Author: Mick Chan
It’s Wednesday, which implies it’s once more time for the weekly fuel price update, because the ministry of finance has announced fuel prices for the approaching week of September 10 to 16, 2026. Following last week’s price drop for diesel and petrol, prices for the primary fuel types have rebounded for this week. Unsubsidised B10 nd B15 diesel fuels will likely be priced at RM4.92 per litre in the approaching week, up 25 sen from the RM4.67 per litre rate of last week. As such, the Euro 5 B7 grade of diesel, at 20 sen per litre more, will likely…
The Audi A2 e-tron has been officially unveiled following a teaser and a prototype showing earlier this yr, reprising the nameplate of the 1999 original. Audi claims that the A2 e-tron is the brand’s most effective model yet, boasting of WLTP-rated energy consumption rate of 12.8 kWh per 100 km in its most effective 140 kW (190 PS) guise. Three battery sizes are offered within the A2 e-tron, and these are 52 kWh, 61 kWh and 84 kWh, and these power the most recent APP350 and APP550 motors across 4 variants; 125 kW (170 PS/350 Nm), 140 kW (170 PS/350…
The West Ipoh Span Expressway (WISE) has secured RM5.55 billion in funding, said Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad, reported Recent Straits Times. “I received the newest update from WISE representatives. They said that they’ve already secured funding from Hong Leong Bank. I understand that work related to land acquisition has already began,” the Perak menteri besar said. “Previously, we said the project was held up because that they had not secured a funder. Now that the funding issue has been resolved and the sukuk has been issued, based on the report we have now, I believe the project…
The KL-Karak Highway widening project is predicted to be accomplished in 2029, or one yr ahead of schedule, works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has said, reported Recent Straits Times. Originally scheduled for completion in 2030 under its four-year construction contract, AFA Prime assured that the highway widening works may very well be accomplished by 2029, the works minister said. The project is fully funded by AFA Prime, and involves the widening of a forty five.3 km stretch of the KL-Karak highway between Gombak and Bentong, together with the development of a 999 metre-long third tunnel at Genting Sempah,…
Today is Wednesday, which implies it’s once more time for the weekly fuel price update as announced by the finance ministry for the week of August 6 to 12, 2026. Prices are down for each petrol and diesel fuels in the approaching week. This week, the worth of unsubsidised B10/B15 diesel is RM4.57 per litre, down five sen from the RM4.62 per litre price of last week. The Euro 5 B7 mix of diesel, which is 20 sen per litre greater than the B10/B15 blends, is due to this fact at RM4.77 per litre. Effective from July 1, the subsidised…
2026 Jaecoo J5 Hybrid update; image by Yu Lei Kan Che via Automotive News China The Jaecoo J5 Hybrid has been sighted in China sporting a variety of upgrades, including a hybrid powertrain with greater pure-electric driving range, and the next AC rating for its V2L (vehicle-to-load) capability, reported Automotive News China. The report cites Chery as stating that the J5 Hybrid will get an upgraded hybrid system, improving upon the present self-charging hybrid powertrain that may be a version of the powertrain within the Chery Tiggo Cross Hybrid that wears the Super Hybrid System – Hybrid (SHS-H) name. This…
It’s Wednesday, which implies that it’s once more time for the weekly fuel price update from the ministry of finance, which has announced the costs of fuels for the approaching week of June 25 to June 30, 2026. Prices of the essential fuel types see reductions for the approaching week. The retail price of diesel is RM4.07 per litre, down 30 sen from last week, and subsequently the Euro 5 B7 mix of diesel, which is 20 sen per litre greater than the B10/B15 blends, drops to RM4.27 per litre. As before, the retail price of diesel fuels in Sabah,…
The 2026 Proton X50 Sport Edition gets its public showing on the 2026 Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS 2026), and the facelifted B-segment SUV that was launched in July last 12 months gets a choice of styling tweaks. Taking over a black-out aesthetic much like that of its larger stablemate the X70 Sport Edition, the X50 Sport Edition is shown with a black exterior color that’s joined by the black-out treatment for its trim sections that are in matte silver on the regular X50. Meanwhile, red highlights – resembling on the grille trim of the standard-run model – also…
Jetour Auto Malaysia has teased the G700 SUV for the upcoming 2026 Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS 2026). Officially launched for the Chinese market last October, the G700 was shown at this yr’s Auto Beijing in April. Measuring 5,198 mm long, 2,050 mm wide and 1,956 mm tall, the three-row SUV from Jetour will rival the likes of the GWM Tank 500. Exact specifications of the Malaysian-market G700 will probably be revealed afterward, though for reference, the three-row SUV is obtainable in its native China in six- and seven-seater configurations. Powertrain for the G700 is a plug-in hybrid setup…
A teaser by Xpeng Malaysia hints on the arrival of the facelifted Xpeng X9 MPV, following a sighting of the updated electric people-mover on a transporter trailer. The facelifted X9 EV went on sale in Thailand in March this 12 months, and the update brought significant changes to its specifications; the single-motor, FWD variant received a 27 PS gain to 346 PS and the identical 450 Nm, while recent to the line-up is a dual-motor AWD version with a combined 537 PS and 640 Nm. Battery capability figures for each battery versions have also increased, from 84.5 kWh to 94.6…