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In a bid to cut costs and streamline its spending in the face of rising competition from Chinese carmakers, Volkswagen is mulling the closure of factories in Germany for the first time in its history. […]

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Stellantis Malaysia has been busy of late ramping up its Peugeot dealership network, but products are the key component to making it work for the brand, and by the looks of it, the follow-up to […]

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Last month, Great Wall Motor Malaysia announced that the Haval H6 Hybrid was set to make its way into the market in the third quarter, reiterating what it said about the SUV’s arrival back in […]

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Three months after introducing the BMW 520i at the Malaysia Autoshow, BMW Malaysia has announced a M Sport version of the entry-level G60, with the BMW 520i M Sport rolling in at a base price […]

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Changan Automobile has reiterated its plans to have its upcoming assembly plant in Thailand become its major overseas manufacturing base, providing for all its right-hand drive vehicles it will build for the global market, The […]

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The government has approved an additional RM100 million for road maintenance works throughout Peninsular Malaysia. According to deputy works minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, this will be utilised for periodic maintenance work on pavement and […]

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Introduced here in April, the all-electric GWM Ora 07 is available in Malaysia in two variant guises, a Long Range (which we’ve featured before in a gallery post) and the Performance, seen here in this […]

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The Negeri Sembilan state government’s free bus service for the Seremban, Jempol and Nilai routes has been terminated. According to state MB Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, the service was discontinued on June 1 due to […]

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It’s Wednesday, which means 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 August 29 to […]

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The BYD e6 has finally been sighted in Malaysia, almost two years after it was first announced as destined for our market. The white example seen in these photos was spotted parked outside the brand’s […]

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