Nissan Kicks News in Malaysia

Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has previewed the Nissan Kicks e-Power at the Malaysia Autoshow 2024. Following its initial tease in 2022, the Nissan Kicks e-Power is now finally on display, leading to speculation that it could soon be introduced to the Malaysian market. The Kicks e-Power is a full series-hybrid which features a 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine (82 PS/103 Nm) that functions solely as a generator to charge a 1.57 kWh high-voltage battery. The electric motor drivin

Arvind

May 21, 2024

Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has teased the 2024 Nissan Kicks e-Power in a promotional poster, hinting at a potential preview at the upcoming Malaysia Autoshow 2024. Finally, it looks like Nissan's sleek B-Segment SUV will have its moment in the spotlight after being first teased way back in 2022. Getting straight into it, the Nissan Kicks e-Power is a full series-hybrid. It features a (82 PS/103 Nm) 1.2-liter three-cylinder engine that functions solely as a generator to char

Arvind

May 20, 2024

In 2022, Nissan USA discontinued the Rogue Sport, as the Nissan Qashqai is known as there. The American Qashqai was supposed to be replaced by a new generation, more upmarket Kicks in 2023 but production of the B-SUV faced some undisclosed setbacks. Now, Nissan has previewed the second generation 2024 Nissan Kicks ahead of its public debut at the 2024 New York International Auto Show. As this is just a preview, not a lot of details are shared. The new Kicks looks bigger than before, but dimensio

Hans

Mar 25, 2024

So, another year older, another year marked with interesting (or forgettable) cars, and we'll be doing it all over again next year. SUVs will undoubtedly continue to play a greater focus here, so in this article – part one of three – we'll look at the possible non-luxury, non-EV SUVs that are very likely to launch in Malaysia in 2023. Hang on to your downpayments, we're going straight in... 2023 Chery Omoda 5 We'll start off with a bang, perhaps the most awaited-for model in this list. It's alre

Sanjay

Dec 10, 2022

Oh look, it's the teased-in-Malaysia-but-not-here-yet 2022 Nissan Kicks e-Power hybrid! It's just been launched in Vietnam, making the little SUV's presence slightly greater in South East Asia. Prices for it start at VND 789 million (~RM 150,500) to VND 858 million (~RM 163,200), imported (CBU) from Thailand. Set to take on the Honda HR-V, Hyundai Creta, and Kia Seltos in the country, Nissan Vietnam's introduced two variants of the Kicks e-Power there, the E and V. It's also got the honour of be

Sanjay

Nov 8, 2022

Nissan has given its Kicks compact SUV a mid-life reboot that’s now gone on sale in Japan with the second-generation e-POWER system, marking another milestone in Nissan’s expansion of its electrified vehicle portfolio. Since it was launched in the Japanese market in June 2020, the Kicks has offered a powerful yet quiet driving experience thanks to its e-POWER electrified powertrain. The refresh now sees the second-generation e-POWER system that promises 5 percent greater power and 7 percent high

Dinesh

Jul 22, 2022

The assembly of Nissan’s e-Power battery has started at the Nissan Powertrain Thailand (NPT) plant in Samutprakarn province, making it the first e-Power battery assembly line outside of Japan. Isao Sekiguchi, president of Nissan Thailand added, “Thailand is a key market for Nissan in ASEAN, and under the Nissan NEXT transformation plan, Thailand has become the company’s Southeast Asian production hub. Following our investment in 2020 with the production of the Kicks e-Power for domestic and expo

Arvind

Jun 28, 2022

If their Chinese New Year ad is anything to go by, Nissan in Malaysia will be gearing up for a busy year in 2022. Besides its exhilarating tempo, the Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) CNY ad fleetingly teases the 2022 Nissan Kicks, leading to the notion that Nissan’s new B-segment SUV should be coming soon. Although we've known for a while now that the Nissan Kicks was potentially coming to Malaysia, this is the first time Nissan themselves have dropped the hint. Also read: Potential X50 and HR-V ri

Arvind

Feb 3, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, Edaran Tan Chong Motors (ETCM) loaned the previous E12-generation Nissan Note e-Power for review. Keep in mind that the loaner is less about the Note, and it was more about its e-Power hybrid system. After all, one cannot say no to an overall fuel economy of just 2.8-litres/100km, right? With such low fuel consumption figures, the Nissan Note e-Power comfortably undercuts the Honda City RS’ figures by a wide margin, so why isn’t Edaran Tan Chong Motors (ETCM) offering this

Eric

Nov 28, 2021

The 2021 Nissan Kicks e-Power could've been the just the car to shake up Malaysia's B-segment small-SUV market but alas, it's arrival here has been delayed. According to sources familiar with Nissan's product plans here, Edaran Tan Chong Malaysia (ETCM) will not launch anything else this year after the facelifted 2021 Nissan Navara that was introduced in April. Also read: Priced from RM 92k, new 2021 Nissan Navara NP300 (D23) is ready to truck up the competition How is the Kicks doing elsewhere?

Sanjay

May 7, 2021