Author: Mick Chan

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is offering discounts of up to 50% on the settlement of saman, or traffic summonses, as part of the Madani Rakyat Zon Selatan 2024 programme that is taking place at […]

The post PDRM offering 50% saman discount at Madani Zon Selatan in Dataran UTM, Skudai, JB; August 15 to 17 appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

The minister of investment, trade and industry is in the process of getting updates from Tesla regarding its investment in Malaysia, said Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, reported New Straits Times. The prime […]

The post Tesla cannot compete with Chinese EV makers: Anwar appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

Kia has released early images of its 2025 K8 sedan, and the full-sized sedan now takes on the brand’s current design language. The brand’s latest model draws from its large electric SUV, the EV9, with […]

The post 2025 Kia K8 – 2.5L, 3.5L petrol and hybrid engines, predictive suspension; from RM122k in South Korea appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

Following a report of Tesla’s alleged cancellation of plans to build an EV factory in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia, a source within the ministry of investment, trade and industry of Malaysia (MITI) has said that […]

The post Tesla not scrapping Southeast Asia factory plans; reports of regional plant cancellation not official – MITI appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

Here’s the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, as the ministry of finance has announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of the coming week of August 8 to 14, 2024. The […]

The post Malaysian fuel prices August 2024 week two – diesel drops 5 sen to RM3.30 per litre; petrol unchanged appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

Photo credit: Kevin Booker (LinkedIn) Fleet management provider Webfleet has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge, achieved with a Ford Mustang Mach-E […]

The post Ford Mustang Mach-E sets new EV distance record – 916 km on a single charge over 24 hours in the UK appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

The current Automated Enforcement System (AES) cameras found on highways in Malaysia are being updated to the Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) with new hardware, and an example of the new equipment has been found […]

The post AES speed cameras in Malaysia updated – AWAS setup gets new pole design, now less visible to drivers appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

The 2024 Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week (KLFW 2024) that took place in Kuala Lumpur last week played host to the sixth instalment of the KLFW Designer Search, with this year’s edition bringing the theme of […]

The post KL Fashion Week 2024 Designer Search contest crowns three winners, inspired by Peugeot 408 appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

The Mitsubishi Xforce has been awarded a five-star rating in the Asean NCAP (New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries) 2021-2025 assessment protocol, from an overall score of 79.15. THe Xforce is the second […]

The post Mitsubishi Xforce gets five-star ASEAN NCAP rating appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.

Shown at the recent 2024 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS 2024) was the Toyota Land Cruiser, with the 300 Series model arriving in the republic priced from 2,656,000,000 rupiah (RM756,687) in GR Sport guise, […]

The post Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR Sport at GIIAS 2024 – Indonesia gets 305 PS/700 Nm 3.3L turbodiesel appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News.