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  Most unique Malaysian Customs car seizure ever? Ford GT40, classic Mustang, VW Kombi, Mazda RX-7

  30 August 2022 / 15 comments

  Click to enlarge The customs department seizes vehicles very often and we no longer bat an eyelid when it comes to supercars or luxury cars, but images of JKDM’s latest haul immediately jumped out – […]

   

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  Malaysian EV infrastructure development guidelines to be enforced Q4 2022 – a brief look at the standards

  30 August 2022 / 6 comments

  Yesterday, prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the EV infrastructure development guidelines under the Electricity Supply Act 1990 (Act 447) would be enforced in the fourth quarter of 2022. He said that […]

   

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  2022 Ford Ranger debut tour heads to East Malaysia – September 7-11 in Kuching, October 5-9 in Sabah

  30 August 2022 / 4 comments

  Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford vehicles in Malaysia, has announced that the all-new Ranger will head to East Malaysia as part of the pick-up truck’s debut tour. Launched in July […]

   

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  Rapid KL bus schedule for Merdeka Day, from 4.30 am

  30 August 2022 / 8 comments

  Heading down to Dataran Merdeka tomorrow for the Merdeka Day parade? It’s best not to drive and you should take public transport instead. Rapid KL has already announced that the LRT, MRT and KL Monorail […]

   

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  DRB-Hicom ventures into vehicle servicing business via EON, forms JV with Saudi Arabia’s Petromin Corp

  30 August 2022 / 4 comments

  DRB-Hicom through its wholly owned subsidiary, Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) will be expanding its presence in the aftersales vehicle servicing market via a joint venture with the world’s fifth largest fast-fit service brand, Petromin Express. […]

   

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  Initial design of road alignment connecting Malaysia and Thailand immigration complexes ready in Nov

  30 August 2022 / 3 comments

  According to a report by Bernama, the initial design of the road alignment connecting the immigration complexes in Bukit Kayu Hitam (Malaysia) and Sadao (Thailand) is expected to be completed this November. Senior works minister […]

   

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  MIROS MT3 test facility for active and passive safety systems to be built in Sepang; completion by end 2022

  29 August 2022 / 9 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) held a ground breaking ceremony today for its upcoming Technology Test Track (MT3) located in Sepang, with the aim of spearheading the development of safer vehicles in […]

   

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  TNB and Mysuri Biz to deploy 1,000 EVs as taxis – EV infra development guidelines to be enforced Q4 2022

  29 August 2022 / 8 comments

  Tenaga Nasional (TNB), in collaboration with Mysuri Biz Technologies, is set to deploy 1,000 units of electric vehicles as taxis in support of the country’s decarbonisation efforts. The plan was revealed by prime minister Datuk […]

   

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  Malaysian government to pay TNB RM5.8 billion to maintain current rates; home EV charging unchanged

  29 August 2022 / 21 comments

  The ministry of finance of Malaysia has announced that it will be paying national utlities company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) RM5.8 billion for it to maintain the current electricity tariffs for the second half of […]

   

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  Yinson GreenTech signs deal with AEON to set up EV chargers at malls, provide EV leasing solutions

  29 August 2022 / 1 comment

  Yinson Green Technologies (Yinson GreenTech or YGT), a division of Yinson Holdings, has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with Aeon Group to provide charging infrastructure to the latter’s shopping malls in Malaysia. The partnership […]

   

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  Container truck smashes into stalled Proton Exora being readied for towing on LPT – four dead in mishap

  29 August 2022 / 28 comments

  Another case of stationary cars being rammed by a heavy vehicle, this time with fatalities. Four people were killed when a container truck skidded and crashed into a towing vehicle that was in the midst […]

   

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  Hyundai Staria 10-seater officially teased in Malaysia – new four-row MPV replaces 11-seater Grand Starex?

  29 August 2022 / 11 comments

  Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has begun teasing a new, 10-seat variant of the Staria, which was sighted in spyshots earlier this month. “Something huge will be greeting you soon,” the company captioned a shadowy image […]

   

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  Budget 2023 set to be tabled 3 weeks earlier, on Oct 7?

  26 August 2022 / 34 comments

  It has been revealed that Budget 2023 (Bajet 2023), which was scheduled in the Parliament calendar for October 28, is now reportedly set to be presented earlier. The Budget is now expected to be tabled […]

   

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  Malaysian Army battle tank breaks down along Jalan Damansara, on slip road near Carcosa to KL Sentral

  26 August 2022 / 63 comments

  Heavy vehicles breaking down on city streets and causing traffic jams are a relatively common sight, so much so no one bothers taking a second look. This one, however, was definitely worth more than a […]

   

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  Puspakom’s September 2022 schedule for mobile inspection truck unit, off-site tests for Sabah, Sarawak

  26 August 2022 / 0 comments

  Puspakom has released the September 2022 schedule for its mobile inspection unit for Peninsular Malaysia, and off-site testing for Sabah and Sarawak. The mobile inspection unit truck will visit Perak, Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and […]

   

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