Govt allocates RM10mil matching grants to help 5,000 owners retire old vehicles

Govt launches matching grant programme to replace old vehicles

This is to reduce the use of unsafe old vehicles, Loke says.

Govt allocates RM10mil matching grants to help 5,000 owners retire old vehicles

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has unveiled a new matching grant programme to encourage owners of vehicles more than 20 years old to retire them in favour of newer, safer and more environmentally friendly models.

Goodbye, old faithful: Malaysia to offer RM4,000 incentive to retire your 20-year-old car

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 — The government has launched a new Matching Grant Programme to help Malaysians replace vehicles over 20 years old with safer, modern models from Proton or...

MOT Launches Grant Programme To Scrap Approximately 5,000 Old Cars

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has launched a matching grant programme aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to replace cars aged 20 years or older with newer, safer, and more energy-efficient models from Malaysia’s national carmakers. Funded through an allocation of RM10 million under Budget 2026, the programme is positioned as a road safety intervention while also supporting the local automotive industry. Under the scheme, each eligible recipie…

Own a 20 Y/O Car? Scrap It for RM4K off a New Proton/Perodua

(source: Wikimedia Commons) The Malaysian government is making life a little easier for people who own old cars that have seen better days (or decades, more like), wanting to make the switch to a more modern set of wheels. As part of the new Matching Grant Programme announced in Budget 2026, anyone willing to part ways with a vehicle 20 years or older and replace it with a brand new Proton or Perodua could walk away with up to RM4,000 in incenti…

Transport ministry launches grant programme to scrap vehicles 20 years and older; up to RM4k per recipient

The transport ministry has launched the matching grant programme for the replacement of old vehicles, which is aimed at encouraging approximately 5,000 vehicle owners to replace vehicles aged 20 years or older with newer, safer and more energy-efficient vehicles from Malaysia’s national carmakers. Through an allocation of RM10 million from Budget 2026, the programme will see each eligible recipient receive a grant of up to RM2,000, which will th…