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  Can’t use RM300 fine to escape paying road tax, all dues must be settled if you want your car back – Loke

  8 August 2025 / 23 comments

  Owners of seized luxury vehicles must first settle all dues, including road tax, insurance and saman, before they can get their cars back, transport minister Anthony Loke has said, according to a Bernama report. On […]

   

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  Jaecoo J7 PHEV explained – hybrid with big battery, over 1,500 units sold, Omoda C9 PHEV launching soon

  8 August 2025 / 17 comments

  Launched in late February, the Jaecoo J7 PHEV is the best-selling plug-in hybrid in Malaysia, with over 1,500 units sold thanks to its attractive price of RM158,800. That’s an impressive figure, but Omoda & Jaecoo […]

   

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  Lexus Subang Jaya by PCM Subang Motor now officially open; 3S centre built with green technology

  8 August 2025 / 9 comments

  Lexus Subang Jaya has officially opened today, and the 3S (sales, service and spare parts) centre operated by PCM Subang Motor is located on Lot 61716, Jalan SS16/1, 47500 Subang Jaya. The new Lexus location […]

   

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  Negeri Sembilan JPJ seizes 10 luxury cars, issues over 10,400 saman this year for not having road tax – “lupa”

  8 August 2025 / 18 comments

  Much ado lately regarding un-road taxed and uninsured luxury cars (apparently it’s cheaper to be fined), and now, the Negeri Sembilan road transport department (JPJ) has said that so far this year, it has seized […]

   

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  Puspakom to operate on three Saturdays in Aug 2025

  8 August 2025 / 2 comments

  Vehicle inspection company Puspakom has been extending operations to Saturdays of late, and will be open for three extra days this month. The extended operations – which is scheduled for August 9, 16, and 23 […]

   

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  JPJ to confiscate commercial vehicles of companies found employing foreign drivers, effective immediately

  8 August 2025 / 4 comments

  According to a report by Bernama the road transport department (JPJ) will confiscate vehicles owned by companies and licensed operators that employ foreigners to drive commercial vehicles, effective August 7, 2025. JPJ senior director of […]

   

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  Agong visits NAMI in Russia, test drives Aurus Senat

  8 August 2025 / 7 comments

  His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, is in Russia for a state visit, and how could a true car fan like His Majesty not visit the Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: MED and BSM number plates up for bidding

  8 August 2025 / 1 comment

  JPJ has announced that MED and BSM are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Melaka’s latest running number series is ‘MED’, and it opens […]

   

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  Proton eMas 5 previewed – rebadged Geome Xingyuan, RWD, 250 to 325 km WLTP, Oct launch

  8 August 2025 / 29 comments

  Proton may have taken its time in getting the eMas 7 to market, but the national automaker is showing less inclination to linger about with its second all-electric offering, the eMas 5, which was first […]

   

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  Hap Seng no longer a smart EV dealer in Malaysia – smart sales network down to 10 outlets nationwide

  7 August 2025 / 18 comments

  An online look-up of automotive dealer Hap Seng on Facebook will now reveal that the firm is no longer a dealer for smart electric vehicles in Malaysia. The company’s Facebook page for the EV brand […]

   

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  Lane closures on NKVE – Aug 7, 11pm-5am Jln Duta to Bukit Lanjan for advertising gantry installation works

  7 August 2025 / 2 comments

  Users of the NKVE, particularly late-night travellers, take note – PLUS Malaysia has announced that installation works for advertising display gantry structures will be carried out from tonight (August 7). Take note of the lane […]

   

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  PLUS to begin pilot of ANPR-based toll collection on NSE from October, using its JustGo mobile app

  7 August 2025 / 18 comments

  Malaysia’s move towards the planned implementation of a multi-lane fast flow (MLFF) barrier-free toll collection system is set to begin with the use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) for toll payment, with a pilot […]

   

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  Prasarana postpones LRT Kelana Jaya line upgrading works – now starts from Sept 6; ten stations affected

  7 August 2025 / 1 comment

  Prasarana has announced that phases two and three of the signalling system upgrading works for the LRT Kelana Jaya line will be postponed to September 6, 2025 from the previously scheduled start date of August […]

   

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  Federal Highway to receive RM20mil to upgrade bike lanes; no plans to add more to existing roads

  7 August 2025 / 19 comments

  The Federal Highway is set to receive a much-needed upgrade to its motorcycle lanes, with an infusion of RM20 million coming its way, according to The Star. Works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said the investment, […]

   

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  BYD Zhengzhou ship delivers BYD cars to Malaysia – shorter delivery times, greater volumes promised

  7 August 2025 / 6 comments

  A new BYD has landed in Malaysia. It’s huge, and unlike the others sold here, it’s combustion engined rather than electric. But it’s not a car. This is the BYD Zhengzhou, a brand-spanking-new (delivered to […]

   

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