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  Proton makes six-year-old cancer patient’s dream come through with visit to its Shah Alam plant

  7 November 2016 / 12 comments

  Nothing like making a little one’s dream come true. For Danish Rizqin Rosli, this was visiting the Proton factory in Shah Alam. The six-year old, who is recovering from cancer, was given a tour of […]

   

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  Malaysia’s first CKD EV teased ahead of unveiling

  7 November 2016 / 16 comments

  Malaysia’s first locally-assembled electric vehicle (EV) will be unveiled this week, and ahead of that, the teaser image above has been released on social media. To recap, the as-yet unnamed EV will be assembled in […]

   

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  Fake cameras, more female officers for road safety?

  7 November 2016 / 35 comments

  Fake cameras and more female enforcement officers are the keys to improving road safety, according to Dr Rozmi Ismail, associate professor for the School of Psychology and Human Development at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, as reported […]

   

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  North-South Highway toll should be abolished – LGE

  4 November 2016 / 107 comments

  Instead of hikes, toll charges for the North-South Expressway should be abolished instead, Lim Guan Eng said today, reported by Malay Mail Online. The chief minister of Penang said that the North-South Highway has fully […]

   

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  Karak H’way Gombak R&R to face temporary closure

  4 November 2016 / 1 comment

  Anih Berhad, the concessionaire for the KL-Karak Highway, has announced temporary closures for the Gombak R&R area on the highway, KL-bound. It is for the upgrading of the road and parking surface in the rest […]

   

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  Malaysia to implement B10 biodiesel on Dec 1 – report

  4 November 2016 / 36 comments

  The implementation of B10 biodiesel in the country for transport sector is finally set to kick off in less than a month’s time on December 1, according to Reuters. The news agency reported that the […]

   

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  Volkswagen Kota Kinabalu – only official SC in Sabah

  4 November 2016 / 14 comments

  Volkswagen Kota Kinabalu is now open for business. Operated by Kota Bumi, VW KK is the brand’s only authorised service centre in Sabah. It is located at Lot 162, Lok Kawi Industrial Estate and can […]

   

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  No toll hikes until the end of 2017, M’sian government to compensate concessionaires RM60m for deferment

  4 November 2016 / 55 comments

  It was reported earlier this week that only four highways are entitled to toll hikes next year, with those highways being the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL), Kajang–Seremban Highway (LEKAS), Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE) and […]

   

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  Mazda car prices to increase next year due to forex

  3 November 2016 / 92 comments

  Prices for Mazda vehicles in Malaysia will go up next year. This was announced by Bermaz CEO Datuk Seri Ben Yeoh at a dinner with the media tonight. The head of Mazda’s local distributor said […]

   

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  New Mazda CX-9 previewed in M’sia, June 2017 launch

  3 November 2016 / 43 comments

  The new Mazda CX-9 had been expected to surface by the end of 2016, and as promised, Mazda distributor Bermaz has given the media a preview of its flagship SUV, the bigger sibling of the […]

   

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  Kia Malaysia’s ‘Value 5’ scheme for Sportage and Sorento – guaranteed future value after 5 years

  3 November 2016 / 66 comments

  Perhaps it’s because of the high price of cars in Malaysia, but there are many who think of “selling their car before even buying it”. That’s making “resale value” a major consideration in a car […]

   

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  New Toyota Innova open for booking in Malaysia, est from RM109k – Dual VVT-i, 6-speed auto, 7 airbags

  3 November 2016 / 72 comments

  The brand new Toyota Innova is now open for booking here in Malaysia, and we now have full details and estimated pricing of the upcoming eight-seat speople carrier. Unveiled almost exactly a year ago in […]

   

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  Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid – M’sian launch this month, CKD

  3 November 2016 / 39 comments

  It has been awhile since we last saw the launch of a regular hybrid car for the masses, not luxury plug-in hybrids costing more than apartments. Since the expiration of CBU hybrid incentives at the […]

   

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  All 31 highways, 177 toll plazas in M’sia to go cashless (ETC) by 2017; usage now 93%, transaction time 3 sec

  2 November 2016 / 42 comments

  Following an unofficial announcement earlier this year, the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has again confirmed plans to implement the cashless electronic toll collection (ETC) system at all 31 highways and 177 toll plazas in the […]

   

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  Petronas Dagangan to finish NGV maintenance ASAP

  2 November 2016 / 9 comments

  Following the shutdown of all 67 Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) outlets in the Klang Valley, Negri Sembilan and Johor on October 31, Petronas Dagangan has said it will expedite maintenance and upgrading works. “We’re working […]

   

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