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  Honda Malaysia to introduce five new models in 2014

  20 February 2014 / 50 comments

  Honda Malaysia will launch five new models this year. The five includes FMC (full model change) and MMC (minor model change) models and CKD hybrids locally assembled in Melaka. This was announced by Yoichiro Ueno, […]

   

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  Perodua A-segment sedan concept – another take

  19 February 2014 / 51 comments

  Click to enlarge. Perodua is due to introduce a new model in the second half of the year, a car that might quite possibly be very closely related to the Toyota Agya/Daihatsu Ayla eco-car sold […]

   

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  Tests for auto-only driving licences to begin in April

  19 February 2014 / 93 comments

  Nearly two years after originally scheduled, the implementation of driving tests for vehicles with automatic transmissions will finally begin in April this year, reports Harian Metro. The new Class D driving licence is part of […]

   

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  Volkswagen Group Malaysia sets 20,000-unit target

  19 February 2014 / 193 comments

  Undoubtedly wanting to make a significant contribution to the Volkswagen Group’s aim of becoming the world’s biggest car manufacturer by 2018, Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) has set its sights on a very lofty goal – […]

   

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  BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo to be locally-assembled – Malaysian sales volume for brand up by 14% in 2013

  18 February 2014 / 39 comments

  The BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo is set to be the next BMW vehicle to be locally assembled in Malaysia – the 3 GT will be the 14th locally-assembled model when production begins in Kulim […]

   

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  Parts makers can be competitive globally – MITI

  18 February 2014 / 48 comments

  A Bernama report offers some incentive for local automotive component manufacturers who wish to broaden their scope internationally, stating that they can be competitive if they put quality first while maintaining good pricing. This was […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: 2014 Nissan Teana sighted in Rawang

  18 February 2014 / 40 comments

  This is our third set of local spyshots of the upcoming 2014 Nissan Teana – the L33 was first sighted in Melaka as early as May 2013, covered in black tape, then with minimal disguise […]

   

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  Upcoming Proton R3 model will be first R3 car to be mass-produced, wider target market – Tengku Djan

  17 February 2014 / 167 comments

  Proton deputy CEO Datuk Lukman Ibrahim wasn’t the only one we managed to catch up with at the national carmaker’s Kuala Terengganu sales carnival – during a brief chat with Tengku Djan Ley, the ‘Prince of […]

   

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  MyLesen to be implemented in every state from April

  17 February 2014 / 46 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will begin implementing the MyLesen programme in every state from April, to enable more people to have motorcycle licences, reports Bernama. The programme will introduce the Driver’s Education Curriculum – […]

   

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  Twin Towers @ Live 2014 – Christina Aguilera, Rain and Craig David to star in free KLCC concert

  17 February 2014 / 26 comments

  It’s the Formula 1 time of the year again, and as usual, there are plenty of things to do for those not interested in the race itself. The Twin Towers @ Live concert is back […]

   

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  Proton six-speed manual to pair CFE engine – Lukman

  17 February 2014 / 94 comments

  At Proton’s recent Kuala Terengganu sales carnival, we had the chance to sit down with deputy CEO Datuk Lukman Ibrahim for a short chat, during which he talked to us about export plans and performance, […]

   

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  2014 Honda City specs teased by Honda Malaysia

  15 February 2014 / 224 comments

  Honda Malaysia has put up a teaser on its website for an upcoming car, and we’re guessing it’s the new 2014 Honda City. The teaser is in the form of a three by three grid […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: A clearer view of the Proton P2-30A GSC dashboard – first look at non-touchscreen head unit

  14 February 2014 / 157 comments

  Proton’s upcoming B-segment hatchback – which we’ve been referring to as the P2-30A Global Small Car so far – has been sighted in Europe again and our spies at CarPix have now managed to get a […]

   

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  Tan Chong confirms five new Nissan models for 2014

  14 February 2014 / 86 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has confirmed that there will be five new Nissan models launching this year in Malaysia, along with one new Infiniti model. This was announced by ETCM’s executive director Datuk David […]

   

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  Smoky vehicles to be barred from entering Singapore

  13 February 2014 / 80 comments

  Malaysian vehicles with excessive smoke levels will soon be barred from entering Singapore, according to a report from The Star. Initially scheduled to take effect at the start of the year, Singaporean authorities have now […]

   

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