Budget MPV excise duty hike reversed, back to 60%
The authorities have made a U-turn on the increase in excise duty for budget MPVs. The excise duty rate for MPVs, SUVs and pick-ups below 1,500cc was increased from 60% to 65% in the “Excise […]
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April 2017 week three fuel pricing – RON 95 up eight sen to RM2.24, diesel also up eight sen to RM2.16
We’re heading into the third week of weekly fuel prices, and this time there’s another increase in pricing at the pump – it’s an eight sen increase for both RON 95 petrol and diesel, while […]
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Auto Bavaria wins big at BMW Dealers Awards Night
At the BMW Dealer Awards Night 2016 held last month, Auto Bavaria – the country’s longest serving and largest BMW Authorised dealership group – bagged a total of 27 awards, marking another great milestone since […]
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Fuel prices to go up if global oil prices rise – KPDNKK
According to minister of domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism (KPDNKK) Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, recent global events may have an impact on world oil prices. He said this could have an impact on fuel prices […]
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Malaysia aims to be ‘marketing hub’ for EVs – targets 100k electric cars, 125k chargers on the road by 2030
Malaysia has electric dreams, and the target is to be a ‘marketing hub’ for electric vehicles. The government envisions that by 2030, we will have 100,000 electric cars on the road, along with 2,000 electric […]
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Range Rover Velar, new Disco appear on M’sian site
What do we have here? The Range Rover Velar and the new Land Rover Discovery have appeared on the website of Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia, beefing up the local distributor’s (online) SUV range. The all-new […]
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Taxi classes streamlined to 3 – taxis, hired cars, limos
The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is streamlining taxi classes into three, from today’s five. According to The Star, the reclassification of taxi licences will set the groundwork towards fare rationalisation and an eventual level-playing […]
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Grab, MDEC launch OpenTraffic platform in Malaysia
Grab and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, together with the World Bank Group, have launched the Open Traffic smart data platform in Malaysia today. The initiative supplies traffic data from Grab’s GPS data streams at no […]
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Kedah needs to take maintenance of Sungai Petani circuit into account before construction can begin
Although prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak approved a RM30 million allocation to build a new motorcycle race track in Sungai Petani in February, the Kedah government has said that it needs to take […]
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All-new MINI Countryman teased for Malaysian debut
MINI Malaysia has teased the arrival of the all-new F60 Countryman with this post on its official Facebook page. The second-generation Countryman first made its global debut back in October 2016, which was followed by […]
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Proton seeks up to RM1.8bil more from government, Geely back in contention as foreign strategic partner?
In a major turn of events, Proton is reportedly seeking additional funds from the government exactly a year after the latter agreed to provide RM1.5 billion soft loan; Geely, meanwhile, has apparently returned to negotiations […]
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Ride-hailing legalisation good for drivers, says Grab
Ride-hailing company Grab has come out saying that the government’s legalisation of “e-hailing” services would be beneficial for the drivers, according to Bernama. Its country head Sean Goh said that while the move would take […]
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As the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix ends in 2017, where does Sepang International Circuit go from here?
After the announcement that the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix would be removed from the event calendar in 2018, questions have been asked as to what will happen to Sepang International Circuit (SIC), moving forward. […]
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UMW Toyota increases price of 7-seater MPVs – Avanza, Rush, Sienta costlier by up to RM6,000
Looks like UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) is the first to react to the government’s move to increase excise duty on budget MPVs by 5%, reported last week. According to sales advisors, prices of affected Toyota […]
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B9 Audi A4 in Malaysia – new variants now available; 1.4 TFSI at RM219k; 252hp 2.0 TFSI quattro at RM315k
When the B9 Audi A4 was launched last year in Malaysia, customers were offered three different variants to choose from – 1.4 TFSI, 2.0 TFSI and 2.0 TFSI quattro. However, at the time, Audi Malaysia […]
