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  New EV road tax structure introduced in Malaysia – here’s how much you’ll be paying from Jan 1, 2026

  5 June 2024 / 14 comments

  The government recently announced a new road tax structure for electric vehicle (EVs) that will be effective from January 1, 2026. The new road tax structure will replace the previous one that was first determined […]

   

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  Night closure for BHP stations on PLUS, June 5-12

  5 June 2024 / 1 comment

  Click to enlarge Those who ply the North South Highway, take note. PLUS has announced that BHPetrol stations located along the highway will be closed from 10pm till 8am for maintenance works, from June 5-12. […]

   

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  Budi Madani – luxury diesel vehicles 10 years or older will be considered for assistance: finance minister II

  5 June 2024 / 15 comments

  Diesel-powered luxury vehicles which are 10 years of age or older will be considered for the Budi Madani subsidy assistance programme, finance minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan has said. The ministry of finance […]

   

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  MyJPJ now accepts FPX for road tax, lesen renewal

  5 June 2024 / 0 comments

  You can now pay for your road tax and lesen renewal via FPX online banking as JPJ has announced that its MyJPJ app now has Financial Process Exchange as a payment mode. What this means […]

   

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  2024 Proton X50 RC looks the same because Geely Binyue facelift styling is ‘too aggressive’ – DCEO

  4 June 2024 / 61 comments

  The model year 2024 Proton X50 has an unchanged exterior Earlier today, Proton unveiled the 2024 model year X50 a.k.a. X50 RC. RC stands for Running Change, which means that this is not a facelift, […]

   

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  KPDN aims to introduce lemon law sometime next year

  4 June 2024 / 8 comments

  Having indicated early this year that it was reviewing and researching the possibility of introducing a lemon law in Malaysia, the government now says it is looking at getting something along those lines in place […]

   

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  Lamborghini Urus SE in Malaysia – 800 PS/950 Nm 4.0L V8 PHEV, 60 km EV range; RM1.03m before taxes

  4 June 2024 / 8 comments

  The Lamborghini Urus SE has now made its Malaysian-market debut, bringing the model’s first plug-in hybrid powertrain six years on from the local arrival of the Italian supercar marque’s first super-SUV. Here, the Urus SE […]

   

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  New EV road tax structure for Malaysia announced from 2026 – cheaper than ICE; as low as RM40 per year

  4 June 2024 / 68 comments

  Originally scheduled to be announced sometime in April, the government has finally revealed the new road tax structure for electric vehicles (EVs), with transport minister Anthony Loke unveiling the new rates earlier today. There’s good […]

   

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  Ops Hormat Undang Undang to run till June 15

  4 June 2024 / 6 comments

  In a social media announcement, police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) said Ops Hormat Undang Undang (Respect the Law Operation) will run from today till June 15. The large scale operation will involve over […]

   

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  Proton Apple CarPlay, Android Auto will only come on new model launches – existing cars will not support it

  4 June 2024 / 20 comments

  A lot of you will have been waiting with bated breath for Proton to add the long-overdue Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality to its models. Some will have even bought cars recently with the […]

   

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  2024 Proton X50 RC launched – same looks, better 360 cam and NVH, still RM86k-RM113k, new RM7k discount

  4 June 2024 / 38 comments

  Almost four years on from the model’s original debut in 2020 and with more than 110,000 units sold across 12 right-hand-drive markets, the Proton X50 arrives for the 2024 model-year as the X50 RC, or […]

   

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  PLUS Taiping toll motorcycle lane closed till June 13

  4 June 2024 / 1 comment

  Click to enlarge PLUS has announced that the motorcycle lane at the North South Highway’s Taiping (U) exit will be temporarily closed from today (June 4) till June 13. The temporary closure of the bike […]

   

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  New traffic flow trial MEX Highway’s Putrajaya exit – weekdays 6am to 10am, from today till June 14

  4 June 2024 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge MEX Highway users, take note. PLUS, which operates the Elite Highway, has announced a trial traffic flow scheme on the Elite’s Lingkaran Putrajaya, specifically KM7.40 to KM7.65, Putrajaya bound. Basically, this stretch […]

   

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  2024 Proton X50 to be launched next week, June 4

  1 June 2024 / 20 comments

  What do we have here? A posting on social media by a Proton showroom representative suggests that the 2024 Proton X50 will be unveiled on Tuesday, June 4. That’s right after this long weekend! Before […]

   

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  Volkswagen confirms more CKD models coming to Malaysia – return of base Golf with Mk8.5, Audi Q7/Q8?

  31 May 2024 / 15 comments

  During the media drive event of the new Volkswagen Touareg earlier this week, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) held a Q&A session in which senior officials fielded questions related to the car and the company. […]

   

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