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  VIDEO: Police escorting luxury cars on trucks caught on camera overtaking dangerously on a double line

  26 July 2022 / 0 comments

  Blue skies and fine weather suggest a good outing on what should be a relaxing drive on a country road, though this was not what Facebook user Hamdan Zakaria encountered, as depicted on dashcam footage […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia confident of EQS’ EV battery reliability, longevity; offers 10 year, 250k km warranty

  26 July 2022 / 5 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz EQS was launched last week and is yet another electric vehicle that enters the Malaysian market. Available in a sole EQS 450+ AMG variant, the asking price for the brand’s flagship EV sedan […]

   

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  EV resale value to be better than ICE in Malaysia: MBM

  26 July 2022 / 16 comments

  It’s a big leap, going from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles (EVs), from the petrol station to the charging station. It’s also a leap, into the dark, when it comes to resale values (RV) […]

   

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  PEKEMA to partner with EV Connection and utilise JomCharge payment solutions for its DCFC network

  26 July 2022 / 0 comments

  Last year, the Malay Vehicle Importers and Traders Association of Malaysia (PEKEMA), in collaboration with the Malaysian Automotive IoT and Robotics Institute (MARii), announced plans to set up a network of 1,000 DC rapid charging […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia hopes, confident government extends EV incentives; will plan for CBU, CKD anyway

  26 July 2022 / 6 comments

  During the tabling of Budget 2022 (Bajet 2022) last October, the government announced several incentives to spur the uptake of electric vehicles in Malaysia. As a brief recap, EVs would be exempted from import and […]

   

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  Proton X50 now available with ATLAS OS by ACO Tech – here’s a guide on how to perform the OTA update

  26 July 2022 / 18 comments

  The infotainment system in the Proton X50 can now be updated to the ATLAS (an acronym for ACO Tech Local Automotive Services) operating system, which you can do at home without having to visit a […]

   

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  Aveta SVR180 “supermoped” launched in Malaysia – 16.8 hp, six-speed gearbox, radiator guard; RM9,998

  25 July 2022 / 12 comments

  Aveta Malaysia has launched the SVR180, which it calls “the ultimate supermoped” for the Malaysian market, going on sale at RM9,998 excluding insurance and road tax. Powered by a liquid-cooled, dual-overhead cam single-cylinder engine displacing […]

   

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  2022 Kia Carnival CKD – production of 7- and 8-seater versions begin in Kulim, three variants to be offered

  25 July 2022 / 12 comments

  Kia Malaysia, a joint venture between Kia Corporation and Bermaz Auto (BAuto), has announced that the 2022 Kia Carnival CKD, the first Kia model produced under the partnership, has begun rolling out from the Inokom […]

   

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  East-West Highway fatal accident – family of five in Perodua Alza dead, police to question Hilux driver

  25 July 2022 / 34 comments

  This is a tragedy, even for Malaysian road accident standards. On Saturday (July 23), a family of five in a Perodua Alza perished in an accident on the East–West Highway (Jalan Raya Timur-Barat Jeli-Gerik) near […]

   

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  Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Sprint Cup Round 2 – Eddie Lew, Putera Adam win Race 1 in rain-soaked Sepang

  25 July 2022 / 7 comments

  The Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Sprint Cup made its return last weekend to the Sepang International Circuit, where competitors of the Vios Challenge one-make racing series take to the circuit to race in an extended […]

   

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  Backlog of orders for new vehicles in Malaysia now believed to be over 500,000 units – expect a long wait

  25 July 2022 / 14 comments

  It has been said that the Malaysian economy hasn’t fully recovered from the negative impact brought about by the pandemic, but new car sales seem to say otherwise. On June 20, when announcing that there […]

   

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  PLUS North-South Highway left and emergency lanes closure between Bidor, Sungkai – only right lane open

  25 July 2022 / 2 comments

  Those who ply the North-South Highway, take note. PLUS has announced the closure of the emergency and left lanes at a stretch between Bidor and Sungkai. As this is a two-lane stretch, only the right […]

   

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  MyCRS child seat subsidy programme – immediate application approval at 12 MIROS tour locations

  25 July 2022 / 6 comments

  As reported earlier, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) is going to the ground to spread the word on the Keluarga Malaysia child seat subsidy programme (MyCRS), which as its name suggests, provides […]

   

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  Police reminds of minimum five-year jail sentence, up to RM50,000 fine for dangerous driving causing death

  25 July 2022 / 5 comments

  The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have issued a reminder to members of the public that conviction of causing death due to reckless and dangerous driving will result in a jail sentence of five years at […]

   

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  MAA has appealed to gov’t to continue deferring new OMV excise duty regulations, says signs are positive

  25 July 2022 / 3 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) says it has submitted another letter asking the government to reconsider the association’s appeal regarding the revised open market value (OMV) calculation for excise duty, which was prepared by the […]

   

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