A convoy of Proton e.MAS 7 EVs is leading the ASEAN Unity Drive 2025 (AUD 2025) around ASEAN after having been flagged off on April 22 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Organised by the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii),...
As reported earlier, the Audi Q7 will be assembled in Malaysia. Although Audi vehicles have been assembled locally since the 1970s, this is the first time that the Q7 SUV has been assembled here, as well as in the...
The new MINI range in Malaysia, launched in Malaysia in July 2024, has been expanded with the addition of 4 models – three being John Cooper Works (JCW) versions and a Cooper Convertible. The latter, of course, amplifies the...
Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, a utilities and infrastructure group involved in ports and logistics, energy and utilities, engineering, and industrial development, is the first company (and also first port operator) to use the e.MAS 7, Proton’s first fully electric vehicle.
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Nissan today presented the all-new Frontier Pro pick-up truck at Auto Shanghai 2025 as the second of 9 New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) the automaker plans to launch in China by mid-2027. The first is the N7, a fully electric...
BYD Sime Motors, one of the early companies into the EV segment in Malaysia, currently sells the leading EV brand in the country. While the BYD vehicles it has put on the roads around the country are already making...
After a burst of enthusiasm and commitment to developing fully electric powertrains (with some even declaring that they would end production of internal combustion engines), it seems that many automakers are now giving more attention to developing better hybrid...
It’s quite a great distance from China to Malaysia and by road, the route will cover thousands of kilometres through Indo China and Thailand. It used to be an adventure to do such a roadtrip but with many new...
Cycle & Carriage (C&C), better known for its association with Mercedes-Benz since the 1950s, has also marketed other automotive brands over the years. These now include Peugeot (which it handled 20 years ago) and Leapmotor. Both are brands in...
With the population of SUVs rising faster than other vehicle types, demand for SUV tyres is higher than ever before. For motorists who are looking for replacement tyres for their SUV, there’s now another choice in the market from...
The Isuzu D-MAX continues to be a top pick-up truck choice among Malaysians – both individuals and fleet operators - in 2025. According to the latest data for the first quarter of this year, demand for the Isuzu truck...
Subaru isn’t particularly prominent in the fully electric vehicle segment, having only had one model – the Solterra – since 2021. That model too is co-developed with Toyota which has its own version (Toyota bZ4X) and most of the...
