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  Thule roof racks and roof boxes in Malaysia now available from Proton Parts Centre

  10 January 2009 / 36 comments

  Proton subsidiary Proton Parts Centre Sdn Bhd is now a corporate distributor for Thule products. Proton Parts Centre now has the right to distribute Thule products like roof racks and roof boxes through dealers in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and other export markets which Proton has a presence in.

   

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  Cheaper RON95 fuel to be introduced mid-2009

  9 January 2009 / 41 comments

  It’s right in the middle of the month now, and some of you might be wondering what happened to any fuel price revisions that typically happens at the starting of a month, and whether there […]

   

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  Jan 1 2009: 242 summonses issued for rear seatbelt rule offenders

  6 January 2009 / 36 comments

  Has anyone been stopped or noticeably been checked out by the cops yet for rear seat belt usage (or more appropriately, lack of)? I haven’t but on the first day of the new year alone, […]

   

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  New Impul Grand Livina now available in Nissan showrooms in Malaysia!

  5 January 2009 / 70 comments

  Called the Nissan Grand Livina Tuned by Impul, it is fitted with 17 inch wheels, a sports exhaust, and a bodykit comprising of a new front grille, lips for the front and rear, side skirts, and an Impul rear wing spoiler.

   

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  Seatbelt fine of RM300 from 1st January 2009

  30 December 2008 / 83 comments

  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 is over 17 […]

   

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  Ex-MD Dato Nadzmi is Proton’s new chairman

  30 December 2008 / 26 comments

  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 1996, and was […]

   

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  Malaysian diesel to be Euro 2M grade in 2009

  23 December 2008 / 24 comments

  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 CDI, and also […]

   

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  Subaru Impeza WRX STi from official importer gets new price tag: RM251k

  22 December 2008 / 26 comments

  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 2.0 litre S-GT […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI Special Edition: limited units now available in Malaysia

  22 December 2008 / 24 comments

  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 vintage tartan Interlagos […]

   

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  2009 Honda City 1.5 E and S launched in Malaysia!

  18 December 2008 / 394 comments

  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 top of the line is the Honda City 1.5E priced at RM89,980.

   

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  Peugeot 308 to hit Malaysian showrooms in January

  17 December 2008 / 44 comments

  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.

   

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  Malaysia to ban half-shell helmets in January 2009

  16 December 2008 / 50 comments

  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, many people are […]

   

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  Set an appointment to install rear seatbelts for your Proton for free!

  16 December 2008 / 24 comments

  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 to 2008 with […]

   

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  Google Zeitgeist 2008: the fastest rising cars searched by Malaysians on Google in Malaysia!

  16 December 2008 / 14 comments

  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.

   

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  New Honda City transported on trailers in Malaysia

  16 December 2008 / 61 comments

  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 the City which features a sleeker-looking side profile.

   

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