Although Goodyear Malaysia has ended manufacturing operations at its factory in Selangor since the end of June 2024, it is still active in the local community (and Goodyear tyres are still on sale). Having been part of the community...
Just a few years ago, Volvo Cars boldly declared that, by 2030, it will sell only battery electric vehicles (BEVs). This commitment seemed like a sound one as the auto industry was accelerating towards electrification and Volvo was taking...
Today’s electrification trend in the auto industry can be traced back to the 1990s when Toyota introduced the Prius. Although cars with electrified drivetrains were in existence as far back as the beginning of the 20th century, Toyota’s hybrid...
For an automaker, it would be ideal if the car they have designed and engineered can be sent all over the world in identical form. Unfortunately, the reality is that changes have to be made to suit different markets...
The ASEAN region continues to be an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), which grew to US$224 billion in 2023 - a 5% increase over 2022 despite global economic challenges.
Volkswagen focussed on ASEAN
One of the areas where growth...
The updated Mitsubishi XPANDER 7-seater crossover MPV will soon be in showrooms as the first units are now coming off the assembly line at HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) in Pekan, Pahang.
The impending launch of the new XPANDER, which has...
12 years after resuming assembly of its vehicles in Malaysia, Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) recently completed the 50,000th unit at its facility in the HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) complex in Pekan Pahang. In the 1960s and 1970s, Volkswagen models...
Many companies now have online sales channels, complementing the showrooms of their branch and dealer network. The online channels which helped to initiate sales are now also providing automakers with direct access to their customers, eliminating the dealership in...
“It’s old school, it’s badass, and it offers ultimate driving engagement,” says John Hennessey, company founder and CEO of Hennessey Special Vehicles. For the hardcore driving enthusiast, it has to be nothing but a manual transmission with a purely...
Chromaflair is an effect that automakers apply on cars to change the colour depending on the angle from which the car is viewed. This is achieved by contain extremely thin ‘flakes’ which consist of an opaque, reflective core layer...
Once in a while, automakers will come up with some crazy idea to promote a new model and sometimes it also sets a world record. The latest one is by Nissan in Europe where its latest Qashqai crossover SUV...
Penang is one of the big markets for Tesla in Malaysia with quite a number of 5,323 EVs sold (till June 20, 2024) being registered there. However, the owners have had to travel all the way to Cyberjaya to...
