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The road transport department (JPJ) yesterday seized six luxury cars with a RM1.5 million total estimated value for various offences on the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (LPT1) near Karak, including one …
If I had a ringgit for every Perodua Kelisa I've seen converted into a Daihatsu Mira Gino... anyway, the Kedah road transport department (JPJ) recently detained one on Jalan Ekor Kucing-Padang Serai, …
It seems every other carmaker these days is publicising upcoming models by parading them in a transparent box on a flat-bed lorry (known in marketing circles as a roving truck). Well... it …
Ops Pemandu Warga Asing (PEWA) is well and truly underway. Between January 1 and 23, the Johor road transport department (JPJ) has acted against 459 non-Malaysian drivers for various offences including having …
OK, now it's official. A month after launching the little Bingo EV in Malaysia, TQ Wuling has announced that local assembly (CKD) has officially begun at Tan Chong Motor Assemblies (TCMA) Segambut …
The Negeri Sembilan road transport department (N9 JPJ) will be auctioning 100 vehicles of various types, including rigid lorries and Yamaha RX-Z bikes, on Wednesday, January 28, reports Harian Metro. Bidding will …
Transport minister Anthony Loke has said again that the road transport department (JPJ) will not be deterred by threats from 'tontos' (an abbreviation of tolong orang nak tipu orang, referring to those …
Following a road transport department (JPJ) directive, Puspakom has implemented a revised brake inspection protocol for lorries, effective January 12. This will fail heavy vehicles with "excessively tight or excessively loose" brake …
China bought 425,337 Tesla Model Ys in 2025, making it the third best-selling new energy vehicle (NEV) and, once again, the best-selling SUV in the country. That number represents 3.58% of the …
The Kuala Lumpur road transport department (JPJ) has seized 58 vehicles under Ops Pemandu Warga Asing (PEWA). The operation, which targets non-Malaysians driving without licences or proper documentation, was carried out from …
Malaysia's appetite for cars is just... unbelievable. In a land of not even 40 million people, we bought 820,752 new cars last year (yet another record), or 0.5% more than 2024's 816,747. …
The BYD Seal got updated in Malaysia last August with a pair of variants on offer - the RM172k one-motor RWD Premium and the RM192k two-motor AWD Performance. These prices are around …
Rapid On-Demand is going EV - 300 electric vans (130 in the Klang Valley, 170 in Penang) are planned to enter service between late-2027 and end-2028, Bernama reports, with Prasarana Malaysia strategy …
Chery Corporate Malaysia has begun exports to Brunei, its second ASEAN market after Vietnam last February. The first batch comprises the Jaecoo J7 PHEV and Jaecoo J7 2WD, identically equipped to the …
Sliding into your DMs with lots of Ds and Ms is the Mitsubishi Delica Mini x Dali with DAMD, which was at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon. Want your Mitsubishi kei car …
Prasarana is doubling the fare for the Rapid On-Demand service to RM2 a journey from February. The RM1 promo fare has existed since the 2023 proof-of-concept phase. The new fare also applies …
Nissan has taken the wraps off the Aura Nismo RS concept at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon - garang, right? That Dark Matte Nismo Stealth Gray finish certainly helps. It's basically a …
Honda Malaysia's teased it and John Cena's just bought one; now this neat little number has turned up at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon. It's called the Mugen Prelude Spec III, and …
BMW Group Malaysia announced yesterday that in 2025, over 10,800 BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad vehicles found homes in the country. This is some 20% less than 2024's over-13,500 units (which in …
Want a more distinctive-looking F74 BMW 218 Gran Coupe? Act fast, because BMW Malaysia is throwing in for free the Iconic Glow illuminated grille on only 150 units from now until March …
