The Government had never supported us and did not give us a chance. It must assist us now and I hope that it will be done. The above line was quoted by PEKEMA president Datuk […]
The new National Automotive Policy was released on the 22nd of March 2006. We’ve waited in anticipation for it for quite some time now. Most of us are primarily concerned on how it will affect […]
With the new tax structures and policies of the National Automotive Policy, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) announced price cuts of between RM800 to RM1500 per vehicle, which translates to about 2% to 3% […]
We’ve just seen one of the first effects of the new National Automotive Policy. UMW has just announced it’s passanger cars will be cheaper by 5.6% to 11% with the new tax structure, however MPVs […]
You will find after the jump the full text of the new National Automotive Policy, reproduced verbatim. Have had no time to read through it in full yet. Will post about it tonight. For now, […]
This just in. The government will progressively phase out the Approved Permits system, with complete abolishment by December 2010. Import tariffs for ASEAN vehicles under the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff will be reduced to […]
A souped up S-class. Sometimes you wonder why such monsters are even made, as the typical owner of a Mercedes Benz S-class would be chauferred around in the back seat instead of driving the car. […]
[ UPDATE: Click here to read a test drive report of the new locally assembled Suzuki Swift! ] [ UPDATE: The locally assembled Suzuki Swift CKD has been launched in Malaysia and goes for RM71,943.50 […]
Mayban Securities Research predicts incentives given by the government to increase competitiveness of the local automotive industry would amount to RM27.5 billion over a 5 year period, which is about RM5.5 billion a year. The […]
Proton is expected to announce a non-exclusive alliance with a Chinese firm this week. At one point, Proton’s board had thought about an exclusive partnership with one firm, but Datuk Azlan Hashim told reports that […]