With so much attention focussed on the Proton e.MAS 5 which will be launched in the near future, many may have forgotten that PRO-NET also has another ‘5’ model to be launched. It’s the #5 from smart, the fully...
The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the legendary models in the automaker’s history. Like the Hilux, the Land Cruiser has a strong and proven reputation of reliability, durability, and off-road performance.
In some markets like Malaysia, it was the...
As China’s leading exporter of passenger vehicles with a presence in over 120 countries an regions, Chery pays attention to the requirements and expectations of its diverse range of customers. This is important to ensure that the right products...
OMODA | JAECOO is a relatively young brand in Chery’s portfolio, having only come into existence in April 2023. The brand is used for products outside China and is positioned as a premium brand and even has a separate...
Although it may seem like the ‘legacy brands’ are not launching many new models in comparison to the new brands (mainly from China), it’s not really the case. It should be noted that the newcomers, which have arrived in...
Early on a Sunday morning this month, a convoy of 103 4x4 vehicles departed from Genting Highlands, beginning the inaugural Malaysia Xpedition organised by By The Billions (BTB). It was the beginning of a 5-day overland adventure deep in...
Today’s internal combustion engines are quite fuel-efficient, thanks to various technologies that manage fuel delivery better. Still, different drivers will achieve different fuel consumption figures because of the way they drive or even where they drive.
Protons have long been...
As China’s largest passenger vehicle exporter for the past 22 consecutive years, Chery has a global presence and it’s only appropriate that for a demonstration of the robustness and reliability of its Chery Super Hybrid (CSH) system, it has...
It’s become standard practice for PROTON to offer its new models to the media to drive before the official launch and with the e.MAS 5 due to be launched in the very near future, we got to try it...
20 years ago, as the first wave of cars from Chinese brand started to be exported, there were issues of quality which left much to be desired. More worrying was protection for occupants which was poor, as evident from...
In the mid-1960s, the Malaysian government took the first steps to develop a domestic automotive industry as one way to industrialise the country faster. Its approach was to encourage automakers to make their vehicles in this country, transferring technology...
Although Hyundai vehicles have been assembled in Malaysia since the 1990s, the roll-out of the latest Hyundai Staria is considered as the first locally-assembled Hyundai model for Hyundai Motor Malaysia (HMM), the local subsidiary of the Korean automaker.
The Staria...
