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Despite a slight drop in numbers, Toyota has held on to its position as the world’s best-selling automaker for a fifth straight year. The Japanese automaker sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to finish ahead […]

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Rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) says it is enhancing security measures in high-risk areas by deploying more auxiliary police personnel to prevent future track trespassing. This comes after a fatal trespassing incident earlier this […]

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Happy Chinese New Year, folks! Being a Wednesday, it’s time for the usual round of the weekly fuel price update, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail price for fuels for the coming […]

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Automakers are pushing back against the application of the tariffs imposed by the European Union on Chinese-built electric vehicles, which came into effect in late October year. Not surprisingly, the first action came from Chinese […]

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Denza, which is set to make its official Malaysian debut very soon, may be a new name for many here, but the brand itself isn’t a fresh face, having been around for close to 15 […]

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The road transport department (JPJ) today opened its new Putrajaya office at Level 1, Galeria PJH Precinct 4 commercial building. This follows on the surprise visit by the chief secretary to the government, Tan Sri […]

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Increased enforcement activity against commercial vehicles of late has unearthed enough cases of non-compliance, with poor condition tyres one of the recurring issues. Given that such vehicles need to undergo regular inspections, shouldn’t these be caught early and prevented from potentially causing the mayhem that we seem to be reading […]

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Daihatsu has announced its vehicle exhibits for the Tokyo Auto Salon 2025, which is set to take place at the Makuhari Messe next month, on January 10 to 12, 2025. For this edition, the automaker […]

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Remember the Cash for Clunkers scrappage scheme programme that was proposed as part of the Vehicle End of Life policy, which never got off the ground? Well, a member of parliament has suggested that the […]

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