EP Manufacturing (EPMB) is targeting to begin vehicle production at its factory in Hicom Pegoh Industrial Park in Melaka in the third quarter of this year. According to EPMB CEO Ahmad Razlan Mohamed, the company is looking to produce 6,000 units by year-end, the Malaysian Reserve reports. Production, which will be carried out by the company’s subsidiary, Peps-JV Melaka (PJVM), will kick off with builds for two Chinese carmakers. The first is China-based Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), with the company having inked an 10-year vehicle assembly agreement with the carmaker in April. Initial mode ..read more

The new Isuzu D-Max facelift will be launched in Malaysia on May 14, 2024 at 7pm. This is according to a dedicated page on Isuzu Malaysia’s website where the public can register their interest for the updated pick-up truck, which made its initial debut in Thailand last October. Styling changes for the D-Max, which is currently in its third generation, include a reprofiled front grille that still retains the “fang-like” insert. There’s also a new front bumper with sharper cutouts for the fog lamp cutouts, while the headlamps have been reshaped and feature a different daytime running light sign ..read more

Entering the Malaysian electric mobility market are the Ni Hsin EV Tech TC Max electric motorcycle and CPx Pro electric scooter. The TC Max is priced in Malaysia at RM19,900 while the CPx Pro retails at RM25,900. Manufactured by Nanjing VMoto Manufacturing Co in China, the VMoto electric motorcycle and scooter are assembled in Malaysia by NH EV Tech in Malaysia under licence. A comprehensive sales and marketing network of distributors and dealers around the Peninsular and East Malaysia has been established to serve owners of the TC Max and CPx Pro. The TC Max comes with the electric equivalen ..read more

Rapid Rail has announced that all services on the KL Monorail have resumed as of 5pm this evening (Wednesday, May 8), with trains running at up to seven minutes interval during peak hours. The rail service had been disrupted since yesterday evening due to a fallen tree on Jalan Sultan Ismail near Concorde Hotel, which saw part of the tree falling on to the monorail track. As a result of the blockage, the rail operator announced yesterday evening that Monorail services at four stations between Hang Tuah and Medan Tuanku stations had been suspended. The four stations closed were Bukit Nanas, Ra ..read more

With Wednesday comes the usual weekly fuel price update, as the finance ministry announces the retail prices of fuel for the coming week of May 9 to 15, 2024. There’s no change in the price of RON 97 petrol, and so the fuel continues at the RN3.47 per litre rate it has been pegged at since September last year. As for RON 95 petrol, it of course continues at its ceiling price of RM2.05 per litre, as set by the Malaysian government in February 2021. Likewise, diesel prices continue as they are, with Euro 5 B10 and B20 blends remaining at RM2.15 per litre, and Euro 5 B7 costing 20 sen more, at R ..read more

2024 Yamaha MT-15 Midnight Cyan Following the colour update for the MT-25, the 2024 Yamaha MT-15 gets a new paint scheme choice in Malaysia, with pricing set at RM12,498, up RM200 from the 2022/2023 price. The new colour option for the MT-15 for this year is Midnight Cyan while Midnight Black is carried over. Stocks of the updated MT-15 are expected in authorised Hong Leong Yamaha dealer showrooms immediately. Every MT-15 purchased comes with a two-year or 20,000 km warranty against manufacturing defects and a free disc lock worth RM100. Otherwise, no changes for the MT-15 with power coming f ..read more

Click to enlarge There’s a fresh Nissan 3S centre in Cyberjaya. Operated by Evo Mobility, the RM1.5 million facility has been operating since January, ‘filling a crucial gap in the market’ as it caters to potential new customers in Cyberjaya, Sepang and Putrajaya areas. Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) says that Evo Mobility carries over two decades of “strong and robust business acumen background in fuel distribution across the southern region,” and the company is now venturing into the automotive space. Located at Jalan Autoville 2, Autoville Cyberjaya (the designated hub for automotive sales ..read more

Toyota today reported a net income of 4.9 trillion yen for the financial year 2024 (FY2024) ended March 31, 2024, which is 101.7% higher than what it managed in the previous financial year (FY2023). The increase in net income was brought on by heightened demand for Toyota and Lexus vehicles, with over 10.3 million units sold globally in FY2024, or 7.3% more than in FY2023. The automaker saw strong demand in North America (+17%), Europe (+15.7%) and Asia (+3%). Meanwhile, markets in the ‘Other’ category such as Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, the Middle East and others saw a sales ..read more

Jalan Sultan Ismail has been fully reopened to traffic today, according to Jabatan Penerangan WPKL, quoting KLCCC DBKL. This follows yesterday’s fallen tree incident near Concorde Hotel that caused one death, one serious injury and damage to multiple cars. The stretch, which is a busy section of a major artery in the city centre, has been cleaned up. However, the Monorail track, which was also in the path of the fallen tree, still needs work. Rapid KL says that currently, cleaning up and rehabilitation work are being done with the assistance of DBKL. The operations team and structural enginee ..read more

In March, Singapore announced that travellers arriving and departing Singapore by car via Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints would be able to use QR codes instead of passports for faster and more convenient immigration clearance. Now, Malaysia is aiming to do the same, kicking things off with a trial run of a QR code immigration clearance system in Johor, The Star reports. The pilot project is set to be carried out in June at both the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) facilities. “The initial plan is for the pilot project ..read more