Earlier today, Scania Malaysia handed over the first batch of 60 Scania New Truck Generation (NTG) Heavy Duty Prime Mover trucks to Infinity Logistics & Transport Sdn. Bhd. (Infinity). The mock key was handed over during a small handover ceremony by Mr Daniel Tan, Sales Director, representing Scania Southeast Asia and Dato’ Chan Kong Yew, Chief Executive Officer, Infinity in the presence of Infinity's Board Members and Management Committee.
On 20 January 2022 PROTON’s motorsports arm, R3, launched a new range of lubricants and merchandise with the purpose of reconnecting with their fans and expand the reach of the brand. With the R3 brand is now parked under Proton Global Services (PGS), which is a fully owned subsidiary of Proton Edar,. These new products are a new direction for R3 where they hope to bring its heritage and products closer to the public.
Kuala Lumpur. Porsche Malaysia, represented by Sime Darby Auto Performance, has officially introduced the new Taycan GTS for this market. The Taycan GTS is positioned above the Taycan 4S and below the Taycan Turbo variants and it said to be the sporty all-rounder of the model range. It terms of its price, it will start at RM708,000 compared to the entry Taycan which comes in at RM508,000. Of course, this is the Taycan. So entry level and mid-range is still many, many Ringgit.
Scania has delivered their first EURO V (5) New Truck Generation (NTG) in Malaysia as part of its sustainable partnership with Xin Hwa Holdings Berhad (Xin Hwa). The key was handed over to Ng Aik Chuan, Managing Director, Xin Hwa Holdings Berhad by Thor Brenden, ServicesDirector, Scania Southeast Asia. Witnessing the handover was His Excellency Dr Joachim Bergstrőm, Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia. This makes Scania of of the few that are now offering a cleaner, more environmental friendly diesel engined commerical vehicle to be sold in the country.
I have published below the official press statement of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia regarding the recent great flood affecting Peninsular Malaysia. Take note that MBM is offering up to 30% discount of parts repair, free towing to authorised dealerships and free evaluation of all necessary repair costs with a 0% interest payment plan if there are works to be done.
The official press release is below.
Flood relief assistance for all Mercedes-Benz customers
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia today announces a flood relief assistance programme to help all
customers who are affected by the recent floods nationwide.
If you are a HINO truck or bus owner affected by the great flood that happened in Peninsular Malaysia recently, fret less, as the company have stated that they will be offering discounts and other assistance to their customers. The assistance includes towing service rebates, discounts up to 50% on selected spare parts,
The PRESS RELEASE IS Down below:-
FREE inspection to all HINO vehicle that were affected by the floods.
HINO’s Response to Flash Flood incident–
Flood Relief Assistance to affected customer
➢ Includes towing service rebates, discounts up to 50% on selected spare parts, and
FREE inspection to all HINO vehicle that were affected by the floods.
Here is the press release from BMW Group Malaysia in regards to their offer for parts and repair price reductions to those BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad owners affected by the really bad floods that happened in Peninsular Malaysia recently.
BMW Group Malaysia to offer price reductions on parts repair and rebates on towing costs to
owners affected by recent floods.
Premium automaker commits to supporting BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad customers during this
challenging period.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia is also offering assistance with a discount in parts and labour for repairs on those affected by the recent floods in Peninsular Malaysia. Owners can also spread their bills over a 6 month period too with 0% interest rates and the offer is valid until 28th February 2021.
Official Press Release from VPCM
30% off parts and labour for repair works on flood damages
Owners can spread bill over six or 12 months at 0% interest rate
Valid until 28 th February 2022
UMW Toyota is one of the many car companies offering some sort of assistance to those affected by the recent great flood which affected 8 states in Peninsular Malaysia. Here is the official press release that could be of help to those Toyota owners affected by the floods.
Shah Alam, 20 December 2021 - In response to the recent floods caused by unabated rains, UMW
Toyota Motor is offering a special Toyota Flood Assist Program to its customers impacted by the
flood.
Here is the press release from Perodua regarding aid offer to the recent flood victims. 8 states got hit really bad in what can be said as the Great Flood of Peninsular Malaysia 2021.A real catastrophe of magnitude which is why this is one of many efforts car brands are doing to help those in need.
Perodua offers assistance to flood-affected customers
Kuala Lumpur, 19 Dec: Perodua is offering assistance, including towing service
rebates, discounts on selected spare parts and free inspections for Perodua
vehicles, to all Perodua vehicle owners who were affected by floods.
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motor Sdn Bhd (HSDM) today officially launched the full sized Hyundai Palisade SUV. Priced from RM 328,888, it will be available in 4 variants: namely the EXEC 7 and EXEC 8 for the Diesel engine variants, and LUXE 7 and LUXE 8 for the petrol engine variants. The 7 and 8 here takes after the two seating options, which are the seven seater and the eight seater options respectively. It also brings a whole lot of SUV for the money as well as making us have another choice in the market.
The new W223 S-class has made its Malaysian debut. This is an evolution of the already innovative W222 model and adds even more connectivity, interior space and safety. Malaysia gets a locally assembled long wheelbase Mercedes-Benz S 580 e new generation of plug-in hybrid that offers customers the best of both worlds where it can be driven on battery power alone and on the combustion engine when on a long journey. The launch event was held at St Regis Kuala Lumpur with the only detail lacking is the price, which has not been finalised.
There is now a new Scania Driver's Competition which basically is the latest series of driver competition organised by Scania for the benefit of truck and bus drivers. Now, coming under the Scania Ecolution or Scania's more environemtally friendly business practices, customers’ drivers now get to compete in the annual ’A Good Driver’ Truck & Bus Competition (AGD) that will run from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022. ‘A Good Driver’ is a truck or bus driver from ’A Good Company’ is the motto.
GoCar, an on-demand mobility-as-a- service platform here in Malaysia had launched its GoEV programme earlier today. Their aim for this new program is to put more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road in Malaysia. For its pilot phase, the GoEV programme is currently available within the Klang Valley with a fleet of 25 units of the latest generation fully electric Nissan Leaf for sharing and subscription. With this option, those who are interested in EVs but aren't sure can just try out short term plans before making up their minds on EVs.
The most interesting of all the Porsche 911 variants is back with its latest iteration. The All-new 911 GT3 continues its lineage of pure normally aspirated high-revving performance. This is uadulterated 911 with an updated 4.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engine delivering 510PS and a torque of 470 Nm with no turbocharger to quieten the flat six engine at full chat. It is pure actually. And the 911 that I actually prefer even over the faster Turbo variants.
Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the new 2021/2022aa refresh of the Volvo XC60. They call it “the Smarter XC60”, and it comes with added safety features, a fresh exterior look and more integration with Google Services. As cars these days are an extension of one's smartphone, and since people usually end up using Google, this actually makes sense in terms of a XC60 refresh.
MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd yesterday launched the New MAN Truck Generation. This new range of trucks is a completely new range of heavy-duty trucks for the Malaysian market and they have been focused towards the changing requirements of the transport industry and features improvements in areas such as driver orientation, assistance systems (more active safety features including blind spot detection systems, autonomous emergency braking and adaptive cruise control), digital connectivity and reducing the environmental impact. One major update is the cleaner fully Euro 5 engines that these new MAN TGS series uses, making them the first to offer such levels of emission standards here in the country.
