Author: Anthony Lim

Honda vehicles have proved to be a preferred alternative for patrol vehicles with the Royal Malaysian police (PDRM) in recent times, with the force first utilising 435 units of the Honda Civic FC 1.8L for the job back in 2020 before switching over to the Civic FE 1.5L Turbo earlier this 12 months. Now, the department looks to be adding the Honda City to its patrol vehicle fleet, if the sighting of a trailer load of the facelifted sedan, all kitted in PDRM livery, is any indication. A video clip uploaded on the Paultan.org Automotive Discussion Group page on Facebook…

Prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.says that the federal government will proceed with the implementation of targeted diesel subsidies, with the Cabinet having agreed to the move, The Star reports. He said that prices can be floated within the peninsula first, with that for Sabah and Sarawak to be put aside until later. This was because almost everyone in Sabah and Sarawak uses diesel for transportation on daily basis. “So, we are going to postpone this move there,” he said in his speech, which was televised live last night. Anwar said that as a way to prevent any drastic increases…

Along with the road transport department’s (JPJ) 78th anniversary, the federal government agency has announced a special FFF vehicle license plate series, now available for bidding via the JPJ eBid online platform. The FFF series is open for tender ranging from today, May 11, with the bidding period lasting five days, ending at 10pm on May 15. Results for FFF bids will likely be released on May 16, 2024. As usual, the outcomes will likely be announced the next day, and bidders will receive the nice (or bad) news via e-mail. So, in case you think that an FFF plate…

With Hari Raya Aidilfitri just across the corner, Carro has released its first festive film following its rebranding from myTukar, highlighting the thread that joins family members in addition to the connections and memories made through every balik kampung journey. Siapa Siti? tells a story of a family stuck in a traffic jam during their trip home. Nonetheless, things take a turn for the faster when grandma spots a well-known face and insists on a wild goose chase after an orange-coloured automotive. Did she spot a long-lost member of the family in the gang? Watch the short film to search…

Having been delayed from the Q1 timeline provided at its launch, Malaysian deliveries of the Tesla Model Y has finally begun, with the primary 70 or so customers picking up their cars from the Tesla Malaysia HQ in Cyberjaya today. Customers of the initial batch of vehicles are set to proceed receiving their vehicles across the approaching month. The primary batch of Model Y units contain all three available variants, these being the Standard RWD, Long Range AWD and Performance AWD. As highlighted previously, all contain the updates introduced for the automotive in China last November, with this being the…

As announced during Budget 2024, the federal government is ready to extend the service tax from the 6% rate at present to eight% as of March 1. There are just a few categories which can be excluded from the brand new rate, including F&B and telecommunications, but on the whole, consumers are set to pay more in consequence of the hike. It has already been indicated that vehicle servicing and repairs don’t fall under exempted categories under the revision, and so vehicle maintenance is ready to cost more from March 1. Keep in mind that the service tax on this…

The problem concerning parking touts, or jaga kereta, isn’t latest, with enforcement probably not eliminating the presence of those individuals. The issue isn’t confined to simply the Klang Valley, but as recent incident showed, it’s quite rampant in certain areas in town, and it may possibly also get ugly. As highlighted by the Recent Straits Times, a girl discovered that her automotive was scratched after refusing to pay the RM15 fee demanded by jaga kereta for parking in a public spot within the Bukit Bintang Maybank area. In a TikTok video, user @ballerina391 detailed the incident, stating that the touts…

In case your household electricity bill is currently costing you greater than RM220 a month, be prepared to pay more for the utility from January 1, 2024. That’s since the Energy Transition and Public Utilities Ministry announced today that domestic consumers who devour between 601 kWh and 1,500 kWh a month of electricity will now not be eligible for the 2 sen per kwh rebate under the federal government’s Imbalance Cost Pass-Through (ICPT) mechanism for the period of Jan 1 to June 30, 2024. Because the Latest Straits Times reports, the move is about to have an effect on some…

Ahead of the sixth-generation Honda CR-V‘s Malaysian launch, which is anticipated later this month, Honda Malaysia has been previewing the SUV via a series of customer showcases at chosen dealerships across the country. The previews, which began within the East Coast late last month, finally arrived within the central region over the weekend, and it was here that we caught up with the Malaysian-spec models. As with the HR-V and WR-V previews up to now, the vehicles were shown behind a draped area, with no photography allowed. While only two models within the line-up were shown, the viewing confirmed that…

The paultan.org Premium Auto Automotive Expo (PACE) is back for 2023, and you’ll be able to expect the event, which is about to be held on the Setia City Convention Centre (SCCC) on November 4-5, to again feature loads of great deals on latest and pre-owned premium cars. Participation automotive brands at PACE 2023 include BMW and MINI (each represented by Auto Bavaria), Mercedes-Benz (represented by Hap Seng Star), Audi, Volkswagen, Proton, Mitsubishi and smart (all represented by EON); Volvo , Subaru; Hyundai, BYD and Isuzu. There may also be premium motorcycles from BMW Motorrad on the show. Along with…