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BYD and Tesla are currently engaged in a war to attract electric vehicle (EV) buyers in Malaysia, and the first battle saw the Seal take on the Model 3 in the sedan market. In the […]

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Great Wall Motor (GWM) has announced its sales data for December as well as the whole of 2024. According to the Chinese automaker, a total of 135,286 vehicles were sold last month, or 20.25% more […]

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For the 48th year in a row, the Ford F-Series is once again America’s best-selling truck, the company announced in a recent release. According to the automaker, more than 33 million F-Series pick-up trucks have been sold since 1977. While the company did not disclose a year-to-date (YTD) figure for […]

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According to Headlightmag, Toyota has filed a trademark for the name ‘Hilux Travo’ with Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). This is expected to be used for the next generation of the pick-up truck, which […]

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According to BMWBlog, MINI may not produce the J01 Cooper Electric and J05 Aceman at its Oxford plant in the United Kingdom. Additionally, both electric vehicles (EVs), which originate from the Spotlight Automotive joint venture […]

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The hybrid version of the sixth-generation Subaru Forester will arrive for the 2025 model year in the United States instead of 2026 as previously believed. This will join the existing non-hybrid model that was revealed […]

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MINI Malaysia has begun teasing the arrival of the Aceman, an electric crossover that is positioned between the Cooper SE and Countryman SE that are already on sale here. Based on social media postings, the […]

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The police have detained the man on suspicion of deliberately throwing himself onto a moving car, resulting in an accident in Bandar Sungai Long recently. According to Kajang district police chief Asst Comm Naazron Abdul […]

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For a lot of people, getting a new a car typically involves taking up a loan which “ties them up” for a few years without any additional benefits beyond being able to drive their purchase so long as monthly repayments are made. While a hire purchase agreement is straightforward and […]

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Malaysia will host the Autobacs Super GT from 2025 to 2027 at the Sepang International Circuit. This comes following an agreement signed between Haro Sports & Entertainment, the rights holder and promoter of the Malaysian round of the race series, and the GT Association (GTA). As previously reported, the Super […]

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