BYD is leading Malaysia's adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), less than a year since it entered our markets, according to data sourced by RHB Research. The bank's recent report shared that BYD accounted for 37% of the total local EV sphere in Malaysia in 2023. In total, BYD sold 3,728 cars here last year. That number is more than one-thirds of the total units of BEVs sold in Malaysia last year, which stands at 10,159 units. In itself this represents a 286% rise compared to 2022, making

Great Wall Motor Sales Malaysia (GWM Malaysia) has announced penning a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PEPS-JV (Melaka, a subsidiary of EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB), for local assembly (CKD) and manufacturing of Haval models in Malaysia. A key component of the MoU will see GWM Malaysia and EPMB propel their collaboration towards a definitive agreement in the coming three months, culminating in EPMB handling CKD operations for the selected GWM models. The move will see prominent models f

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia has confirmed that a new exterior colour will be offered for the Ora Good Cat EV. Currently, the single-tone selection of exterior colours for the Ora Good Cat includes Coral Blue, Hamilton White, and Sun Black. Dual-tone options include Mars Red and Hamilton White which get contrasting black roof. Exclusive colours for the 500 Ultra variant are Verdant Green with a white roof, and Hazel Wood Beige with a brown roof. While GWM Malaysia did not mention the specific

Suzuki has outlined their carbon neutrality plans, and as expected, showcased some of the upcoming products. It'll be a diverse range, and one of the more interesting ones is the Suzuki Jimny EV. Should all go to plan, the fully-electric Jimny will be first unveiled for the European market in 2024. It will be introduced alongside 4 more battery-electric models for the region. Also read: Review: To really appreciate the quirky Suzuki Jimny, you need to switch off your brain Currently, the Jimny i

Back in September, Perodua gave the Perodua Axia a quick mid-life update to keep the model fresh as we enter the new decade. The updated Perodua Axia range saw the dropping of manual transmission options for the G and SE variants but included two quirky looking new additions - the Perodua Axia Style and GXtra, bringing the total variants to six. The Axia GXtra is basically an Axia G but with VSC, a different front and rear bumper, and foldable side mirrors. As for the Axia Style, it's a micro-SU

The Bezza 1.0 GXtra (AT) has a kerb weight of 880 kg A Lotus Elise Sport 220 weights 924 kg Most fuel-efficient compact sedan in Malaysia The Perodua Bezza 1.0L is well known for its fuel-efficient characteristics with a manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figure of 4.38L/100km (automatic variant). Let us break it down to you how they’ve achieved it without even equipping the Bezza auto start/stop feature. Firstly, the Bezza 1.0L is an ultra-lightweight machine. Tipping the scale at 880 kg for