The Ministry of Transport is expected to make an announcement regarding the much-anticipated revised road tax for battery EVs (BEVs) in Malaysia as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, 4-June 2024). Currently, Malaysia’s road transport department (JPJ) calculates the road tax – legally referred to as the Motor Vehicle License (LKM) fee - for BEVs based on their power output. This formula was first developed in 2009, for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which produced just 49 kW (67 PS). However, BEV technology has

A survey by USA’s Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) revealed that about half of cars equipped with advance driving aids systems (ADAS) features that for whatever reason, required repairs, no longer work properly after repairs were made. ADAS is a generic term for an umbrella of driver assistance features like frontal collision warning, autonomous emergency braking, or blind spot monitoring. “Most of the more than 3,000 owners we contacted said they had never needed to have their cras

Spyshots of the D27A Alza have been leaked At least 2 variants available Could get the Ativa front design but everything else is similar to Xenia The Perodua Alza is the oldest model in the second Malaysian carmaker’s line-up and as such its chapter is ending with its all-new replacement, codenamed D27A, possibly due to launch soon. Whether the 2022 Perodua Alza will keep the name remains under wraps for now. But what isn’t under wraps is what it would look like as videos and screenshots of it h

Yes, when exactly is still a question that’s yet to be answered, but we do know that the all-new 2022 Perodua Alza (D27A) is a hotly-awaited model that’s launching in Malaysia this year. As we gear up for Perodua’s 7-seater, let’s take a look at what we know so far. Full ADAS, but Apple CarPlay and Android Auto too? Research and development for the MPV are now in its final stages of testing and pilot production, and we understand that Perodua’s manufacturing plant in Rawang has completed retooli

Suzuki is such a huge hit in India that Toyota is banking on a few rebadged models to entice buyers in the subcontinent. However, its latest rebadged Suzuki made its debut in South Africa instead. The Toyota Rumion is the third rebadged Suzuki model currently on sale as a Toyota after the Toyota Glanza/Starlet (Suzuki Baleno) and the Toyota Urban Cruiser (Suzuki Vitara Brezza). The Rumion is based on the Suzuki Ertiga which makes the Japanese giant the third company to rebadge the MPV after Mazd

The Toyota Raize (and its twin, the Daihatsu Rocky) has been making waves in Indonesia. Certainly, the Perodua Ativa’s Indonesian cousins have more variants too including a 1.2-litre variant with a 6-speed manual transmission as well as a dressed-up GR Sport (GR-S) variant. PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) has received over 1,269 bookings during the first week of its launch in the country. The most popular variant is the GR-S variant but there is a snag for those wanting the kitted-out Raize. Also re