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  NKVE lane closures from Jalan Duta to Bkt Lanjan – ad gantry work, both directions, 11pm – 5am, Sept 10-11

  9 September 2025 / 1 comment

  Click to enlarge NKVE users, take note. PLUS has announced lane closures on a stretch of the NKVE between Jalan Duta and Bukit Lanjan. The exact location is KM28.20 to KM28.25 and it involves both […]

   

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  Chery O5 launching on Sept 10 – new name for Omoda 5 facelift, DCT replaces CVT, multi-link rear suspension

  8 September 2025 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge The Chery O5, which is a new name for the Omoda 5 facelift, will be launching in Malaysia on September 10. We know this from the company’s countdown post on social media […]

   

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  JPJ, digital ministry to discuss legal framework for autonomous, driverless vehicles in Malaysia

  8 September 2025 / 7 comments

  The digital ministry has started discussions with the road transport department (JPJ) to develop a legal framework for autonomous vehicles in Malaysia, according to digital minister Gobind Singh Deo, reported Bernama. The transition towards adopting […]

   

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  Twelve24 team sets new Malaysia Book of Records entry for longest non-stop drive – 1,660 km in 22 hours

  8 September 2025 / 20 comments

  A four-driver team calling themselves Twelve24 has entered the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest non-stop drive. Armed with an FK8 Honda Civic Type R, a BP Mazda 3, an XE30 Lexus IS300 F […]

   

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  Rail reliability up 64% to one disruption/half-million km

  8 September 2025 / 11 comments

  Prasarana has said that the reliability of its rail services have improved, charting a 0.54 million mean kilometres between failures (MKBF) and 24 disruptions as of July 2025 (versus 2024’s 0.33 million km/71 disruptions and […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: APE and BSN number plates up for bidding

  8 September 2025 / 4 comments

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

   

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  Market determines car prices, not the gov’t – MITI

  8 September 2025 / 20 comments

  The investment, trade and industry ministry (MITI) has said that car prices in Malaysia are market-determined and not controlled by the government, which has provided various incentives and tax breaks for locally-assembled (CKD) vehicles via […]

   

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  2025 Proton Saga MC3 shown on livestream – new face, exterior lighting; dual screens on revised dash

  4 September 2025 / 36 comments

  The upcoming Proton Saga MC3 was shown on livestream during today’s launch of the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) plant in Tanjong Malim. While not seen in full, we get to see parts of the […]

   

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  Zeekr EVs will be locally assembled at Automotive Hi-Tech Valley (AHTV) Tg Malim – Proton

  4 September 2025 / 9 comments

  Zeekr 009 In the future, EVs from Zeekr will be locally assembled at the Automotive Hi-Tech Valley (AHTV), Tanjong Malim, Perak. This is according to Proton, which launched its new EV plant within its complex […]

   

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  Sime Motors celebrates its 45th anniversary, powering ahead as Malaysia’s largest automotive retailer

  4 September 2025 / 3 comments

  Sime Motors turns 45, marking four and a half decades of growth, innovation and leadership in Malaysia’s automotive industry. Since its establishment in 1980, the company has evolved into the country’s largest automotive retailer with […]

   

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  Proton should expand global footprint, increase exports to Europe, South America – PM Anwar Ibrahim

  4 September 2025 / 14 comments

  Malaysian carmaker Proton has been called upon to expand its global presence, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in his speech at the launch of the Proton EV plant in Tanjung Malim today. Anwar […]

   

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  Mazda to build new EV battery pack assembly plant in Japan – 10 GWh capacity; operational in FY2027

  4 September 2025 / 5 comments

  Mazda has signed an agreement to set up a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni, a city located in the Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan. Construction of the facility is […]

   

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  Proton’s dedicated EV plant in Tg Malim launched – CKD eMas 7 kicks off production, eMas 5 next up

  4 September 2025 / 2 comments

  Proton’s new electric vehicle (EV) plant in Tanjong Malim has been launched by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. As promised in an update in August, production starts this month and the first car to […]

   

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  iCaur Petaling Jaya by Karrus Automotive Group now open – brand’s 2nd dealership in Malaysia, worldwide

  4 September 2025 / 0 comments

  iCaur Malaysia has expanded its dealership network following the launch of a new showroom located in Petaling Jaya, which is also the brand’s second dealership worldwide. Operated by Karrus Automotive Group, iCaur Petaling Jaya spans […]

   

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  ECRL extension plans under discussion – PM Anwar

  4 September 2025 / 4 comments

  The proposal to extend the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to Rantau Panjang in Kelantan is in the initial discussion stage, Bernama has reported. “The team will have to follow through with the details, costing […]

   

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