Perak gov’t ready to give Proton more land in Tg Malim
The Perak state government is said to be willing to provide Proton more land around the national carmaker's Tanjung Malim plant in order for it to expand its business. According to Bernama, …
Mitsubishi Outlander 2.4 – new Police Highway Eagles
The highway patrol for the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has gained a new fleet. Highway concessionaire PLUS recently contributed 15 units of the Mitsubishi Outlander 2.4 to the force for the enforcement …
Castrol launches Magnatec lubricant with Dualock technology – developed for stop-start traffic
Having been in the Malaysian automotive lubricants market for over two decades, Castrol has launched the latest iteration of its Magnatec range of lubricants for the Malaysian market, now with Dualock technology. …
Naza to contribute RM1,000 to Tabung Harapan Malaysia for every car sold by the group till Aug 31
The Naza Group has announced it will contribute RM1,000 towards the Tabung Harapan Malaysia for every car sold by the group, from June 1 to August 31. Naza is the official importer …
Sabah wants to build Toyota, Nissan plants – report
The Sabah state government aims to forge a collaboration with investors to build automotive production and assembly plants there, according to a Bernama report. Assistant finance minister for Sabah Sarifuddin Hata said …
SIC and TOC sign Bina Bakat partnership program
Intended to developed future talents for Malaysian motorsports, Sepang International Circuit (SIC) and TOC Automotive College (TOC) have entered a partnership via the TOC Bina Bakat programme. The Bina Bakat programme provides …
BMW Malaysia launches new Regas Premium Sabah 4S centre in Kota Kinabalu – replaces FM Autohaus
BMW Malaysia together with authorised dealer Regas Premium Auto have launched the new Regas Premium Sabah dealership in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The dealership takes over from FM Autohaus and will operate in …
Seremban-Nilai-KL Sentral KTM Komuter Express Service starts July 25 – for weekday rush hours
Good news for residents of Nilai and Seremban commuting to KL for work daily. The Seremban-Nilai-KL Sentral Komuter Express Service by KTM is back and services will start this Wednesday, July 25. …
Vehicle sales performance in Malaysia, 1H 2018 versus 1H 2017 – find out which brand improved or declined
The month of June 2018 saw a significant increase in the number of vehicles sold, with customers looking to take advantage of the “tax holiday” that we’re currently experiencing. You’ve already seen …
Malaysian vehicle sales data for June 2018 by brand – Toyota +466%, Lexus +3,166%, Volkswagen +677%
Vehicle sales figures shot through the roof last month compared to that in May, when the government announced that the goods and services tax (GST) rate would be set at 0% until …
Geely-Proton design to filter down to current models
https://youtu.be/DFT2sLzW51I Some of you might be wondering, with Geely now in the picture, plus the imminent arrival of the Geely Boyue-based Proton SUV, what will happen to the existing range of Proton …
Proton Design to be involved in Geely’s global projects
https://youtu.be/yitPd2B-y_0 It's been a little over a year since the Proton-Geely partnership officially begun. Many exciting news have been announced since, especially Proton's plans to launch a new model every year, as …
Bermaz Auto says it will absorb SST for Mazda vehicles booked before, but delivered after, Sept 1
Car prices are anticipated to increase with the reintroduction of the sales and service tax (SST) on September 1, but one distributor says it will absorb the sales tax for vehicles booked …
MAA reiterates that car prices set to increase with SST
Back to regular programming, following the lovely false alarm brought about by what turned out to be an erroneous news report, which said that car prices were set to remain unchanged from …
VIDEO: Proton SUV to have Malaysian design flavours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qGqdoGvFE&feature=youtu.be The launch of Proton's first ever SUV is upon us. You've seen multiple photos of its donor car, the Geely Boyue, and you also know that the SUV will come with …
Only components for CKD cars are SST exempt, finished product to have sales tax – customs
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has issued a statement clarifying reports on cars being exempt from sales tax (SST). The goods that are exempt from SST are components for CKD assembly, and …
Child seat ruling may not be enforced in 2019 – Loke
The ruling on the mandatory use of child seats, which was supposed to be introduced in 2019, may not be enforced after all, according to transport minister Anthony Loke. As reported by …
SST exemption for CKD vehicle packs only – report
UPDATE: Story has been revised from the initial source report, which contained errors, to denote that SST exemption will only be for locally-assembled CKD vehicles packs, an exemption that has always been …
Honda Malaysia sells 51k units in H1 2018 for 17.7% market share, retains non-national segment top spot
Honda Malaysia (HM) sold 51,354 vehicles in the first half of 2018, which translates to 17.7% share of the Malaysian auto market. This also means that the brand retains its top spot …
B10 biodiesel mandate implemented in 2019 – report
The Malaysian federal government is considering the implementation of the B10 biodiesel mandate in the second half of 2019, Nikkei Markets was quoted as saying. "We are still working towards B10 because …
