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Happy Labour Day, and with it being a Wednesday, it is time for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, as announced by the finance ministry for the coming week of May 2 to May […]

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The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is offering discounts of up to 50% on selected traffic summonses in Penang from May 3 to 5, in line with the Program Madani Rakyat 2024 Zon Utara. Traffic summons […]

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Following its initial preview earlier this month, the 2024 Peugeot 408 has now made its official launch in Malaysia, arriving in three variants – Allure, Premium and GT, priced at RM146,055, RM166,055 and RM196,055 on-the-road […]

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Toyota has emerged with its 2023 financial year results which sees the Japanese giant attain record numbers in production and sales, according to Japan Times citing Bloomberg reports. Global sales at Toyota, including from Daihatsu […]

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The Jaecoo J8 plug-in hybrid SUV has been shown at Auto China 2024 in Beijing which opened this week, following the PHEV model’s preview in Thailand last month. This has been previewed in Malaysia in […]

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Following reported price drops in several markets internationally, Tesla has announced reductions in prices for its models in Malaysia, with price reductions of RM8,000 across the board save for the 2024 Model 3 Performance that […]

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UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced today introduction of the Toyota Yaris G Limited for the Malaysian market, and this time around there is not only cosmetic revisions – there are upgrades applied to the B-segment hatchback’s chassis and powertrain as well. Capped at a run of 600 units, the […]

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Unveiled in March, the Lynk & Co 07 is a D-segment sedan that sports a plug-in hybrid powertrain and is positioned above the 03 sedan, and here we can now bring live images of the […]

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Shortly after the Maserati Grecale premiered in fully electric guise as the Grecale Folgore last month, the Italian marque’s electric crossover has been shown at the recent 2024 Bangkok International Motor Show. While outwardly similar […]

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It’s Wednesday, which means that it is once again time for the weekly fuel price updated in Malaysia, as announced by the finance ministry for the coming week of April 25 to May 1, 2024. […]

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