According to data compiled by China’s DongCheDi, the Chinese automotive market sold 167,877 units of the Tesla Model 3 between January and August 2023, while the BYD Seal sold 99,434 units within the same period. The data suggests that the Chinese market clearly favours the Tesla Model 3 (which takes 7th place overall in the pure electric vehicle sales category) over the BYD Seal (taking 11th place), despite the Model 3 being more expensive on average. In China, prices for the BYD Seal start fro

Ever wondered if you could turn your Perodua Ativa into something more striking that suits its “fast” turbo performance? If you have around RM 134,000, you can turn your friendly-looking SUV into a gruff American cowboy. That’s the estimated price of converting a Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky/Subaru Rex/Perodua Ativa into an Alpine Star Havana in Japan. That’s right, this whole conversion which made its debut at the 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon costs JPY 3.98 million (~RM 134k) which includes the car. If

While some car companies are forced to cut production numbers due to the semiconductor shortage, Perodua has stated that they have secured sufficient supply to last them till the end of the year. According to a press conference during the 2022 Perodua Alza media drive, Perodua president and CEO Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said, “On the semiconductor issue, we have secured enough chip supply for us to produce and register more than 247,800 units this year, however we are still working on sustai

A used Honda Jazz Hybrid is priced from RM 60k 137 PS and 170 Nm from its petrol-electric powertrain Better pick over the City Hybrid? UPDATE for July 2023: For a limited time period, CARSOME is offering an additional 1+1 year warranty for selected units of Nissan Almera. Find out more here. ------------------------ The Honda Jazz Sport Hybrid i-DCD made its Malaysian debut alongside the City Hybrid and HR-V Hybrid, as part of Honda Malaysia’s three-pronged hybrid push a couple of years ago. Unl

Just yesterday photos of the all-new 2021 Proton Iriz Active surfaced on social media giving us a good view of how the new crossover-like variant’s front-end will look like. Now, more photos have surfaced allowing us to see the interior in more detail. The Iriz Active’s interior seems to echo the exterior colour which we suspect to be the same Passion Red colour on the Proton X50. Also read: Leaked! Proton Persona MC2 facelift and Proton Iriz Active revealed days before launch Other than the red

MINI Australia has received an overwhelming response on its city electric runabout – the MINI Cooper SE. All 100 units that were pre-ordered by MINI Australia have been sold out without the car being physically seen or driven. Those who wish buy a MINI Cooper SE in Australia now will have to wait until 2021 to get their cars. MINI Australia general manager Brett Waudby says the response was not expected since Australians love big V8s. Hence the small 100-unit pre-order by MINI Australia. Between