HomeNews

MAA does not expect significant impact on new vehicle sales

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) does not expect the recent removal of diesel subsidies/increase in pump prices to significantly impact the total volume of new vehicle sales for 2024 which it forecast to be 740,000 units. Of this number,...

Alpine A290 electric hot hatch revealed

Alpine (a brand in the Renault group) has joined the electric era with its new A290 revealed yesterday. As would be expected of a car with the DNA of the 69-year old brand, the hot hatch promises two things:...

Smart Lanes at 18 locations on PLUS highways

It's a long weekend with Monday being a holiday. If you're travelling on PLUS highways, take note that Smart Lanes may be active at 18 locations. The starting and ending points of the Smart Lanes are indicated by yellow...

Most powerful street-legal Ford Mustang to debut at Le Mans

The long-awaited Ford Mustang GTD Carbon Series makes its debut at this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans and prospective customers in the European Union can start placing their orders online from today for the extreme version. The biggest statement...

Proton’s new EV brand to be called e.MAS

Proton tonight revealed the name of its new EV brand which was chosen by members of the public in a contest held last month. The new model has been under development since 2022 and is expected to be launched...

Longer warranty coverage for Peugeot vehicles

Over the years, Malaysian car-buyers have opted for hire-purchase (H-P) loan terms that are longer and longer. From a maximum of 3 years in the 1970s, loan repayment periods have extended up to 9 years. In fact, a recent...

Lotus Emeya recharged in 14 minutes (10% – 80%)

Motorists are used to a short time at the pump refuelling petrol or diesel in their car, be it a Rolls-Royce, a Nissan GT-R or a Perodua Kancil. So the thought of having to wait some time for the...

Kia EV9 makes public appearance at THE EXCHANGE, TRX

Dinamikjaya Motors, the Bermaz Auto unit handling the Kia brand, has officially launched the Kia EV9 in public in Malaysia. The fully electric SUV, which is the flagship of Kia's EV SUV range, is offered in two versions –...

Hyundai to introduce new Inster electric city SUV in Europe

While the Chinese brands seem to be sweeping across Europe with EVs priced more attractively than those from European brands, the Korean carmakers are not planning on just watching from the sidelines. Hyundai and Kia already have a range...

EV Connection enhances JomCharge app with AutoCharge

Electric vehicles are still new to Malaysians, having appeared on roads only over the past 2+ years. The numbers have now grown to thousands and while the early adopters had to put up with limited charging stations and other...

JAECOO partners POWERMAN Malaysia for the first time

JAECOO Malaysia has not started selling its SUVs yet but it certainly involved in a lot of activities which undoubtedly help create awareness of the new brand. Besides having a presence at the recent Malaysia Autoshow 2024, the company...

End of the era of subsidised diesel

After midnight today, pump prices of diesel will no longer be at rates subsidised by the government. As one of the moves towards making subsidies more targeted towards groups that really require them, the government will stop the fuel...
Advertisingspot_img