Monday, October 31, 2022

MAN Malaysia introduces a taller, more spacious, driver focused all-new TM Cab for the Malaysian market - You can now stand upright in this MAN TGS truck

MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MAN Malaysia), who was the first vehicle manufacturer in Malaysia to offer Euro V engines as standard across its entire Truck range, has launched the taller and more spacious TM Cab for their TGS new truck generation range as an option. Previously,  the standard height TN Cab has always been preferred by the Malaysian market due to its flexibility but MAN Malaysia feels that it is timely to introduce a truck cabin that allows people to stand upright in the cabin, thereby allowing more space for the truck driver for his comfort and convenience.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Chery previews the OMODA 5 & Tiggo Pro Series of vehicles here in Malaysia

China brand Chery is making a comeback into the Malaysian automotive scene. You may remember if you are old enough where the brand was around in the early 2000s and then slowly faded away due to various factors. But they're back! 

HINO officially opens the new West Port, Pulau Indah 3S Centre


Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (HINO) has officially opened its latest 3S Centre which is located in West Port, Pulau Indah on the 26th of October 2022. HINO had appointed Truck Solutions Sdn Bhd, who operates this new authorized 3S - Sales, Service, and Spare Parts centre. Strategically situated in West Port/Port Klang area, this new 3S centre aims to provide total support to HINO’s customers, especially those operating in logistics & transport services. This is the the first service centre in West Port that aims to provide top-notch vehicle services to support logistics and transport operation.

Harley-Davidson will hold its Asia Harley Days 2022 at Cha-Am Beach in Thailand on the 5th and 6th of November 2022 - Be There


On October 18, 2022,  Harley-Davidson® announced that its Asia Harley Days 2022 event will be held at Triple Tree Beach Resort Cha-Am Beach, Petchaburi in Thailand on November 5th and -6th, 2022. The two-day event is a moto-music festival that unites Harley-Davidson® riders, H.O.G.® members, enthusiasts and fans from over 11 countries and territories including Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, India and Singapore, as well as 87 H.O.G.® chapters and many motorcycle clubs from these countries and territories. 


This is the first large event that Harley-Davidson has organised in recent times, especially after all the pandemic lockdowns worldwide. Details on how to join, aside from heading over to Cha-Am is below.

Friday, October 21, 2022

Maxim e-hailing drivers are mostly called Ahmad, between 18 to 35 years old and drives a Perodua here in Malaysia


Do you know that there has been an e-hailing ride service in Malaysia called Maxim? Anyway, the company has been operating here for quite a while now (since 2018) and had conducted a recent survey on their drivers for us to find out about who these people are. Maxim, who operate in about eleven countries globally, are onwards toward being one of the world's prominent ride hailing service. They have tractable data of application, driver, passenger and history of ride, the users get the opportunity to know more about their drivers and the type of car that they can expect for their booking.

TREVO Invites Armchair Football Fans to Score Great Rewards in their 'SCORE GREAT MOMENTS' Football Themed Contest

TREVO is inviting Malaysians who are 21 years old and above who like football, or soccer, have a basic understanding of the sport (or can quickly learn) to enter a contest organised by them. TREVO is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace where guests can share any car that fits the needs and wants for the trips they are taking, from the closest TREVO hosts in their community. TREVO aims to provide more vehicle choices that fulfil the travel needs of the users, called Guests, while providing car owners, who are called Hosts, the opportunity to earn extra income to offset the cost of car ownership. 

Anyway, they have a contest.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

BENTLEY KUALA LUMPUR CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF BENTLEY IN MALAYSIA WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE FLYING SPUR HYBRID

It has been a good 25 years for Bentley here in Malaysia. The brand has grown from strength to strength and persevered throughout the years to bring some truly great brand experiences to its loyal customers in Malaysia. So in conjunction with the anniversary, Bentley Kuala Lumpur has previewed the latest variant of their limousine, the 2023 Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid. Aside from bringing a hybrid Bentley, it also signals the market’s maturity in charging infrastructure and a move for the brand to be carbon neutral. Bentley Kuala Lumpur like its parent company has started on its journey to achieve carbon neutrality by 2023.

SuperNice Express Gets its First Advance Driver Assistance System (ADAS) Coaches from Scania Malaysia

Last week, on the 12th of October 2022, express bus operator SuperNice Express (SuperNice), a brand under the Unimax Group, received the first Scania coaches with Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). These are the first buses in Malaysia equipped with active safety systems and features the usual anti-lock braking systems but with electronic safety programme (ESP)  lane departure warning and Advanced emergency braking which can prevent collision with the vehicle in front by applying the brakes automatically.

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Isuzu D-MAX X-Terrain Heads Out For This Year's BORNEO SAFARI - Follow Isuzu Malaysia's Facebook page during the event and you may win something!

Isuzu is going for another round of the Borneo Safari, which could be one of the toughest yearly 4x4 events in the world. Isuzu Malaysia is sending in the Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain as media vehicles in this year’s Borneo Safari International Off Road Challenge. This time, three units of the award-winning pick-up trucks are set to perform duties as the official media vehicles for the event. Of course, they will feature minimal mods only, which will showcase the capabilities of the D-MAX. This is also the first Borneo Safari in about two years as the recent Covid-19 pandemic had put a stop to things for a while.

Gentari, PETRONAS' clean energy subsidiary, and Pro-Net, PROTON's EV subsidiary, has entered into a MoU to leverage each other to drive growth in Malaysia's EV sector

PROTON’s new energy vehicle subsidiary, Proton New Energy Technology (PRO-NET) had earlier today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Gentari Sdn. Bhd., the clean energy subsidiary of PETRONAS, at the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM). This is part of Proton's intention to develop its own-brand NEVs and also for boh parties to leverage the capabilities  and drive growth in Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in line with national decarbonisation goals. 

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

The Audi Experience will be at Volkswagen Fest 2022 - 15 & 16 October 2022 at Sentul Depot Kuala Lumpur - Audi & Lots of Volkswagen at one place folks!!!


The Volkswagen Fest 2022 will happen this weekend, the 15th and 16th of October 2022 and Audi, the sister brand to Volkswagen will be there showcasing their latest here in Malaysia. This is a first for Volkswagen Fest ever since it was held by Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia over the past few years or so. 

BMW Malaysia introduces online pre-booking for the BMW XM Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) - Price Estimated to start at RM820,000.00 if you bought it in....Langkawi



BMW Malaysia had announced an online Pre-Booking for the first-Ever BMW XM Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV). This is scheduled to  begin on the 20th of  October 2022 with Exclusive and Limited units available. The BMW XM is the first-Ever BMW M GmbH high-performance luxury Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) with an electrified drive from BMW M.  The price for these online pre-booking XM in Malaysia, is an estimated price starting from RM 820,000.00 in Langkawi and RM 1,400,000.00 in Peninsular Malaysia. Taxes. It usually raises the prices.

Blueshark, a leading smart electric scooter provider, enters into a multi-stakeholder partnership to revolutionise green urban mobility in Malaysia.

Today, the12 th October 2022,  Blueshark, which is a leading smart electric scooter provider, together with EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB), announced a multi-stakeholder partnership with several local industry players, including Blueshark Ecosystem Sdn Bhd and the Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) as part of its market introduction in Malaysia. This joint venture will produce Electric Scooters, create jobs from producing the environmentally friendly scooters, maintaining them and the supporting infrastructure required for them.

Audi A3 Sedan S Line now on Sale in Malaysia & Audi RS 3 Sedan Now Open for Booking

PHS Automotive Malaysia, the authorised distributors of Audi cars here recently announced the launch of the all-new Audi A3 Sedan S line (pictured above) and that you can also register your booking for the very much hotter Audi RS 3 Sedan (below). Both are fully imported, which is why they have prices that match. The Audi A3 Sedan S line retails from RM331,990, inclusive of duties and sales tax while the Audi RS 3 Sedan is  now open for booking with a price range of RM650,000 to RM750,000

GoCar Garage Expands Their Digital One-Stop Car Service & Maintenance Solution to Ipoh and Negeri Sembilan

GoCar Malaysia, a leading on-demand mobility-as-a- service platform in Malaysia, earlier today announced the expansion of its GoCar Garage digital one-stop car service and maintenance solution to Ipoh and Negeri Sembilan. The expansion is part of GoCar’s ongoing efforts to widen the Garage service network, through strategic partnerships with independent and authorised workshops. The service network now adds to GoCar's car sharing service and expands on their digital mobility setup.

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) Has Launched the Next-generation Ford Ranger Raptor


This time, the Ford Ranger Raptor is petrol powered. Ford authorised distributors, Sime Darby Auto Connexion, has launched the next-generation 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor. This high performance variant of the ever popular Ranger pickup truck is now in its latest form and features a high-performance 3.0-litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 petrol engine that makes up to 397 PS and 583Nm torque, enabling the next-gen Ranger Raptor to have even more performance on and off-road. 

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Volkswagen Fest is Back! 15th & 16th of October 2022 at Sentul Depot, Kuala Lumpur

Hello folks, Volkswagen Fest in back for 2022 and will be held on the 15 th and 16 th of October at Sentul Depot in Kuala Lumpur. This time, aside from the usual gathering of new and old Volkswagen cars, the organisers, who are the Malaysian distributors of Volkswagen cars here, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) have stated that they will debut the fully electric Volkswagen ID.4. (pictured below)  

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

THE 10-SEATER HYUNDAI STARIA HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN MALAYSIA - 3 VARIANTS FROM RM179K ONWARDS - LAUNCH IMPRESSIONS INSIDE

Earlier today, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) launched the 10-seater variant of their very modern looking Hyundai Staria MPV at the One Utama shopping mall in Petaling Jaya. There are three variants available, the Staria Lite, Plus, and Max, starting from RM179,888.00 onwards.

Monday, October 03, 2022

Volkswagen Malaysia Introduces the We Drive Football Aftersales Services Campaign Which Kicks Off Now Till the End of the Year - #WeDriveFootball

 


Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) earlier today announced the launch of its We Drive Football aftersales services campaign which is in line with the brand’s commitment to embrace the passion, unity and diversity that comes with the footballing way of life. In other words, you get special aftersales packages with a football based theme and Volkswagen football or soccer themed merchandise thrown into the mix, is all I can say about this.

Audi Malaysia Introduces #ReadyToDrive Customer Care Campaign

PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHSAM) today introduced the #ReadyToDrive customer initiative campaign which has a focus on safety, reliability and peace of mind for Audi owners. This is the first aftersales initiative by PHSAM since they began, in July of this year, representing the Audi brand for wholesale, marketing and aftersales in Malaysia. 

The #ReadyToDrive campaign will run from 1st October to 31st December 2022 and it offers Audi owners exceptional value in a comprehensive package. These include: