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  New Porsche Panamera to launch in Malaysia soon

  5 April 2017 / 16 comments

  The second-generation Porsche Panamera is set to make its Malaysian debut soon, and its arrival has been teased on the Porsche Centre Malaysia Facebook page with a partial image of the new car above. The […]

   

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  RM2,000 fine for lost barcode when exiting Thailand

  5 April 2017 / 4 comments

  Thailand authorities have implemented a new ruling whereby Malaysians who misplace the barcodes on declaration forms for vehicles to be taken into Thailand stand to face a RM2,000 fine, Bernama reports. “I understand that each […]

   

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  New Volkswagen Tiguan launched in Malaysia – 1.4 TSI Comfortline and Highline, CKD from RM148,990

  5 April 2017 / 104 comments

  We had our first official look at the new Volkswagen Tiguan last month, when it was previewed to the media. Now, the second-generation Tiguan has been officially launched by Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM), and […]

   

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  Amendments to legalise ride-hailing services tabled

  4 April 2017 / 7 comments

  The first step in the process to regulating ride-hailing services like Uber and Grab has been taken, following the tabling of amendments to two laws in Parliament, according to a report by The Star. Datuk […]

   

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  Malaysian public transport rated best value in ASEAN

  4 April 2017 / 59 comments

  Malaysians are certainly getting their money’s worth in terms of public transport, it seems. According to the Malay Mail – which cited a report by FT Confidential Research – users over here spend pretty much […]

   

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  Toyota Vios Challenge launched in Malaysia – one-make race series to feature at Gazoo Racing festivals

  4 April 2017 / 35 comments

  With an encouraging resurgence in motorsports, Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced its arrival in Malaysia with the launch of the Vios Challenge one-make race series at the Sepang International Circuit today. The Vios Challenge will […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz A200 now RM3k more costly – RM209k

  4 April 2017 / 27 comments

  Bad news for those looking to buy a Mercedes-Benz A 200 AMG Line – the middle child of the local A-Class lineup is now RM3,000 more expensive, retailing at RM208,888 on-the-road without insurance. Prices of […]

   

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  Foreign interest will take Proton global – geostrategist

  3 April 2017 / 81 comments

  The news that all bidders in the running to be Proton’s foreign strategic partner (FSP) are still present and accounted for indicates that many parties want to take the Malaysian automaker to the global market, […]

   

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  Station operators must not start price war – KPDNKK

  3 April 2017 / 39 comments

  Petrol station operators who want to offer fuel price promotions at their premises must first seek the permission of the ministry, said domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism (KPDNKK) minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, following the […]

   

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  AWAS goes online, integrates AES and Kejara – report

  3 April 2017 / 22 comments

  From an initial launch date set for May last year, then pushed to the end of 2016, the AWAS system is now operational, according to a report by The Star. The AWAS system, which stands […]

   

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  Fuel discounts are not allowed for now – KPDNKK

  31 March 2017 / 64 comments

  The domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism ministry (KPDNKK) has confirmed that fuel retailers will not be allowed to offer discounts on fuel for now. In a report by The Star, the ministry’s corporate communications head […]

   

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  DS5 facelift on display at BSC, est pricing at RM199k

  31 March 2017 / 20 comments

  It appears that Naza Euro Motors is set to bring in Citroën’s offshoot DS brand into Malaysia. The company showed off the first car, the DS5 – essentially a facelifted version of the Citroën DS5, […]

   

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  Bidding for SEA Games ‘RIMAU’ plates opens April 1

  31 March 2017 / 36 comments

  Here’s an update on the ‘RIMAU’ special plates to commemorate the 2017 SEA Games hosted by Kuala Lumpur. Bidding for numbers from ‘RIMAU 1’ to ‘RIMAU 9999’ will be officially opened tomorrow (April 1), with […]

   

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  Laws to regulate Uber, GrabCar to be amended soon

  31 March 2017 / 7 comments

  In January, the government said it was set to amend laws to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and Grab during the Parliament sitting on March 6. That apparently didn’t happen, but the move to […]

   

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