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  Budget 2023: CBU EVs in Malaysia now tax free until end-2025; CKD exemption until December 31, 2027

  24 February 2023 / 32 comments

  Although it wasn’t mentioned during finance minister and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Budget 2023 speech earlier this evening, there are updates related to electric vehicle (EV) policies in the retabled budget. These were […]

   

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  VIDEO: Honda City evades NPE toll, hits Proton X50

  24 February 2023 / 96 comments

  Another day, another highway toll fare dodger, and one of the latest to do the rounds on social media is the driver of this black Honda City on the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) heading towards […]

   

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  Budget 2023: Extra lanes for PLUS in Johor, Senai Desaru Highway; road upgrades in Pahang, Melaka, N9

  24 February 2023 / 12 comments

  Malaysia’s revised Budget 2023 is currently being tabled by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in parliament and as usual, we’ll be focusing on automotive- and transport-related matters. Anwar, who is also finance minister, named […]

   

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  Budget 2023: Gov’t to absorb driving test fees for B2 motorcycle, taxi, bus and e-hailing PSV categories

  24 February 2023 / 15 comments

  Malaysia’s revised Budget 2023 is currently being tabled by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in parliament and as usual, we’ll be focusing on automotive- and transport-related matters. Anwar, who is also finance minister, said […]

   

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  Budget 2023 – all auto and transport-related points

  24 February 2023 / 16 comments

  Malaysia’s revised Budget 2023 (Bajet 2023) is presently being tabled by finance minister and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in parliament. As with previous editions, we will be monitoring his speech for any automotive- […]

   

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  2023 Toyota Vios now open for booking in Malaysia – RM90k-RM96k est; wireless CarPlay, rear AC vents

  24 February 2023 / 101 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has opened the order books for the fourth-generation Toyota Vios (internal code AC100), which will be offered in two variants. Estimated pricing starts at RM90,000 on-the-road without insurance for the base […]

   

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  RM18.8 million in vehicle losses from floods in 2022 – why Special Perils insurance add-on is necessary

  24 February 2023 / 1 comment

  There’s no denying that floods have a substantial, far-reaching impact on those affected by them, and nowhere is this more evident when the losses caused by floods are measured on a financial scale. In a […]

   

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  LRT Ampang/SP Line: 3/5 trains out of action between Sentul Timur, Bandaraya; 12 mins frequency, free bus

  24 February 2023 / 1 comment

  Here’s some bad news for the already unfortunate LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling Line. Three out of five trains serving the stretch between Sentul Timur and Bandaraya are now out of action due to safety reasons, leaving […]

   

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  Budget 2023 to be retabled by finance minister, PM Anwar Ibrahim at 4pm today – stay tuned for updates

  24 February 2023 / 17 comments

  Malaysia’s revised Budget 2023 (Bajet 2023) will be tabled by finance minister and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in parliament at 4pm today. As with previous editions, we will be monitoring the speech by […]

   

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  Hong Seng Consolidated acquires CSH Alliance’s EV division – aims to be contract assembler for EV brands

  24 February 2023 / 1 comment

  CSH Alliance is selling its electric vehicle (EV) business arm – Alliance EV (AEV) – to glovemaker Hong Seng Consolidated (HSC) for RM20 million cash. HSC’s acquisition of AEV is said to complement the former’s […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: JWC and QLE number plates up for bidding

  24 February 2023 / 4 comments

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

   

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  Government has no plans to review the tax and excise duty structure for automotive sector – Tengku Zafrul

  23 February 2023 / 20 comments

  The government has no plans to review the tax structure for the automotive sector, in particular that of excise duty because it is important for the industry’s development, according to minister of international trade and […]

   

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  KKR plans to upgrade Johor stretch of NSE – Yong Peng Utara to Senai Utara to be widened to six lanes

  23 February 2023 / 15 comments

  The works ministry is planning to upgrade the North-South Expressway in Johor from Yong Peng Utara to Senai Utara from its current four lanes to six lanes, which is plans to do in stages, Bernama […]

   

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  Perodua Axia RS rendered with sporty bodykit, larger wheels, two-tone paint scheme and dual exhaust tips

  23 February 2023 / 13 comments

  How’s this for a sportier take on the second-generation Perodua Axia? Called the Axia RS, it is the work of rendering wiz Theophilus Chin and is based on the range-topping AV variant. Noticeable changes compared […]

   

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  Motorcyclist steals woman’s handbag at petrol station – be careful and aware before unlocking your car

  23 February 2023 / 38 comments

  Recently, a woman had her handbag stolen after she unlocked her car at a petrol station in Cheras. The incident was captured in a dashcam video that has since been widely spread across social media. […]

   

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