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Careplus Group and GoAuto Group joint venture, NexV Manufacturing has officially commenced construction on its upcoming assembly plant in the Chembong Industrial Area in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. According to the company, this is the first green technology facility dedicated to the manufacture of new energy vehicles (NEVs), and it aims for operations to commence in
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Getting its Malaysian launch is the 2024 Kymco AK550 Premium maxi scooter, priced at RM65,500 excluding road tax, insurance and registration. Kymco scooters are distributed in Malaysia under the Edaran Modenas banner, and brought in CBU with two colour options – Black and Matte Brown. The AK550 Premium is powered by a DOHC, two-cylinder, liquid-cooled
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The move to a digital driver’s license is among the latest in the Malaysian government’s moves in digitalisation, which, together with vehicle road tax, can be renewed digitally via the MyJPJ mobile app from February 1 this year. In an interview with Nasional FM (click here for video) recorded on Thursday (January 11), road transport
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From its beginning in 1949, the MotoGP World Championship reaches its 75th year in 2024. Initially based on the production motorcycles of the day, MotoGP today is the pinnacle of two wheel racing technology, along with the most skilled and talented motorcycle riders on the planet. Starting off in the post war years with motorcycles
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Jenama automotif dari China, Chery secara rasminya masuk semula ke pasaran Malaysia pada Julai tahun lalu, dengan melancarkan dua model sebagai permulaan iaitu SUV segmen-C Omoda 5 dan juga SUV segmen-D tujuh-tempat duduk Tiggo 8 Pro. Walaupun mungkin ada yang sinis dengan kedatangan semula Chery ke pasaran tempatan, dengan strategi baharu yang lebih agresif termasuk
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Click to enlarge Well well, what do we have here? And a sedan no less, in a scene dominated by SUVs. Faisal Hussamuddin shared these pics on MyEVOC’s Facebook page and we’ve been searching for a match. The poster asks if this is Proton’s first ever EV undergoing testing? Why EV? Well, the car is
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Click to enlarge Chery Malaysia has officially announced that the Tiggo 7 Pro will make its local debut this year. We’ve previously reported that the C-segment SUV has been confirmed for Malaysia, and Chery also revived a Tiggo 7 Pro Facebook group late last year, so it’s not a big surprise. Previously, it was said
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Sime Darby Motors (SDM) has opened its first-ever pop-up store, and it’s located at the ground floor of 1 Utama’s old wing. Situated next to Uniqlo, you won’t miss it. Brands under SDM that are present are BMW, MINI, BMW Motorrad, BYD, Hyundai and Ford. Open to all, the pop-up store will be there for
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Launched in Malaysia last December as a 2024-year model, the latest Mazda 2 facelift is in fact the Japanese B-segment model’s second, after the first facelift that made its debut in 2019. In Malaysia, the 2024 Mazda 2 continues to be offered in sedan and hatchback forms, and is priced at RM108,670 on-the-road without insurance
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UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced it delivered 10,402 vehicles in December 2023, compromising 10,079 units of Toyotas and 323 units of Lexus vehicles. With this, the company’s final sales tally for the whole of 2023 reached 108,107 units, which represents a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 7% from 101,035 units in 2022. In an official
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