This week, Toyota Australia announced that it has dropped all petrol-only variants of its passenger cars as it will only offer hybrid models. It isn’t the end of fossil fuel models however as diesel models including its popular Hilux and GR performance models which are petrol-only will soldier on Down Under. Hence, 5 models including the Corolla sedan, Camry, Corolla Cross, RAV4, and Kluger will only be sold in Australia as hybrid with all petrol variants removed from the website. Toyota Austral

CY Foong

Jun 7, 2024

One in every three new cars sold in China is a battery EV (BEV). Apart from small outlier markets like Norway, China has the highest density of fully electric cars on the road. Given the rapid fire of BEV launches that China is shooting at the world, you would think that the internal combustion engine (ICE) will be dead before the end of this decade, at least in China. “ICE is dying,” or so we thought, because if the numbers coming out of China - the world’s capital of BEVs – is a reliable indic

Hans

Jun 7, 2024

To celebrate the remarkable success of its locally assembled (CKD) models, BMW Malaysia has launched special variants of the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe and the BMW X3. Dubbed the Final Edition, the CKD variants are priced (on-the-road, without insurance) and listed below: BMW 218i Gran Coupe Final Edition – RM 223,800 Add-On for BMW Service & Repair Inclusive* - RM 10,600 BMW X3 sDrive20i Final Edition – RM 311,800 Add-On for BMW Service & Repair Inclusive* - RM 26,700 BMW X3 xDrive30e Final Editio

CY Foong

Jun 7, 2024

Sime Darby Motors will be hosting three events at KL Base from 7- to 9-June 2024: the Sime Darby Auto Bavaria AutoFest, the Auto Selection Used Car Carnival & Sime Darby Motors Pre-Owned EV Fair, and the BYD Challenge Day. Sime Darby Auto Bavaria AutoFest The Auto Bavaria AutoFest, a showcase of BMW, MINI, and BMW Motorrad, offers attendees cash rebates up to RM 100,000, exclusive financing options, and high trade-in values. Visitors can also enjoy guided test drives, including rides on the BMW

Shaun

Jun 7, 2024

China is seeing a significant increase in complaints about design-related problems for new energy vehicles (NEVs), a Chinese term that includes not just battery EVs (BEVs) but also plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). According to the J.D. Power 2024 China New Energy Vehicle Initial Quality Study SM (NEV-IQS), problems per 100 (PP 100) vehicles increased to 210, up by 37 PP100 from last year. Despite the word ‘Quality’ in JD. Power’s Initial Quality Survey, the s

Hans

Jun 7, 2024