After having recently ended its 2½-year involvement as distributor for the Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands in Malaysia (via Berjaya Auto Alliance), public-listed Bermaz Auto Berhad (BAuto) has taken on a new brand. This is XPeng, a Chinese brand...
Although the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has forecast a 7.4% lower Total Industry Volume (TIV) in 2024 than what was achieved in 2023, Honda Malaysia believes it can do better and has set a sales target of 95,000 units....
To celebrate the 120th anniversary of Rolls-Royce in 2024, the carmaker will offer 120 units of an exclusive version of the Ghost. Called the Prism, the inspiration for this car comes from the world of contemporary design which appeals...
Sales of the Proton X90 in Bangladesh, one of the Malaysian carmaker’s earliest overseas markets, recently began with the launch of the flagship model in the capital city of Dhaka. It is the fourth export market for the model...
Lotus Cars (majority owned by Geely since 2017 although a Malaysian company still has 49%) has been steadily growing its presence again in Malaysia. The British brand, once owned by Proton, is a niche premium sportscar brand and has...
Besides being able to go further on a fully charged battery pack, a shorter recharging time is also what motorists would like to see if they are to switch to electric vehicles. If the time taken to recharge a...
Tesla entered the Malaysian market in July last year with the Model Y SUV but at the time of launch, customers who ordered the EV (only via its online channel) were informed that deliveries could only take place from...
It used to be that when you were driving alone, the radio would be your ‘companion’, keeping you entertained along the way. But radio broadcasts are not interactive; you can only listen and not not ‘chat’.
Now, with generative artificial...
Two years ago, Suzuki Motor Corporation and SkyDrive Inc. announced their collaboration in areas of business and technology that include technology R&D, planning of manufacturing and mass-production systems, development of overseas markets (with an initial focus on India), and...
Ford has a long history in Malaysia which is not surprising since the company’s mass production techniques made the motorcar affordable for the masses, and began the motorisation of the world from the beginning of the 20th century.
Records show...
In the 1980s, there were a number of hot hatchbacks in Europe that were credible alternatives to the original hot hatch - the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Among them was the Ford Escort XR3, the sporty version of the third...
The Opel Experimental gives a preview of the future design language that will be used for the German cars but that’s not all. It also demonstrates future lighting technology that will be capable of much more than simply illuminating...
