The joint venture between DRB-Hicom and Geely to develop the 1,000-acre Automotive Hi-Tech Valley (AHTV) project in Tanjung Malim will be a highlight of this year’s 50th anniversary celebration of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, said China’s state-owned media China Daily. Geely is investing USD10 billion (~RM46.8 billion) to develop the area into one of the biggest automotive manufacturing hubs in Southeast Asia. The development of AHTV will span 10 years, but Proton will reloca

Hans

Jun 5, 2024

Honda is one of those brands that has a huge fanbase and some of those H brand enthusiasts would count themselves lucky to be working for the company they adore. Bryan Hourt is one of those Honda fans and as the Chief Engineer and Product Strategy at Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, he is living his dream. Growing up, Bryan has been in love with cars and his father also owned a body shop in his home state of Nebraska which helped fuelled his ambition to work around vehicles. Event

CY Foong

Jun 5, 2024

Did you know that Malaysia ranks among the Top 10 in terms of sales volume for Lamborghini in the Asia Pacific region? Specifically, it is 7th behind Thailand according to Francesco Scardaoni, Region Director of Automobili Lamborghini Asia Pacific at the local unveiling of the Lamborghini Urus SE. The latest iteration of the Italian Bull’s best-seller made its world debut at Auto China 2024 in Beijing in April. The Urus SE is the world’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) super SUV and is officially av

CY Foong

Jun 4, 2024

After revising (and reducing) the road tax for battery EVs (BEVs) in Malaysia, the Ministry of Transport will work towards issuing standardized number plates for BEVs. “We will first introduce a special plate, not special number, but a special plate to differentiate between BEVs and ICE (internal combustion engine) cars,” said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. “The plate will be issued by the car manufacturer. We are working with the car manufacturers. We have decided on the materials to use, and

Hans

Jun 4, 2024

The new road tax structure for battery EVs (BEVs) announced today will be enforced starting 1-January 2026. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke, the new road tax structure is about 85% cheaper than the amount levied on an equivalent combustion engine model, outlier models aside. The new power output-based road tax structure will see the cheapest BYD Dolphin Standard Range (70 kW) paying just RM 40, while the more powerful 150 kW Extended Range variant will pay RM 160. Prior to this, the

Hans

Jun 4, 2024