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The Toyota Corolla Cross has been slated for its Malaysian arrival in the second quarter of this year, according to a UMW Holdings Berhad corporate presentation. the C-segment SUV will be a locally assembled model, […]
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Perodua sells 16,894 cars in January 2021, just 3.36% less than that achieved in the same month last year
Perodua has announced its sales performance for January 2021. The national carmaker continued to lead the charts by registering sales of 16,894 units last month, which represents a 32.88% drop (or 8,277 units) from the […]
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ASEAN NCAP Grand Prix Awards 2020: Toyota, Honda dominate; Isuzu D-Max, Mitsu Xpander, VinFast win too
The New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) held its fourth biennial Grand Prix Awards today, its first to be conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. As usual, the agency recognised […]
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MIROS reports 4,634 road fatalities in 2020 – down 24.9% from 2019; cases involving injuries up by 14.6%
2010 should be read as 2020 The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has revealed road fatality statistics for 2020, which saw a 24.9% reduction from what was recorded in 2019. According to data […]
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MCO extended in KL, Selangor, Penang, Johor till March 4 – no more 10 km distance rule in MCO areas
The current movement control order (MCO), which was to end on February 18, has been extended for KL, Selangor, Penang and Johor. The MCO will now be until March 4 for these states. The rest […]
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2021 Peugeot e-Rifter debuts – electric seven seater, up to 275 km of range; 4,000 litres of boot space!
Peugeot has unveiled the new e-Rifter, which essentially is a pure electric version of the Rifter family car that debuted back in 2018. Like its regular counterpart, the e-Rifter is also based on the PSA […]
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2021 Honda CB650R and CBR650R updated and in Malaysia from February 23 – RM43,499 and RM45,499
Updated for this year is the 2021 Honda CB650R naked sports and CBR650R sports bike, priced at RM43,499 and RM45,499, respectively. Pricing – unchanged from 2019 – does not include road tax, insurance and registration […]
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BMW Malaysia exports locally-assembled G28 3 Series Gran Sedan to Thailand – will the 330Li be sold here?
Earlier today, you read about the G28 BMW 3 Series Gran Sedan going on sale in Thailand, and here’s an interesting snippet about that right-hand drive version of the long-wheelbase G20 – the 330Li M […]
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2021 MotoGP: Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP show their colours – 60 years of Yamaha in Grand Prix
With this marking 60 years since Yamaha first started their Grand Prix campaign, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP unveiled its racing colours for the 2021 MotoGP. With Fabio Quartararo moving up from satellite team Petrnas Yamaha […]
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2021 Renault Captur on sale in Europe with petrol, LPG and PHEV powertrains; R.S. Line variant joins line-up
The Renault Captur gains the R.S. Line trim level for the 2021 model year, bringing motorsport-inspired aesthetics to the B-segment SUV on its exterior and interior. Introduced in its current form in 2019, the introduction […]
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Stellantis “disbands” FCA’s SRT division, engineers absorbed into firm’s global engineering organisation?
Fiat Chrysler’s famed Street & Racing Technology (SRT) division has apparently been disbanded. This follows shortly after the creation of Stellantis – the fourth largest automaker is helmed by Carlos Tavares (also leader of the […]
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Jaguar goes fully electric by 2025 with Reimagine strategy, next-generation MLA-based XJ cancelled
With new CEO Thierry Bolloré at the helm, Jaguar Land Rover has announced its new global strategy named Reimagine that will see Jaguar become an all-electric brand by 2025. The previously planned successor to the […]
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W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class teased with funky new grille design – Feb 23 debut alongside wagon version
A new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will soon be upon us, with the fifth-generation model – the W206 – set to make its debut later this month on February 23. We’ve already seen many, many spyshots of […]
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High biofuel prices derail Thailand’s E20 gasohol plan
Thailand’s plan to make E20 gasohol as the primary petrol in the country has been postponed indefinitely. It had been announced at the start of 2020 that the country would begin widespread adoption of the […]
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Indonesia to remove ‘luxury tax’ on cars to assist auto sector hit hard by Covid – 10% to 30% off for 3 months
The coronavirus pandemic and movement restrictions to curb its spread has dampened appetite for new cars, but as Malaysia showed with its sales tax exemption, consumers can be lured to showrooms if there are tax […]