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  Perodua ‘D01D’ EV production scheduled to start in late 2025, working with partner on prototype – Zafrul

  17 January 2024 / 33 comments

  Perodua ‘MyEV’ rendered based on the 2023 EMO Concept Electric vehicles have seen an exponential growth in the last two years, as latest sales data from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) shows. However, EVs are […]

   

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  Proton’s Tanjong Malim plant visited by Uzbekistan ambassador – discussions on joint cooperation held

  17 January 2024 / 9 comments

  Proton’s Tanjong Malim plant recently hosted a visit from His Excellency Karomidin Gadoev, ambassador of Uzbekistan, with the purpose of the visit being to explore opportunities for cooperation in the future. Welcoming the ambassador’s entourage, […]

   

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  New Mitsubishi Triton edition spotted in Malaysia – decals, cladding, chunky tyres; launching here soon?

  17 January 2024 / 3 comments

  A few days ago, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) teased the arrival of a new special edition of the Mitsubishi Triton, indicating that “something different is coming.” The teaser didn’t come with a lot of details […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: BRU and VLX number plates up for bidding

  17 January 2024 / 0 comments

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

   

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  Malaysia auto sales hit all-time record in 2023 with 799,731 units, 11% up – 740k TIV forecasted for 2024

  16 January 2024 / 17 comments

  The bounce back from Covid is real, and very strong. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced 2023 auto sales results today, and it’s an all-time record with close to 800,000 units sold. The 799,731 units […]

   

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  BYD Seal EV pre-booking open in Malaysia January 19

  16 January 2024 / 23 comments

  Following a teaser and a preview last December, the BYD Seal will be open for pre-booking on January 19, which is this Friday, as posted to the BYD Cars Malaysia Instagram page. This is after […]

   

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  EV sales in Malaysia – 10,159 units sold in 2023, up 286% vs 2022; hybrid sales also increased by 40%

  16 January 2024 / 10 comments

  We’re back from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) annual briefing and have some big figures to share. Last year was another record year for the automotive industry with 799,731 units sold. This nearly 800k total […]

   

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  KLIMS 2024 – now branded Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show; happening December 5-11 at MITEC

  16 January 2024 / 4 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has reiterated that KLIMS is back, and this time around there are date and location details, along with a change to its name. It is now known as the Kuala […]

   

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  Ford Explorer EV sighted in Malaysia; on Charge around the Globe circumnavigation attempt journey

  16 January 2024 / 3 comments

  An example of the Ford Explorer EV has been sighted on Malaysian roads courtesy of Jaafar Musa on the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Club Facebook group yesterday, though curiously this wears foreign registration; a plate […]

   

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  KTM announces extra ETS trains for Thaipusam, CNY

  16 January 2024 / 2 comments

  Click to enlarge KTM has announced extra ETS train services for Thaipusam – which is next week – and Chinese New Year, which falls in February. If you take the train back to your hometown, […]

   

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  KTM Komuter to run 24h, 4D3N to Batu Caves for Thaipusam – free rides for Klang Valley, Jan 24-25

  15 January 2024 / 4 comments

  KTM has announced that its Komuter trains will run for 24 hours over a four days and three nights period for the Thaipusam next week. Yes, non-stop trains to Batu Caves, the iconic “home of […]

   

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  Isuzu D-Max sales hit all-time record in 2023 – 9,650 units, 16.6% share of Malaysia’s truck market, No.3

  15 January 2024 / 1 comment

  Isuzu Malaysia sold 9,650 units of the D-Max pick-up truck in 2023, an all-time record that surpassed the previous high of 9,211 units in 2022 by 439 units. That’s two consecutive years of record sales […]

   

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  Malaysian MOT – no road safety campaign launches

  15 January 2024 / 16 comments

  Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Beginning this year, the Malaysian Ministry of Transport (MOT) will no longer hold road safety campaign launches in conjunction with festive periods. Transport minister Anthony Loke said this is to […]

   

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  Application for OKU Smile free travel pass for public transport starts today – Rapid KL, Penang, Kuantan

  15 January 2024 / 1 comment

  Following transport minister Anthony Loke’s December 21 announcement that public transport will be free of charge for the disabled starting February 1, Prasarana has now released full details of what it calls the OKU Smile […]

   

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  Petronas Sepang International Circuit 2024 track rental rates increased by up to 45%, effective April 1

  15 January 2024 / 3 comments

  Effective April 1, track rental rates for the Petronas Sepang International Circuit will go up by as much as 45%. Based on the new rate card, day sessions on weekdays will rise from RM55,000 to […]

   

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