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  Hybrids overtake petrol in European 2025 new car sales – EVs up 30%, now at 17.4% market share

  27 January 2026 / 0 comments

  Electrification is picking up pace in Europe as hybrids have overtaken pure petrol-powered cars in new car sales for the first time in 2025. In the European Union (EU), 1.88 million vehicles were registered last […]

   

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  Gig Workers Act will be enforced in March, council membership to be announced later – HR minister

  27 January 2026 / 0 comments

  The Gig Workers Act 2025, gazetted on December 31, will come into force in March once all implementation mechanisms, including the consultative council, tribunal and related offices, have been finalised. Human resources minister Datuk Seri […]

   

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  NKVE Subang toll slip road from Ara Dsara closed

  27 January 2026 / 1 comment

  Stuck in a bad jam from Ara Damansara and the Subang Airport heading towards the Subang NKVE toll? PLUS has announced that the slip from this direction to the toll is closed. The closure is […]

   

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  BYD Atto 3 Ultra gets new Atlantis Grey colour option – limited tax-free EV stock offered at RM105,800

  26 January 2026 / 2 comments

  BYD has announced that the Atto 3 Ultra is still available in tax-free form at a promotional price of RM105,800. Stocks are limited. There’s also a new Atlantis Grey exterior colour option to go with […]

   

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  2026 Perodua Traz maintenance costs compared – much cheaper than Proton X50, but same as Ativa?

  23 January 2026 / 13 comments

  The Perodua Traz was launched one month ago, but it is two years late due to Daihatsu’s ‘procedural irregularities’ safety testing scandal that surfaced in late 2023. Everything has now been sorted out, but the […]

   

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  Volvo launches ‘new car brand’ called Selamat – ES90 teasers part of year-long campaign focusing on safety

  22 January 2026 / 13 comments

  Today’s launch of the Volvo ES90 also served as the reveal of ‘Selamat’. Volvo Car Malaysia’s teaser campaign for the all-new electric sedan centred on a ‘new car brand’ called Selamat. We saw that word […]

   

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  Honda to discontinue production of fuel cell systems in the US, a JV with GM – goes solo with next-gen

  22 January 2026 / 0 comments

  Honda has announced its decision to discontinue production of the current model of fuel cell system now produced at Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM) in the US, before the end of 2026. FCSM is a […]

   

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  Free Penang ferry for Thaipusam on Jan 31, Feb 1

  22 January 2026 / 1 comment

  There will be free Penang ferry rides on January 31 and February 1 for Thaipusam, the Penang Port Commission (SPPP) and Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) have announced. According to SPPP chairman Datuk Yeoh Soon […]

   

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  Lalaport BBCC mall is the new KL-SG bus hub; 1 Utama, IOI City Mall, Sunway Pyramid soon – Loke

  21 January 2026 / 4 comments

  KL-Singapore commuters, do you have fond (or sad, leaving is sometimes difficult) memories of boarding the Aeroline at KL’s Corus Hotel? The bus company’s base at the famous old hotel opposite KLCC is no more, […]

   

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  RM250k minimum price for CBU EVs expanded to new models from existing brands – MAA to clarify with MITI

  21 January 2026 / 22 comments

  Three weeks ago, a document snapshot, purportedly from Malaysia’s investment, trade and industry ministry (MITI), revealed that from January 1, 2026, all new CBU imported EVs from new brands yet to enter the Malaysian market […]

   

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  Tax and duties for CBU EVs set at 30%+10%+10% or 5%+10%+10% depending on country of origin, FTA

  20 January 2026 / 5 comments

  The exemption of import and excise duties for CBU fully-imported electric vehicles (EVs) has ended along with the year 2025, and with a new year comes a new tax structure for imported EVs. At today’s […]

   

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  No price increase for CKD cars in July 2026, OMV/402 issue resolved, delay to finalise calculations – MAA

  20 January 2026 / 0 comments

  It’s good news for the Malaysian automotive industry as the open market value (OMV) excise duty revision issue that crops up every year end, threatening price increases of up to 30% for CKD locally assembled […]

   

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  PLUS Putra Mahkota ramp to Southville and KL to close every night from Jan 19-30 – tree cutting works

  19 January 2026 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge PLUS has announced that the slip road from Persimpangan Putra Mahkota (Ramp D) heading towards Southville and KL (northbound) will be closed to all traffic every night, from 10pm to 5am. It […]

   

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  Rapid KL’s ‘Van Parlimen’ is back – T851 free service from KL Sentral, Taman Botani carpark, till March 12

  19 January 2026 / 2 comments

  Click to enlarge Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar opened the first meeting of the fifth session of the 15th parliament today. And with our YBs back in the Dewan Rakyat, the “Van Parlimen” […]

   

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  Volvo ES90 spotted in KL, EV is launching this month

  19 January 2026 / 1 comment

  Click to enlarge Here are some shots of the Volvo ES90, which will be launching this month, according to Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM). Shot by our social media man Jordan Xavier in Bangsar, it shows […]

   

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