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A feasibility on lemon law for vehicles will be carried out this year, according to the ministry of domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN), The Star has reported. The legislation would empower consumers to […]

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A sum of RM257 million is required for the annual maintenance of railway assets managed by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), New Straits Times has reported. According to transport minister Anthony Loke, the sum is […]

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myTukar parent company Carro has announced its acquisition of Hong Kong-based used car platform Beyond Cars, and thus Carro has expanded its reach to a total of seven markets, comprised of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, […]

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Polestar has secured US$950 million (RM4.5 billion) in external funding, the company has announced, a month after Volvo announced that it will stop providing funds to Polestar and transfer responsibility of the EV brand to […]

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Seven concept proposals have been received from firms and consortiums interested in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project, and the evaluation of these proposals is expected to take two months to complete, New Straits Times has reported. MyHSR Corporation is still evaluating the concept proposals that have […]

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Hyundai has released initial details of its updated Ioniq 5 EV for 2024, which gains an N Line trim variant in addition to increased battery capacity and EV range, along with design and equipment updates. Battery capacity of the Ioniq 5 has increased from 77.4 kWh to 84.0 kWh, which […]

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Traffic congestion is a given in city centres, and yet another instance of conflict between a car and a motorcycle has surfaced on X/Twitter and Reddit, where dashcam footage shows slow-moving traffic on what appears […]

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Great Wall Motor Malaysia (GWM Malaysia) has announced that the Ora 07 – known elsewhere as the Grand Cat or Lightning Cat – is now available for booking in the country, through authorised dealers nationwide. […]

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The EON & Sahabat Autofest 2024 has opened today at the EON Glenmarie headquarters as EON Berhad, fully owned subsidiary of DRB-Hicom celebrates is 40th anniversary this year. The EON & Sahabat Autofest takes place […]

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Allianz General Insurance Company Malaysia Berhad (Allianz General) has announced its latest insurance product, Allianz EV Shield, which is the firm’s insurance coverage for electric vehicles under the private car comprehensive policy that offers coverage […]

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