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Malaysia paves the way for an electrified automotive industry

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As one of the largest automotive markets in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is a destination to watch in terms of how it sets to transform into a regional powerhouse for new energy vehicles and a pioneer of mobility solutions. The development of an Automotive High-Tech Valley (AHTV) should signal the country’s highly ambitious vision to promote digital transformation, tackle carbon emissions and spur on the adoption of new energy vehicles.

Already, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are rising. According to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), figures represent an increase of 112 percent from the same period of last year, reaching 6,617 units – a positive indication of a strong growth trajectory in the latter half of 2024[1].

As such, the entry of EV brands into the Malaysian market is set to expedite the progression of the entire automotive supply chain. It has led to the country becoming a honeypot for FDI amongst global automakers. For instance, the realisation of the AHTV is being spearheaded by a joint-venture between DRB-Hicom Bhd and Chinese counterpart Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd. The AHTV expects to attract some RM 32 billion (USD 6.8 billion) worth of investments over the next 10 years[2]. Thus, the increasing presence of major manufacturers should lead to wider global players investing in the market to establish a foothold.

This growth is also fuelled by government initiatives and incentives, such as tax investment allowances and pioneer status, import and excise duty exemptions, road tax exemptions, subsidies on charging facilities, and more[3].

The transition is fusing into day-to-day life with the rise of e-commerce, ridesharing, and food delivery services becoming the norm. Consumers are also increasingly turning to online platforms for research, comparisons and purchases with door-to-door delivery. Additionally, consumers are demanding more personalised, connected and environmentally-conscious options.

These trends in lifestyle are introducing new opportunities to the entire automotive industry across OEM and aftermarket, powering the innovative advancements of digital adoption, customised service provisions, fleet management, route optimisation and more. It is a shift that not only improves efficiency but also fosters sustainability.

Such solutions will be on full display at the upcoming edition of Automechanika Kuala Lumpur. The event is Malaysia’s leading trade fair in the regional automotive aftermarket, and in its 13th edition, receives continual support from exhibitors and visitors, as well as government bodies, industry associations and media. Held from 1 to 3 August at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), the fair expects to welcome over 300 local and overseas exhibitors from 20 countries and regions across 9,710 sqm of exhibition space, exploring business opportunities and development trends in the thriving market.

It will cover areas of the supply chain including parts and components, diagnostics and repair, body and paint, accessories, car care, oils and lubricants, customising as well as automotive mobility solutions. The dedicated Automotive Mobility Solutions Zone will feature the latest provisions for urban development, city planning and smart mobility, which will revolve around local infrastructure and technology.

In addition, the Automotive Mobility Solutions Conference is set to be a highlight during the first two days of the show. It will converge a strong line up of speakers from the likes of Bosch Rexroth, ChargeSini, Forwardlog, Henkel, MARii, Materialise, MDEC, PETRONAS, SHRDC, Siemens, Swift, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, VinAI, VinFast, Volkswagen, Volvo Malaysia, ZEVA and more.

The conference will delve into various topics across the supply chain, including automotive mobility solutions, electrification and digitalisation, automotive logistics, warehousing and supply chain, as well as automotive manufacturing, transformation and automation.

To find out more information about onsite activities, please visit www.automechanika-kl.com/events 

[1] “EV sales in Malaysia up 112% to 6,617 units in 1H 2024”, 16 July 2024, paultan.org, https://paultan.org/2024/07/16/maa-ev-sales-1h-2024/, retrieved on 17 July 2024

[2] “AUTOMOTIVE HIGH-TECH VALLEY (AHTV) CONFERENCE”, 17 July 2023, MIDA, https://www.mida.gov.my/events/automotive-high-tech-valley-ahtv-conference/, retrieved on 19 July 2024

[3] “Going EV: What the Malaysian government is doing to charge up the transition”, 9 July 2024, Malaymail, https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/07/09/going-ev-what-the-malaysian-government-is-doing-to-charge-up-the-transition/141965, retrieved on 16 July 2024

 

About Automechanika Kuala Lumpur

Automechanika Kuala Lumpur is one of the 40 global events under Messe Frankfurt’s Mobility & Logistics sector. The portfolio itself plays vital role in connecting automotive, transportation, and logistics industries across the world.

The exhibition area at Automechanika Kuala Lumpur 2024 is free for professionals aged 18 and above. Please visit www.automechanika-kl.com/visitor for pre-registration.

Please contact Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd at + 852 2802 7728, visit www.automechanika-kl.com or email autoasia@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com for further enquiries.

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Allstream Energy Partners Nominated in Multiple Categories for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators

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Nomination Categories for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in AI & Automation, Advertising, Marketing & PR

HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Allstream Energy Partners has been nominated in multiple categories for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators program, recognizing organizations redefining their industries through innovation, leadership, and emerging technologies.

The company received nominations in six categories:

Best Workplaces for Innovators North AmericaAI, Automation and Machine Learning ExcellenceAdvertising, Marketing and PRSmall & Mighty CompaniesInnovative Leader of the Year: Efrain Garcia, Founder and CEOInnovative Team of the Year

The nominations recognize Allstream’s investment in proprietary AI-driven marketing technologies, digital publishing solutions, and workflows designed to change how energy companies build visibility, authority, and customer engagement.

Where Oil and Gas Digital Marketing Meets Publishing

Allstream Energy Partners has developed an agency-plus-publisher model combining digital marketing, content creation, industry communications, media publishing, executive networking, and business development.

As artificial intelligence changes how buyers discover suppliers, manufacturers, engineering firms, service companies, and technology providers, Allstream helps clients position themselves to be recommended—not simply found.

Its integrated capabilities include AI marketing strategy, AI-optimized website development, SEO for Oil and Gas, Answer Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization, AI search visibility, content marketing, industry publishing, public relations, social media, paid search, email marketing, event promotion, podcasting, branding, and digital advertising.

Innovation Built for Energy

Unlike a general marketing agency, Allstream was built specifically for oil and gas, energy, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and industrial markets. Each founder brings 27 years of experience supporting sales, business development, capital projects, technical services, industrial marketing, and digital strategy.

This experience gives Allstream an understanding of how technical buyers evaluate suppliers, how projects move through the market, and how engineering, procurement, operations, and executive teams consume information.

The company continues investing in proprietary methodologies that combine industry knowledge, journalism, publishing, AI optimization, communications, and business development strategy. As AI becomes an important starting point for supplier research and vendor discovery, Allstream helps organizations evolve beyond traditional SEO.

“Marketing has fundamentally changed,” said Efrain Garcia, Founder and CEO of Allstream Energy Partners. “Our team recognized early that AI would transform how buyers discover companies, evaluate expertise, and make purchasing decisions. These nominations reflect our commitment to innovation and our mission to help the energy industry succeed in an AI-first world.”

About Allstream Energy Partners

Allstream Energy Partners is a Houston-based, AI-powered marketing and media company serving the energy and industrial supply chain. Through SEO, GEO, AEO, AI-optimized websites, publishing, strategic communications, networking events, and business partnerships, Allstream helps Oil and Gas companies strengthen their brands, improve visibility across search engines and AI platforms, and generate qualified business opportunities.
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Krelva Accepted Into the HBS Foundry Bootcamp at Harvard Business School

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Foster Britton spent four years learning to trade. Jerry Klamm grew a website to $100,000 a month in high school. Their bootstrapped, pre-launch company, Krelva, joins the new program in October and opens Krelva Meet, small live rooms where day traders trade the market together at their respective skill levels.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Krelva, a bootstrapped, pre-launch Buffalo company built for futures day traders, has been accepted into the HBS Foundry Bootcamp at Harvard Business School, a new online program for founders working toward their first check. Foster Britton started trading in 10th grade, at 15, before settling on futures trading. Jerry Klamm, 19, built Geometry Spot at 16, grew it to more than 175 million pageviews and $100,000 a month in revenue before he finished high school, and left the University at Buffalo to run Krelva full time.

“Krelva Meet is the room I wish I had at 15.” Foster Britton, co-founder, Krelva

Krelva exists because of how hard Britton’s first four years were. Trading is highly complex, the internet is full of people teaching it, and most of what a beginner finds is confusing, contradictory, or sold by someone with something to sell. The question is never whether there is enough information. It is where to start and who to listen to.

“I started trading in 10th grade, in forex before anything else, and it took me four years to get it right,” Britton said. “It was not that the charts were hard. It was that there is so much online, most of it is confusing, and there is no way to know where to start or who to listen to.”

Today Krelva has two things. The first is a free beginner course that shows people where to start; it teaches the basics without promising anyone a payday. The second is Krelva Meet, which opens in October at $50 a month with a 14-day free trial: a new way to trade Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures, not alone and not in a crowd of strangers, but in a small live room with people at your own verified level.

Krelva Meet started with a frustration anyone who has spent time in a trading Discord will recognize. People post their results, and some of those results are real. Screenshots are easy to fake, a few prop firms now issue verified payout cards, and none of it tells a beginner whether the person answering their question is actually where they say they are. So the beginner guesses, and the loudest voice usually wins.

Krelva Meet checks. Every trader has a level that Krelva verifies before they enter a room, and the company is building direct brokerage verification so the check happens automatically. Rooms are built from traders at the same level. Someone who has never passed a prop firm evaluation sits with others who have not either. Pass one, and you move up to rooms with traders who have passed. Get paid out, and you move up again. Alongside the rooms, Krelva is launching a rating: simple, earned over time, and moved by how you answer questions during the session rather than by what you claim. Rooms are not a signal service and tell no one what to buy or sell. They are about the process: reading the market before the open, talking it through with people at your level, and finding out afterward where and why you were right or wrong.

Krelva does not claim to make anyone a better trader faster. It is trying to give people a place to start.

“Krelva Meet is the room I wish I had at 15,” Britton said.

The HBS Foundry Bootcamp at Harvard Business School has drawn attention since its launch for its $699 price and its format, which from Krelva’s understanding pairs weekly live sessions with HBS faculty and guests with AI versions of those same professors, built to push back on weak ideas.

“I’m interested in this new program at Harvard Business School. I think using AI tools to learn is the future, but I’m curious to see how Harvard does it and if it actually works,” Klamm said. “I like that it says the AI professors are built to challenge weak ideas, so I’m going to push it to the limit and see how it performs compared to a real professor.”

The waitlist for Krelva Meet is open now at https://krelva.com.

“Most traders look at the chart at 9:30 every morning by themselves. There are thousands of other traders just like you,” Klamm said. “Why would you trade alone if you could trade with a group you trust? That is the whole idea.”

About Krelva

Krelva is a Buffalo, New York company built for futures day traders. Its free beginner course, built by co-founder Foster Britton, teaches the basics of trading. Its paid product, Krelva Meet, puts traders in small live rooms with other traders at the same verified level to trade Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures together, for $50 a month with a 14-day free trial. Krelva was founded in 2026 by Jerry Klamm and Foster Britton. Learn more at https://krelva.com.

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Larry Ellison Cancels His Plan to Sell Oracle Stock

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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) today announced that Larry Ellison, Executive Chair of the Board and Chief Technology Officer, has cancelled his 10b5-1 Plan to sell Oracle stock. No Oracle stock was sold under that plan, and he has no other plans to sell any of his Oracle stock.

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