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  Car sales expected to jump by 50% during tax holiday

  13 June 2018 / 22 comments

  We’re two weeks in following the rollback of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a move which saw car prices fall by a considerable margin thanks to the zero-rated tax. Now, sales for passenger vehicles […]

   

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  Malaysia’s engineering capability will benefit from new national car project – prime minister Tun Mahathir

  13 June 2018 / 93 comments

  Having a new national car project would help Malaysia boost its engineering capability, according to the prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a report by Bernama. Recalling the early days of Proton, Mahathir said […]

   

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  Kia Picanto – Malaysia to get KX, GT Line with AEB?

  13 June 2018 / 35 comments

  Here’s some interesting news – photos of a brochure of what is purportedly the updated Kia Picanto lineup have found their way onto the Kia Picanto Club Malaysia Facebook group, and they show two new […]

   

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  New Hyundai Santa Fe, Kona, Veloster spotted in M’sia

  12 June 2018 / 22 comments

  Click to enlarge Not one, not two, but three new Hyundais have been spotted in Mutiara Damansara by Twitter user Finn, who snapped a couple of pics before alerting us. The fresh Hyundais in question […]

   

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  2018 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI R-Line now available with Vienna leather seats, priced from RM159,888

  12 June 2018 / 13 comments

  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has announced the availability of the Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI R-Line with Vienna leather seats, which will carry a nett price of RM159,888 (OTR price without insurance is RM160,608). Prior […]

   

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  Viralled car is not the Perodua SUV, all-new model unlikely to be launched in 2018 – P2’s MD Zahari

  12 June 2018 / 26 comments

  Lately, there has been much speculation on an upcoming new SUV by Perodua, with no shortage of details and purported insider information shared on social media. The “news” was accompanied by very pretty renders of […]

   

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  Proton sales up by 2.3% in May 2018 – 4,091 units sold

  12 June 2018 / 27 comments

  Proton has announced that it sold 4,091 cars in the month of May 2018, which represents an increase of 2.3% from the 3,999 units shifted in April. According to the company, the increase in sales […]

   

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  Meritus Awards 2017 – best F4 drivers get the gongs

  12 June 2018 / 0 comments

  Meritus has hosted the its second annual Meritus Awards Gala at Astro’s All-Asia Broadcast Centre. The 2017 edition recognises the emerging talents that stood out during the past Formula 4 South East Asia (F4 SEA) […]

   

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  Perodua gives away 100 child seats for Hari Raya

  12 June 2018 / 15 comments

  Perodua today distributed 100 child seats to motorists travelling home for Hari Raya, as part of its ongoing five-year Road Safety Campaign launched last October. The Gear Up toddler seats were given to lucky Perodua […]

   

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  Prime minister Tun Mahathir on new national car project – Malaysia first, followed by the world market

  12 June 2018 / 99 comments

  Recent news of prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad saying that Malaysia has aspirations to start a new national car project attracted a fair bit of attention from the public. Now, the premier has revealed […]

   

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  KL-Singapore HSR project merely postponed – PM

  12 June 2018 / 31 comments

  It appears the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project will not be cancelled but instead be postponed for the future. This was revealed by prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during an interview with Nikkei Asian […]

   

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  Klang Valley Double Track phase two in review: Loke

  12 June 2018 / 32 comments

  Upgrading works for the second phase of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) project will be under review, said transport minister Anthony Loke according to The Star. The second phase of the 110 km-long track […]

   

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  PIAM and MTA appoint Adibah Noor as official ambassador of the new ‘Play Your Role’ campaign

  11 June 2018 / 3 comments

  The General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) and Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) have jointly appointed Adibah Noor as the ambassador for the ‘Play Your Role’ campaign, which is aimed at educating consumers on the liberalisation […]

   

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  New national car project a regressive move – Khairy

  11 June 2018 / 57 comments

  Just a few hours after prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad revealed that Malaysia has aspirations to start a new national car project, Khairy Jamaluddin has shared his thoughts on the matter on his official […]

   

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  Perodua giving away 100 free Gear Up child seats tomorrow, at three outbound Petronas stations

  11 June 2018 / 13 comments

  Perodua will be giving away 100 Gear Up child seats tomorrow, free of charge. The move is in conjunction with this year’s Hari Raya celebrations, and part of the five-year Perodua Road Safety Campaign that […]

   

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