Fiat – which stands for Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino – is one of the oldest auto brands in the world which still exists. Founded 126 years ago in 1899, it began making cars in 1900. During its long...
While air-conditioning systems were common in cars in America from the 1960s onwards, they were a luxury in Malaysia and became affordable during the 1970s. The early systems were mostly aftermarket add-ons where the blower was mounted under the...
Most of the BMW model series introduced since the 1970s have continued through many decades to today, with the 3-Series reaching the significant milestone of 50 years this year. As a successor of the 02 series, the 3-Series became...
In Malaysia, we are fortunate to be far away from the regions where the tectonic plates underground meet and crash against each other from time to time, creating earthquakes. Thus, we have not experienced any major earthquakes although small...
With the exception of the Nissan LEAF, Mazda MX-30 and Lexus RZ, there are no other Japanese EV models in the Malaysian market. While all the Japanese carmakers do have EVs, they have not offered them in Malaysia, preferring...
The BYD ATTO 3 was among the early EV models in the Malaysian market, having been launched by BYD and BYD Sime Motors in December 2022. Although many new EVs began appearing in the months that followed, the ATTO...
The BMW Art Car series of ‘rolling sculptures’ is now 50 years old. Embodying the essence of global cultural engagement by BMW, the collection of 20 Art Cars has been involved in over 100 initiatives across contemporary art, music...
While automatic transmissions were popular in America by the 1950s, and steadily increasing in popularity in Japan, it took a while for such transmissions to displace manual transmissions in Malaysia. Automatic transmissions were not so popular because they affected...
After an absence of a decade, the Proton S70 brought the Malaysian brand back to the C-segment sedan class when it was launched in November 2023. Clearly a winner from the start, it dominated its segment very quickly and...
After November 2025, Ford will no longer produce the Focus, which had been the successor to the Escort. Launched in the late 1990s, it was part of the Ford 2000 plan that was intended to unify products globally although that...
Honda Malaysia will soon introduce its first fully electric model – the e:N1 – in Malaysia. Those who are familiar with Honda will know that besides the e:N1 (which is on sale in Thailand), Honda also has other EV...
After just its first full month in the market, Proton’s first EV – the e.MAS 7 – has zoomed right to the top of the charts. To date, the Proton e.MAS 7 has received more than 4,000 bookings and...
