After delays with its initial Vietnamese distributor, BYD made its launch into the Southeast Asian country this week with an aggressive sales network expansion. BYD Vietnam expects to open ten 4S outlets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and 5 other provinces across the country by the end of July. It plans to expand to 100 4S stores across Vietnam within 3 years. Three models are being offered in Vietnam which are the BYD Dolphin, BYD Atto 3, and BYD Seal. The cheapest BYD model, the Dolphin GLX start

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) launched the new limited-edition 2024 Ford Ranger StormTrak with all 200 units only available for purchase exclusively online. Priced from RM 181,888 (on-the-road, without insurance, Peninsular Malaysia), the Ranger StrormTrak is powered by the same 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel engine as the Wildtrak. The oil burner develops 210 PS and produces 500 Nm of torque paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. The Ranger StormTrak made its ASEAN debut in Thailand last

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

Although the new generation 2024 Mitsubishi Triton made its global debut in Thailand earlier this year, Mitsubishi Motors has yet to put its highest specification Triton Athlete variant on sale. This is also why Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has yet to launch the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton here. Launching the company’s most important model without its most important, image-building Athlete variant would have been silly. At the going Thailand International Motor Expo, Thai dealers have indicated that th

In this ride and handling comparison, we’re pitting the 2020 (G20) BMW 320i up against its archrival – the 2020 (W205) Mercedes-Benz C200. BMW 3 Series For a time, the common knowledge when it comes to the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class is that the 3 Series provides a sportier drive, while the C-Class is a more relaxing and comfortable car to be in. Does this still hold true today? Well, sort of. Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class Ride Comfort - Neither is the last word in comfort The G20 BMW 3 S

It seems like German carmakers are launching quite the offensive in Malaysia this year - last week, we saw the 2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 doing its rounds in Pahang and today, the 2020 BMW 330e (G20) has been caught in Putrajaya. As the 'e' implies, this is the plug-in hybrid variant of the 3 Series. Running things along is a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine (184 PS and 300 Nm) aided by a 12 kWh capacity (gross) plug-in hybrid system. That system adds 113 PS when the motor is