Electric Vehicles / Bus News: Go Auto Enters Into Joint Venture With Mara Liner & Higer Bus Company to Develop, Manufacture and Use Electric Buses in Malaysia

Go Automobile Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (Go Automobile), which is part of the Go Auto automotive manufacturing and distributorship group of companies has entered into an arrangement with Mara Liner Sdn Bhd (MLSB) and Higer Bus Company Limited. The parties mentioned have established a strategic partnership to develop, manufacture and engineer the production of electric buses meant for Malaysia.

Industry News: ISUZU MALAYSIA gets a new CEO

Isuzu Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (IMSB) recently appointed Koji Nakamura (above) as its new Chief Executive Officer. He replaces the outgoing CEO, Kenji Matsuoka who has held the position of CEO in IMSB since 2015. Nakamura has more than 25 years of experience with Isuzu. This includes holding various leading management role in Isuzu Asia Pacific. He has extensive knowledge and understanding in managing various different markets, especially in running large automotive markets such as India and Thailand.

Perodua Launches 5 Year Road Safety Campaign & Perodua Child Safety Seats

Perodua has launched a 5 year road safety campaign here in Malaysia. This campaign is aimed at improving the behavior of drivers starting with reminding drivers to practice good driving habits and also adhere to road traffic laws (which some Malaysians seem to choose not to). There will be four salient points of this new campaign. These are the use of seat belts, non-use of mobile devices whilst driving, the use of turn signals (which a lot seem to forget to use) and the use  of child safety seats (which should be used instead of the child sitting on the parent's lap sometimes).

All-New BMW HP4 Race, All-New BMW G 310 GS and the New BMW S 1000 XR have been launched at the recent Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) 2017.

BMW Motorrad Malaysia is BMW Group's motorcycle arm and it had decided to launch the All-New BMW HP4 Race, the All-New BMW G 310 GS and the New BMW S 1000 XR at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) 2017 which happened recently. BMW Motorrad had basically presented their latest motorcycles at the biggest motorcycle event in Malaysia.

Perodua 3rd Quarter 2017 Performance Report - Predicts It Is Still On Track Towards A 202,000 Sales Target For 2017

Perodua has recorded sales of 151,600 units for the first 9 months of 2017. This is actually up 0.5% of recorded sales for the same period in 2016. So whilst Perodua has reported that for the 3rd quarter of 2017 that its sales tapered off slightly (down 3% month on month), the Malaysian manufacturer states that it is still on track towards a fantastic sales figure of 202,000 for this year.

Motorsport & Industry News: Sepang International Circuit and TOC Automotive College Team Up to Promote & Develop Local Motorsport Talents

TOC Automotive College has announced that they will be collaborating with Sepang International Circuit (SIC) to develop SIC as the Motorsports Hub of Asia. This partnership will aim to nurture and grow our local motorsport talents and also engineers so that we have individuals which are competitive globally.

ExxonMobil announces first three winners of the Mobil Nationwide Consumer Promotion - Contest OnGoing Till 30th November 2017. You Too Can Win!

Now before we get to the news where three lucky people recently won a new Peugeot 208 PureTech each I'd like to announce that last month, ExxonMobil had launched its year-end Nationwide Consumer Promotion that enables Mobil customers to win the Peugeot mentioned as well as other prizes. From 1st September 2017 until 30th November 2017, those who purchased selected 4L or 5L bottles of Mobil 1 or Mobil Super 2000 product stand a chance of winning big! 

Video: Sunday with an Alfa Romeo 156 V6 & Some thoughts about Alfa Romeo

This is a short video about an Alfa Romeo 156 with a 3.0liter V6 engine inside of it. It belongs to a friend of mine and it looks superb inside and out. I think this could be the nicest 156 in the country at this moment.

Mobility: GRAB announces the 'Better 365' Campaign - Promoting the welfare of their Driver-Partners

Grab, Malaysia and Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform, today announced ‘Better 365’, a campaign to promote the welfare of its driver-partners on four fronts: better support, increased earnings, better tools and a stronger community. 

UMW Toyota to Transfer Most of Their Outlets to Dealers from January 2018 - Concentrating Instead on Product Development, Marketing & Dealer Support

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, the official distributors of Toyota vehicles here have made some changes to their dealership operations. From January 2018 onwards, a majority of the outlets operated by UMW Toyota themselves will be transferred to their existing Toyota dealers. 

Happenings: Ford’s global Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) Programme reaches out to AIG Insurance Employees & the Public this time around

After offering its  Ford’s global Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) programme to a few colleges over the past few months, Ford and its local distributor, Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), recently offered safe driver training and road safety awareness programme to corporate partners and members of the public. Licensed drivers comprising employees from AIG Insurance as well as members of the general public participated in two half-day training sessions at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) quite recently. This is the tenth year that Ford is offering free training to licensed drivers of all ages.

Truck News: Gardenia Bakeries Truck Driver, Anuar bin Ahmad Wins the Malaysian Leg of the UD TRUCKS EXTRA MILE CHALLENGE 2017

Truck driver, Anuar Bin Ahmad from Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd has emerged as the Malaysian champion  in the Malaysian leg of the UD Trucks Extra Mile Challenge (UDEMC) and with that, he has qualified for the UDEMC Global Final 2017 which will be held in Japan in early November 2017. This is just around the corner actually. 

BMW M2 Coupe Launched in Malaysia - Prices Start at RM535,800

The new BMW M2 Coupe is now officially on sale in Malaysia. The most compact of all the BMW M cars is now in town and whilst it may be small, its price is still quite mega. It starts from RM535,800.00 on the road, without insurance. It is a M Coupe, and one which is fully imported too. 

Industry News: Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Commercial Vehicles Team Up With Tekat Automotive College

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Commercial Vehicles (MBMCV) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tekat Automotive College which will firstly facilitate an eight-month training programme for selected Tekat Automotive College students. One of the ultimate goals of such a joint venture between the two entities is to eventually raise the level of skills training for youths in the Malaysia automotive workforce. This partnership follows a six-month discussion between Mercedes-Benz Malaysia and Tekat Automotive College. 

Industry News: Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) and Greentech Malaysia Signs MoU for Low Carbon Mobility Efforts

Recently, the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) and Greentech Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where both parties will work together in order to  work towards having lower carbon mobility in Malaysia. The MoU was entered into during the International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) on 11th of October 2017.

Happenings: CYCLE & CARRIAGE'S LUCKY CUSTOMERS GET TO GO TO GERMANY AND VISIT THE MERCEDES-BENZ MUSEUM AND AMG FACTORY

Recently Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad, the longest serving Mercedes-Benz dealership in Malaysia treated a group of new customers to a trip to Germany where they visited the International Motorshow Germany (IAA), the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the AMG factory to name a few. This trip was most likely a magical moment for them all. This was the Cycle & Carriage Malaysia Mercedes-Benz Grand Tour to Germany.

PETRONAS & LAZADA MALAYSIA ENTER INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PETRONAS-LAZADA GREAT GIVEAWAYS!

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) have teamed up with Lazada Malaysia. Lazada, being South East Asia's leading eCommerce platform (especially here in Malaysia) now allows PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad to have a stronger eCommerce or online presence than ever before. So to move things along, PDB will start offering discounts on the PETRONAS Fuel Gift Card which is also sold on Lazada alongside the givaway of two million Lazada discount vouchers. All of these is in conjunction with Lazada's Online Revolution campaign which will start this 11th November 2017.

Motorsport: PETRONAS and SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT Enter Into A Partnership To Further Advance Two-Wheeled Motorsport

PETRONAS and the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) have joined forces by entering into a partnership that will focus on the development of talented people and grooming them to compete at the forefront of motorcycle racing events globally. The three year partnership will now proceed with both the PETRONAS Talent Development Programme (TDP) and the SIC Talent Development Programme (SICTD) which will inculcate future talents that should arise out of grassroot racing like the Malaysian Cub Prix, Asia Road Racing Championship and Asia Talent Cup. 

Upcoming Events: 'BUCKLE UP, BABY! CAMPAIGN' - Rampai Puteri Medical Centre & MIROS campaign to promote the use of child safety seats on 1st November 2017

Rampai Puteri Medical Centre (RPMC), located in Setapak, KL is collaborating with Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) in an upcoming campaign to promote and provide technical expertise for the correct use of the child safety seat. The 'BUCKLE UP, BABY! CAMPAIGN' will be held on the 1st of November 2017 at the hospital and will continue for the whole month where a free baby seat will be given out. If you are free, head over there on that date!

Volvo Car Malaysia and Aurizn Team Up to Host Interior Design Challenge

That Scandinavian car company Volvo is now making waves in the interior decorating industry here in Malaysia. They've just announced that Volvo Car Malaysia are partnering with Aurizn, a new premium publishing house where they will be hosting an Interior Designing Challenge. Another partner is Bon Estates of which their latest high end project will be featured prominently.