   

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  Proton brand to enter China market with Geely – new JV to focus on fresh models, electrification tech

  18 August 2018 / 57 comments

  Proton has signed a heads of agreement with Geely as a step towards the assembly and sale of Proton cars in China. Both parties will enter into an equal-share joint venture for this purpose, which […]

   

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  MSF celebrates Merdeka with night endurance race

  17 August 2018 / 7 comments

  It’s fast coming up to the 61st year of Malaysia’s independence, and the Malaysian Speed Festival (MSF) is gearing up to the occasion with 14 non-stop hours of fierce car and motorcycle racing, drifting action […]

   

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  FIRST LOOK: BMW i8 Coupé in Malaysia – RM1.31 mil

  17 August 2018 / 5 comments

  The facelifted BMW i8 Coupé has just landed in Malaysia, sporting a look that’s largely unchanged from before. Price has gone up a bit, now costing RM1.31 million a pop compared to the RM1.2 million […]

   

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  All existing AES summonses to be written off – Loke

  17 August 2018 / 59 comments

  The government has announced that all existing traffic summonses issued under the Automated Enforcement System (AES) will be wiped out, letting all offending drivers off the hook, The Star reports. Transport minister Anthony Loke said […]

   

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  RapidKL issues apology for bus rampage in Ampang

  17 August 2018 / 63 comments

  RapidKL operator Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has issued a public apology with regards to the ghastly incident which took place at 8 pm in Ampang last night. The event, which was recorded on a mobile phone […]

   

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  Kedah hopes for LRT to link major centres – report

  17 August 2018 / 20 comments

  The Kedah government intends to see a light rail transit (LRT) system link the major urban centres in the state for the people’s benefit, according to a Bernama report. “Public transport such as stage buses […]

   

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  Toll buyout will cost less than RM400 billion – report

  17 August 2018 / 15 comments

  Earlier this week, it was reported that the government had postponed plans to abolish toll collection because it does not have the means to absorb the financial impact of such a move, with works minister […]

   

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  Electric third national car will benefit from early entry to industry, lower resistance – ex-Proton chairman, MD

  17 August 2018 / 42 comments

  The debate over the third national car project may rage on, but an industry heavyweight has weighed in on the situation, calling for Malaysia to act early and squabble less to take advantage of the […]

   

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  Johor gov’t committed to build Iskandar M’sia BRT line

  17 August 2018 / 12 comments

  It’s been a while since we heard updates pertaining to the Iskandar Malaysia BRT project, the last of which was in 2016 when the project was given the green light. Now, Bernama reports that the […]

   

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  Ford Driving Skills for Life continues on in Malaysia

  16 August 2018 / 4 comments

  Ford and Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) has concluded another edition of the automaker’s Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) programme. The Ford DSFL programme imparts safe driving skills in a number of key areas, these […]

   

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  Penang Sentral – first phase operational by end-2018

  16 August 2018 / 5 comments

  The first phase of Penang’s integrated transportation hub, dubbed Penang Sentral, will be operational by December this year, The Sun reports. Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the opening of the new terminal at […]

   

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  Gov’t reviewing price, running cost of ECRL: LGE

  16 August 2018 / 16 comments

  The Malaysian government’s review of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is not limited to its construction cost, but also includes the viability of maintaining the rail network, said finance minister Lim Guan Eng in […]

   

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