Author: Gerard Lye

Deputy works minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has said RM30 million is needed for repair works caused by flash floods in Johor. As reported by NST, 37 locations, including 29 roads and eight landslide-hit areas, […]

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UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced it delivered 10,402 vehicles in December 2023, compromising 10,079 units of Toyotas and 323 units of Lexus vehicles. With this, the company’s final sales tally for the whole of […]

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The Jaecoo J7 wasn’t the only car to be previewed by Jaecoo Malaysia today, as the company also brought out a unit of the Jaecoo J8. Also referred to as the Chery Tiggo 9, the […]

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Jaecoo Malaysia today officially previewed the Jaecoo J7, which will be its first model to be launched in Malaysia sometime in the second quarter of 2024. Positioned as a premium off-roader, the J7 was shown […]

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Honda will be at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon which is set to take place from January 12-14, and the Japanese carmaker is giving us a preview of some of the exhibits that will be […]

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Volvo has produced the first prototype of its new fully electric flagship sedan which is expected to replace the current S90. Rumoured to be called the ES90 and known internally by the codename V551, news […]

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UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) started 2023 with a bang by launching five GR models simultaneously in February, including the GR Corolla, GR86, Corolla Cross GR Sport, Hilux GR Sport and GR Supra with a six-speed […]

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is kicking off 2024 by giving the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 some updates. Last year, the hot hatch was improved with the addition of the IQ.Drive suite of advanced driver […]

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Starting from today, you can now share your vehicle’s digital road tax (e-LKM) with others via a new function in the MyJPJ. This was announced by the transport ministry as part of the next phase […]

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Launched in Malaysia during this year’s PACE, the BMW i5 is the fully electric version of the eighth-generation (G60) 5 Series. Available in a sole eDrive40 variant currently, the i5 retails for RM399,500 on-the-road without […]

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