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  Chery Tiggo Cross – Malaysia gets better engine and gearbox combo vs Indonesia and Australia

  10 July 2025 / 8 comments

  Last night saw the launch of the Chery Tiggo Cross, a new entry-level SUV that competes with the Perodua Ativa, Proton X50 and Honda WR-V. Priced at RM88,800 for the 1.5 Turbo and RM98,800 for […]

   

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  JPJ takes action against officer involved in double-line overtaking move – saman and suspended from duties

  10 July 2025 / 11 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) has taken disciplinary action against one of its officers for driving a departmental vehicle in a reckless and dangerous manner. This comes following a dashcam video uploaded on social media […]

   

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  Sime Motors zero-waste tyre recycling programme – used tyres turned into reusable industrial resources

  10 July 2025 / 0 comments

  Sime Motors has launched a zero-waste tyre recycling programme in partnership with Evergreen Corporate. The programme will be rolled out across all Sime Motors dealerships in Peninsular Malaysia from this month. The auto arm of […]

   

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  Bank Negara reduces OPR to 2.75% after July 2025 meeting – hire purchase rates likely to be reduced

  10 July 2025 / 2 comments

  The overnight policy rate (OPR) has remained at 3% ever since it was increased from 2.75% following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting held on May 3, 2023. Since then, the OPR […]

   

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  2025 Chery Tiggo Cross launched in Malaysia – Turbo variant at RM88,800, Hybrid at RM99,800; ADAS std

  9 July 2025 / 39 comments

  2025 Chery Tiggo Cross 1.5 Hybrid CSH At long last, the Chery Tiggo Cross has been officially launched in Malaysia. This comes following two previews – first at this year’s Malaysia Autoshow and a second […]

   

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  New Malaysian law bans airport taxi touts – RM50k fine

  9 July 2025 / 8 comments

  Long the bane of passengers arriving at Malaysian airports, taxi touts are now banned by the government. A new act, A1766, under the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Act 2025 forbids touting at Malaysian airports. […]

   

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  Malaysian fuel prices July 2025 week two – diesel up 3 sen to RM2.88/litre, RON97 unchanged at RM3.18/litre

  9 July 2025 / 4 comments

  It’s Wednesday, which means that it’s time once again for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, with the finance ministry having announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of July 10 […]

   

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  Proton Saga turns 40 – over two million units sold

  9 July 2025 / 18 comments

  Happy 40th birthday, Proton Saga! As we wish our first national car many happy returns (Mattel’s Hot Wheels certainly has), Proton has penned a little tribute to the plucky hero in the form of a […]

   

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  GAC Aion Y Plus starts from RM95,800 in new ‘Anniversary Mega Offer’ promo – EV below RM100k!

  9 July 2025 / 10 comments

  GAC Aion Malaysia has announced a new and lowered price for the GAC Aion Y Plus as part of an ‘Anniversary Mega Offer’ promotion. The distinctive EV is now starting from RM95,800. That’s right, below […]

   

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  JPJ Honda CR-V cuts across solid double lines, forces oncoming vehicle to evade and avoid head-on collision

  9 July 2025 / 23 comments

  Dashcam footage of a near-miss between vehicles approaching from opposite directions has emerged on Facebook, where the dashcam vehicle appears to be travelling along a two-way road with double solid white line markings. Dated July […]

   

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  ECRL now at 85%; MRL told to ensure no disruptions

  9 July 2025 / 2 comments

  As the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) achieves 85% completion, Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) has been instructed to closely monitor its implementation and ensure there are no further disruptions, chief secretary to the government (KSN) […]

   

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  SenangCas – new EV charge point operator (CPO) by Pekema, Aquateak targets 650 chargers by end-2026

  9 July 2025 / 3 comments

  There’s a new charge point operator (CPO) in town. SenangCas is a joint venture between the Malay Vehicle Importers and Traders Association of Malaysia (Pekema, the AP holder parallel importer club) and Aquateak Energy, and […]

   

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  No such thing as “Puspakom-compliant” window tint, says CEO – inspection company follows JPJ regs

  9 July 2025 / 13 comments

  Puspakom CEO Mahmood Razak Bahman has said claims of “Puspakom-compliant” window tint are misleading and baseless because the vehicle inspection company does not set its own tint regulations. As reported by FMT, he warned tint […]

   

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  JPJ recalls – Kia Rio 5,123 units, Mercedes-Benz GLC /S580e/EQS/EQE/SL 32 units, Yamaha bikes 3,167 units

  9 July 2025 / 1 comment

  The road transport department (JPJ) has issued another list of product recalls from three automotive manufacturers in Malaysia, which has been made to rectify various safety-related defects that could potentially pose a risk to users. […]

   

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  Limited edition Hot Wheels Proton Saga in white now available – celebrates nameplate’s 40th anniversary

  9 July 2025 / 2 comments

  This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Proton Saga, which was first launched in Malaysia on July 9, 1985. To commemorate the occasion, Proton has once again teamed up with Mattel Malaysia for a […]

   

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