Despite the policy U-turn by the European Union to exempt carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) from the trade bloc’s 2035 ban on combustion engines, Mercedes-Benz will maintain its course to phase out combustion engines in favour of battery EVs. When asked by German business publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung if Mercedes-Benz welcomes the EU’s exemption of combustion engines running on carbon neutral e-fuels from the 2035 ban, CEO Ola Kallenius said “I think technology

Ahead of its official launch later this year, the entire allocation of the 2022 Kia EV6 for Malaysia has been sold out. According to Bermaz Auto group CEO Datuk Francis Lee, the initial allocation of the 2022 Kia EV6 for Malaysia stood at 5 units and have been accounted for. “Our EV6s are all sold. Even though we wanted a few hundred units, they (Kia) only gave us five,” he said during an automotive webinar hosted by RAM Rating Services, a credit rating agency. Also Read: Kia EV6 confirmed for M

Just under a month after the refreshed 2022 Proton Saga was launched, the next big thing out of Tanjung Malim will be the 2022 Proton X70 facelift (MC1), and its first teaser is up on the carmaker's Facebook page today. The post's sole photo showcases the new wheels that are to be on the X70 - and they're similar to the ones fitted on last year's limited-run X70 SE. Naturally this is just a tease; everything else will be revealed on launch day which is this Thursday, 9-June 2022, 11 am. Hype sur

A product of the glorious Bubble Era when Japanese spending power was one of the highest in the world, the Lexus brand is billed as Toyota’s challenger against established players like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Cadillac. Though the brand is a symbol of perfection and luxury around the world, it is shunned in Japan. According to sales data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), the Toyota Alphard sold 106,579 units between April 2020 and March 2021, placing 4th. Meanwhile, 86,

Toyota is working on a hybrid version of the Toyota Fortuner, purportedly codenamed 188D. According to Philippines publication autoindustriya, the 188D Toyota Fortuner Hybrid is slated for launch in the second quarter of 2022, and that it will be a diesel-electric hybrid. The last part is important because Toyota has previously shied away from making diesel-electric hybrids, Hino trucks aside. Once championed by European manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and Peugeot (now less so), Toyota has

The N18 generation Nissan Almera has won the WapCar.my’s Readers’ Pick 2020 Car of the Year (COTY) award, having secured the most votes (13,475 votes), ahead of the Proton X50 (11,1100 votes) and Honda City (8,753 votes). This also means that the Nissan Almera is winner of the overall 2020 Car of the Year award. The Mitsubishi Xpander and Volvo S60 also won the most votes in their respective categories. With 4,188 votes, the Mitsubishi Xpander edged the Honda BR-V (2,139 votes) to win the 7-seat