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  Lingbox Box mini EV coming to Malaysia sub-RM100k; Daihatsu-copy, up to 220 km range, single airbag?

  29 December 2022 / 19 comments

  The Lingbox Box mini electric vehicle will be coming to Malaysia, through a five-year deal secured by EP Manufacturing (EPMB) for the assembly and distribution of the mini EV. Known in its native China as […]

   

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  Hyundai Stargazer seen in Malaysia – new compact MPV to rival Alza, Veloz, Xpander coming soon?

  29 December 2022 / 20 comments

  The Hyundai Stargazer has been sighted on Malaysian roads, with images courtesy of paultan.org reader Faiz Fadil, showing the seven-seater MPV transported on the back of a flatbed truck. The seven-seat MPV from the Korean […]

   

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  Increase in electricity tariff surcharge and labour costs will hike new car prices, say auto component makers

  29 December 2022 / 17 comments

  Automotive component manufacturers have urged the government to defer the implementation of the revised electricity tariff surcharge for medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) industrial users that is set to come into effect on […]

   

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  EPMB gets exclusive rights to assemble, distribute Lingbox mini EV in Malaysia, Indonesia; below RM100k

  29 December 2022 / 8 comments

  Automotive parts manufacturer EP Manufacturing has secured the exclusive right to assemble and distribute the Lingbox electric vehicle, through a five-year deal that allows EPMB the option of using its own brand name for the […]

   

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  Targeted fuel subsidy to utilise info from a number of databases, not only from JPJ alone – KPDN minister

  29 December 2022 / 55 comments

  The targeted fuel subsidy mechanism that is being proposed by the government will not only rely on vehicle engine capacity data from the road transport department (JPJ), but also integrate information from all available databases […]

   

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  RON97 petrol price December 2022 week 5 update – price of premium fuel unchanged, stays at RM3.35/litre

  28 December 2022 / 5 comments

  Wednesday arrives, therefore so does the weekly update for fuel prices in Malaysia, which the ministry of finance has announced for the coming week of December 29, 2022 to January 4, 2023. The final week […]

   

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  Hyundai Palisade, Santa Fe FL SUVs in Malaysia soon

  28 December 2022 / 17 comments

  Hyundai will be rolling out several new models in the near future, and rounding up the quartet of models – in addition to the Creta B-segment SUV and the Ioniq 6 EV sedan – set […]

   

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  People are still stealing electricity from pay-to-charge EV chargers like Shell Recharge / ParkEasy

  28 December 2022 / 79 comments

  Earlier this year we were made aware of a case where a Singapore-registered BYD M3 electric van was spotted stealing electricity at an EV charger at the Shell station at Tangkak southbound R&R. It looks […]

   

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  Viral road bully incident in PJ – aggressor arrested

  28 December 2022 / 21 comments

  Following last week’s road rage incident in Petaling Jaya, Selangor that was captured on camera, a 27-year-old male local resident has been arrested by the police, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has announced via the […]

   

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  Proton Iriz – 50 units delivered to Metro Driving Academy, specially prepared as training vehicles

  28 December 2022 / 18 comments

  Proton has announced that it recently delivered 50 units of the Proton Iriz to Metro Driving Academy. The cars, which will be used as training vehicles at Metro’s Subang and Puchong campuses, were delivered in […]

   

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  Hyundai Creta – B-segment SUV coming to Malaysia

  28 December 2022 / 11 comments

  As part of a teaser video shown on the Hyundai Malaysia Facebook page, the Korean brand will be bringing the Hyundai Creta into the Malaysian market, and this will be joined by its SUV stablemates […]

   

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  Hyundai Ioniq 6 – EV sedan to arrive in Malaysia soon

  28 December 2022 / 4 comments

  Hyundai Malaysia will be bringing a slew of models into the country, in a teaser spot that is part of its brief video as shown on its Facebook page. Here, the Ioniq 6 has been […]

   

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  Heavier penalties for illegal motorcycle racing – jail term for those found guilty, RM10k fine for bike mods

  28 December 2022 / 24 comments

  In a bid to curb the menace of illegal motorcycle racing, the government is planning to amend the Road Transport Act 1987 to raise the punishment for offences involving the modification of motorcycle engines and […]

   

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  Five superbikes crash on Kuala Lumpur – Karak highway at KM26.5 KL-bound, 8.5 km traffic jam results

  27 December 2022 / 25 comments

  Congestion has been reported on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway due to a crash that involved five superbikes at KM26.5 in the Kuala Lumpur-bound direction of the highway at around 1:45pm today, the New Straits Times […]

   

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  Gerik-Jeli lorry fatality – transport ministry revokes company’s license; prior public safety offences found

  27 December 2022 / 18 comments

  In a statement regarding the fatal crash involving a lorry and two passenger cars, which claimed the life of an unborn child, the Malaysian transport ministry said that transportation firm Mun Fei Enterprise has had […]

   

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