With my colleagues in AF on a spree extolling the benefits of buying a used car, you may be starting to think if there’s any point in buying a new car. Well, acting as a devilR…
Honda Malaysia announces recall for airbag replacement
In light of Honda Motor Co’s recent announcement where a Malaysian was among the fatalities caused by the Takata airbag issue, Honda Malaysia has announced a recall of 15,734 Honda cars to repla…
Malaysian driver linked in 5th Takata airbag fatality
The Honda Motor Co has confirmed that a Malaysian woman driver was the fifth casualty linked with the Takata airbag defect scandal, and has widened its recall for the defective air bags by another 170…
Euro-5 Diesel arrives in Malaysia via BHPetrol Infiniti Euro 5 Diesel
The long awaited Euro-5 Diesel has finally arrived in Malaysia with the introduction of BHPetrol Infiniti Euro 5 Diesel. Four BHP stations in Johor are now offering the much advanced and cleaner diese…
Formula E is coming to Putrajaya next week!
Round 2 of the FIA Formula E World Championship will arrive in the streets of Putrajaya, Malaysia next weekend. The streets of Malaysia’s administrative capital will be converted into a 2.56km s…
FEATURE: After the Axia – Three cars Perodua should consider rebadging!
Perodua has had a great year in 2014. With orders for the new Axia flying off the charts, Perodua is set to become Malaysia’s No.1 car manufacturer in 2014, having sold over 140,000 cars, 50,000…
F1: “Racing is over for me” – Tony Fernandes
Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes dropped a bombshell recently when he mentioned that he has regrets about joining the pinnacle of motorsports, F1. The man behind the award-winning budget carrier,…
GT Academy coming to Malaysia in 2015!
The GT Academy, the world’s one and only competition that transforms video gamers to become real racing drivers, is expanding rapidly in many countries. Now, local gamers may have their opportun…
Audi A6 Hybrid discontinued due to poor global sales
It’s the end of the road, literally, for the Audi A6 Hybrid as Audi has axed the model due to low global demand. Audi sold 4,000 units of the A6 hybrid model worldwide, with almost half of …
M’sian Motor Insurance to be ‘Risk Factor’ based in 2016
Motor insurance in Malaysia is set for a major revision in 2016 where according to Bank Negara Malaysia, it will be based on a diverse list of risk factors when the industry is de-tariffed. As for now…
F1: The Caterham F1 Fiasco
It was in 2009 when Malaysian entrepreneur ace Tony Fernandes revealed he was stepping in the world of Formula One by bringing back the iconic “Lotus” name into the pinnacle of motorsports…
JPJ Ops: New guidelines for number plates, crackdown on strobe lights & retrofit HIDs by November 2014
Earlier AF reported that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) announced an operation to crack down on the usage of both strobe lights and illegal number plates to commence soon. Just a f…
Price of RON95 remains, new fuel subsidy mechanism in June 2015
The price of RON95 petrol in Malaysia is set to remain until June 2015, when a new fuel subsidy mechanism will be introduced. Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Ahmad Maslan has mentioned that the petrol …
Falling global oil price will allow fuel subsidy removal – AmResearch
In the wake of the recent fuel price increase of RON95 and the falling price of crude oil, Malaysia’s research house AmResearch estimates the government subsidy on RON95 petrol will further redu…
Mid-Week Musings: Budget 2015 – What it means to Malaysian Motorists
The country’s budget for 2015 was announced by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak last Friday. As per every budget announcement, the government introduced various measures to reduce t…
Should Malaysia also have a ‘Lemon Law’ to protect car buyers?
Malaysia’s National Consumers Complaints Centre (NCCC) has made a statement that Malaysia should impose a law to protect car buyers from defective new cars via the “lemon law“. This …
Malaysia Budget 2015 – Automotive/ Transport
Our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has just announced the 2015 budget. According to Najib, the allocation for Budget 2015 is RM273.9 billion, an increase of RM9.8 billion from the last budget. …
New ceiling price for Driving School Fees released by JPJ
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has just released the new ceiling price for driving school fees. The new ceiling price is set to be obeyed by all driving schools nationwide. For those driving scho…
JPJ OPS: Cracking down on strobe lights & illegal number plates, what you need to know.
Earlier on we reported that the Road Transport Department ( JPJ ) will launch an operation in early October to crack down the usage of both strobe lights and illegal number plates. According to the St…
Post-Merdeka AF Special: 10 things you may not know about Malaysia cars!
Malaysia just celebrated its 57th year of independence, and ‘Malaysia Day’ is just around the corner. While usually the media is filled with patriotic feel-good adverts and songs, at AF we…