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  PLUS Malaysia activates Smartlane in 25 locations; Dec 20 – Jan 2, 2025 for Christmas, year-end season

  20 December 2024 / 4 comments

  Highway operator PLUS Malaysia has announced that it will be activating the Smartlane on sections of its highway over the coming Christmas festive season as well as for the end-of-year holiday. This will be activated […]

   

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  Nissan Kicks e-Power – early bird RM5,000 rebate, 10-year EV warranty extended to first 1,000 customers

  20 December 2024 / 8 comments

  The Nissan Kicks e-Power was launched at the Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) 2024 two weeks ago with an early bird package – a RM5,000 introductory rebate plus two years extra on the EV […]

   

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  2025 Honda Civic facelift coming to Malaysia next month – what to expect from the 11th-gen FE refresh

  19 December 2024 / 18 comments

  Honda Malaysia’s first new model introduction for 2025 will happen from the get-go, with the Honda Civic facelift set to make its local debut in January. The timeline for its Malaysian launch was revealed by […]

   

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  Chery Malaysia obtains SIRIM certification for EV battery; Tiggo 8 Pro e+ PHEV facelift coming in 2025?

  19 December 2024 / 5 comments

  Chery Malaysia has received SIRIM certification for its electric vehicle battery pack, making it the first such achievement for an automotive brand in the country, according to the company. “Being the first automotive brand in […]

   

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  OMV excise duty revisions to take effect soon – CKD car prices in Malaysia to go up by 8% to 20% in 2025?

  19 December 2024 / 39 comments

  We may see significant price increases for locally-assembled (CKD) cars in Malaysia real soon. To jog your memory, in 2019, the finance ministry under the then Pakatan Harapan government prepared the Excise (Determination of Value […]

   

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  KL-SG HSR to be revived? Cabinet to decide by Jan, followed by discussions with S’pore if ‘Yes’ – Loke

  19 December 2024 / 8 comments

  On, off, maybe? It’s shocking that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project – first agreed upon by Malaysia and Singapore more than a decade ago (2013) is still in the news. Can’t we just […]

   

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  Licence renewal for senior citizen drivers – no added requirements, renewal process as before: JPJ D-G

  19 December 2024 / 3 comments

  In response to social media posts regarding licence renewal for senior citizen drivers, the road transport department (JPJ) has clarified that the claims of additional requirements being imposed for the renewal of these drivers’ licences […]

   

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  KTM ETS to add 10 new train sets in Q1 2025 – gov’t also procuring 50 extra trains, says transport ministry

  19 December 2024 / 7 comments

  The government says it has acquired 10 new train sets to improve KTM’s electric train service (ETS), and these are expected to be operational sometime in the first quarter of 2025, Bernama reports. According to […]

   

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  Targeted RON95 subsidy, OMV revisions to lower vehicle sales in Malaysia next year – analysts

  19 December 2024 / 15 comments

  Only 12 days to go before we bid goodbye to 2024, and having wrapped up November with year-to-date sales of 731,534 units, Malaysia is expected to close the year with a record total industry volume […]

   

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  Malaysia ECRL logo launched; rail line 76% complete, to be run with China in new equal-share joint venture

  19 December 2024 / 13 comments

  A joint venture agreement has been signed between Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) and the China Communications Construction ECRL (CCCECRL) to oversee the operations of the 665 km-long East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) that will connect […]

   

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  3,500 petrol stations suffered RM181 million in losses after diesel subsidy rationalisation – association

  18 December 2024 / 55 comments

  A total of 3,500 petrol stations in Peninsular Malaysia have sustained losses amounting to RM181 million since the floating of diesel fuel pricing in June this year, reported The Star. According to Bumiputera Petrol Station […]

   

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  Malaysian fuel prices December 2024 week four – RON97 up 3 sen to RM3.22/litre; diesel stays at RM2.95

  18 December 2024 / 4 comments

  It’s Wednesday, which means time again for the usual weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail price of fuels for the coming week of December 19 to […]

   

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  BMW dealer Auto Bavaria partners with Affin Group to install AC and DC chargers at Menara Affin in TRX

  18 December 2024 / 2 comments

  Auto Bavaria has announced a partnership with Affin Group to enhance Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. In an official release, the BMW dealer said the partnership aligns with both organisations’ environmental, social and governance […]

   

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  Four new Tesla V4 Superchargers at Skudai R&R, two new Destination Chargers at Shangri-La Hotel KL

  18 December 2024 / 3 comments

  Tesla Malaysia has launched four new V4 Superchargers at PLUS Skudai R&R south-bound and two new Destination Chargers at Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The Superchargers can deliver a peak 250 kW DC at RM1.13 per […]

   

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  50% of new government cars are to be EVs by 2025

  18 December 2024 / 14 comments

  The yesterday-released Guidelines on the Transition of Government Vehicles to EVs stipulates that by 2025, 50% of new government cars are to be EVs, in line with the government’s green aspirations. Drafted by the natural […]

   

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