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  KINETA has sold 3,888 EV chargers in Malaysia – 35% market share in 2023, targets 5k milestone by mid-2024

  6 February 2024 / 0 comments

  KINETA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sime Darby focusing on EV chargers, recently sold charger number 3,888. That specific (and prosperous) number coincides with its ‘Milestone Magic 3,888 Campaign’, where the company rewarded its 3,888th customer […]

   

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  Selangor police to deploy drones, helicopters to monitor traffic during CNY – enforcement increased

  6 February 2024 / 12 comments

  With traffic bound to increase in volume over the next week, the Selangor state police says it is preparing for the expected swell in vehicles, with drones and helicopters being deployed to monitor traffic as […]

   

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  JPJ issues road ban on goods vehicles for CNY 2024

  6 February 2024 / 1 comment

  The road transport department (JPJ) has announced a road ban on heavy goods vehicles for the upcoming 2024 Chinese New Year season that will be celebrated this weekend. Restrictions will be in place ahead of […]

   

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  PJ traffic police probed for cash found at roadblock

  6 February 2024 / 21 comments

  Ten police officers including a sergeant from the Petaling Jaya police headquarters traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) are under investigation following the discovery of RM3,753 in cash found in their possession, during the Op […]

   

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  Puspakom’s Feb 2024 schedule for mobile inspection truck unit, off-site tests for Sabah and Sarawak

  6 February 2024 / 1 comment

  Puspakom has released the February 2024 schedule for its mobile inspection unit for Peninsular Malaysia, and off-site testing for Sabah and Sarawak. The mobile inspection unit truck will visit Perak, Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and […]

   

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  New Perodua Bezza rendered again – Proton S70 rear

  5 February 2024 / 10 comments

  Ever the industrious renderer, Photoshop wizard Theophilus Chin has been at work again – this time dreaming up the forthcoming second-generation Perodua Bezza. In his own words, he has rendered the car several times, most […]

   

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  Stellantis hiring battery assembly line engineer in Malaysia; Peugeot e-2008 gets locally-made battery?

  5 February 2024 / 9 comments

  Stellantis is on a hiring spree in Malaysia, specifically for its production plant in Gurun, Kedah where a range of the automotive group’s vehicles are assembled. Nine roles have been advertised on LinkedIn by the […]

   

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  Tesla Model 3 Highland crashes into wall in Malaysia – Autopilot or not, pay attention on unfamiliar roads

  5 February 2024 / 28 comments

  Did you see this yesterday? A brand new Tesla Model 3 Highland was involved in an accident in Taman Bukit Serdang, demolishing a concrete block wall that sealed off a housing area – a very […]

   

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  TnG eWallet 1% charge for credit card reloads from Feb 23 – DuitNow Transfer, debit card free of charge

  5 February 2024 / 29 comments

  Touch ‘n Go has officially announced that a 1% charge will be introduced for eWallet reloads through credit cards, with the charge based on the reload amount. Credit reloads via DuitNow Transfer and debit cards […]

   

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  2019-2024 Volkswagen Golf Mk8, Arteon and Passat recalled in Malaysia over heat protection mat

  5 February 2024 / 0 comments

  Volkswagen Malaysia is recalling the Arteon, Passat B8 and Golf Mk8 manufactured from 2019 to 2024 under the heat protection mat recall campaign. The heat protection mat was not positioned correctly during production due to […]

   

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  Proton sold 12,882 units in January 2024, best start to year since 2013 – 19.5% share, Saga again top seller

  5 February 2024 / 5 comments

  Proton has announced that it sold 12,882 units (domestic and export) in January, making last month its best start to a year since 2013. The numbers represent a 1.3% improvement in volume from that of […]

   

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  Proton S70 – 1,442 units delivered in Jan 2024, over 8,000 bookings now; exports to Brunei have started

  5 February 2024 / 5 comments

  Proton has revealed that it delivered 1,442 units of the S70 sedan in January 2024. The new release has an order book of over 8,000 names now, which Proton says “reflects the strong and positive […]

   

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  KL-Karak Highway, LPT 1 travel time advisory for CNY

  5 February 2024 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge Chinese New Year happens this weekend, and the highways will be congested. Perhaps if we follow the travel time advisories (TTA) by the highway concessionaires, the journey will be smoother? Anih Berhad […]

   

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  30,000 taxis abandoned in Malaysia because of Grab – gov’t should control ride-hailing fares, say cab drivers

  5 February 2024 / 80 comments

  About 30,000 taxis apparently lie abandoned around the country as a result of their drivers having been driven out of business by ride-hailing services, Utusan Malaysia reports. The story adds that only around 40,000 taxis […]

   

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  NKVE Smartlane activation – northbound Shah Alam to Subang Jaya, KM11.2 to KM13.3; Monday to Friday

  5 February 2024 / 7 comments

  Effective today, PLUS Malaysia has activated the Smartlane passage on the NKVE from Shah Alam to Subang Jaya in the northbound direction, from KM11.2 to KM13.3, the company has stated in an announcement. The activation […]

   

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