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  PLUS activates 14 SmartLane locations along North-South Expressway until February 18 for CNY 2024

  8 February 2024 / 1 comment

  PLUS Malaysia has announced that it will be activating 14 SmartLane locations along the North-South Expressway (NSE) from varying dates until February 18, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations this year. These locations […]

   

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  Speed limit on all federal roads in Malaysia reduced by 10 km/h from February 8 to 13 for Chinese New Year

  8 February 2024 / 6 comments

  The works ministry (KKR) has announced that the speed limit on federal roads nationwide will be temporarily reduced by 10 km/h from today, February 8 until February 13, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year […]

   

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  SUKE highway – Prolintas announces reopening of Jalan Alam Damai-Taman Len Seng stretch to traffic

  7 February 2024 / 10 comments

  Prolintas, the concessionaire for the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Alam Damai elevated interchange, has announced the reopening of the stretch of road on Jalan Alam Damai heading towards Taman Len Seng and from […]

   

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  RM5 rebate for digital driving license renewal, from now till Dec 31 – RM20 charge for printed physical slip

  7 February 2024 / 32 comments

  Last month, the transport ministry announced online renewal of driving license and road tax via the MyJPJ app from February 1. Now, the JPJ has released more details, including how to get an RM5 rebate […]

   

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  2024 Kia Carnival updated in Malaysia – new 19-inch wheels, BVM; 8-Seater fr RM246k, 7-Seater fr RM260k

  7 February 2024 / 14 comments

  Dinamikjaya Motors, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, has announced some updates for the Kia Carnival for the 2024 model year. Keep in mind that this isn’t the facelifted version of the fourth-generation MPV revealed globally […]

   

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  RON97 petrol price February 2024 week two update – price of premium fuel unchanged at RM3.47 per litre

  7 February 2024 / 2 comments

  Another Wednesday, and so it’s time once again for the weekly fuel price update, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of February 8 to 14, […]

   

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  Chery to Chery Trade-in Campaign launched – extra RM3k for owners of Eastar, other previous era models

  7 February 2024 / 6 comments

  For many, Chery is a new brand that was recently launched in Malaysia. But some of us might remember ‘Chery 1.0’, an era where the cars were well below the standards of the day. And […]

   

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  GWM Tank 300 coming to Malaysia; 2.0L turbo petrol

  7 February 2024 / 12 comments

  The GWM Tank 300 is coming soon to Malaysia, proclaims GWM Malaysia on its Facebook page as part of announcing the model’s milestone achievement of the 300,000th unit rolling off the production line. In China, […]

   

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  2024 Mitsubishi Xforce spied in Malaysia – B-segment SUV here to rival Honda HR-V, Toyota Corolla Cross?

  7 February 2024 / 16 comments

  It looks like Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) is wasting no time bringing in some new models – this is the Xforce, an ASEAN-specific B-segment SUV in the vein of the Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla […]

   

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  2024 Chinese New Year toll fare exemption, Feb 8-9

  7 February 2024 / 15 comments

  The works ministry has announced that the Malaysian government is offering toll-free travel for Class 1 vehicles (private vehicles) on highways on February 8 and 9, 2024 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year that […]

   

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  2023 Malaysia pick-up truck sales data – Hilux still top; strong competition between Triton, D-Max and Ranger

  7 February 2024 / 10 comments

  The Malaysian pick-up truck market saw a minor increase in sales with 58,600 units delivered to customers in 2023, up 1.54% from the 57,710 units recorded in 2022. While the latest figure is still small […]

   

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  Lorry accident on PLUS Tapah-Gopeng, all northbound lanes closed – contraflow activated, 10 km-long jam

  6 February 2024 / 5 comments

  Click to enlarge Take note, all who are planning to travel outstation today. An accident between a tanker and a trailer happened this morning at KM319.6 northbound between Tapah and Gopeng. This is a two-lane […]

   

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  Auto Bavaria, Sime Darby Rent-A-Car/Hertz Malaysia launch EV rental service, featuring the BMW iX

  6 February 2024 / 1 comment

  Sime Darby Auto Bavaria has announced a partnership with Sime Darby Rent-A-Car (SDRAC)-Hertz Malaysia to introduce an electric vehicle (EV) rental service. In celebration of the collaboration and the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities, the […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: QDA and JWV number plates up for bidding

  6 February 2024 / 0 comments

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

   

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  2023 Malaysia passenger car sales data by body type – SUV market share now nearly 30%, MPV under 10%

  6 February 2024 / 10 comments

  Last week, we took a look at the vehicle sales in Malaysia in 2023, broken down by brand. The vast majority of those were passenger cars, but there were commercial vehicles on the list as […]

   

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