Happenings: Two Malaysian Children Entered The Toyota Dream Car Art Global Contest 2017 Finals With One Garnering A Silver Award

UMW Toyota Sdn Bhd (UMWT), the official distributor of Toyota in Malaysia would like us to announce that two young and bright Malaysian children were selected out of 830,000 entries from 79 countries all over the world in Toyota Dream Car Art Global Contest that was held in Japan recently. 7 year old, Miss Choo Han Yean, and Miss Lim Xiao Yun, 11 years of age (who won the silver award) were selected after the Malaysian round and represented our country over in Japan, doing us proud.

BMW Group Malaysia introduces the BMW Oil Inclusive Program for BMW vehicles out of warranty

BMW Group Malaysia have announced the introduction of the BMW Oil Inclusive Program for all BMW vehicles which have already lapsed in their service programs. This new service program allows BMW owners / customers to extend the service programs of their vehicles within a set number of years or mileage period, with a choice of 5 Years  / 60,000km or 5 Years / 100,000km; whichever comes first.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Launches The GLC 200 - The GLC now comes in under RM300K with this one!

 Mark Raine, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Passenger Cars, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia with the new GLC 200

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has launched the GLC 200. This now expands their official SUV range to further cater its customers wants and needs. Being premium car buyers, they have particular wants and needs actually. So we think the new GLC 200 has been launched to cater to those who want something that isn't based on the A-Class platform - the GLA, but want something based on the C-Class category but somehow feels that they do not need to purchase a GLC 250. So a GLC 200 has no plugged that hole.

:Competition: Come and Win A Chance to Participate in the Land Rover Experience Tour in Peru, South America

This folks, is the chance of a lifetime. Land Rover has just announced a regional competition that offers those who take part a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the Land Rover Experience Tour to South America. You basically get to drive the all-new Land Rover Discovery over in Peru, South America in November 2017 if you qualify. 

Truck News & Happenings: Prifaria Sdn Bhd Driver Kaspul Anwar Wins the Volvo Trucks Malaysia Fuelwatch Challenge 2017 - 3rd Time In a Row for Prifaria!!!

Kaspul Anwar bin Abdul Karim who drives for Prifaria Sdn Bhd has been crowned the champion in this year's Malaysian leg of the Volvo Trucks Fuelwatch Challenge 2017. He will be headed to Sweden for the World Finals and will be going against the best from all over the world in one, if not the most popular annual truck drivers competition throughout the world. Second place went to En Firdaus bin Salim from Swift Logistics Sdn Bhd and third place, to En Ahmad Sulaiman from Konsortium PD. 

Happenings: UMW Toyota Motor CSR Initiative Has Recently Planted Nearly 100 Trees As Part of its Green Wave Project

UMW Toyota Motor, the official distributors of Toyota here in Malaysia has been quite active in giving back to the society. They have recently continued their annual Green Wave Project recently in collaboration with the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) and the residents of that community. Together, they have added more greenery to the area by populating the Kebun Kominity (Community Garden) with nearly 100 types of trees of various species.

New 2017 Model Year Subaru BRZ Now On Sale In Malaysia -

Motor Image Malaysia, the authorised distributor of Subaru vehicles here has officially launched the 2017 Model Year Subaru BRZ. The most interesting fact about this new and slightly revised BRZ is the price and the fact that you can now get it with a 6 speed manual transmission. The OTR price inclusive of GST but without insurance is RM224,389 (manual transmission) and RM230,749 (automatic transmission). The price is interesting because it has been revised and is slightly lower than what I remember it to be. So a great big WooHoo!!!! is in order.

The Ferrari 812 Superfast Reaches Our Shores - The Most Powerful & Fastest Road-Going Ferrari At The Moment

I was privileged to attend the official unveiling of Ferrari's fastest and most powerful production model to date, the Ferrari 812 Superfast, earlier today. The car is stupendous. It is powered by a new 6.5-litre V12 engine, up from the 6.3liter version used in the F12 and this new engine makes  that unleashes 800ps and a massive 718Nm@7,000 rpm, a significant 80% of which is already available at 3,500 rpm, improving both drivability and acceleration throughout the rev-range. 

NAZA Kia Previews the All-New Kia Rio over in East Malaysia, Starting with Kuching, Sarawak

Recently, Naza Kia, distributors for Kia vehicles in Malaysia, introduced the all-new Kia Rio over in East Malaysia beginning with Kuching, Sarawak (at the Viva City Mall). This was done just a few weeks after the Malaysian official launch of the Rio. The reason why Naza Kia has chosen to do a proper launch event over in Sarawak is that there has been increasing demand for Kia vehicles over in East Malaysia especially their SUV models. So while the Rio isn't a SUV, it is a decision by the company to showcase the brand with the launch of the Rio.

Truck News: The UD Croner Medium Duty Truck Is Launched In Malaysia - UD Trucks Makes it Available in both 6 speed Manual & Auto Transmissions

UD Trucks, one of the major truck brands in the Volvo Group, together with their long time Malaysian distributors Tan Chong Industrial Equipment (TCIE) earlier today launched their latest Medium Duty Truck - The UD Croner. Building on the brand’s rich Japanese legacy, the all-new Croner is designed for growth markets like Malaysia with reliability, robustness, versatility, uptime and safety in mind.

The all-new BMW M5 Has Been Launched - All-Wheel-Drive, 600hp & 750Nm to Have Tons of Fun With

The all-new BMW M5 based on the new BMW 5 Series (G10) sedan has been unveiled. It comes with a new M xDrive all-wheel-drive system that should enable all of its 600hp and 750Nm worth of torque be transferred efficiently to the road. Whilst some may bemoan the loss of rear-wheel drive purity in a M5, all it not lost. The engineers at the BMW M Division has come up with lots of magic. But of course.

Happenings: The First Mini Draw of the FUSO Diamond Contest 2017/2018 Has Been Announced

The FUSO Diamond Contest 2017/2018 is the 5th edition of a popular contest conducted by the folks at FUSO vehicles, which is a part of the Daimler trucks umbrella managed here in Malaysia under Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. The contest comprises two separate draws, Mini Draw and Grand Draw respectively and it is a pretty straightforward way of how FUSO rewards their customers who have placed their trust and loyalty in the brand.

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia Launches The Volkswagen Automotive Academy - The First Of Its Kind In Malaysia

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today reaffirms its commitment to keep on developing the Volkswagen brand here in Malaysia with the opening of the brand spanking new Volkswagen Automotive Academy here in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. This new training centre is able to acomodate up to 150 trainees per day is fully equipped to conduct the required sales and aftersales training for all of its personnel in the country.

The All-New Honda CR-V Gets 5 Star Rating Under the New ASEAN NCAP Rating System - Details and Our Thoughts About It

ASEAN NCAP, the independent New Car Assessment Programme for the ASEAN region has a new and more comprehensive test regime this year (2017). It has introduced a new rating system to assess vehicle safety levels which includes the same Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), Child Occupant Protection (COP) and this time even more emphasis on Safety Assist Technologies (SATs). The first vehicle to actually undergo testing of this new system is the all-new Honda CR-V. It received the full 5 star rating for the variant tested. 

Happenings: CYCLE & CARRIAGE BINTANG & MERCEDES-BENZ MALAYSIA SHOW OFF THE ALL NEW MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPÉ TO ITS CUSTOMERS & GUESTS

You see, usually after the launch of a brand new car or variant to the media and then to the dealers it is the customers and potential people that get invited to the next round of events. In the case of the all new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe, long time Mercedes-Benz dealer Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd had invited their customers and a bunch of enthusiasts to a preview of the coupe at The Club, Saujana Resort in Shah Alam. 

Truck News: Six New Units of Isuzu Forward medium duty trucks to YHL Trading (KL) Sdn Bhd

Isuzu Malaysia, through their dealer Indah Utara Auto Sdn Bhd recently handed over 6 new units of the Isuzu Forward medium duty truck (FVR285) to YHL Trading (KL) Sdn Bhd. YHL Trading is a subsidiary of the Sin Hock Soon Group, which mainly focuses on rice manufacturing and packaging. If you do grocery shopping, you may have seen their rice brand 'Sunflower' at the local supermarket.

Happenings: Ford's ‘Driving Skills for Life’ Programme Continues at the Han Chiang College in Penang

Recently, a batch of students from Han Chiang College in Penang participated in four half day Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) workshops. The short courses were organized in partnership with Ford’s local distributor partner, Sime Darby Auto Connexion. This was the second round of workshops provided for Han Chiang College following positive feedback and demand from the first event held there last December. 

Truck News: Volvo Trucks Fuelwatch Challenge 2017 Malaysia - FIRST Ever Female Truck Driver Qualifies For The Finals!

 This is the eight year that the Volvo Trucks Fuelwatch Challenge has been organised here in Malaysia and this time, for the first time ever, a female truck driver has made it to the finals! Junaidah Bte Ibrahim, who is 32 years of age has qualified for the Malaysian finals which is to be held on 25th and 26th August 2017 in Shah Alam. She will compete against seven other finalists where the winner will get a chance to compete in the world finals in Sweden from 18th to 22nd September 2017

Offers & Promotions: AXXESS & Quill Automobiles have a BMW National Day sales event on 19-20th August 2017

In celebration of Malaysia’s 60 years of independence, Quill Automobiles BMW with AXXESS, will be holding a National Day Sales Event at Quill Automobiles Showroom, Jalan Semangat, PJ. For 2 days only, 19th and 20th August 2017. Make a date to test drive any BMW and you’ll get a complimentary AXXESS Card. 

Spotted For Sale: The Ultimate Proton Saga Dragon Ninja Warrior Aeroback

I was just shown this over on my Facebook by a friend. This has got to be the most outrageous decked out Proton Saga Aeroback out there in the universe! And it's for sale!!!!!!!!! Yes!!! The car of your nightmares have come true.