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A syndicate specialising in cloning cars by tampering the chassis number and forging documents was recently busted by the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM). In the process, 19 vehicles, including luxury cars amounting to a total of RM 3.5 million, were confiscated. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said in a press conference at the KL police headquarters that PDRM first received a tip of the syndicate back on February 2 when KL CID raided a used car dealership in Cheras. Du

Jerrica

Mar 8, 2021

A 35-year-old insurance agent has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring with vehicle owners in multiple insurance scams. The suspect is linked to 3 cases involving 8 vehicles burnt to the ground worth RM 190,000. According to the Head of the Crime Investigations unit, Senior Assistant Commissioner Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) believe that the cars were intentionally set on fire after they were doused in kerosene. The first case was reported on 9 June 2020 invo

Jerrica

Nov 23, 2020

Priority claims approval No excess fees No betterment cost Agreed value of up to 10 years Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today announced the launch of its insurance programme, the Volkswagen Insurance Plan or “VIP”. Benefits of VIP motor insurance policy include prioritised claim approval, roadside assistance with 24-hour emergency towing, and assurance that repair work is conducted at authorised Volkswagen body and paint centres, in accordance to Volkswagen repair standards with only

Hans

Sep 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia (MBSM) has three new protection plans for all Mercedes-Benz car owners. The plans, known as Star Protect and Star Protect Plus, along with the new Takaful plan cover things from offering owners a replacement car for up to 20 days to reimbursement of car key replacement cost. The new premium motor insurance and takaful plan cover things such as temporary Mercedes-Benz replacement vehicle benefit for up to 20-days per period of insurance if the car is sent to an aut

Jerrica

Jul 6, 2020

Honda Malaysia has introduced an enhanced version of the Honda Insurance Plus (HiP). First introduced in 2002, the HiP functions to provide comprehensive protection and coverage to all Honda customers in various situations. The newly enhanced HiP package delivers the benefits of Rescue, Protection and Savings. Honda Malaysia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Toichi Ishiyama said, “As a car owner myself, I understand the importance of having the peace of mind knowing that my passe

Arif

Sep 2, 2020

With news that JPJ has decided to close all offices due to the gathering of large crowds, the government is now encouraging the use of MyEG to renew their respective insurance and road taxes. If you're uncertain how the online portal works, here are a few step by step pointers. The documents that you need are: JPJ vehicle registration card Previous insurance cover note When renewing your car insurance, you will have to refer to your registration card when filling out the details. For example, wh

Jerrica

Mar 26, 2020

Yesterday, news of a Perodua Myvi plunging into a 3 metre deep sinkhole in Jalan Maharajalela in Kuala Lumpur broke the Internet. It didn’t take long before Dr. Strange-inspired memes flooded social media. The memes were funny, but the driver of the Perodua Myvi could have been seriously injured by the sinkhole. Fortunately she was unscathed but surely it must have been a traumatic experience. We now learned that although there was absolutely nothing that the driver could have done to avoid the

Hans

Nov 26, 2019

BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia introduces the i-Renewal digital service for the BMW MINI Comprehensive Motor Insurance Programme. The new service is a simplified programme that allows customers to renew their motor insurance with just a few clicks at any time of the day. The new i-Renewal service is provided in collaboration with Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad. It is part of BMW Malaysia Group’s efforts to further improve the convenience of the ownership experience. A

Jerrica

Dec 1, 2020

While the internet is still raining praises on the Royal Malaysian Police’s (PDRM) swift arrests of both suspects in the Proton Waja drama that happened last week, others were impressed by the Perodua Myvi’s composure in the video when the Waja was doing its best to ram it aside. But, the question remains, what of the Myvi’s repairs? Can the owner claim insurance? From what we can see in the viral video, the Myvi sustained the most damage when the Waja was desperately trying to squeeze between t

Jerrica

Mar 3, 2021

Sebelum ini, kami ada melaporkan bahawa MG HS sedang menjalani proses VTA di Malaysia. Hal ini mungkin menandakan bahawa MG HS semakin hampir untuk dipandu di jalanraya Malaysia. Semalam, ada berita yang lebih pelik. MG ZS EV dan MG HS dilihat berada di luar Berjaya Times Square. Nampak macam sengaja diletakkan untuk tontonan awam. Jadi, adakah ini pelancaran MG ZS dan MG HS secara senyap? Tiada sebarang maklumat yang diberikan oleh MG Berjaya. Oleh itu, adakah ini sebuah tontonan umum atau kedu

Haris

Jul 17, 2020

The Toyota Kinto One car subscription service, which has already been rolled out in parts of Europe, Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan, is now in Malaysia. Kinto One is an all-inclusive, fixed monthly payment, car subscription plan. The fixed monthly subscription covers registration of the vehicle, annual comprehensive insurance and road tax, periodic maintenance as well as preventive maintenance. Subscription period comes in either two years or three years and once the subscription period is compl

Eric

Jan 18, 2021

We’re pretty sure that an insurance company would have heard all kinds of excuses to justify their insurance claims. But we’re also sure that agents will never get over the shock of some of the excuses they come across. For this instance, a plane crashing into a Lexus IS on a highway. We can only imagine how the conversation on the phone would have gone “A what hit you? On the highway? You’re not just saying this to get a claim, are you?” The incident happened in Livermore, California, and thank

Jerrica

Mar 1, 2021

Looks like MG is truly set for a proper return in the coming few months. And they will be returning with 2 offerings, the 2020 MG HS C-segment SUV and the 2020 MG ZS EV, a fully-electric SUV option. We’ve previously reported that the MG HS SUV was spotted reporting for approval review at the Road Transport Department (JPJ). Now both cars are spotted parked in front of Berjaya Time Square and looking as if it is a public preview of the car. The return of the MG brand to Malaysia has been a long t

Jerrica

Jul 16, 2020

Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), the new distributor of Peugeot vehicles in Malaysia has announced a new management team to lead the joint venture between Berjaya Corporation and Bermaz Auto. BAASB, which is also the authorized after-sales service provider for Citroen and DS vehicles, will be headed current Bermaz Motor’s Director Dato Wong Kin Foo, who will take up the position of Managing Director at BAASB. Bermaz Motor is a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, and is the distributor of Mazda vehi

Hans

Dec 14, 2020

The Berjaya Group could be reviving the Suzuki marque in Malaysia, three years after the Japanese brand exited the Malaysian market. The Berjaya Group’s most successful automotive ventures to date were with Hyundai and Mazda. The former (Hyumal) was sold to Sime Darby Motors in 2005 while the latter (Bermaz) has since been spun off in 2016 under a lucrative management buyout offer. News of Berjaya’s interest in Suzuki was first uncovered by the New Straits Times, which reported that Berjaya Grou

Jack

Jul 23, 2019

In 2016, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) began the move to liberalise motor insurance premiums. Now the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) has released a statement to clarify that although the process has already begun, pricing continues to be set by BNM. “PIAM hopes the above clarifies to the motoring public and other stakeholders that while the process initiated for the gradual removal of requirements under the motor tariff has begun, pricing continues to be regulated by the industry

Jerrica

Mar 25, 2021

Berjaya has confirmed that it will be taking over the Peugeot distributorship for Malaysia. The French brand will now be represented by a new company, Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), which is 51 percent owned by Berjaya Corp Bhd and 20 percent by Bermaz Auto Bhd. The remaining stakeholders are not disclosed. A joint statement with Groupe PSA, Berjaya Corporation, and Bermaz Auto released earlier today said that BAASB will be the sole distributor for Peugeot, while also gaining the rights

Hans

Dec 1, 2020

Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB) kini sedang membuat kemaskini mengenai maklumat pelanggan bagi menyelarikan sistem untuk pengalaman pemilikan yang lebih baik. Syarikat ini meminta kesemua pemilik kereta Peugeot di Malaysia untuk mengemaskini maklumat mereka di www.peugeot.com.my. Dengan kemaskini yang dijalankan, informasi seperti peringatan servis, tempoh jaminan, pemanggilan semula, berita terkini, dan sokongan tambahan akan diselarikan untuk memudahkan pelanggan. Untuk mengemaskini makl

Faisal

Jan 7, 2021

Ketika beberapa pengeluar lain menikmati tempoh pengecualian cukai dengan peningkatan penjualan, tidak semua pengeluar turut menerima nasib yang sama. Oleh yang demikian, penstrukturan semula dalam perniagaan dijangka bakal berlangsung. Naza Group dilaporkan bakal melepaskan 2 jenama di bawah edaran mereka iaitu Kia dan Peugeot. Laporan oleh NST turut mendakwa bahawa terdapat persaingan 3 penjuru antara Bermaz Auto Berhad (pengedar Mazda), Sime Darby Berhad (pengedar BMW) dan Kumpulan Berjaya. B

Haris

Oct 12, 2020

Earlier last week, Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), a new company formed between Bermaz Auto and Berjaya Corp announced that it will be the sole distributor of Peugeot vehicles in Malaysia, taking over from Naza’s Nasim. Nothing was said about Kia, another brand under the ailing Naza automotive group. Berjaya Auto Alliance has until today, distanced themselves for making any statements about Kia. At the same time, Naza themselves have said that it wants to let go of the Kia business alread

Hans

Dec 7, 2020

Awal bulan ini, Berjaya telah mengesahkan bahawa mereka akan mengambil alih pengedaran Peogeot di Malaysia. Perkara ini diusahakan oleh syarikat yang baru iaitu Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB). Baru-baru ini, rakan kami di Funtasticko melaporkan intipan Peogeot 2008 2021 serba baru dimana ia akan menjadi model pertama yang dilancarkan oleh BAASB pada tahun 2021. Dikenali sebagai P24, Peogeot 2008 generasi kedua membuat debut global di Eropah pada Jun 2019. Ia merupakan SUV segmen B yang be

Faisal

Dec 28, 2020

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Perancangan dan Operasi) Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia, YBrs. Tuan Zamakhshari bin Hanipah mengumumkan nombor siri pendaftaran ‘PPP’ telah berjaya mengutip sebanyak RM 7.3 juta dengan seramai 11,718 pembida dalam satu sidang media di sini hari ini. Sebanyak 11 pembida tertinggi telah membida siri PPP dan antara siri pembida yang tertinggi ialah PPP1 yang bernilai RM260,000, PPP9 bernilai RM160,000 dan PPP6 RM140,000. Pada 5 November lalu, Siri PPP bagi kawasan Pula

Haris

Nov 11, 2020

Awal minggu lepas, Berjaya Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB), sebuah syarikat baharu yang ditubuhkan antara Bermaz Auto dan Berjaya Corp mengumumkan yang ia akan menjadi pengedar tunggal bagi kenderaan Peugeot di Malaysia – mengambil alih daripada Nasim Naza. Tiada kenyataan tentang Kia, iaitu satu lagi jenama di bawah naungan kumpulan automotif Naza yang semakin tenat. Berjaya Auto Alliance, sehingga ke hari ini, menjauhkan diri mereka daripada membuat sebarang kenyataan berkenaan Kia. Pada masa ya

Mersita

Dec 8, 2020

Pihak polis telah berjaya menumpas sindiket kereta klon yang pakar dalam menukar nombor casis dan memalsukan dokumen. Sindiket ini melibatkan 19 buah kereta klon yang jumlahnya bernilai sehingga RM 3.5 juta. Serbuan yang dibuat di Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Pahang, Johor, dan Penang diantara 2 Februari hingga 2 Mac yang lalu telah menahan enam orang lelaki yang berusia diantara 22 hingga 42 tahun. Menurut ketua pegawai polis Kuala Lumpur, operasi terhadap sindiket ini bermula di sebuah pusat kereta

Faisal

Mar 8, 2021

First car is like your first love; you’ll get excited about it, make mistakes along the way, discover your likes and dislikes, but you’ll always remember it and depending on the situation, you’ll realise that money seems to be flowing out rather quickly. Which is why it is important to know what you’re getting into when you buy your first car, because it's not as simple as merely paying the monthly installments and refueling the car. Let’s start with maintenance and take the top selling brands i

Shaun

Oct 14, 2019

No depreciation cost, maintenance or insurance cost – all covered Return the car after 1 or 2 years Switch between a 5-seater Captur or a 7-seater Koleos at no extra charge Mileage cap applies - 20,000 km per annum, but extended mileage can be purchased TC Euro Cars, the official distributor of Renault vehicles in vehicles in Malaysia have announced a novel alternative to the traditional car financing model. Dubbed ‘Renault Subscription,’ the plan allows customers to drive away with a Renault Ca

Robert

Jul 30, 2019

Flux subscription service announces a new service that allows subscribers the chance to purchase their subscribed car after their subscription plan has ended. Think of the Subscribe to Own service as a long-term test drive for you to determine the car that will best fit you. The service works similar to Flux’s usual subscription plan with the addition that the monthly subscription payments also contribute towards the option to purchase the car. Interested subscribers are required to choose their

Jerrica

May 18, 2020

MyTukar Sdn. Bhd. launched the first of their chain of myTukar Retail Centres at major shopping malls in Klang Valley. The Retail Centres is part of the platform’s new used car purchasing experience The newly launched myTukar Retail Experience Centres is one of the many initiatives in the business pipeline to bring a complete car ownership experience to all car buyers. Also read: EON appoints MyTukar as new trade-in partner to improve customer experience The myTukar Retail Centres are located at

Jerrica

Apr 17, 2021

Volvo Car Malaysia has revised its warranty programme to a factory five-years/unlimited mileage for all privately owned Volvo cars registered from 1 January 2021 onwards. This comes after the announcement of the hybrid battery warranty extension. In previous years, Volvo car owners were entitled to the standard three-year/100,000km factory warranty with a combined two-years/20,000km Extended Warranty Programme (EWP) provided by an external insurance partner. Now with the introduction of the exte

Shaun

Feb 4, 2021

The actual cost of owning a car is a lot higher than just your monthly instalments, and we’re not talking about insurance or maintenance, itself already a big chunk of a car’s total ownership cost. Beyond maintenance, depreciation is the biggest ‘cost’ for a car owner. However, very few see it that way because it’s not something that you feel until you have to sell your car. It’s like losing money on stocks; it’s paper loss until you actually sell it, which you have to at some point. Remember th

Hans

Sep 12, 2020