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  Karak Highway, LPT 1 offer 10% discount for CNY

  19 January 2017 / 6 comments

  ANIH Berhad has announced a 10% toll discount for the Karak Highway and Phase One of the Lebuhraya Pantai Timur (LPT 1) in conjunction with Chinese New Year. The incentive is for all vehicle classes […]

   

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  2017 to be a challenging year for the Malaysian auto industry, flat growth expected – saturation point?

  19 January 2017 / 48 comments

  After six consecutive years of growth, including the highest ever total industry volume (TIV) in 2015, Malaysian auto sales finally saw a downturn in 2016, when registrations fell 13% to 580,124 units. The final tally […]

   

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  Vehicle sales performance in Malaysia, 2016 vs 2015 – a look at last year’s biggest winners and losers

  19 January 2017 / 64 comments

  Right, it’s time for our annual full-year vehicle sales performance report. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has finally released complete sales data for 2016, and as expected, higher prices as a result of an unfavourable […]

   

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  SPIED: New Volkswagen Tiguan spotted in Malaysia

  19 January 2017 / 26 comments

  The second-generation Volkswagen Tiguan has been spotted in Malaysia again, this time by paultan.org reader Wan Yoi. As we’ve previously reported, the SUV will be launched here as a locally-assembled (CKD) model sometime this year, […]

   

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  MAA: Dec car sales up by 32.1% from Nov; 2016 TIV at 580,124 (-13%), first time below 600k mark since 2009

  19 January 2017 / 24 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revealed production and sales figures for the month of December 2016, with the latter experiencing a significant jump compared to November 2016. Total sales amounted to 64,822 units, of […]

   

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  50% fare discount on LRT, Monorail could be expanded

  19 January 2017 / 11 comments

  The 50% fare discount for commuters riding on LRT, Monorail and BRT services between 6am and 7am could be expanded to other periods of the day, according to The Sun. Rapid Rail CEO Datuk Zohari […]

   

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  No kapchai ban in Kuala Lumpur city centre – Ku Nan

  19 January 2017 / 30 comments

  The expected u-turn has popped up. Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said there will be no ban on small underbone motorcycles, popularly known as kapchais, in the Kuala Lumpur city centre, […]

   

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  Johor taxi drivers want exemption from S’pore RRC

  19 January 2017 / 2 comments

  Taxi drivers in Johor are urging Singapore to grant them an exemption from the Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC), according to The Star. The S$6.40 (RM20) fee, which matches Malaysia’s Road Charge (RC) for foreign vehicles […]

   

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  PLUS offers 50% toll rebates during Chinese New Year holidays; public urged to follow travel time advisory

  18 January 2017 / 18 comments

  The Chinese New Year holidays will soon be upon us, and PLUS Malaysia is looking to ensure proper traffic distribution and highway operations so the public can enjoy a smoother journey on major highways like […]

   

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  Gov’t needs to review kapchai ban proposal – police

  18 January 2017 / 23 comments

  The government needs to review the proposal on banning small underbone motorcycles, or kapchais from the streets of Kuala Lumpur, said the Royal Malaysian Police in a report by Bernama. Datuk Rusli Ahmad, Crime Prevention […]

   

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  Malaysia could implement daily VEP fee if Singapore continues with higher road charge – Liow Tiong Lai

  18 January 2017 / 70 comments

  Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said Malaysia may be forced to begin charging a daily Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee of SGD35 (RM109) on foreign vehicles entering the country. This comes following Singapore’s […]

   

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  Delayed AWAS system to be implemented in April

  18 January 2017 / 8 comments

  The government says that the delayed Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) will finally be up and running in April, The Sun reports. The integrated system, which combines the Automated Enforcement System (AES) and Kejara demerit […]

   

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  Speed limits to be 10 km/h lower during CNY – report

  18 January 2017 / 22 comments

  Heading back to your hometown this Chinese New Year? Take note that speed limits across all federal and state roads will be 10 km/h lower as part of Ops Bersepadu, according to The Star. From […]

   

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  Haval H6 and H9 coming Q3 2017, H2 to go CKD in May

  18 January 2017 / 20 comments

  It’s going to be a busy year for Haval Malaysia and distributor Go Auto, as the company aims to grow its business both locally and in other markets in South East Asia – a plan […]

   

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  Perodua anticipates a challenging 2017 – no price increase for now, will continue to absorb forex impact

  17 January 2017 / 40 comments

  Last year was quite an eventful one for Perodua. The Malaysian market leader (top for 11 consecutive years now) launched its first ever sedan – the Bezza – but saw fellow national carmaker Proton roll […]

   

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