Seatbelt fine of RM300 from 1st January 2009
From the new year onwards, all passengers in a car whether sitting in the front or back have to buckle up or face a RM300 fine. This only applies if the passenger …
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Ex-MD Dato Nadzmi is Proton’s new chairman
Dato Nadzmi Mohd Salleh is back in Proton as the group Chairman of the company, effective from the 1st of January 2009. He previously held the managing director position from 1993 to …
Malaysian diesel to be Euro 2M grade in 2009
Good news for diesel owners! This goes out especially to those who took the leap of faith and purchased cars with advanced diesel engines like the BMW 530d and the Mercedes-Benz E270 …
Subaru Impeza WRX STi from official importer gets new price tag: RM251k
Motor Image has dropped the price of the Subaru Impreza WRX STi from the earlier RM289k price tag to a new price tag of RM251k. The price premium of upgrading from the …
Volkswagen Golf GTI Special Edition: limited units now available in Malaysia
Volkswagen Group Malaysia is currently selling limited units of the Volkswagen Golf GTI with a different set of equipment, but for the sale price of RM198,888. This special Golf GTI features featuring …
2009 Honda City 1.5 E and S launched in Malaysia!
The 2009 Honda City comes in 2 variants, the Honda City 1.5S and the Honda City 1.5E. The 1.5S is the lower end variant, priced at RM84,980 OTR with insurance while the …
Peugeot 308 to hit Malaysian showrooms in January
The Peugeot 308 will be launched in Malaysia in January 2009. Two variants will be available, the Peugeot 308 VTi and the Peugeot 308 Turbo.
Malaysia to ban half-shell helmets in January 2009
Road Safety Department director-general Datuk Suret Singh says his department is working on plugging a hole in the law that did not define what a proper motorcycle helmet is. As a result, …
Set an appointment to install rear seatbelts for your Proton for free!
Proton will install rear seatbelts for the following cars for free under its free rear seatbelt installation program. The affected cars are: 144,000 units of the Proton Saga/Iswara LMST produced from 2004 …
Google Zeitgeist 2008: the fastest rising cars searched by Malaysians on Google in Malaysia!
It's official, Malaysians are seriously car-crazed. Google's 2008 Zeitgeist is out and for Malaysia this year we have a new list which shows the fastest rising car searches in Malaysia.
New Honda City transported on trailers in Malaysia
From the shots, we are able to gauge some minor details on how the new Honda City will be offered here in Malaysia. For one, we are getting the Asian design for …
Penang will follow Perak’s decision to abandon Perdana V6 choice, but only when time comes
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng says when the time comes for the state's fleet of Proton Perdana V6 cars to be replaced, the new cars will not be Protons.
Shell: The Cars of James Bond Collection
Shell Malaysia is becoming quite well-known for offering little collectible toy models of various cars related to its various tie-ups through it's fuel stations in Malaysia. If I'm not mistaken, the last …
Toyota Camry: new Perak state official car
The Perak government has purchased a fleet of Toyota Camry 2.4Vs for its state officials, a total of 16 units worth RM2.7 million, or about RM167,000 each.
Proton Campro turbo engine by 2010-2011
Proton managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin said Proton was developing a turbocharged engine set for introduction by the years 2010 to 2011 equivalent to a 2.0 liter engine (estimation approximately 150hp …
New fully imported Ford Ranger TDCi gets updated!
Malaysian Ford distributors Sime Darby Auto Connexion Sdn Bhd is now bringing in the Ford Ranger from Ford's plants in Thailand, since Ford's assembly plant was shut down following the exit of …
BMW Premium Selection: approved used cars with 1-year warranty for Malaysia
A BMW Premium Selection refurbished car must have an approved and documented vehicle history, pass a 72-point check, and must be less than 5 years old or less than 100,000km of mileage.
Next generation Proton Waja to be based on the Mitsubishi Lancer platform
After many years of going around in circles talking to companies such as PSA Peugeot Citroen, Volkswagen and GM, Proton has finally ended up at a familiar place, Mitsubishi Motors. Proton announced …
Proton posts RM57 million profit for Q2 FY2008; renews Syed Zainal’s contract
Proton's board of directors announced yesterday afternoon that they have renewed the contract of Proton's managing director, ato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. Also announced are the national automaker's financial …
Source: Syed Zainal likely to be reappointed
An unnamed source informed national news agency Bernama that the proposal to renew the contract of current managing director of Proton Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir has been presented to …
