Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has announced a revised price for its locally assembled (CKD) 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI, along with a longer list of features. New for the 2024 model year is a 10-speaker 480W Harman Kardon audio system, replacing the previous model year’s 8-speaker setup. Also new for this year is a colour Head-up Display that projects speed, navigation, and system warnings onto the front windscreen. These updates have also bumped up the Golf GTI’s price to RM 254,012 (P

Volvo's first EV model First locally-assembled (CKD) EV in Malaysia Price to be announced on 4-April 2022 Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the all-electric (EV) Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. This marks the third EV launched in Malaysia within one week, following the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Mercedes-Benz EQA. The Volvo XC40 Recharge EV is locally-assembled (CKD) in the Shah Alam plant, making it the first CKD EV in Malaysia. While Volvo Car Malaysia calls this a launch, pricing and detailed speci

Proton X50 spotted in India It will face a lot of rivals Launching later this year? India could be Proton’s next export destination, as a recent spyshot of the Proton X50 has surfaced, courtesy of rahul_auto_spy on Instagram. From the blurry photos, it certainly looks like Proton is testing the range-topping Flagship variant of the X50 in India, as evident from its 18-inch dual-tone alloy wheels and black roof – both of which are exclusive to the range-topping variant. Also Read: Review: 2020 Pr

The all-new Honda Civic is priced between RM 125k to RM 145k But the all-new Honda HR-V is coming soon Between a sedan or an SUV, which one should you pick? With the recent introduction of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic FE in Malaysia, buyers now have a new option when shopping for a car priced in the RM 120k to RM 150k range. However, if you're not in an urgent need for a brand-new car, perhaps you could wait a bit for the all-new Honda HR-V instead – one that will hopefully continue the momentum

The transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles (EVs) will be an inevitable fact and Volvo Car Malaysia remains committed to phase out all combustion engine models by 2030, if not earlier, even if deployment of EV charging infrastructure in Malaysia lags behind, said Volvo Car Malaysia’s managing director Charles Frump in an interview with BFM radio. Globally, the Volvo Car Group aims to have EVs, specifically battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to contribute half of its g

Toyota unveiled the new Yaris Cross last week, the company’s first-ever SUV to be built on the TNGA-B platform. In terms of positioning, the new Yaris Cross is positioned below the C-HR and Corolla Cross, whereby the new model will be pitted against the popular Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3. Dimension wise, the Yaris Cross is 4,180 mm long, putting it 95 mm shorter than the Mazda CX-3 and 166 mm shorter than the Honda HR-V. So it's a really tiny SUV. If you think the CX-3 is small, the Yaris Cross i