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Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Shahrir Samad announced today that petrol prices at the pump may most likely increase in August 2008, two months from now. Details on the price hike and […]
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Najib: ban on refueling foreign cars delayed
The issue on whether petrol pumps in border towns can sell fuel to foreign-registered vehicles is still unclear, as different people in different ministries seem to be saying different things, all within the span of […]
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Government to ink deal for free rear seatbelts
Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat says owners of locally-made cars without rear seatbelts will soon be able to get them installed for free, if a deal with local car manufacturers goes through. A Memorandum […]
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New fuel subsidy plan in the next 3 months!
The announcement of a new fuel subsidy plan is not likely to happen anytime soon as the cabinet meeting to discuss the subsidy issues as revealed by Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop […]
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Nissan Sylphy 2.0 Initial Details and Pricing
Edaran Tan Chong Motor has unveiled initial details on the Nissan Sylphy that it will be launching soon on their website. I will list them here for your convenience. Showrooms are now taking bookings for […]
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ETCM to launch Nissan Frontier successor soon
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd announced yesterday that it will be launching two models this year. One is the Nissan Sylphy, which only comes with one engine variant, a 2.0 litre model powered by […]
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Honda Accord first month: over 5,000 bookings
The recently launched 2008 Honda Accord has achieved more than 70% of its annual sales target in its first month of launch. According to Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the Accord’s first month sales of 5,194 […]
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Grand Saga highway barrier is a fuel guzzler!
You may be wondering about the strange headline for this post. If you have been reading papers for the past few days, you would be aware of the whole Bandar Mahkota Cheras and Cheras-Kajang Expressway […]
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Foreign cars banned from filling up near border
The government has banned all petrol stations within 30 to 50km from the Malaysia-Thailand border and the Malaysia-Singapore border from selling fuel to foreign cars beginning this Friday (30th May 2008) onwards. This would include […]
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Proton posts 202.9 million ringgit profit for FY07
Proton Holdings Bhd has just announced a Q4 net profit of 236.4 million ringgit, compared to 915,000 ringgit during the same period the previous year. Sales climbed from 1.26 billion ringgit up to 1.72 billion […]
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Nor: Revised fuel subsidy to be decided soon
Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop revealed last week that the new scheme for subsidised fuel will be revealed in a few month’s time by the Prime Minister, and will benefit low to […]
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Government may introduce off-peak rates for LDP
The government may introduce on-peak and off-peak toll rates for the Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) to ease congestion, according to Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed. Ironically, most of the traffic jams on the LDP are […]
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Brabus S B7 in Malaysia: RM888,888!
Naza Brabus Motor Sdn Bhd enjoyed brisk sales when its first batch of 15 units of the Brabus S B7 arrived on our local shores from Germany earlier this year. A second batch of 15 […]
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Volvo promotions ending 21st June 2008
Volvo Cars Malaysia are currently having a two-month long promotional period which will end on the 21st of June 2008. Selected aftermarket alloy wheels for the Volvo S40, V50 and XC90 have promotional prices that […]
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Facelifted Volvo XC90 launched in Malaysia!
Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the facelifted Volvo XC90 here in Malaysia, probably one of the only 7 seaters around that gets the approval of Jeremy Clarkson, who last I read is about to purchase […]