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Sime Darby Motors Opens Multi-Brand Body & Paint Centre In Penang

Sime Darby Motors, which began with just a few brands, today handles 8 passenger vehicle brands, as well as sells pre-owned vehicles (through Sime Darby Auto Selection). The brands are BMW, MINI, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Ford, Hyundai and more recently, BYD.

While each of these brands has their own authorised aftersales centres around the country to serve their customers, Sime Darby Motors has also invested in its own centralised aftersales service facilities. For example, it has a Body & Paint (B&P) centre in Bukit Jelutong, Selangor to serve customers in the Klang Valley and the Sime Darby Auto Selection Service Centre provides services for post-warranty vehicles.

Now it has also opened a B&P centre on Penang island to serve customers in the northern region. Costing RM3 million, the facility covers approximately 20,000 sq ft and can service and repair up to 80 vehicles a month which require body repair or refinishing work.

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Record Month For Perodua With 27.5% Increase In Quarterly Sales Volume

During the final month of the first quarter of 2023, Perodua made a big push in production and sales to cross the 30,000-unit level, setting records in the process. The two plants completed 33,666 vehicles while 32,179 vehicles were delivered nationwide.

The March numbers added to those of January and February took first quarter production to 84,800 units while sales were 78,564 units. These represented increases of 33.9% and 27.5%, respectively, over the volumes reported for the same period in 2022.

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No Maintenance Costs For An Extra 2 Years With Certain Volkswagen Models

When buying a new car, many people will try to get the lowest price possible and press for a good discount. This is only natural as they can then take a smaller loan and the instalments will be less each month.

But there are often other offers which carry a certain value or save money as well. For instance, free maintenance is a popular extra which is offered by most companies these days. This usually covers the labour and parts costs for scheduled maintenance over years. It is a cost which you will incur in coming years of ownership of the car, so if you do not have to pay it, then you will be saving money in the longer term.

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has been offering free scheduled maintenance for its models for the first 3 years and now, it is adding on 2 more years for selected models. Those who buy the Arteon R-Line, Tiguan Allspace R-Line or Elegance will now save on maintenance costs for up to 5 years (or maximum of 75,000 kms) after they buy their car.

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New Shoes For Your Car This Raya With Goodyear

To ensure that tyres are still suitable for road use during this festive season, Goodyear Malaysia is urging Malaysians to also obtain “new shoes” for their vehicles.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions for the past two-years, more people are taking advantage of long-distance travel this year. And with unpredictable weather to deal with, Goodyear, a company that consistently explores the possibilities of tyre technology, wants to encourage Malaysians to perform all necessary checks on their tyres.

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Couple In Myvi Spotted Romancing On Highway

We’ve all encountered vehicles that lane hog, something that is seriously annoying and quite frankly, downright rude.

It usually ends up being an inconsiderate person meddling with their phones or a senior citizen that’s glued to the steering wheel.

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Toyota To Release 10 New EV Models By 2026

Toyota has announced that it plans to step up in the EV market with the introduction of 10 new EV models by 2026.

Vice President of Toyota Motor, Hiroki Nakajima, announced that by 2026, Toyota plans to release 10 new EV models which would amount to about 1.5 million vehicles in sales annually.

Newly elected Koji Sato, the President and CEO of Toyota Motor is concerned about the unimpressive performance in Toyota’s sales of EV and pledged to pursue electrification “in a practical manner,” matching the carmaker’s product line up to the demands of particular regions.

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