Paul Tan's Automotive News

Kia marked its return to the SEMA Show this year by presenting two concept lifestyle vehicles called the EV9 Advntr and PV5 Wkndr. Imagined by designers from Kia Design Centre America (KDCA), the...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/kia-v9-advntr-and-pv5-wkndr-presented-at-sema-show/

As 2024 draws to a close, Auto Bavaria is offering unbeatable year-end offers on a wide range of vehicles from BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad to ensure you’re rolling around in style when 2025 come...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/auto-bavaria-grand-finale-from-nov-8-10-unbeatable-year-end-offers-on-bmw-mini-bmw-motorrad-models/

The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has issued a temporary ban on the use of charging sockets in all express buses until the completion of the investigation into the death of a teenage bus pa...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/apad-imposes-temporary-ban-on-charging-socket-use-in-all-express-buses-following-electrocution-death/

The Sime Darby Motors Grand Finale is taking place this weekend, offering you the opportunity to close out the year in style and go home with a new automobile. Happening across three days from No...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/celebrate-the-year-end-with-the-sime-darby-motors-grand-finale-enjoy-unbeatable-offers-across-brands/

Aside from the GR86 Rally Legacy, RAV-X and Ultimate Tailgate Tundra concepts, Toyota Motor North America has also built the intriguing Land Cruiser Rox for the ongoing 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vega...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/toyota-land-cruiser-rox-pick-up-for-sema-open-air-concept-based-on-prado-250-should-toyota-make-it/

The minister of transport and the ministry of works (KKR) are in the final stages of developing a high speed weigh-in-motion (HS-WiM) system to address road crashes caused by overloaded vehicles,...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/transport-ministry-works-ministry-in-final-stages-of-developing-high-speed-weigh-in-motion-system/

Budget 2025 saw prime minister and finance minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announce that beginning mid-2025 – which can you believe is only half a year away – subsidies for RON 95 petrol wi...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/ron95-targeted-subsidy-monthly-credit-system-mykad-based-two-tier-pricing-vehicle-type-pros-cons/

Xpeng has revealed its self-developed Turing AI chip which it plans to deploy in its future products, including cars, flying cars and even robots. As reported by CarNewsChina, Xpeng CEO He Xiaope...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/xpeng-details-new-ai-turing-chip-for-its-future-cars/

A total of 17,002 traffic saman worth RM1.86 million were settled in the first two days of the Royal Malaysian Police’s (PDRM) 50% saman discount campaign, which runs November 5-9, The Star rep...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/rm1-86mil-in-saman-paid-in-first-two-days-of-pdrm-50-discount-campaign-rm6-5bil-still-outstanding/

Just a few days after Toyota’s anime hinted at the return of some of its iconic sports cars, Australia’s Drive now reports that the company has now filed a trademark for the Celica name, sugg...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/toyota-trademarks-celica-name/

Good news – we have added Shopee SPayLater as one of the supported payment methods with our Paul Tan Car Insurance and Road Tax Renewal Service. This means you can now pay for your car The p...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/paul-tan-car-insurance-renewal-now-supports-shopee-spaylater-pay-in-instalments-to-ease-cashflow/

Local automotive electronics and mechatronics solutions provider Multi-Code Electronics, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, MCE Ventures, has announced it has inked a memorandum of understandin...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/mce-chinese-firm-chuhang-technology-to-develop-and-make-millimeter-wave-radar-systems-in-malaysia/

The ride-hailing landscape in Malaysia has gained a new player with the official launch of Bolt, a ride-hailing service provider headquartered in Estonia. The official announcement follows the co...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/bolt-ride-hailing-launched-in-malaysia-multiple-ride-categories-introductory-50-discount-on-ride-fare/

The end of the year is often a good time to buy a car with many deals on offer, and the Year End Grand Finale by Hyundai Malaysia is set to be a very attractive The post Buy a Hyundai at the Y...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/buy-a-hyundai-at-the-year-end-grand-finale-rebates-up-to-rm25k-and-win-a-4d3n-luxury-trip-to-korea/

The slow tease of the Mercedes-Benz CLA continues with a new video with company chairman and CEO Ola Källenius, revealing initial details of the compact four-door coupé ahead of its 2025 reveal...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/2025-mercedes-benz-cla-teased-ev-or-hybrid-star-headlights-new-mb-os-with-ai-powered-voice-control/

Shown at the 2024 EICMA in Milan, Italy is the Royal Enfield Flying Flea electric motorcycle (e-bike). The Flying Flea name comes from Royal Enfield’s history, when in the 1940s the eponymous l...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/royal-enfield-introduces-flying-flea-c6-s6-electrics/

Economy minister Rafizi Ramli said in yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting that the MyKad (identity card, or IC) may be used as a mechanism for the implementation of targeted RON 95 subsidies due i...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/mykad-may-be-used-for-implementing-targeted-ron95-subsidies/

Spotted at the VMoto booth in the EICMA show in Milan, Italy is Malaysian motorcycle maker Modenas with an electric scooter (e-bike). This marks the first ever appearance by a Malaysian motorcycl...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/07/modenas-flies-malaysian-flag-at-eicma-with-mev-1-pro/

Carrying the latest iteration of Ducati’s legendary V-twin, the 2025 Ducati Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2 make their world debut. The Panigale V2 will enter the market in V2 and V2S versions...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/06/2025-ducati-panigale-v2-and-streetfighter-v2-launched/

Geely’s next big product, the Galaxy Starship 7, has been launched in China ahead of the start of pre-sales on November 8. This plug-in hybrid SUV – essentially a Galaxy E5/Proton eMas 7 (sty...

https://paultan.org/2024/11/06/geely-galaxy-starship-7-in-china-proton-emas-7-phev-up-to-120-km-ev-range-1420-km-total-range/