As the global electric vehicle (EV) market begins to rise, the industry is looking to invest more in countries that produce the resources needed to build battery components and other materials. Indonesia is one of those nations and it is trying to attract foreign investors especially those from the EV industry. One company that stands out from the rest is Tesla and though there has been nothing official from the Elon Musk-helmed company, the country’s minister has been hinting that the company i

Following Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz's announcement in Budget 2022 that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be exempted from import, excise, and even road tax, the Managing Director of BMW Malaysia, Hans de Visser has released the following statement to the press: The announcements made at Budget 2022 marked a welcome step towards electrified mobility – one that has long been in the making for Malaysia. The government’s motion to further incentivise and support the de

Like it or not, BMW drive towards its electric ambitions is only accelerating. As production of the BMW iX and i4 commences, the company pumps more than €500 million into its Dingolfing plant to expanding its E-Drive drivetrains production capacity for electrified cars. According to the BMW Group, this investment will enable them to produce E-Drives for 500,000 electrified cars annually from 2022. To give you an idea of how big of an expansion this is, in 2019, the Group sold 2.5 million cars, 1

Booked a Perodua, or thinking about getting one? Well, be prepared to wait a bit longer for deliveries. In a document circular that we spotted, it appears that Perodua is bracing for a shortage in semiconductor chips. Also Read: After MCO, chip supply shortage is slowing car production in Malaysia According to the circular, Perodua expresses that, "This impact has slowly resulted in auto companiesn halting or slowing down vehicle production and supply of some spare parts and unfortunately, this

We’ve pitted the Perodua Aruz and Honda BR-V against each other many times. But we didn’t think it was entirely fair that we were comparing the BR-V that was launched in 2016 against the 2019 Perodua Aruz and its modern amenities. Now that Honda Malaysia has launched the facelifted 2020 Honda BR-V, we can’t help but put the two cars side by side once again. The Price Unfortunately, the Honda BR-V was not immune to Honda’s recent price hike as well. The new BR-V is now at least RM 9,000 more expe

The average person who is used to combustion engine cars might find this hard to believe, but the first batch BMW i3s – numbering 30 units in total - was sold out just two weeks after its launch earlier in April. The response was certainly a surprise even for BMW Group Malaysia and supply remains tight but additional shipments of i3s are on their way. To put it into perspective, 30 tech-savvy early adopters would rather have an i3s rather than a BMW 3 Series. To recap, the i3s is priced at RM 27