Author: Anthony Lim

As indicated previously, Malaysia is about to lift the biodiesel mix rate in Peninsular Malaysia from B10 to B15 ranging from tomorrow, June 1. The implementation will see B15 biodiesel, comprising 15% palm methyl ester (PME) and 85% petroleum diesel, replacing the prevailing B10 mix of 10% PME, at no additional cost to the top user, Bernama reports. The brand new biodiesel mix might be produced by 19 licensed production plants, which have a combined monthly capability of 1.5 million litres, across the country. The switch to B15 (which was earlier said to segue in from an initial B12) isn’t…

Proton has announced that it’s expanding the operational capability of its recent electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Tanjung Malim. The national automaker said the expansion plan, for which an investment of RM37 million has been allocated, comes nine months after the power began operations and follows on the strong market demand for its eMas models. Launched last September, the RM82 million EV factory, which sits on a 5.57-acre site inside Proton’s complex in Tg Malim, has a primary phase capability of 20,000 units each year, however the planned expansion will take the power’s annual production capability to 42,000 units.…

Transport minister Anthony Loke has instructed the land public transport agency (APAD) to take maximum punitive motion against Prasarana Malaysia following the derailment of a LRT train on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line earlier today. In an announcement, he said that the transport ministry viewed the train derailment, which occurred near the Chan Sow Lin station, as a really serious incident since it was not only a standard service disruption. Although all 25 passengers within the incident were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, he said a derailment posed a high safety risk to everyone. As such, he said the…

The federal government is currently studying the implementation of a diesel subsidy using a mechanism just like that for Budi Madani RON 95 (Budi95) scheme for petrol, said communications minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, reiterating the outline that was indicated in April. He said the matter was considered one of foremost focal points being deliberated by the cupboard amid ongoing discussions on targeted fuel subsidies, as The Star reports. “Right away, the federal government is examining issues related to diesel, including implementing diesel subsidies using a system just like Budi95,” he said following a cupboard meeting earlier today. In response to…

While motor insurance stays the final insurance industry’s largest line of business in Malaysia, contributing RM10.9 billion – or 45.2% of total premiums – in 2025, the segment continued to post underwriting losses, with RM289.3 million recorded last 12 months. At a combined ratio of 103%, this reflects that claims payout exceeded premiums collected, said the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM). The rising variety of claims and the severity of those were concerns noted by the association at a media briefing on the industry’s performance earlier this week. It said that the claim frequency for personal cars remained above…

Prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says that the difficulty of allegedly strict conditions being imposed on electric vehicle (EV) corporations shall be brought up for discussion with the ministry of investment, trade and industry (MITI), Bernama reports. This comes following Perak tourism, industry investment and corridor development committee chairman Loh Sze Yee’s remarks yesterday, where he said that the federal government must reassess the conditions imposed on EV corporations planning to establish factories within the country. Loh said there have been concerns about several policies that were too stringent and will undermine foreign investor confidence, thus damaging the country’s…

Last month, Honda Malaysia announced that the sixth-generation Honda CR-V had been updated for 2026. The changes caused by the local refresh are minor, consisting of some extra kit and a revision of the line-up to a few variants, reduced from the 4 when the model was launched here in December 2023. As highlighted previously, the bottom turbocharged S is gone, and the turbo E has been replaced by an e:HEV hybrid for a similar grade, making the CR-V the primary Honda vehicle to feature two hybrid variants in a single model range locally. The e:HEV E, which is priced…

It’s not Proton with no late-in-the-day press release, and so, here we’re, with the national automaker announcing details on the dressed-up X70 sighted earlier on a transporter. As accurately identified, it’s the Proton X70 Sports Edition, and the SUV can be available for viewing – and booking – at chosen showrooms this weekend ahead of the official price announcement for it on April 16. Limited to only 600 units and based on the Premium variant of the X70 MC3, the Sports Edition can be presented exclusively in Quartz Black. The color has shaped as much as be a regulation pick…

Jetour Malaysia has introduced the a brand new Jetour Dashing variant called the Dark Warrior Limited Edition. As its moniker suggests, the version – which relies on the high-spec Prime – gets a matte black exterior finish and a series of design-focused enhancements. These consist of blacked-out Jetour branding on the front and rear of the automobile, and the Dashing emblem in addition to the 19-inch Phantom Spec alloy wheels (wrapped with 235/55 tyres) get the identical treatment. Rounding off the visual enhancements are red brake calipers to offer contrast. Aside from that, all the things on the locally-assembled SUV…

The upcoming Budi95 quota adjustment, which can see the 300 litre monthly quota for RON 95 petrol under the Budi Madani RON 95 fuel subsidy programme being temporarily adjusted to 200 litres a month – at the moment subsidised rate of RM1.99 per litre – from April 1 won’t impact e-hailing drivers, as their monthly quota of 800 litres will remain in place. The retention of that quota has drawn a mixed response from different e-hailing groups. Sahabat E-hailing Malaysia (SEM) believes that the 800-litre amount is insufficient for high-mileage drivers, a few of which devour as much as 40…