Known more for his portrayal as the child-minded, red-necktie-wearing, teddy bear-hugging man behind a green Mini with a number plate that spells out SLW, Rowan Atkinson, the man, is an accomplished person and a huge petrolhead. However, the comedian caught a lot of flak from EV enthusiasts when he published a column in The Guardian stating that the whole environmentally-friendly image of EVs is nothing more than lies. In short, he was tricked, bamboozled, lied to, and whatever other vocabulary

Despite being an ageing model, sales for the Honda BR-V in Malaysia have been healthy with around 4,000 units sold in 2021. Though an all-new second generation was unveiled in Indonesia, Malaysians might have to wait a little longer and as usual, our northern neighbour is probably getting dibs first. According to Autolife Thailand, the all-new BR-V could be launched in the Kingdom in August 2022. Unlike the outgoing Thai-spec BR-V which was assembled at Honda’s Ayutthaya plant for the local mark

Remember the story about a bunch of Malaysian students in Scotland going apeshit when they came across a first gen Perodua Myvi in the city of Edinburgh where they were studying? Nonetheless, it’s safe to say we’re all struck with a little sense of national pride whenever we’ve come across a Proton or Perodua on those times we were lucky enough to travel overseas. You remember what that is right? Travelling overseas? Life prior to 2019 BC (before corona). Someone in the office came across an Ins

The ripple effects of Malaysia's movement control order (MCO) can be felt in other parts of the world, one of which sees Proton's Pakistani operations now grappling with a further delay to their plans of beginning local assembly (CKD) there. Al-Haj Automotive Private Limited - Proton's exclusive authorised distributor and assemblers in Pakistan - issued a statement on 6-July clarifying the matter. The company says that while they're "equipped to start local assembly of Proton vehicles", a "hold-

Last year in June, the government announced a decision to place sales tax (SST) exemption for cars – cut sales tax on CKD cars, while offering 50% sales tax discount for CBU models as part of the Penjana stimulus package. It was supposed to last until 31-December 2020 but in a twist that brought mixed reactions in the local automotive industry, the Ministry of Finance extended the exemption to 30-June 2021. So, if you’re interested to buy a new car, now might be the right time to take advantage

While Malaysians haven’t had the opportunity to experience the fourth-generation Suzuki Swift (via official channels, at least), Suzuki is already gearing up for the fifth-generation Suzuki Swift. According to BestCarWeb, the all-new Suzuki Swift is expected to debut in July 2022. It is also reported that the next-generation Suzuki Swift may adopt a newly developed platform. However, since the fourth-generation has already adopted a new platform (named Heartect), the next-generation Swift could