Buoyed by strong demand for its new large SUVs in North America, Europe and China (yes), Mazda recorded its best-ever performance for the fiscal year between April 2023 and March 2024 (FY24), achieving year-on-year growth in sales, operating income and net income. Mazda capped off total sales at 1.241 million units, a 13 percent increase from the previous fiscal year's 1.11 million units. As a result, operating profit surged 76 percent to JPY 250.5 billion (~RM 7.63 billion) from last year's JPY

Arvind

May 13, 2024

Though the itinerary on our Beijing trip with Geely stated that there would be a track session, we did not expect it to turn out like this. Lining up on the pitlane of the Goldenport Park Circuit in Beijing are 14 different models across the Geely Group umbrella for us to try out. Models from Lotus, Smart, Lynk & Co, Geely, Zeekr, Radar, and Farizon were unlocked and the powertrains running for Malaysian and European journalists to take out onto the track. This ranged from the smallest vehicle,

CY Foong

May 13, 2024

Neta Auto Malaysia is set to breathe new energy into our seemingly ever-expanding battery electric vehicle (BEV) market by previewing nearly the whole range of their available models. Details are still under wraps at the moment, but a video shown by Neta Auto Seremban shows the Neta GT, Aya (the Neta V facelift, actually), the X SUV, and the S sedan. These three cars are still left-hand drive (LHD), so it's not a "launch imminent" thing just yet, but rather a preview. If we were to stoke to flam

Sanjay

May 13, 2024

Perodua is gearing up to showcase its first electrified (xEV) powertrain technology at the upcoming Malaysia Autoshow 2024, as teased by a promotional image. This aligns with the report by RHB Investment Bank back in late 2022, which anticipated Perodua's debut of its first hybrid (HEV) in 2024. While Perodua previously introduced the Ativa Hybrid, available on a trial basis, this upcoming display promises something more substantial. Perodua mentioned that its first-ever hybrid offering will coi

Shaun

May 13, 2024

Despite troubles in China, Honda has set a record high operating profit of 1.38 trillion Yen (~RM 42 billion) for the financial year period of April 2023 to March 2024 (FY2024). The figure is 77% higher than the previous financial year. Honda credits the stellar results to its well-balanced portfolio that includes the highly profitable motorcycle business (with a 17.3% profit margin), which contributed 40 percent of the company’s total profit, nearly equal to that of Honda’s automobiles division

Hans

May 13, 2024