Proton’s collaborative partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Ltd (Geely) has continued to grow with the two automakers increasing the areas of collaboration. From adapting some of Geely’s models to be sold under the Proton brand, the partnership has seen...
Visitors to the Malaysia Auto Show 2025 have a chance to personally try many new models – cars and motorcycles – which will help them with their purchase decision. There is also an off-road course to test 4x4 models.
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You’ve seen the latest pictures of Perodua’s forthcoming EV or you may even have been at the Malaysia Auto Show 2025 and seen it at the Perodua stand. This time, Perodua has only shown half of the car so...
From the time the first automobile ran, the steering system has been an important part of the car. Today’s drivers would not recognise the tiller steering which was simply a lever arm connected to the front wheels. The driver...
Of the millions of cars sold each year, the largest proportion are usually simple machines bought for daily transport. There’s nothing fancy about them and they are just good, reliable (usually) transport that many buy and use for years...
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...
