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2025 Honda Gold Wing for Malaysia, RM222,888
Alongside the Honda CB1000 SP, also unveiled was the 2025 Honda Gold Wing for Malaysia, priced at RM222,888, up from the previous RM212,888. Honda’s grand touring motorcycle comes in two colour options – Eternal Gold and Bordeaux Red Metallic – and pricing does not include road tax, insurance and registration.
At the heart of the Gold Wing is the flat-six engine that has been the model’s trademark since the fourth generation Gold Wing GL1500. Power for the liquid-cooled, 24-valve, DOHC mill is rated at 124.7 hp at 5,500 rpm with a maximum torque of 170 Nm at 4,500 rpm.
Power goes to the rear wheel via a seven-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) with reverse gear, with two wet multi-plate clutches. Shaft final drive spins the rear 16-inch wheel wearing 200/55 tyre while the front wheel is an 18-inch hoop wearing 130/70 rubber.
Suspension in front uses a double wishbone layout and rear monoshock, all electronically controlled in conjunction with the Gold Wing’s ride modes. This minimises dive under braking and provides load compensation with rear spring preload electronically adjustable separately from the ride modes if desired.
As befits Honda’s flagship tourer, the Gold Wing abounds with riding conveniences and electronics. The Gold Wing comes with Honda’s Motorcycle Airbag System comprising of an airbag module which includes the airbag and the inflator, and crash sensors.
The system monitors acceleration changes, and an ECU performs calculations to instantly determine when a collision is occurring. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is standard equipment, along with Bluetooth connectivity to the rider’s smartphone.
The Gold Wing’s audio system has been re-engineered with new lightweight, high output 55 Watt speakers with optimised equaliser settings. An electrically adjustable windscreen offers stepless adjustment for both height and angle allowing riders to fine-tune wind protection to their preference.
Storage capacity measures 121-litres in total, with electronic locking and unlocking using the Gold Wing’s smart key system. Rider and passenger comfort has also been a Gold Wing constant, now with suede-effect and synthetic leather upholstery.
Braking is done with the Dual Combined Brake System (D-CBS) automatically balancing braking force between front and rear wheels, guided by an ABS modulator and brake ECU. Twin brake discs with six-piston callipers are fitted to the front wheel, while the rear wheel gets a single disc with three-piston calliper.
Other riding conveniences include four ride modes, cruise control, Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC), and Hill Start Assist (HSA). The Gold Wing tips the scales at 391 kg, with a 20-litre fuel tank and seat height set at 745 mm.
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Homegrown Perodua EV did not receive gov’t R&D grants, incentives – ‘we have to prove ourselves first’
Perodua is a company that plans everything in detail, and sticks to it. Annual sales records, a vice-like grip of its No.1 position and market share that’s now pushing 45% are testaments to the discipline and efficiency at play in Rawang. Heck, Perodua is now the No.2 carmaker in ASEAN after overtaking Honda in 2024. But an EV in 2025 wasn’t part of the plan.
It was the plan of the Madani government, and although Perodua will never say so publicly, the company was tasked to come up with an affordable EV. To make things even more ‘interesting’ the government announced the deadline publicly, which meant that P2 had to deliver in 2025, by hook or crook.
With no way out, Perodua had to start from scratch. Unlike Proton, which can cherry pick models from Geely’s range of EVs, P2’s foreign partner Daihatsu did not have a suitable donor car. They had to do it all themselves. The public was given ‘progress reports’ at motor shows, and everyone sat up and took notice of “Episode 2” of the Electric Motion Online series at KLIMS 2024.
Fast forward a few months and we now have the third and final episode. Titled ‘Aspirations’, it sees the eMO-II morph into a crossover of sorts with a ‘fastback’ roof, like a smaller version of the Toyota C-HR+ EV that surfaced in March. Perodua president and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said that this final prototype is “very very close to production”.
At the press day of the Malaysia Autoshow 2025, Zainal said that Perodua did not receive any form of R&D grants or financial incentives from the government despite having to develop its first EV from the ground up.
“In terms of grants or incentives, nothing is finalised, because there is a requirement for us to prove ourselves first. We have to prove ourselves and deliver the product under the NIMP (New Industrial Master Plan) 2030. We have to deliver the product.
“At the same time, there is a requirement for local development and local content. So we are in the process of trying to fulfil the requirements given by the government. As you know, any incentives must be compensated by the local economic growth generated by the incentive received,” he added.
“The government has given us some localisation targets and we will commit to it. Quite a number of our local vendors will participate, at this moment 41 or 42. Apart from the engineering-related items, the biggest challenge for us is how to create the EV ecosystem in our local industry,” he elaborated.
The original plan was for the EV to be a ‘limited production’ car (as in small volume, not limited edition), but Perodua is now dreaming bigger. “Based on the product that we have, based on surveys, we have to change our direction – now we’re going for mass production. We’ll need a bit of time for that. As a start it’ll be 500 units a month and then we’ll ramp up production to over 2,000 units per month.
“When we go for mass production, we’ll need to make sure of the participation from local vendors – that’s very important. If Perodua goes for mass production from the beginning but local content is still very low, there won’t be much meaning to the local industry. In order for us to go for mass production and higher volume, it’s not just about Perodua, but we have to look at our vendor system to be in line with our planning,” Zainal said, tying back to the ecosystem factor.
Pre-production of the EV will start in September at a new EV-specific plant located within P2’s Sg Choh base, ahead of a launch close to the end of the year.
For more on Perodua’s first EV, including a full walk-around and details on the unprecedented Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) battery leasing programme as well as a guaranteed future value scheme to protect the EV’s RV, click here.
GALLERY: Perodua eMO final prototype at MAS 2025
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Gov’t launches mobile hydrogen refueling station pilot project in Putrajaya, Toyota Mirai being used in trials
A year after it was announced, the government’s journey into hydrogen mobility in the Peninsular has finally begun with the launch of its mobile hydrogen refuelling station (MHRS) pilot project in Putrajaya. The launch, held earlier today, was officiated by ministry of science, technology and innovation (MOSTI) minister Chang Lih Kang
Chang said the project was developed to proactively stimulate market demand for hydrogen through collaboration with fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) owners and suppliers. He added that Sime UMW and UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has contributed three Toyota Mirai hydrogen FCEV vehicles and will provide the operation and maintenance services for these vehicles for this phase of the project.
Located at Parking Lot 2M8 in Precinct 2, the MHRS has two containers, the first housing a 90 megapascal (MPa) compressor and two chillers for the compressor and dispenser, and the second holding two storage containers (50 and 90 MPa). The dispenser features two nozzles to handle a full range of FCEVs. Nozzle one is similar in concept and design to a petrol nozzle for internal combustion engine vehicles, and this is used for a vehicle such as the Mirai, with the refueling process taking less than five minutes.
Nozzle two is used for buses and trucks, and refueling for these vehicle types can be accomplished within 15 minutes. In terms of handling capacity, the MHRS is capable of dispensing 100 kg of hydrogen per day, equivalent to refueling 20 Mirais.
Last November, Chang said that the total budget for the MHRS trial would be around RM12 million, with the higher initial cost being put down to the MHRS being the first of its kind in the Peninsular.
Chang said that Putrajaya was chosen as a strategic location for the MHRS station due to its complete infrastructure, efficient logistics and the availability of a suitable site without land constraints. “The location not only supports the early use of public transport such as hydrogen-powered buses and lorries, but also facilitates technology validation and public demonstration activities,” he said in his speech.
According to MOSTI, a number of partners are cooperating on the project. Besides Sime UMW and UMWT, the minisry said that NanoMalaysia (NMB), as the asset administrator representing it, will utilise the MHRS as a testbed for new term commercial opportunities, while Petronas Technology Ventures (PTVSB) will supply the hydrogen and oversee the station’s engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC).
Also working on the project is the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC), which will conduct a feasibility study on the use of FCEV vehicles on local roads, supported by data from UMWT and the MHRS supplier, which is Hydrexia.
GALLERY: Toyota Mirai FCEV and mobile hydrogen refueling station (MHRS) demonstration, 2024
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GWM Tank 500 HEV amasses 150 bookings in Malaysia
Launched yesterday at the ongoing Malaysia Autoshow 2025, the GWM Tank 500 HEV has collected 150 bookings in Malaysia since the order books opened on April 14. Not bad at all for a RM329k vehicle.
Fully-imported (CBU) from Rayong, Thailand, the seven-seat luxury hybrid 4×4 carries a 244 PS/380 Nm 2.0 litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine, a 106 PS/268 Nm electric motor and a nine-speed automatic transmission. Total output is rated at 346 PS and 648 Nm, routed through all four wheels through a switchable four-wheel-drive system.
With ladder frame construction, front and rear electronic locking diffs, a mechanical centre locker, off-road cruise control, a water depth detection function, 11 drive modes and tank turn, this is no soft-roader, but there are luxuries inside – how about quilted Nappa, a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel, a 14.6-inch infotainment touchscreen, power-folding and unfolding third-row seats, and 12 Infinity speakers? All about the Land Cruiser fighter here.
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2025 Honda CB1000 SP naked sports launched at Malaysia Autoshow 2025, priced at RM69,999
Launched at the ongoing Malaysian Auto Show 2025 is the 205 Honda CB1000 SP naked sports, priced at RM69,999. Pricing excludes road tax, insurance and registration and there only one colour option available – Matte Ballistic Black Metallic with gold painted wheels.
At the heart of the CB1000 SP is the inline four-cylinder engine taken from the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade (RM208,000 in Malaysia). Power for the CB1000 is rated at 155 hp at 11,000 rpm with 107 Nm of torque at 9,000 rpm, detuned from the Fireblade’s 214 hp at 14,500 rpm and 112 Nm of torque at 12,500 rpm.
As is usual for Honda, the ‘SP’ indicates the CB1000 is set apart from the ‘base’ model. In this case the CB1000 SP is fitted with fully adjustable 41 mm diameter Showa SFF-BP forks in front, and fully-adjustable Öhlins TTX36 monoshock in the rear.
Similarly, braking on the front wheel is done with top level components from Brembo, with Stylema four-piston callipers paired with 310 mm diameter floating discs while the rear gets a Nissin calliper and 240 mm disc. The running gear and engine is tied together with a twin-spar steel frame and cast alloy Honda Pro-Link swingarm.
Riding the CB1000 SP is geared to the sporty rider with six-speed gearbox with revised gearing, fitted with an assist and slipper clutch and up-and-down quickshifter. Similarly, the riding suite features five ride modes – Rain, Standard and Sport – and a further two customisable ride modes, along with adjustable power delivery and engine braking.
Inside the cockpit, the 5-inch TFT-LCD display comes with Honda Roadsync, with connectivity to the rider’s smartphone. Also included is four-level Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC) and Wheelie Control to boost traction and stability across all riding conditions.
Seat height for the CB1000 SP is set at 809 mm, while weight is listed at 212 kg with 17-litres of fuel in the tank. Wheel sizing on the CB1000 SP is 17-inches front and rear, with 120/70 and 180/55 tyres.
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UMW Toyota sold 7,932 units in Apr 2025, 27,876 YTD
UMW Toyota (UMWT) has announced it delivered 7,932 vehicles in the month of April 2025, which brings its year-to-date (YTD) total to 27,876 units.
Previously, the company revealed its YTD total for the first two months of 2025 to be 12,015 units, with 6,632 units sold in Feburary. From this, we deduced that 5,383 units were delivered in the month of January.
We didn’t get a figure for March but some simple math suggests the company sold 7,929 units in the third month of this year (latest YTD minus January, February and April sales). As such, last month’s count of 7,932 units is marginally more than March at just three units.
Compared to last year, the April 2025 total is just under 8% higher than April 2024. However, the YTD total for the first four months of this year is about 10.4% down from the same period in 2024.
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E-hailing operators InDrive, Maxim ordered by APAD to cease operations fr June 24 – companies may appeal
The land public transport agency (APAD) has issued letters to e-hailing provides InDrive and Maxim for allegedly illegal operation, Bernama has reported.
“Effective July 24, InDrive and Maxim must cease operations in this country. The two ride-hailing companies can appeal, but the final decision rests with me,” transport minister Anthony Loke has said.
This comes after the Malaysian P-Hailing Riders Association reportedly urged the Malaysian government to carry out strict enforcement against the two e-hailing platforms for offering services without complying with existing regulations.
The association claimed that both platforms failed to ensure their drivers possessed valid Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licences as required under Malaysian law, and alleged that some drivers on these platforms did not have e-hailing insurance and did not have their vehicles inspected as stipulated, according to the report.
According to APAD, InDrive and Maxim violated licensing conditions under the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715), which also requires that all vehicles serving on these platforms must operate with a valid e-hailing vehicle permit, which is one of the main conditions under the companies’ intermediation business licence.
Violations such as these constitute an offence under Section 12D(1)(a) of the Act, empowering APAD to revoke the licences of operators found violating the terms of their licence.
Making its debut in Malaysia in October 2021 as InDriver, the company claimed a user base of more than 100 million users across 500 cities in 34 countries. In September 2022, a company processing inDriver applications was caught by JPJ to be operating with an expired business licence. It subsequently renamed to be InDrive, and announced that it received APAD approval in June 2023 to operate in Malaysia.
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smart #1 Brabus Limited Edition open for booking in Malaysia – lowered by 35 mm, 19-inch alloys, bodykit
Besides the smart #5, you’ll also see this at smart’s Malaysia Autoshow 2025 booth. The smart #1 Brabus Limited Edition is open for booking in Malaysia, with pricing expected to be announced in June.
Developed in collaboration with Brabus Kuala Lumpur, the car gets a bodykit comprising front and rear spoilers, front fascia inserts and a rear diffuser. Sport springs make it sit 35 mm lower on 19-inch 10-spoke Brabus Monoblock Z alloys. Inside, you’ll find red stitching and piping, Brabus-backlit scuff plates and aluminium pedals.
Launched in Malaysia in November 2023 along with the non-Brabus Pro and Premium variants, the RM249k #1 Brabus is a two-motor AWD pocket rocket that hits 100 km/h from rest in a neck-snapping 3.9 seconds, thanks to 428 PS and 543 Nm of torque. Its 66 kWh NMC battery yields 400 km of WLTP range. More on the range-topping #1 here.
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Wuling Light of ASEAN on display at MAS 2025 – concept with gullwing doors inspired by fighter jets
This is the Light of ASEAN, a concept vehicle born from the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture that made its debut at the last year’s China-ASEAN Expo and is currently on display at the ongoing Malaysia Autoshow (MAS 2025).
The Light of ASEAN is said to be inspired by fighter jets and features a striking design with plenty of shape angles and smooth surfacing. Standout cues worth highlighting include the unique “cross-star cone” face as well as the attention-grabbing gullwing doors.
You’ll also notice the side cameras that visually extend from the A-pillar to the bonnet as well as the floating rear wing/buttresses, both of which contribute to an ultra-low drag coefficient of just 0.18.
On the inside, there are hydraulically balanced zero-gravity aviation seats, a yoke steering wheel and a borderless screen that features in-cell and low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) technology. The company notes that the cabin also gets eye-tracking technology, “jet-like controls,” along with an immersive sound field.
The concept will likely not make production and merely serves to carry Wuling’s vision of “deepening its roots in ASEAN, radiating globally and making the world fall in love with Wuling’s new energy,” as the company notes in its release. This push into ASEAN – referred to as the ‘One, Two Three ASEAN strategy’ – has already begun, as the brand already has a presence in Thailand and Indonesia. Malaysia has also welcomed Wuling, with the Bingo EV set to go on sale soon.
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MINI JCW 3 Door petrol and electric, JCW Aceman, Cooper Convertible debut at Malaysia Autoshow 2025
MINI JCW 3 Door electric MINI Malaysia debuted no fewer than four models, including three John Cooper Works vehicles, at the ongoing Malaysia Autoshow 2025. Prices and specs for the JCW 3 Door petrol, JCW 3 Door electric, JCW Aceman and Cooper Convertible were already released last week, so all that was left to do was give them their grand physical introduction to the Malaysian public.
ICE or EV, hatch or SUV, the JCWs all look properly menacing, with gloss black for their grilles, side skirts and wheel arches, and red for their roofs, door mirrors, bonnet stripes and callipers.
We’ll start with the ‘traditional’ JCW – the RM318,888 3 Door petrol has a 231 PS/380 Nm 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbo engine, a seven-speed DCT, a 6.1-second 0-100 km/h time and a 250 km/h top speed.
MINI JCW 3 Door petrol The petrol hatch also uniquely gets adaptive suspension, an M-shaped roof spoiler, a central tailpipe and a long bee-sting antenna (the other two JCW models have stubby shark fins).
Next, the first-ever zero-emissions JCW – the RM218,888 3 Door electric uses a 54.2 kWh (gross) battery to feed a single 258 PS/350 Nm front motor, enabling a 200 km/h top speed and a 5.9-second century sprint time. You’ll find here the same 18-inch JCW Lap Spoke alloys as on the petrol version.
Then there’s the first-ever JCW Aceman, yours for RM233,888. The little EV SUV has the same powertrain as the JCW 3 Door electric; its 0-100 km/h time is 6.4 seconds. Those are also JCW Lap Spoke alloys, but here they are an inch bigger and have a two-tone finish.
MINI JCW Aceman (top row) and MINI JCW 3 Door electric Charge at 95 kW DC and both EV models will go from 10-80% in 30 minutes (0-100% at 11 kW AC in 5 hours 15 minutes). On a full tummy, the EV hatch will do 371 km, the EV SUV 355 km.
Inside the JCW models, you’ll find black and red throughout. The JCW-specific sports seats are upholstered in black synthetic leather with multicoloured knitted fabric at the shoulders, accented with red stitching to provide firm support. In the EV models, the driver’s seat has massage, electric adjustment and memory, and the ambient lighting illuminates the panoramic roof.
The JCW steering wheel has red stitching, shift paddles, thumb rests for grip and a vertical fabric spoke at the bottom, while the central MINI Interaction Unit features a dedicated JCW mode that displays performance data like speed, torque, power retrieval in kW, and current g-force.
MINI JCW Aceman interior The JCW-specific centre console combines black textile surfaces, red straps and vibrant silver essence. Also standard are MINI Navigation AR, wireless charging and Harman Kardon surround sound.
Safety wise, all these JCW models come with AEB, ACC with stop and go, steering and lane control assistant, lane change warning with active lane return, lane departure warning with active steering intervention, evasion assistant, rear-cross traffic warning with braking, rear-end collision prevention and exit warning.
Also on are parallel and perpendicular auto parking, reverse camera with panoramic rear view, reversing assistant up to 50 metres, parking view, remote 3D view, drive recorder and anti-theft recorder.
The MINI smartphone app gives you access to features such as digital key, remote engine start and start/stop charging. Legend Grey, Nanuq White and Midnight Black are among the colours available for all three JCW models.
Finally, there’s the RM318,888 Cooper Convertible, whose 204 PS/300 Nm 2.0 litre turbo-four and seven-speed DCT enable a 6.9-second 0-100 km/h time and a 237 km/h top speed. There are 18-inch ‘Night Flash’ spoke two-tone alloys as well as a fabric roof that opens in 18 seconds up to 30 km/h and closes in 15 seconds.
The minimalist interior features interesting dash fabrics, including on the steering wheel’s bottom spoke. Below the central MINI Interaction Unit is a new Toggle Bar that offers direct physical access to often-used functions such as the parking brake, gear selection, start/stop switch, Experience Modes and volume control.
Available in Copper Grey, Sunny Side Yellow or Ocean Wave Green, the Cooper Convertible also gets MINI Navigation AR, anti-dazzle mirrors, wireless charging, 12 Harman Kardon speakers, parallel and perpendicular auto parking, drive recorder and anti-theft recorder. Oh, and access to the MINI smartphone app, of course.
All prices mentioned include a standard two-year unlimited-mileage warranty; you can top up for a package that gives you a four-year unlimited-mileage vehicle warranty plus free service for four years/60,000 km (petrol) or four years/unlimited mileage (electric).
This optional package would make the JCW 3 Door petrol cost RM330,988, the JCW 3 Door electric cost RM225,188, the JCW Aceman cost RM241,188 and the Cooper Convertible cost RM329,288. Irrespective of this, the two EV models are additionally covered by an eight-year/160,000 km battery warranty.
MINI JCW 3 Door petrol
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Grab aims to acquire Indonesian rival GoTo this year
Grab is aiming to secure a deal for the acquisition of Indonesia ride-hailing rival, GoTo in the second quarter of this year, Reuters has reported.
Advisors have been hired by Grab to work on the deal, Reuters has said, citing its sources, and this deal is subject to terms including financing. The news wire reported that Grab is looking to buy GoTo’s businesses at a price of around US$7 billion (RM30.2 billion).
To that end, GoTo will be selling off the Singapore unit of its business to Grab. In Indonesia, GoTo is said to be selling its operations in its entirety to Grab, except for its finance division.
Grab has made a bid for another competitor before. In September 2023, Grab was reportedly in talks to buy foodpanda’s Southeast Asian business from its German parent company Delivery Hero for the equivalent of RM5 billion. Early in 2024, Grab’s bid for the foodpanda business had reportedly fallen through, though this was refuted by Delivery Hero in February that year.
Talks for the acquisition did eventually collapse due to issues concerning pricing, and Delivery Hero eventually announced that month that talks between the company and Grab for the sale of the foodpanda Southeast Asian business had ended.
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Chery Omoda E5 EV and Tiggo 8 PHEV as Malaysian taxis – duo being evaluated for MoT approval
Amidst all the fresh metal at the Malaysia Autoshow 2025 are two Chery vehicles, tucked away in one corner of Hall A at MAEPS. The two units, an all-electric Omoda E5 and Tiggo 8 PHEV, are not part of Chery Malaysia’s displays, but rather part of a taxi showcase at the event.
Both the E5, clad in the familiar red and white colour scheme for Malaysian taxis, and the Tiggo 8, finished in blue, are not in service vehicles, but rather evaluation mules being trialled for approval from the transport ministry for eventual use as hired vehicles.
A quick peek inside the cars showed they were set up for the task, with taximeters present in both, the one in the Omoda E5 being a conventionally-styled digital unit mounted on top of the dashboard while the unit in the Tiggo 8 PHEV is a digital fare meter integrated into a rear-view mirror attachment, with a separate receipt generating device.
We asked the folk at Chery Malaysia about the duo and their planned use as hired vehicles, but although it was indicated that the cars were official channel units, no one on the retail side seemed to be aware that there was such an evaluation being carried out, suggesting that this could be a commercial arrangement managed elsewhere.
In any case, a booth next to the display cars, which was unmanned when we dropped by, revealed who was behind the MoT evaluation programme, with a graphic on the booth containing a Big Blue logo and indicating that the vehicle display was very much a showcase for a ‘Rent To Own Taxi’ programme.
The Big Blue name should be familiar to most, as the company, under Big Blue Taxi Services, once operated MPV taxis clad in the same blue exterior scheme as seen on the Tiggo 8 PHEV example. The present plan is not the first time the company has pushed electrification for hired vehicles – back in 2018, it outlined plans to deploy 20,000 EV cabs in the city by 2020, but this did not materialise.
The idea of using EVs across a large-scale taxi programme was also explored back in 2022, when Mysuri Biz Technologies announced a plan to deploy 1,000 EVs under the TeksiKu banner, with the EVs (consisting of MG5 and BYD e6 models) being made available to drivers under a lease-to-own scheme via the Koperasi Jurupandu TeksiKu cooperative. However, no further news was reported about it.
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JPJ eBid: APA and RBB number plates up for bidding
JPJ has announced that APA and RBB are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid.
Perak’s latest running number series is ‘APA’, and it will open for tender on May 11. The bidding period on JPJeBid is five days, ending 10pm on May 15. As usual, the results will be out the following day. The whole process is online now, as it has been for some time, and bidders will get the good (or bad) news via email.
Also available on JPJ eBid is the Perlis series ‘RBB’. The bidding period starts today, May 9 and will close at 10pm on May 13. Results will be out the day after the auction closes.
New car coming soon and want a nice number plate for the new ride? Why not DIY and skip the reseller’s markup and runner fees? If you have never bid for a number yourself, check out our step-by-step guide on how to navigate JPJ eBid and the techniques needed to get your preferred number at “retail price”.
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2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition at MAS – Elegance from RM181k, R-Line from RM244k
The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition has made its public debut at the ongoing Malaysia Autoshow (MAS 2025). Offered in Elegance and R-Line 4Motion variants, the locally-assembled (CKD) SUV receives a few design updates to honour the brand’s German home city as well as additional kit.
Visual changes on the exterior include Wolfsburg crest emblems on the B-pillars, load edge protection at the front as well as a VW-branded tyre valve caps. On the inside, you’ll find Wolfsburg Edition floor mats, a polypropylene boot tray, smart holders and hooks that attach to the rear of the front seat headrests, aluminium sports pedals (Elegance only) and Volkswagen Universal Traffic Recorder 2.0 (UTR2.0) front and rear dashcams.
Buyers will also be provided with a box containing a branded keyholder and a certificate of authenticity. Beyond these additions, the rest of the spec sheet for both Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition models are identical to their standard counterparts.
In terms of pricing, the Wolfsburg Editons cost RM5,000 more when compared to the regular Elegance and R-Line 4Motion. The Elegance Wolfsburg Edition has a recommended retail price (RRP) of RM210,990, or RM211,590 on-the-road without insurance. As part of an introductory offer, the RRP is reduced by RM30,000 to RM180,990, or RM181,590 OTR without insurance.
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Elegance spec sheet (top), R-Line 4Motion (bottom); click to enlarge Meanwhile, the R-Line 4Motion Wolfsburg Edition has a RRP of RM263,990, or RM265,074 OTR without insurance. It too gets an introductory offer that drops the RRP by RM20,000 to RM243,990 or RM245,074 OTR without insurance. For context, the regular Elegance has a RRP of RM205,990 or RM206,590 OTR without insurance, while it is RM258,990 and RM260,074 respectively for the R-Line 4Motion.
Similar to the Arteon Wolfsburg Edition, the Volkswagen Assurance Package (VAP) is improved for the Tiguan Allspace Wolfsburg Edition. Unchanged are the five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty and five-year roadside assistance, but the maintenance package has gone up to seven years or 105,000 km (whichever comes first) instead of five years/75,000 km.
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2025 Volkswagen Arteon Wolfsburg Edition at MAS – special design touches, kit; better VAP; from RM265k
Here’s a live gallery of the new Volkswagen Arteon Wolfsburg Edition at the ongoing Malaysia Autoshow (MAS 2025). Launched just a few days ago, the Wolfsburg Edition of the locally-assembled (CKD) liftback honours the brand’s home city in Germany and gets a few special touches to make it stand out.
To start, you’ll find the Wolfsburg crest emblem on the B-pillars, while the tyres come with Volkswagen-branded valve caps. Other additions include Volkswagen Dynamic hub caps for the wheels, a tailgate protective strip, illuminated door sill trim, cargo elements with velcro fasteners on the boot floor mat as well as Volkswagen Universal Traffic Recorder 2.0 (UTR2.0) front and rear dashcams.
Buyers will also be provided with a owners’ box that contains a branded keyholder, a certificate of authenticity and Wolfsburg Edition floor mats. Beyond these changes, the rest of the Wolfsburg Edition is identical to a standard Arteon, including the 2.0 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol unit rated at 280 PS (276 hp or 206 kW) and 350 Nm of torque, which is mated to a seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission and 4Motion all-wheel drive system.
The kit list retains the 19-inch ‘Montevideo’ alloy wheels, LED exterior lighting, the R-Line styling package, Nappa carbon-print leather seat upholstery, front sports seats, 30-colour ambient lighting, three-zone climate control, keyless entry and start, a 9.2-inch Discover Pro touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, a wireless charging pad, selectable drive modes, a 700-watt Harman Kardon sound system and the IQ.Drive suite of ADAS.
2025 Volkswagen Arteon R-Line 4Motion Wolfsburg Edition spec sheet (top), standard Arteon R-Line 4Motion (bottom); click to enlarge The recommended retail price (RRP) for the Arteon R-Line 4Motion Wolfsburg Edition is RM304,990, or RM306,012 on-the-road without insurance. These figures are with the Volkswagen Assurance Package (VAP) that includes a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty, five-year roadside assistance and a maintenance package that has been enhanced to seven years or 105,000 km (whichever comes first) instead of the usual five years/75,000 km. Without VAP, the OTR price without insurance is RM292,612.
For all the extras you’re getting, the Wolfsburg Edition costs RM5,000 more compared to a regular Arteon. However, as part of an introductory special offer, the Wolfsburg Edition is available with savings of RM40,000, which brings the RRP down to RM264,990 (or RM266,012 OTR without insurance).
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