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  Proton S70 – 109 units registered in Dec 2023; over 5k bookings to date, but customer deliveries yet to start

  3 January 2024 / 14 comments

  Officially unveiled on November 28, the Proton S70 was the final big launch of 2023. Positioned as a ‘C-segment sedan at City/Vios prices’, the new model created lots of chatter and interest. However, customer deliveries […]

   

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  Mitsubishi in 2024 – all-new third-gen Triton pick-up, Xforce SUV, Xpander FL; Outlander PHEV in Malaysia?

  3 January 2024 / 5 comments

  Relative to the larger-volume players in the Malaysian market such as Proton and Perodua, Mitsubishi has had a quieter year in 2023 by comparison. That said, there are a selection of models regionally that are […]

   

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  Proton sold 154,611 units in 2023, highest since 2012 – up 9.3% from 2021, 19.4% share; Saga, X50 best sellers

  3 January 2024 / 9 comments

  Proton has announced that it sold 12,711 units in December 2023, bringing the national automaker’s final sales tally for the year to 154,611 units (domestic and export), a 9.3% increase over the 141,432 units it […]

   

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  Proton in 2024 – X70 and X50 facelifts; Persona, Saga, Iriz updates?; smart #3 to be launched in Malaysia?

  3 January 2024 / 8 comments

  Proton had quite a few highlights in 2023. For one, the carmaker managed to surpass its 2022 sales tally (141,432 units) by selling a total of 154,611 units in 2023 – a 9.3% increase from […]

   

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  PADU website crawls as Malaysians rush to register

  3 January 2024 / 26 comments

  Nothing like a stampede to bring things to a crawl. Following the launch of the Pangkalan Data Utama (PADU) socio-economic database yesterday, the expected slew of people heading to the site to register resulted in […]

   

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  Almost 600k road accidents reported in 2023, 12,417 of those were fatal – Selangor top in cases and deaths

  3 January 2024 / 7 comments

  Almost 600,000 road accidents were reported in Malaysia in 2023. According to PDRM’s JSPT Bukit Aman deputy director Datuk Mohd Nasri Omar, 598,635 cases were reported to the police from January 1 till December 30, […]

   

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  West Coast Expressway (WCE) toll collection at Assam Jawa starts today after 42-day free trial – from RM4.12

  3 January 2024 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge Toll collection on the West Coast Expressway (WCE) Assam Jawa toll plaza starts today, January 3, after a 42-day free trial period. For Class 1 vehicles, the rate is RM4.12 from Bandar […]

   

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  Perodua in 2024 – D66B SUV to be first hybrid? Aruz facelift? Myvi G3 turns 7, is it time for another update?

  2 January 2024 / 34 comments

  Where did 2023 go? Perodua kicked off last year with the launch of the D74A Axia. It felt recent, but was way back in February (they made us work hard on Valentine’s Day). The all-new […]

   

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  2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 updated in Malaysia – Harman Kardon system, head-up display; fr RM253k

  2 January 2024 / 16 comments

  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is kicking off 2024 by giving the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 some updates. Last year, the hot hatch was improved with the addition of the IQ.Drive suite of advanced driver […]

   

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  PADU launched – data to determine if you’d be eligible for fuel subsidy, update your personal info by Mar 31

  2 January 2024 / 62 comments

  The government has rolled out the Pangkalan Data Utama (PADU) socio-economic database, with prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim officially announcing its introduction at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) earlier today. As mentioned previously, […]

   

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  Digital road tax in Malaysia – vehicle owner can now share e-LKM road tax with other drivers via MyJPJ app

  2 January 2024 / 31 comments

  Starting from today, you can now share your vehicle’s digital road tax (e-LKM) with others via a new function in the MyJPJ. This was announced by the transport ministry as part of the next phase […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia Jan 2024 CNY promo – up to RM30k off; MY2023, MY2024; City, Civic, Accord, WR-V, HR-V

  2 January 2024 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge Happy New Year, everyone! No rest for the shopping malls, because it’s down with the elaborate Christmas decor and immediately on to the next set, as Chinese New Year is just around […]

   

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  New digital road tax, driving licence formats, online renewal fr Feb – no more physical sticker, card fr Feb

  2 January 2024 / 42 comments

  The transport ministry has announced the next phase of its digitalisation plan, which will see several initiatives being rolled out in 2024. In the first phase, the ministry made it possible for Malaysian private vehicle […]

   

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  Chery Omoda E5 set for March 2024 launch – EV SUV is lead car for the Chery Eco Run event this Sunday

  2 January 2024 / 7 comments

  We know that the Chery Omoda E5 is launching in Malaysia soon, but so far, the official line has been first quarter of 2024, which we are now in. Chery Malaysia has now sharpened the […]

   

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  2024 smart #1 walk-around video tour – up to 440 km range; from RM189k; most ideal EV for Malaysia yet?

  2 January 2024 / 4 comments

  It was a long wait, but after several previews, the smart #1 made its launch debut in November last year and we finally got our hands on one for a more detailed walk-around video tour. […]

   

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