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Owners of the second-generation Perodua Alza have received letters inviting them to bring their vehicles in for a quality inspection service. According to letters shared and comments posted in the Perodua Alza D27A Malaysia Facebook […]

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Motor Image Malaysia has begun accepting registrations of interest for the Subaru Forester GT Wild Lite, a new edition of the facelifted SUV that was launched in May last year. According to the official website, […]

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Rowan Atkinson has been blamed for the slow adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United Kingdom, reports Sky News. The Mr. Bean and Johnny English actor was name-checked during an environment and climate change […]

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Earlier this year, the road transport department (JPJ) announced it would continue to issue physical road tax (LKM) to those who aren’t prepared to make the switch to a digital one. However, the road tax […]

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Prime minster Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said the government is committed to combatting corruption amid the fleet project tender scandal involving Spanco for the supply, repair and maintenance of government vehicles. In a report […]

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The road transport department (JPJ) has released a FAQ to explain how the new driving licence (LMM) renewal slip works in Malaysia. The issuing of this slip is for those who still prefer to have […]

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Parisians recently voted on a measure that will effectively discourage SUVs and other large vehicles from parking on city streets by tripling the parking fees for such vehicles to 18 euros (RM92) per hour. According to a report by the Associated Press, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said SUVs take up […]

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Dinamikjaya Motors, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, has announced some updates for the Kia Carnival for the 2024 model year. Keep in mind that this isn’t the facelifted version of the fourth-generation MPV revealed globally last October, so it looks like we’ll be sticking to the pre-facelift model for the […]

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Several months after the launch of the eighth-generation (G60) BMW 5 Series, the German carmaker has now revealed the wagon variant. Like the sedan, the latest G61 5 Series Touring is making its debut alongside […]

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The Audi e-tron GT serves as the poster car of Ingolstadt’s electric vehicle (EV) series and was first revealed way back in February 2021, before eventually reaching our shores in the middle of 2023. Available […]

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