Last year, BYD sold a total of 1,804,624 cars in China, cementing itself as the best-selling domestic brand in the Middle Kingdom. BYD also has the biggest market share in China at 8.8 percent. Helping BYD achieve that sales figure is the BYD Song, a C-segment SUV that is offered with multiple powertrain options, including a turbocharged petrol engine, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), as well as a fully-electric (BEV) version. In 2022, BYD sold 478,811 units of the BYD Song, a year-on-year (YoY) increas

Order books for the all-new (AC100) 2023 Toyota Vios are now open in Malaysia. According to the price list shared by dealers, the 2023 Toyota Vios' estimated price starts from RM 90,000 to RM 96,000 for the 1.5E and 1.5G variant respectively. Like its predecessor, the 2023 Toyota Vios will be locally assembled (CKD) at the Bukit Raja plant. As seen from the now-deleted Instagram post by local entertainment personality Sean Lee, the Malaysian-spec 2023 Toyota Vios will wear the 17-inch wheels tha

Despite the price disparity between the Toyota Veloz (W151) and 2022 Perodua Alza (D27A), UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has seen "positive acceptance" for their model, with over 6,000 bookings collected in the four months since June 2022. "Since the all-new Toyota Veloz was made available for bookings in June this year, the order-taking rate shows positive acceptance and we are committed to giving our best effort and going the extra mile to ensure delivery to SST exempted customers before March 2023.

This is the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A). Yes, that's how it looks like, and it's just made its world debut in Thailand where it's sold as the Yaris Ativ. It's big news, and more importantly there's extra Malaysian flavouring in this as it's been co-developed by Daihatsu and Perodua. That means it's underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) – just like our Ativa and Alza and shares more than a couple parts with them too. Since the Yaris Ativ is a Thailand-specific car, this r

As the first company to introduce built-in Smart Tags into its cars, Perodua is living up to its reputation of the company that understands the needs of Malaysian drivers best. The 2022 Perodua Alza now comes with MyRFID tags pre-installed. Of course, the owner will need to do the final activation steps by linking their TnG eWallets to the car. Presumably, the instructions and documents to complete the setup will be handed to the customer by the dealer. The RFID tags are installed on the windscr

At NEXTGen Malaysia, an event on sustainability and electrified mobility, BMW Group Malaysia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its partners, MGTC, TNB, and Siemens Malaysia, to further develop the ecosystem and infrastructure for Electric Vehicles in the country. This follows the announcement by BMW Malaysia that it will be installing DC fast chargers on all BMW dealerships across the country, which will be open to EVs of all makes. Also read: BMW Malaysia: Our dealers’ DC fast